Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-01-13
COTNTY.

LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Last week r. b. Collins. of Eden. while
chopping in the woods, had his hand acct
dentally caught between two small, trees.
Holding his axe with his right hand, he cut
the limb, and then pried the trees apart, loe-
rating his hand, which was badly crushed.
A meeting was held by the citizens of
Wolcott, on the ID inst. in behalf OF the
Lamoille Valley Railroad, and subscriptions
for the stock of the road were obtained to
the amount Of so 900, and this too, alter
the town (having only a grant list OF about
50, OOO) had previously bonded itself IN and
of the same enterprise to the amount OF
$2S,0 200.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A cat, which had faithfully done the
- housing" of n family for twenty-tour
years, died recently at Bradford.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The mill-pond by Gallup's mill, in Charles
ton, broke away through a muskrat hole IN
the dam on the 2Sth, and ran dry Inc
breach has been stopped.
Asa Beach of Glover had his leg badly
bruised a few days ago by the kick OF a morse
The number of deaths in Greensboro during
the year 1868 was twenty, or about ~ per
cent. of the population. The average age
was As wears. The Oldest was % years and
the Youngest . months. Seven were upwards
of 20 years of age, and five under : years
The store of J. c. Hunt, at North Troy,
was burned Wednesday evening. Loss I'M
known. Insurance., $4,000.
There were only ten deaths in Coventry
during 1868, a per centagc Of only one IN a
hundred of the population, and quite a re-
n,orLab la svampfiOu from mortality.
As Ira Cheney of Westmore, aged - years,
was crossing Willoughby Lake on foot, one
day in December he broke through the ice half
a mile from shore, and had to break ice with
his hands some thirty feet, before finding It
of sufficient strength to bear him up. lie
succeeded in getting out, and on arriving
home, his outside garments were frozen- 50
stiff upon him, he had TO be thawed out be-
fore he could disrobe himself.
The dwelling Of Mr.. L, c. Dow of Albany
was discovered to be on fire last week. 1t
was put out without much damage.
Mr.. A. o. Alton, of Charleston, had a cow
choke to death last week while eating tur-
nips.
Sullivan Clough Of Irasburgh, was s%erioust
" injured in the head by a kick Of a col
some time since.
William Bowley Of Newport has killed 50
foxes within three months.
The store Of J. Babcock & Co, Of Newport
narrowly escaped being burned last week,
the fire catching from n lantern IN some kerr
oscne oil which a clerk was drawing at the
time.
RUTLAND COUNTY
The National Bank Of Rutland, and the
Rutland County National Bank each declared
a semi-annual dividend Of five per cent. %
the LIST, free of government tax.
The Rutland County Court House has
been located on the vacant lot directly Yves,
Of the Postofice, owned BY Mr.. Evelyn Pier
pont, for which he receives So 900.
Three employees OF the Adams slate pencil
quarry, in Castleton. were badly injured last
Wednesday by a premature blast. One o.
them may lose his eyesight-
The Vermont Valley Railroad are paying
coupon No. II Of the first mortgage bonds o
that road.
Since the establishment Of the Estev Cot
tage Organ Mandatory at Brattleboro, the
concern has made i 900 Instruments
WINDSOR COUNTY.
4 man aged 20 years. who was walking on
the track OF the Rutland road, between Cles
ter and BartonsvIlle, Jan. /. was struck bl
J. III ztAL 1A4 lAA AAN -AH "a NNL -.
CINE was so heavy that he was not seen by
the engineer. No blame l. attached to tht
engineer.
In Windsor, during the year ls6S. thirty.
five deaths occurred The year previous tn,
number was twenty-one.
L. Dawley Of Ludlow and ;. W. Bent o
Cavendish have recently been fined for viola
ton Of the liquor law.
Robert Glynn Of Ludlow paid $50 for the
privilege Of asslulting Joseph Ellison, an,
George Glynn S04 for helping him
Fred Ainsworth Of Woodstock has caughi
the past season sixty-iour muskrats and on
mink.
JAuAIcA-The towns on the line of til.
proposed West River r. r, are making
start for building the same. Jamaica held
town meeting on the 29th, and voted to bone
the town. There vas hut little opp1si ton.
We have the January number OF The
Schoolmate, an illustrated monthly for boy.
and girls, published by Joseph Allen, Boston
Horatio Alger jr Mrs. Jane G. Austin, Mrs
Phelps, and others write for this lumber
The number also contains an illustrated char
accompanying a marked defamation, whic!
will be quite useful to beginners in the art o
public speaking. 1t Is in a neat and at
%tractive dress, and will be welcomed by tn
old friends Of the Student and Schoolmate.
The C~hamplain Transportation Co hel
their annual meeting at Burlington Wednes
day, and elected their old directors. Th
boats are to be Offered and the aflirs of tn
company managed, the coming season by III
same capable officials as those of last year
And a new steamer, to outrival the Adiron
dack even. is to be built to run in cOnnectio
with that boat. \ fine new pleasure steame
for Lake George and a powerful propellc
for freight and towing business are also to b
built at once. These things all speak th
: success of that company, and we arc please
to know the success is as well deserved as
Is complete.
I The CALoaIC HYDRAULIc WASHING MACHIN.
of the numerous patents and imprOv
1 ments that are daily coming before the put
= lie to decrease labor, none that we have see
. is so worthy of commentator as the CAlori
Hydraulic Washing Machine, invented b
W. f.. Dickson, of Chelsea, Vt. 1t has m