Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-01-20

Bennington people are endeavorinS TO sc
cure Gen. Fitzpatrick for a lecture this win
ter.
The Good Templars are progressing finely
in Bennington, some twelve or fifteen having
been initiated one night recently.
John Connell, of East Dorset, observed
Christmas by imbibing too much poor whis
key, damaging Barrows Hotel, and maltreat-
ing its proprietor. lie has since had an Op'
portunity to regret his puSnaclty.
In Manchester recently, a daguerrean ar
fist undertook to leave town without " set
thing up but having two watches about biz
person, innocently offered to " time a young
man who pretended his watch had stopped
but who turned out to be a deputized person
with Il writ, and the watches were attached
\ formidable posse of Manchester official;
arrested a POOR old half frozen soldier, whC
was on his way to the town to collect his
bounty, because hc had taken refuge from
the cold in an old barn. The next day they
found his story correct, 800 being founC
due him from Uncle Sam
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The house Of worship at North Danville,
has been thoroughly repaired, and was re-
Dedicated on the 9TH inst.
Mr.. Orrin Russ, of Danvillc, was severely
cut last week by an axe which flew out Of a
boys hand while %chopping.
Rev. L. o. Brastow, took leave of his
friends at the South Church, St. ~Johnsbury,
on Tuesday of last week, and left for New
York, on Wednesday morning, from which
place he sailed for Liverpool, on Saturday of
last week. We understand he intends to 90
directly to the East and Holy Land.
Nj. Albert G.. Dimick, Of South Walden.
has made from two native cows, since the
first of April, to the first of January, four
hundred and eight pounds of butter. Ave
rage price on sale, 40 cts. per b., amount
ing to 500.
Warren Gray. of sutton, lately had his
arm broken, while ~choppins in the woods, by
falling limb.
A case was tried recently in Hardwick, in
which n jury decided that the prudential
committee Of the district were not justified
in excluding a we'll behaved young man by
the name OF Lewis George, who Is over 20
years Of age from the district school.
\ man living in the woods in the north
east part Of Walden, has been making whis-
key on 4 small scale and supplying certain
people.
CH1TTENDEN COUNTY.
Tn brick academy at Williston, was de-
NAibftA BF nlC Ou ILAl7N uIEilL last ne
FIRE is supposed to have been the act Of an
~incendiary. Loss $4,000. Insured in the
Vermont Mutual for 81 800.
\ destructive fire occurred in Milton. last
Saturday forenoon, by which Whitncy's
wooden block. and Bayer's dwelling house
and lumber yard. were wholly destroyed.
The fire originated in n bowling alley CON
nccted with the block. Whitney's loss is
estimated at SIC, 900 to SIS, 900. Insured
for S, 500.
NARROW EscAPE-Mr. John Walker. of
Burlington, while out cunning near High
Bridge, shot q partridge. which fell at the
edge Of the precipice which forms the north
side Of the chasm. and j. a hundred feet in
height. In attempting To reach the bird, he
fell nearly to the bottom, when, graphing a
small evergreen tree growing out of a creyice
in the rocks, he was saved, and rescued by
means Of ropes.
Philip Guyctt, a young Frcnchman living
at Colchester Point, was assaulted on the bay
road, recently, at night, and remained in a
singular half conscious condition for ten
days. from severe wounds on his head. The
affair is a mysterious one in its details. and
no clue can be found u the assailant.
rRANkLI COUNTY.
The January term Of the Supreme Court
% dlAAA4 SbuutN- NbLliiAtliNCA at az Al
bans. on Monday. Judges Pierpoint, Barrett.
Peck and Prout, were present.
The Methodist Society of Swanton has
sold it, parsonage to hessrs. G.. H..
Billiard and James Dorman.
The annual meeting of the Franklin TEN
perance Society. is to be held ut the McthO-
dist Chapel, at Franklin Center, on Tuesday
25th inst. ut 10 O'Clock, AN. A nOmi-
istion for County Comnai-sioucr is 20 be
made.
r ) Willard, of franklin, has just pa
tented a machine Cor making wire hooks.
A musical convention, under the condsc-
torship Of Mr.. II. ID. Hopkins, Of MONTPELIER,
Is 70 be held at Enosburgh Center. on the
18th. 20th, and Dist.
\ daily mail has been established between
Georgia depot and Cambridge.
L,uoILLE COUNTY.
Lamoille County has 5.73i polls, 493 dogs,
go, 2s0.22 owing the L. ). surplus fund.
besides Sl7, 1851 of town debts.
The officers OF the L7moille County Agri-
cultural Society elected az their annual meet
ing were Capt. K. l.. Rand, President r.
r. Waite, Esq, Vice President: Z. f. Allen,
Recording Secretary G. F. Small. Esq
Corresponding Secretary together with 20
directors. , marsials, > superintendents and
; auditors.
FAlLuRE.-S b Buxton, a merchant Of
IIydepark, recently failed in business. His
liabilities arc about six thousand dollars and
his assets one thousand less.
last Friday, Noah Scribner. Of Johnson,
had a valuable horse killed while running
away. and himself and companion consider
ably bruised.
The directors Of the Lamoillc Valley Rail
road obtained fifteen thousand dollars sub
scription to their stock in Cambridge last
week for their roads. and, a qua rantee
Of four thousand more as a donation when
the road is completed. Fletcher rejected the
Enabling Act by a vote Of nearly three to one,
it is understood that that town, with
Fairfax, will bond for the road, provided it
is built to Georgia, and thereby Cambridge
would largely increase her subscription.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Orange County Agricultural Society
has elected Rufus Hyde, Of Chelsea, Presi-
dent Aaron Davis, Chelsea, Treasurer
Arad C1rliss, C1rinth. Secretary Is direct
ors and l marshal.
DR.. ". II. NJ. Howard, of West Fairlee
Vt, was robbed Friday night, in the New
Haven depot, Of so 500, -$l4 900 in bonds,
and 81 500 in greenbacks, while getting on
the Owl train for Boston. The thief cut
through his over and under coats. and took
the package containing the money and bonds
from an inside breast pocket.
n. b. Stevens has sold out the Newbury
House, and the Spring Hotel to Samuel Ken
dali, of Concord, who will ct them up in
good style for summer company.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
During 1868, there was no death of any
person connected with the congregation at
West Glover, numbering 200 or more indi-
viduals.
RUTLAND
The Rutland County Young Meas Chris
tian Association held a convention at Fair
haven, last week, and reports say a most