Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20
RUTLAND COUNTY.

The Rutland Young Mems Christian As
soc iation is making arrangements for course
of lectures to be delivered weekly during
the present season.
At town meeting held in Rutland, Tues
day it was voted that loan of forty thou
sand dollars be made by the Selectmen, to pay
the Indebtedness of the town, by issuing
bonds or orders with interest warrants at
tached, at rate of interest not exceeding
seven per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually; said bonds OF orders payable IN
1877, 1873, 1879 and 1880.
There are fifty eases of measles in the
town of Pawlet.
Mrs Tabitha Sawyer has been appointed
postmistress at Tinmouth, in place of her
husband, Noah w. Sawyer, who died few
weeks since.
Brandon is to have a meeting to see if they
will aid the Addison County railroad.
A boy Is years of age, named Leonard. of
Castleton, was recently caught in the machin-
cry at the slate mill of the Eagle Slate Com
pany. One leg, one arm, and five ribs were
broken, and his body otherwise injured. He
is now doing we'll
Prof NJ H. Buckham of Vermont Uni
versity received last week, from friends in
Rutland, VT, gold watch and chain in
token of personal regard and appreciation
Of his services in their pulpit, during the
vacancy of the pastorate.
Martin Chilson, of Walling ford, died last
Thursday afternoon from the effects of opium
taken for self-destruction. He had been Ia
boring Some time under depressed state of
mind. He was found by his housekeeper
Thursday morning, lying on the floor of his
bedroom, with his clothes on. She shook
him, when he seemed startled and got up,
but Immediately laid down again upon the
bed. About nine O'Clock she heard him
breathing hard and tried to wake him, but
failed. His age was tifty-six years. A
brother of the deceased died under similar
circumstances two years ago
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Wilmington has the champion eater He
pounds OF beefsteak, and then felt gnawlng
in the stomach.
Gen. Phelps declines to act on the commit
tee to examine applicants for the vacancy IN
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the
vacancy in the Military Academy at West
Point, and DIR. G. p. Frost of Brattleboro
will act in his stead. The examination is to
take place at White River Junction, May Sd.
Mr.. Charles Estabrook of Guilford, was
nearly poisoned to death recently, by taking
swallow or two of CORROSIVE sublimate,
| through mistake.
Eli Jewett, stage proprietor, and mail
carrier from Bellows Falls to Alstead, n. ii.
has been on that line ten years, and has not
during the whole time failed to make hi'
regular trips.
WINDSOR COUNTY
! Two females were brought last week to th'
State Prison at Windsor, from the RUTLAND
Jail, on sentence of six months, for petty lar
ceny.
The agricultural fair will be held at Wood
stock, Sept. 1922.
! The mortgage on the Woodstock railroad
has been increased to S35O,0OO.
Hon. Prosper Merrill, formerly of Felch
vile, but now of Woodstock, has beer
elected director in the Woodstock Railroad
Co. in place of Gov. Washburn, deceased.
After full and free discussion of the Wo
man Suffrage question in Barnard, il wa
decided, almost unanimously, that Woman
Suffrage was not desirable.
The Centennial Celebration of the town o
Pomfret takes place June Is. EXTENSIVE
preparations are being made for the occasion
The losses of the Windsor County Mutus
Fire Insurance Company during the pas
year, amounted to S., 1870.
The store of Coleman Saunders, Chester
was entered by burglars Tuesday night, an
six or eight suits of ready-made clothing,
cap, &c, stolen.
Abel ellison, of Springfield, died very sud
denly on Tu, sdsy. He was a volunteer i
the war of 1872 and has since held nearl
every town Office, and was State Senate
Tor many years. He was eighty-one year
old. s---.-ss@--- 49,