Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-22
Vermont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.


! ADDISON Co. CoURr.-The trial Of Fraime,
the Vergennes burglar, ended in prompt
verdict of guilty. The session of Court
closed on Wednesday. Sentences were pass
| ed as follows, viz: Gordon Sellick, boy Is
years old was, for burglary, sentenced to Re-
form School at Waterbury years Peter
Colt, for theft, State Prison l year Ed
ward Bemis, for bigamy, States Prison l
year John Ii Skinner, for forgery, States
| Prison 3 yeBrs Charles Pierce, for larceny
State Prison 2 years VIM. HER, burglary
1 s years John Fraime, burglary, 10 years
| This is the largest number ever sent from
this Court to State Prison at any time. Great
credit is due to the efficiency of the Grand
Jury and the States Attorney. The bar
adopted resolutions in relation to the death
Of Hon. Dugald Stewart, and impressive re-
marks were made in connection with them
by Chief Justice Pierpoint, Hon. E. n.
Briggs and A. V. Spaulding, Esq. The FIVE
State Prison criminals were taken to Wind
sor Thursday.
The measles are prevalent in Weybridge.
The new Cheese Factory in Shoreham has
commenced running.
In the case ofState rs Washburn of Starks-
boro who charged with forgery, the
Grand Jury failed to find a true bill and the
respondent has been discharged
The Stevens House, Vergennes, is under
going essential change and improvement.
Mr.. A. L. Bingham of West Cornwall,
is the owner of three horses, the sum of
whose united ages is 81 years.
Sunday the 9Th, the members of the Bap-
fist Sabbath School of Addison celebrated
the second anniversary Of thsIu9..2ation of
their school.
The Teachers Institute for Addison county
will be held at the Graded School Building
in Vergennes, commencing June %, 1870,
and closing on the Satu rday following
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Pitching quoits is the latest Sunday amuse.
ment in Bennington.
Three new locomotives have been put on
the Harlem Extension, named Augustus
Sehell, y 4" Horace F. Clark, " and " Viii
liam Butler Duncan"
Benton & Sons new paper mill in Benning-
ton is completed.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mrs. Orion and Mrs Robinson of Hard
wick, were seriously injured lately, by a
runaway horse.
A horse dealer named J. B. Peavey, from
STAFFORD, was seriously injured, lately in
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wagon.
Mr.. Horace Curtis of St. Johnsbury had
a leg badly injured a few days since by the
bursting of gun.
Cadet G. A. Woodruff, Esq, of Newark,
is to deliver the grafton at West Point the
4th of July.
King, Fuller 4 Co., contractors on the La
noble Valley railroad, came near losing all
~ l., =, =
in the brush along the line of the road.
Mr. George Cummings of Waterford died
recently from injuries received while assist
ing in raising barn. His spine was injur- .
ed
The committee on a soldiers monument in
Peacham report that the monument has cost
! ,523 81. The monument is of granite and |
it consists offve pieces, viz the base, plinth |
die, cap and shaft, in all % II feet high. !
The die and shaft are panneled, and on the |
four sides of the former are the names of the J
fallen men, viz those who died in the army
40 names in all-in sunken letters. On the |
plinth in large raised letters may be read, |
- Is Honor OF PEACHAM SOLDIERS, 1863 - |
1t will be dedicated by veteran soldiers July |
4th
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
William Lapointe of Montgomery was |
struck by a falling timber recently, breaking /
two ribs and his collar bone.
Farmers are warned against dealing with |
man calling himself J. s. Newcomb, en-
gagged in selling town rights for an improved
tickle bar
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Purmort of Georgia |
celebrated their paper wedding recently. /
They were dressed in paper suits, had paper 4
&c.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Calvin Andrews Of Chelsea has been ar
rested for cruelty to a boy of whom be was
the guardian. The boy ran away, and on
being found by Andrews at the village, was /
litched up beside his horse and driven home /
TO the crack of the whip.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The last rail on the Massawippi railroad |
was laid Saturday last, and connection made |
with the Grand Trunk road The Massa |
Tippi road is thirty two miles long, and
gives an all rail connection with Montreal |
md Quebec, via the Passumpsic road.
Saturday last, . Gen" McNamora, a Fen |
an officer who has been stopping in Newport
since the raid, went across the line and was
arrested Failing to give bonds, he was
taken to Sherbrooke Jail
Fire has been running over Barton Noun !
5aIn, DONG considerable damage
The house, barn and sheds of Mr.. II. Ber-
y, of Coventry, were destroyed by fire re-
GENTLY. 1t was the work of an incendiary-
Hollis Presby and wife of Island Pond
were recently brought before U. 5. Com
missioner, d. S. StOrrs, on complaint of
pension fraudulently. They were
held to bail IN the sum of $500 for their
appearance before the U. S. Circuit Court.
The semi-annual meeting of the Orleans
County Temperance Society will be held in
Newport, Friday, June 9th.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Some rascal poisoned about half a dozen
fne trout in the aquarium of Allen& Higgins,
apothecaries in Rutland, Saturday last.
Messrs 4. &. II. offer a reward Of 500 for
the Identification of the rascal.
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