Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
RUTLAND COUNTY.

At recent meeting of the good Templar'
Lodge in Fair Haven, the retiring chaplain
Rev. Mr.. Fox, was presented with fine
silver tea set.
As a block of marble, weighing some eight
tons, was recently being drawn across the
bridge over Castleton river, in Fair Haven
the structure gave way, precipitating the
block, wagon. oxen and driver upon the rocks
below The accident resulted in no loss oil
| life. Michael Maloney, the driver, was SC
badly stunned and scared as to 20 into q
swoon, but his injuries were only slight.
The only injury to the oxen was few scratch
es and strains, tanning them for little time.
The bridge was about Is feet above the
rocks and the river bed.
A meeting of the directors and stockhold-
ers of the" Vermont Horse Stock Company
will be held in Rutland, Tuesday, May 18th
at O'Clock, p. m.
The Good Templars have made the land
lord at West Pawlet stop selling rum, and
he has shut up his hotel.
The fourth annual meeting of the Rutland
County Good Templar Union was held at
the Methodist Church, Castleton, Wednes-
day, May 18th, Rev. Oren Greggs, W. c..
T., presiding. Reports from different lodges
represented indicated a general state of pros
perity of the Order through the country.
The number of members in the county, now
in good standing, is over 1900. The question
how to correct the illegal sale of liquors by
town agents was quite generally discussed
Rev. J. Milton Peck has rendered his re-
signation of the rectOrship of Trinity Church,
Rutland.
Mr.. Oscar NJ. Eddy, of South Wallingford
was recently awakened early in the morning
by the crying of young child upon his
door step. He opened the door and found a
boy baby wrapped up in a quilt, and appa-
rently about two weeks old. No marks or
writing of any kind was left to indicate its
parentage or birth. Mr.. Eddy proposes to
take care of tho little pilgrim.
wINpHAH COUNTY.
Ten feet and eight inches Of snow fell in
Brattleboro between the first Of October and
the Both of March.
James Wheelock of Grafton, whose assault
on his brother and sister ut Bartonville, was
mentioned some weeks ago, returned home
from the Insane Asylum at Brat
tleboro, and the Goth ult., committed
suicide by hanging.
A serious accident occurred to Mr. Jonas
Twichell of TOwnshend, recently. He was
feeding his oxen, when one of them, sudden
ly tossing his head, struck Mr.. Twich ell with
MS HOIu uuuCI TIC CuluS lAulCtlIS d IedFIul
wound.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-Prof. S. F. Merrill
of this village had case of suicide in charge
one day last week. On Tuesday evening a
a young man was found in the streets of
Mortified, Mass, lying down in helpless
condition, and vomiting. 1t was ascertained
that he had taken laudanum for the purpose
of suicide, but had taken an overdose and
was throwing it off. He had no money, was
a stranger, but well dressed, and very reti.
cent. Some pieces Of paper, which be had
torn up and thrown away in the street, were
gathered and placed together, and revealed
the fact that his case was love disappoint-
ment. The simpletOn was a smooth faced
boy of nineteen, and said his parents live
near Burlington, Vt. During his few days
of sickness in Mortified be was taken care
of by the authorities, and on Friday, he was
placed in care of Mr.. Merrill, who brought
him to this place, from which he sent him on
his way to Burlington. We do not give his
name, hoping that the laedanum may so
clear his stomach as to make him hereafter
think better of his foolish attempt BeLEolcs
Falls Times, 1911.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr. Hazen Savage Of Hartford owns
chicken that has four legs, all Of which are
of full size and useful.
Gold has been found on the farm of Mr.. c
K. Fay of Sharon. He is now engaged in
opening and exploring the vein.