Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
Vermont Items.

ADDISON COUNTY.
On Saturday last Vergennes market was
not very lively. Butter ranged in price
from 80 TO SO cents. Poultry Is and 20
ceLts. Eggs 80 cents. On the 18th 3,36S
pounds of butter, 2,9l9 pounds of poultry,
and two barrels of eggs were shipped from
that depot.
Lewis Pierce of East Middlebury, who was
arrested on suspicion of setting fire to h. h.
Severance's barns, was found guilty and put
under 81 900 bonds. Not finding bail, he
was committed TO Jail to await his trial
During the last three or four weeks rs
sheep have been killed by two dogs in Corn
wall and Bridport.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A lynx made its appearance in WoOdford
a few days ago.
Mr.. Henry G. Root Of Bennington sold his
mare Fannie to party in Boston, on Monday
of this week, for $1,000
gray eagle was shot in East Rupert,
November 28th, by Alvin Munroc, which
measured from tip to tip Of wings seven feet
six inches and weighed IL "a pounds.
The dwelling house of Robert Leary, in
the north part of Manchester, was entirely
consumed by fire, last week. supposed TO
be the work of an incendiary. Insured in
the Vermont Mutual.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Frank Palmer of Danville, on Friday last,
while he was getting out some spruce timber,
undertook to cut down tree which had
lodged, when it suddenly fell, grazing his
shoulder and breaking both bones of his right
leg below the knee.
On Tuesday noon Of last week. Charles
McGafey of Lyndon Center, aged 20 years,
drOpped down in a fit and died.
The express train south from St. Johns
bury on Wednesday night, when about two
miles from that place, struck large stone
which had fallen on the track, making a
complete wreck of the engine, tender and
baggage car Fortunately no one on the
train was injured.
Miss Brock Of West Barnet has recovered
$1,000 damages and costs from the Passump-
sic Railroad Company for injuries received
by railroad accident last March. The in
luries of Miss Brock were Of the spine, and
so serious that she is, up to the present time,
confined to her bed most Of the time.
The Fairbanks pay roll for the month
endiag Nov 10, was so 900, exclusive of
what was paid out OF their store, which was
several thousand dollars more.
St Johnsbury boasts Of thirty-three per
sons who have reached the ripe old age Of
eighty years and over. OF this number
sixteen are ladies.
Drown & Co.'S carriage shop at Lyndon
was burned last week on Thursday, with all
its contents, including thirty new sleighs.
Their loss is So 500 on stock and tools, and
no insurance, The owner Of the building
had $500 insurance, which will not nearly
cover his loss.
Died, Nov. %, Mary. daughter Of + and
r. Goodrich Of Hardwick, aged Il years.
About a year ago she was riding TO Crafts
bury in company with many others, and had
her hip struck by some of the number. 1t
commenced swelling and became very pain
full. and some time last summer was opened,
since watch it has heen a running sore, IN
ill the day her before death it ceased dis
charging
EssEN COUNTY.
The Essex county Jail has now no occu-
pants.
The soil in Essex county is fertile when
first brought under cultivation, but the def
cheney of limestone Is 50 great and injurious
that the soil dcteriorates more under cultiva-
ton, except on intervals than in any other
county on the east side OF the principal
range Of the Green Noun tains.
ORANGE COUNTY.
James HadlOck 5 house and barn, at Wells
River, were burned last week Monday. Most
Of the furniture and bedding, with all Of
their clothing, except what they had on, was
also destroyed. \ lot Of hay and grain in
the barn was burned. These buildings were
all new, and Hadlock had Just got them
finished. They cost about $500, and are
insured in the Farmers Mutual for $1,000.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Small pox has appeared in Springfield.
Mr. Edwin ". Goddard Of South Reading,
has made 500 barrels Of cider during the
season just passed.
On the 10th the men employed on the
Vermont Central graveltrain Of which W
c. Greenleaf, Of White River junction, is
engineer and conductor, presented him at his
house with a gold watch and chain. lie has
been sick two months with fever.
Among the patents recently issued was one
to George F. Case Of Windsor, Vt, assigner
to himself and Milan c. Bullock, for
crusher.
Thanksgiving was "a great day for the in
mates of the State Prison. Brief religious
services were held, and the Superintendent
made the mems faces glisten with delight,
and they went to their cells with both hands
full Of varieties.
Clement Small, son Of Sumner ID. Small,
of Hartland, a young man Of %, committed
suicide b. taking strychnine, Tuesday. The
cause is supposed to have been dependency
in consequence of fever sores on his body
The strychnine he purchased last fall osten-
sihIv for the purpo-e of uOisOninp foxes