Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-08-10
Vermont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
The butter market in Vergennes on Satur-
day was quiet, owing to the warm weather
Butter brought from 20 to % cents, and about
IA 900 pounds were shipped. Eight thousand
FIVE hundred pounds were shipped from New
Haven.
Mr.. Joshua Locke of Ferrisburgh died on
the 2Sth ult, in his 18th year He had been
in the employ of the r. & B. r. R. since it
first went into operation.
The Vergennes Vermonter says that John
Miner of Middlebury was accidently knock
ed off the platform of the passenger car of
the IL O'Clock down train Wednesday night,
near the Monkton crossing. He was able to
reach the home of friend in Vergennes,
where he is at present. Some Of his ribs
were broken and his shoulders injured.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The anniversary of the battle of Benning-
ton will be celebrated on the sixteenth of
August in the grove of the Hon T. W Peck
Hon. Hiland Hall is to be President of the
day, and an grafton will be delivered by Col.
Wheelock G. Weary of Rutland.
A man was seen riding on a cows back in
Bennington last Sunday. Horses must be
scarce.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The census of Burke shows % more in
habitants than in 1860.
Henry Chase's (of Lyndon) flock of Mer-
mos this year averaged him six and quarter
pounds of wool each.
Erastus Graves of Lyndon has in his barn
from one to three tons of hay which is Is
years old, all in good condition.
Hon. B. n Davis of Danville recently
ell in ha int atrIva xrbF cb
had been unknown TO him, and seriously in
jured one of his ANGLES.
The Educational Institute of Groton CON-
menees its fall term about the middle OF
August under the superintendence of G. C.
Lovejoy and Jennie Wrinkle.
The hay in Walden is better this year than
last In most towns in Caledonia county
the crop is much better than was anticipated
and quite an average crop.
Sarah, wife of Rev. Lyman S. Watts of
Barnet, and daughter of Dea. f. G.. Cham
berlin. died on the oath inst, of typhoid
fever. The funeral was held in the Congre-
gational church on Thursday last.
The trustees of Caledonia County Grammar
School have engaged the services of the pres
ent very excellent principal, Mr.. G.. Bun
ker, for five years This insures the success
of the school, and we trust that it will main.
Z baln ltb lOTIneE HlBu SJdnulnB-
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
/ A barn belonging to Elijah Lane of Shell
| bur1e was struck by Lightning during th,
storm Friday and consu med with its contents
ESSEX COUNTY.
| recent fire in the woods at East Concord
/ has done an immense amount of damage
| The drought is such that the green tops o.
/ the spruce and fir burn as though saturated
with turpentiue, and the fire will be hurled
along forty or fifty yards in the tree tops be
fore burning to the ground.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Eight hundred and sixty eight houses il
tine number St. Adams can boast of having
Ira Dean of Bakersfield has Just given
| 81 900 to the Methodist church in that plac'
in addition to the same amount given to thu
Congregational.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The 25Oth anniversary of the landing O
the pilgrims is to be celebrated by the Con
gregationalists of Orleans county Septembe
eth.
Whipple Rice of Greensboro, y years old
was seriously injured recently by falling iron
load of hay
Ira c. Taylor of Charleston, had his han,
badly cut in planning machine recently.
Asa Watson of Lowell, was thrown iron
his buggy recently, and had an arm broken
John A. Buck has been appointed post
master at Westfeld, in place of VIM. Ii
Richardson, resigned.
The Union Republicans of Orleans Count,
will meet in Mass Convention at Newport
on Wednesday, Aug. IT, 1870, at 10 o'cloc
A. N. to nominate candidates for county off
GERS to be supported at the election in Sept.
, severe wind storm passed through Crafts
bury on Saturday night the ODD inst, tear
ing down fences, trees, ETC., unroofng on
side of a barn belonging to Mr.. Cass, teal
, ing off some 40 feet of the roof and movin
one end of the barn from its foundations
Sickness prevails to an alarming extent il
Barton, and adjoining towns. Help is yer
scarce, and the sick are suffering in const
quence.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A IL year old girl in Corinth manages
moving machine with all the ease of a Dor
= farmer. This year she prepared the GROUND
planted the seed, and now has quarter acr
of as fine corn growing as can be found j
t the county. She handles a horse as well 8
s a Jockey, and in all farm work seems to |
at home.
Fourteen persons united with the Meth,
dist Episcopal church in Williamstown, Jul
e oath.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Middletown centennial celebration, a.
/ nounced to take place the 18th, has be-
# postponed until May next, on account
insufficient hotel accommodations. 1t
expected that things will not be thus
e next May.
= The Rutland Herald says
A cry of murder was beard last week ne
Elkhart, Miss, and attracted the attenti
L of number of persons to the spot from viii
:. it was supposed to have come. They fou
h trunk that had been broken open, and
r insurance ticket in it, bearing the name
Samuel Willard, North Rutland, Vt.
y search was made in the neighborhood, b
|. nothing further could be found.
; An officer went to Rutland hotel reeen
J., to arrest a counterfeiter, and was politely
"a quested by the clerk not to disturb
: gentleman, he might feel insulted a
would not patronize the hotel again.