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

Boon alter he applied strong camphor to the
injured part. 1t commenced swelling and
healing-until his whole arm was affected
and turned black to the shoulder. No per-
manent relief was afforded him, and the best
medical skill could not save his life.
A few days since. a young man by the
name of Dayton, in Addison, found some
| odd looking eggs in a hollow log in the woods,
lie took them home in his pocket but found
on his arrival that a young spotted adder had
hatched out of one Of them, so it is said.
Butter in Vergennes took an upward ten
deney last market day 35 cents was paid
by buyers, and the market was quite brisk.
| Hon. VIM. r. Sanford, of Orwell, has
lately been purchasing some pure bred Ayr
shires. He believes that the Ayrshires
the coming cattle for the dairies well as
the SHAMELESS of New England.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The arch of the Ochrc Mine owned by c.
E.& f. Dewey, Bennington, caved in Wednes-
day, burying two workmen named Carrigan
and Lee, sixty feet in the mountain. The
bodies were recovered. Carrigan was found
standing erect with the earth pressed tightly
around him, Lee was crushed badly with
earth and stones. Each of them leave wife
and four children.
Liquifed molasses is the latest name for
whisky, employed in Bennington at places
where liquor is not sold.
4 liquor seller was fined $3.50, in Ben
nington, last week.
/ Energetic steps have been taken in Ben
ningtOn to erect graded school building
site has been secured a a cost of s., 400.
/ The house Of Mrs Smart of Stamford, VI.
was burned on Tuesday with all it's contents 3
CHITTENDES COUNTY. ~
\ little child about eighteen months old.
the daughter of Lewis Baraby of Wino9ski.
| day night. Mrs. Baraby was engaged pre-
pairing supper and had placed dish of
scalding tea on the table, and the Iehild reach
ed up and tipped it into her face and neck.
She lived only few hours.
Butter sold in Milton, Monday, for from
80 to SO cents per pound
J. p Clark Co, of Milton. are now
running down the Lamoille River be-
tween thirty and forty thousand logs, which
have been cut the past winter in johnson
and Eden.
The new steamer, Curlel0, to run between
Nergennes and Essex, will soon be completed.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The NJ. E. Church in st. Johnsbury has
enioYed - continuous revival " during the
conference year now closing. Fifty or more
have been converted, thirty Of whom were
heads Of families. The average attendance
: of the Sabbath School during the last quarter
was AS. The sum raised for missions in one
year has been S30S, an amount never exceed
ed by any church within the bounds of thu
Vermont Conference. The whole amount
raised during the year was Slo6S.
: At II o'clock last night, L. C. Woodbury.
house and barn, j Burnham's block and d
. COlby's dwelling house, on Railroad street
were burnt to the ground, in St. Johnsbury
1t is thought the fire caught from stow,
: pipe in Flanders billiard room, in Burnham'
: block Loss about fifteen thousand dollars
Lyman Utley of Walden has tub Of ma
pie suga goOd-weIghing some sevent,
pounds, which is a part that he made IL
Walden in 1885, being thirty-fve years since
? Week before last over 400 tons of freigh
was thrown off at St. Johnsbury depot
D At the recent meeting of the Executiv
D Committee of the County Agricultural So
ciety, it was decided to hold the annual fai
on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, Sept
p, % and %, 1870.
, The Caledonia Farmers Club is to NEE
! but once month during the spring and sum
f mer months. Next meeting the last Frida
q in April. Subject, " Fruit ard Forest Trees
Lyndon Corner has voted to build grade
school building at a cost not to exceed $500
1t is proposed to build it of brick.
4 The canvass of votes of Caledonia count,
shows that Rev. p. n. Granger, of Lyndon
has been elected County Commissioner.
The Messrs. Fairbanks, St Johnsbury, ar
engaged in completing a new shop begu
= last fall, and are also raising up and enclos
ing with brick the southerly portion of tn
old scale shop.
Joseph Sherburne of LyndOnville, recent
caught his coat sleeve on a shaft revolving a
the rate of 1900 times minute. 1t took til
sleeve off, and wrenched his arm severely
s and was a narrow escape from horribl
death.
9 ESSEX COUNTY.
6 One Sunday lately, while Philip Thoma
of Luncnburgh was at church, his hous
caught fire from a spark on the roof, an
together with all his other buildings wa
burned to the ground. Dan Parker, hap
d pen .ng to be in the vicinity. turned tbe cal
d tie into the yard, and breaking into th
house, saved a small amount of clOthins
Whole loss $1,000, with no insurance Nj
. Thomas Is 20 years old, and has lost nearl
all his property.
A new mail route has been established frol
c West Concord to CRANKY, up Moose Riv Ell
e through Victory.
q FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Hon. Herman R. Beardsley, Hon
Heman s Royce and Col. Reuben c. Bento
: of St. Adams, have been appointed by tn
Judges of the Court, a special Committee t
examine and report in writing to the cOul
, what additions and mod fcations to exstin
rules governing the practice at the Frankli
Is County Bar were desirable.
is Hon. Augustus Burt died at the residenC
E. of his daughter, Mrs Saxton, Highgate, lal
" Friday, at the advanced age of 90 years. II
was the Oldest member of the Franklin CO
, Bar. He was the father of the late James :
d Burt and Hon. Ii. A. Burt of SwantOn.
ut ST. ALBAss BUTTER MARKET, APRIL 49,
o, Our streets presented a busy appearan'
r Yesterday, and the butter market was quit
active. Shipment, 2S5 tubs Prices fro
SO to 40 cents, ruling at sc.
Thursday night, Fairfax was very muc
excited by the appearance of armed men
le the street,, supposed to be Fenians, marchin
Id towards Fairfield. They proved, hOweve
re to be ten or fifteen mischievous boys, WI
conceived the idea of giving the people
good scare: and thew did it,
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Mr.. f. Horner of Hydepark, had b
sugar house and contents consumed by Fl
- recently; loss $500.
a Isaac Cheesman of Jacksonville, had
- barn and three COWS burned, Wednesday las
Cambridge Boro has Cornet Band of t.
pieces, lately 80 organized and equipped,
with Willis g. Waite as leader.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Joseph Bartlett, at Barton Landing rails,
ds last season on about one and one-eighth &C
Is. of land over eleven hundred bushels of tn
of nips.