Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-03-23
Vermont Items.


was voted to bond the town for the sum of
$4,000. to aid in the construction of the
Addison County Railroad, unless the Rens-
sclaer and Saratoga Railroad shall accept the
provisions of previous vote made by the
town to them.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The celebrated Mt. Anthony Observatory,
Bennington, was blown down during the
late storm.
/ ARLINGTON.-The Manchester Journal SAYS
that in Arlington, since the change in the
railroad management, and with a prospect
of better railroad facilities, business seems
to be looking up. The different manufactO-
ries seem to be starting again with new ener-
/ gy and hope The chisel works are again
running full time, and employing new hands
| to keep up with the demand for their goods.
! Miss Lille Smith, daughter of g. w.
Smith of Factory Point, broke off the end of
crochet hook in her right eye last fall.
| The fragment was halt an inch in length
it remained until Monday evening, the 9TH
/ inst , when it was removed
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The auditors of the Passumpsic Savings
bank report the amount of assets of the
Bank, at SOL ,0lS,9 liabilities $SS ,257,-
80. Number of deposits 1872.
cHrTTENDEN COUNTY.
The grist mill of McGregor Bros, at Essex
junction, is now grinding nearly 400 bushels
per day, custom work.
The farmers in the west part of Milton are
getting out lumber for the purpose of erect
ing cheese factory on the farm of Mr..
Henry Wood. About FIVE hundred cows
expected.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A young man recently passed through
Z
verted into saws, saying he used them the
I night before saving out of jail
I Several men in Concord and Victory have
drawn to different mills this winter over
/ 1000, 900 feet of lumber each.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
N The merchants of st. Adams have COM
menced giving silver in change.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
A. B. Keller has been appointed post
master. at South HOro, rice G. ). Keller, re-
signed.
Thomas Hazen was recently thrown in
front of a car at East Alburgh, and nearly
killed. The car ran over his leg and jammed
his head badly. Another man slightly
hurt at the same time.
Geo Young's dwelling house, in Alburgh,
was nearly destroyed by fire on the 18th inst.
1t caught in the chamber by some clothes
hanging too near the stove pipe
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
! There is an unusual amount of sickness in
Stowe four funerals within eight days The
mumps are quite prevalent
little daughter of T. NIasure of Hyde
park recently fell from the great beam of
barn to the floor. She was sadly bruised.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
dealer in Newport recently found fiat
stone, weighing about two pounds, packed
7 in a box of layer raisins.
: There was but one marriage in Coventry
in the year 1869.
/ Thirteen car loads of potatoes left for Bos-
, ton from Salem depot recently, containing
upwards of three hundred and twenty-five
bushels each.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The marble dealers of Rutland county have
! reduced the prices paid mill sawyers from
] 81 to 81 60 per day, and quarry -men have
had their wages cut down from ST. to
81 so per day. We notice that the wages
in almost every branch of industry are being
reduced in the cities.
A wagon mandatory and blacksmith
shop, owned and occupied by Franklin Girls
, void, were destroyed by fire in CastletOn,
VT. at an carly hour Saturday morning :;
also an empty building adjoining, owned by
Mrs Norris. The whole loss is $4,000 to
5000. on which the insurance is compare
! lively small. The IRE "riginstsa 49, $500
wold's blacksmith shop.
The Manchester Journal has just put in a
first class Campbell Press
Tuesday morning. a repair train, contain
ing six cars. on the Rutland q Washington
> Railroad. was thrown from the track near
z Pond Bridge, few miles south of Poultney
! The accident was caused by the turning OF a
: rail. throwing the cars down an embank-
ment some thirty feet, instantly killing one
man, an employee, named Peter Munln, and
Is seriously injuring two others, one OF them
is having his ribs broken.
:. Rev F. II. Chaplin lectured in Rutland
J Wednesday evening. The audience assem-
bled at eight O'Clock, and waited until ter
: for the arrival of the lecturer-the traiI
+. being delayed.
A special town meeting was held in Yves
xt Rutland, Friday, to see what action would
BY be taken in reference to a vote of the town
a had at the last town meeting, in relation Z
ha the question of railroad taxation. reso
=, luton was adopted resembling a preYiou
III vote directing the listers to assess all rail
n, road property in the town. The resolution
mt was adopted by a vote of 301 in favor to :
against.
The 18th, snow fell to the depth of l
ar inches in some portions of Rutland County
VS. roof of the Brandon House barn was blow
H. off. The spire of the Congregational churc
i' was turned over in such a manner as to brea
,e- through the roof, leaving it sticking therein
ng The saw mill of Harmon Smith, locate
s. between Poultney and Castleton, was burr
mt ed recently no insurance,
nd During the Wednesday gale, the house
b Rev L Maynard, Castleton, was burned
about half the furniture saved.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
IT. The ladies of Westminster W est ha'
formed society for mutual Improvement
household and domestic duties, and the
of meet and discuss suitable subjects, the san
.be as farmers clubs.
ev A young lady in Brattleboro made son
=: nambulist excursion the other night of mo
SAA than mile in the snow, barefoot, and on
ur- awoke as she locked the door on her return
mo WINDSOR COUNTY.
ne The Spirit Of The Age, published in Woo
los stock, states that Ralph Jones & Co., co
for tractors in the Woodstock railroad ha
-, swindlcd their workmen out of their pa,
anu the sums ranging from $50 to $500.
18th
crit ANOTHER LEAsE.-The St. Johns Ne1cs sa