Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-03-02
Vermont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
MiddIebury uses about 700 tons of coal
per year. and has 327 children in the village
schools.
The Addison County Temperance Society
held its annual meeting at the Court House
in Middlebury on the 10th.
The first train passed over the Beldens
Falls Branch Railroad to the Addison Coun-
tY marble quarry, on Thursday last.
The Ladies . Home Union Aid Society
in Middlebury sent 500 in cash to the
" Home for Destitute Children - last year,
and is now making special efforts to increase
its contributions to the permanent fund for
that praiseworthy institution.
An attempt to escape was made hy the
prisoners in Middlebury Jail last week Asa
visitor came out young HER caught the door
and held it open, while Fraime made for the
Jailor, who saw the situation just in time
to give Fraime a kick in the stomach,
which had the desired effect then he spraDg
to the door and brought it together.
Mr.. William Watson of Cornwall, was ar
raigned before Justice Simmons the 10Th inst.
charged with secreting some four horses
stolen from firm in the State ofNew York.
tie was held to trial under $4,000 bonds.
1.-The Central New Haven Cheese Manufac-
turing Company has been organized at New
Haven Depot with the following officers
President, 5. Doud Secretary, E. A. Doud
Treasurer, j. Cowles
Observation-Disclosures Wainwright, of
Mddlebury, recently sold a horse to New
York gentleman for $4,000.
The daily mail recently established from
RiptOn to Middlebury, and back made its
first connection with the mail train the
X. b. X. Saturday.
A fine team horse belonging to Mr.. L. Al
cult Of Bristol died suddenly from the eff
fleets of overleed.n with dry meal, on Friday
evening.
The dwelling house of Mr. Elijah Grove
nor Of Brdport, with all of its contents was
burned to the ground about ,, P. m, We'd
nesday. Mr. GroyenOr was away, at work in
Middlebury, and his family was with him.
Mr.. Chester Elduer, who was occupying a
portion of the house, was also away, and
nearly all Of his household effects were also
destroyed. 1t is not known how the fire
took.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A new Bank is about to be organized in
Bennington.
The Bennington brush factory pays out
about 81, 600 month.
Work is progressing at the ore mines on
the - old Furnace grounds. - and a small
vein of good ore has been struck.
A 500 team going to East Dorset with a
load of lumber, slid off bridge the other
day, hurting one horse SO that it had to be
killed.
Cave and Knapp arrested and imprisoned
for plundering the house of Mr.. Myers, in
Bennington, came near escaping from Jail
recently. They used common spike nail
and an iron bolt
Capt. David Lane, Bennington, died very
suddenly, of spoplexy, Wednesday morning.
lie was among the oldest citizens of Ben
ningtOn. He served the county for some
years as Sheriff, held the Office of Postmas-
ter four years, was President Of the Stark
Bank, and was for many years landlord of
the old Franklin House.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Francis Richardson has sold the hotel at
West Concord to his brother W III. Rich
ardson. and bought the American House at
Lancaster.
There was about the same number Of vo-
tiers in Wheelock in 1880 as there are now.
At that date there were six dwellings, grst
mill, two saw mills a store, tavern, meeting
house, and a school there.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The fortieth anniversary Of the Enosburgh
Young Mems Total Abstinence Society was
held Tuesday evening, February 18th, and
was addressed by Rev. q. F. Wright.
The dwelling of jackson Upper, in Ba-
kersfeld, caught fire from a stove pipe on the
18th instant, and was entirely consumed, to-
gether with quantity of wheat and oats. |
Loss, 50, 000 insured in the Farmers Mutual /
Insurance Company for 81 800
The hotel of E. Il. Beals, in Bakersfield, |
was discovered on fire in the second story
Thursday afternoon, 18th instant: and il
was only through the earnest efforts of the
citizens that a serious conflgration was pre-
vented, there being high wind at the time.
Loss, $1,000 insured in Vermont Mutual.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Mr. Edward Mott is building a stone dock
on the west shore at Alburgh.
Lucid Lake Lodge [. G. of G. 7. held a
festival at the residence Of Mrs. Chauncey
Hazen, on the evening of the 18th instant,
which was decided success,
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The Normal School, johnson, opened with
20 pupils, and quite large number yet 70
come.
Levi Pratt, Jr.. working in the circular
saw mill at North Hydepark, had his arm
caught in the saw and the bones of the low
arm sawed twice on
Mrs Hannah Donaldson, Of Morristown,
died very sudden with congestion of the lungs
Feb. 10th, while visiting at her sons in Al
burgh.
Capt Landon has sold his home farm in
Stowe to VIM. NJ. Wade, for 81 900, and
has bought of Wade his place at Waterbury
Centre, for $500.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
J. L. Woodman, of Barton, has a pegging
awl now in use which he bought forty years
ago.
Troy has voted to bond itself for eight
times the amount of it's grand list, (S23 ,5OO)
in aid of the construction of the Missisquoi
and Clyde Rivers Railroad.
A letter reached Charleston the 18th inst.
which has been since April 10th, 1867, in
coming from Wisconsin. The writer forgot
ward, !" which no one should ever neglect 10
do.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The town of Orwell recently voted to aid
the Fair Haven and Lake Shore railroad to
the amount of $50, 200.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Andrew Smith of South Woodstock has a
small carrot which is almost perfect pic
ture of child's hand.
Joseph Gagnon, laborer on the Wood
stock railroad, was killed instantly on Satur-
day morning by the falling of an embankment,
which buried him completely.
A. f. Maxham's store in Norwich was
entirely consumed by fire, together with most
of the goods therein. Insurance, $l400,
which will nearly cover the loss.
wINpHAM COUNTY.
In accordance with arrangements made by
tho Secretary Of the Vermont WOman's Suf-