Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-08-17
Vermont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.


tory, west of Shoreham village, Saturday,
July Odd, thirteen cheeses weighing from 90
to IS pounds each.
DR.. William P. Wright had the misfortune
recently to lose valuable horse.i The doctor
had taken it to the shop for the purpose of
having it shod, and hitched it outside the
door; the flies troubling it badly, the horse
became FESTIVE, broke away, and ran with a
part of the hitching post attached to the
halter, which swung around breaking one OF
its limbs.
At the last market day in Vergennes, the
18th, butter brought from 25 to 80 cents,
and 1892 pounds were shipped; 1925
pounds were shipped from New Haven.
! The Eagle and Woodchuck Club of Nor
witch, Conn, are rusticating at Fort Cassin.
Porterboro, in Ferris burgh, was recently
visited with severe wind storm, by which
trees were torn up, fences demolished, etc.
The express train south, Friday night,
ran over and killed young woman named
c. H. Icken, near the Vergennes depot
She was walking on the track when struck
by the train.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A mammoth heron was shot on Benton &
Sons pond in Bennington, one day last week
by George Gregg.
Bruin made his appearance in a raspberry
lot, in Peru, helping himself to the berries.
He was seen by two berry women.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
On the evening of August 6, an unoccu-
pied house, and barns attached, belonging
to Martin L. Billiard of Hardwick, were
/ destroyed by fire. The barn contained about
y tons of hay. 1t was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary. Loss $1,000; in
sured about 5000.
! The tannery of L. w Gordon Of Lyndon
was burned lately. Loss 50, 500; insured
/ for $2,700. G. Ii. Ingalls,, who owned the
stock, lost about 1000; insured for 81 800
J A jeweler in St Johnsbury has an old
English watch that has been in constant
service 10 years, and it still keeps tolersbly
good time.
Oliver Johnston has offered to present the
/ Congregational church in Peacham with II
$1,000 organ on condition of their thorough
ly repairing the edifce.
A child of Thomas Gilflan of Barnet fell
through scuttle in his mill, a distance Of
20 feet, and was badly bruised, although no
bones were broken. When taken up, it was
thought the child was dead.
On Monday last, the depot in Stevens
village caught fire on the roof, as is supposed,
from engine sparks. 1t burned through the
shingles in two or three places, but was ex-
tinguished without much damage.
On the 3lst ult., Lightning struck the
residence of George Paine of Hardwick,
tearing down the chimney, splitting the
stovepipe in its course to the cellar, and
rendering Mrs Paine, who was in the cellar
senseless. 1t also struck the barn, knocking
a son of Mr.. Paine senseless, and rendering
horse valued at $500, blind.
The barn of Reuben Wakefield of Hard
wick, was recently struck by lightning and
entirely consumed, together with all its con-
tents. Partially insured.
A. l.. Clark Of Groton, ground spring
wheat July 25th, raised the present season
by jefferson Renfrew of Ryegate. The wheat
was White Western was sowed April 18th
and harvested July 25th.
Teachers Institutes are to be held at
Barton Landing, beginning August D and
at East Johnsbury, August 29th.
In the new library in St. Johnsbury, 5000
volumes have been catalogued and arranged
A large number are yet to arrive.
Edmund Hitchcock, Is years old, wa.
recently killed in st. Johnsbury by being
drawn round a shaft that was revolving l6C
times minute.
The population of Sutton is goa loss Of
90 since 1860. There are in Sutton l6 mer
aged over 80 years; and persons aged over
80 years.
The census of Lyndon will show popula-
ton of about 23O0, or an increase of about
600 since 1860.
r. McCulliss has bought out the harnes.
business of ii. A. Earle in Hardwick, and
has thereby consolidated that branch of bust
\ ness. McCulHss now occupies the shob
rooms formerly occupied by Earle in Bell 5
block.
VIM. Hyde's house at East Hardwick
caught fire last week and was considerably
damaged.
The first Westinghouse in Wheelock was
built in 1877. \ curious vote was taken by
the town for the purpose of selling off the
pews. The record of the vote reads as fol
lows
- Voted that the town be at the expense
of rum for the vendueiDg off the meeting
house pews."
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
few days since, Mr.. James d. Allen o.
Burlington picked from a corn stalk in biz
garden " cluster of six ears, one larg,
ear surrounded by five small ones, each on,
distinct and perfect. The stalk on which
the 50 cluster grew was ten feet high.
: ENrERPRIsE.-Iron sufficient to lay fv,
: miles of the track on the Missisquoi Valley
Railroad between st. Adams and Sheldon il
expected to pass through Burlington within
day or two. Some three miles of the roaC
; bed is already graded to receive it.
ESSEX COUNTY.
During the heavy thunder showers which
' passed over Lunenburgh on the night of thu
ID inst, the lightning struck horse in tn
pasture, cutting deep cash on the top o
the head, throwing the shreds of flesh out
: ward, some of which were fingers length
- L l. L
were all pulled off by this subtitle fluid ant
his hair taken off in many places the size o
a mans hand as clearly as though it had al
been pulled out-indeed it had that appear
ance At last accounts the horse was alive
but much swollen.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Eff. Perkins and family returned to St
Adams, from California, on Wednesday.
T ORANGE COUNTY.
i Newbury Sulphur Springs are well patron
o lied this summer.
The crops at Thetford have suffered goo
deal from drought, but the rain for the pas
few days will help the corn and potatoes.
+ August 4th, a very violent thunder shove
! passed over Thetford. The lightning struc
: and burned barn Of Darwin Emerson, con
l tanning % tons of hay; the barn and ha
: partially insured.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
1t is quite sickly in some parts of Albany
l mostly confined to children. Dysentery
d the prevailing disease.
Farmers in Albany have mostly fnishe
haying. The yield is about a quarter NOR
r than that of last year. Charles Doying boast
# head of herdsgrass that measures inches
J. Last Friday an old lady, wife of Isaa
J. Cochran of Albany, was burned to death.
i The present population of Charleston
1878, gain in ten years of 1l8.