Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-01


kerosene lamp in his hand, and fell asleep.
When he awOke, he thought he smet wool
} burning The lamp had fallen from hi.
hand and exploded, throwing the oil over
: him and enyeloping him in flames The fire
was extinguished after some tall dancing
and rolling on the carpet.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The CdkedOHtaH mentions instances of
school district officers refusing to allow their
teachers TO close their schools to attend a
session Of the County Institute. The law
passed last fall, provid es that they may at
tend these Institutes five days. and that the
time so spent shall be regarded as spent in
the service OF the district, and not be ac-
counted as - lost time - to the teachers.
Eugene Ransom and Charles Stevens. OF
East Hardwick, were arraigned before JUS
tice Conant few days since, for procuring
liquor under false pretences, and also for
breaking windows in W. D. Huse : residence.
Ransom was not held on either charge Ste
vens was convicted on both charges, and fined
so and costs on the first and So with costs
on the second, amounting in all to about $3l
a. II. Perry, for many years agent Of the
Hartford ana New Haven Railroad, and for
the last five years superintendent Of the Con-
necticut and Passumpsc Rivers Railroad.
has been appointed general superintendent
/ annual salary of $4,000, with headquarters
at Richmond, Va.
I Mrs. Anna Proctor, widow Of the late
Capt. Nathaniel Proctor of Montpelier, died
at the home of her son-in-Iaw, Mr.. f. F.
Brown, Of st. Johnsbury, on Wednesday,
/ the 22d, at the advanced age of 81 ID years
/ Her remains were taken to Montpelier for
Interment.
There is to be a grand Musical Convention
at St. Johnsbury, March IA, -, Is and H.
The conductor will be Mr. Scion Wilder Of
Boston, with Mrs. II. Smith soprano, Miss
Addie Ryan contralto, MIR Fessenden tenor.
Mr.. Barnabee basso and comic vocalist, and
Mrs. Shepherd pianist Ca1edonlan.
The Doth annual fair Of Caledonia co. Ag-
ricultural Society VIII be held at the fair
grounds in St. Johnsbury on Tuesday.
" ednesday and Thursday. Sept. 25. p and
., the society having decided to try the ex-
pertinent OF holding the stock over the second
day Of the fair, for which ample sccommoda-
lions VIII be provided.
Numerous friends of Amos Carpenter
met at his residence at West Waterford on
the l4th ult., upon the very unusual oc ca
sion Of the marriage Of three of the daugh-
tiers of the family. The Waterford CGrpen-
/ ters are evidently good j0iuers also.
y town meeting was held on the It'll ult,
IN Hardwick, to consider the subject of issuing
more bonds in and of the Lamoille Valley
Railroad Gov. Hendee and Hon. H. W
Brigham, president Of the railroad, were
pr, sent and addressed the meeting A reso-
luton was passed in which the town agrees
TO issue the remainder Of the bonds required
whenever assessments are made. provided
the railroad company give the selectmen am
pie assurances that the road will be graded
between + It and South III ardWick villages
before Nov. /, ISL.
The IIardwickers are having a haunted
house sensation. [ nseen feet stamp upon
the dO0rsteps, an invisible horse whinnies at
the door, and ther strange noises excite the
inmates, who cannot discover how it is al
produced
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Hon W. q. Shaw, City Judge Of Burling-
ton, has declined reelection.
The regular term Of the L. S Circuit
Court opened at the court house in Burling-
ton on tuesday. his Honor, d. A. Smalley
presiding. Fitty-ei ght cases appear on the
circuit court dJcke I, and eighty on the
docket Of the dist riot court. Fifty-fye of
the former and seventeen Of the latter are
civil cases.
Two children of Chas. BeIyew were arrest
ed for vagrancy in Charlotte on the 24th ult.,
and delivered over to the proper authorities,
to be sent to the Reform School
A Northern Pacific Railroad meeting was
holden in Burlington on Monday evening, to
hear Gov. Ashley Of Montana, in relation to
the interests of said road.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. i. /. Cooper Of St. Adams has been
at Fairfax most of the time during the last
four weeks, assisting the pastor Of the Meth
odst Church in a series Of meetings held
there both day and evening. revival such
as never was known before in Fairfax is in
progress. The church is filled nightly, and
one evening eighty went forward for prayers.
Bradley Barlow of St. Adams is one of
the comm issiOners to open the books for
stock subscriptions. named in the bills to
organize the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Companies, introduced last week in Congress.
The Atlantic Company is to lay new cable
between the United States and Europe, and
the Pacific between the United States across
the Pacific to China.
LAWcILLE COUNTY.
Ira Clifford, Of Wolcott, made two attempts
to commit suicide recently; first by taking
strychnine, and second by hanging. Insan
ity is thought to be the cause.
Gov. Hendee addressed the Good Templars
Union at Waterville on the I4th ult. The
house was crowded as it has not been before
in many years Gov Hendee closed after
talking about hour, amid great applause.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
1t is decided to rebuild the chair factory at
Barton, and it is TO be much larger and bet
ter than the old one.
barn belonging to j. B. Clement of Iras-
burgh was burned the 10Th ult., by the
bursting of a lantern. The barn was nearly
new, and contained about twelve or fifteen
tons of hay and lot of farming and sugar
tools. Insured in the Vermont Mutual.
In attempting to jump upon a moving
freight tram at South Barton, Wednesday,
Patrick Canty fell upon the track, and the
whole train passed over his feet. He was
taken at once to Barton, but he died at three
o clock the same day.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Right Rev. William H. A. Bissell, ID.
D., Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont, Sun
day, Feb. 18th, instituted the Rev. William
j. Harris, Rector of Trinity Church, Rut
land, with the usual ceremonies. In the
evening services were held, the Bishop
preaching and confirming five persons, one
male and four females.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mrs Abb Barrett died at the residence of
her son, Charles f. Barrett, Proctorsville on
Monday night, aged 50 years. She was the
mother of Hon. Joseph Barrett, late Com
missioner of Pensions.