Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-03
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

The old " DOrcas Squires house in Ben
nington Center has been torn away. The
= CatamOunt Tavern" the Lawyer Squires
house = both Of which are burned and the
tearing down of this last old habitatiOn has
stripped that ncighborho0d of three of the
. old seeds that stood within a stones
throw - of each other.
We saw a fisherman the other day with a
string Of the specklcdest lot Of broad-mouthei
open faced, redish- Timed and Il It-sided Suckers
We have ever seen. If it had been lawful to
catch trout this month we would have sworn
that was what allied them Banner.
John H. Flagg, ESQ Principal Legislative
Clerk Of the United States Senate, has been
laboring under a very severe attack Of inAu-
era.
Stephen Dewey Esq, the aged and highly
respected citizen OF Bennington whose injury
from an accident was noticed last week, died
from tie effect of the same and old age.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
man who has priced real estate from
Denver city to Massachusetts Bay, says five
thousand dollars Will buy better house any
where within those limits than the same
amount of money Will in St. Johnsbury.
These things ought not 80 to be Ca'edoniaa
CHIrrENDE~ COUNTY.
AlcuuOuQ, IL Is edll5 d1ZllCFt4 a. tue uH
equal assessments made by the legislature,
has decided by unanimous vote not to pay
a state tax this year, and the validity Of the
grand list will thus be tested by the courts.
The selectmcn Of Richmond appointed
Charles Ferguson collector Of taxes" there be
ing some hitch about the bonds of the Con
stable elected last March meeting.
Hay is bringing SO to SO a ton in Rich
mond, corn is 1925 a bushel, oats ID to 10
cents, potatoes, 50 cents, butter 30 to 81
cents pound, cheese l. to Is cents. and eggs
- cents dozen.
The Burlington Democrat, new democratic
paper to be published in the city Of BurIing-
ton, by II. c. Fay, is announced to make its
appearance this week.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Pressure Of business compels Governor
Smith to decline the public dinner which his
townsmen at St. Adams intended to give him
in May
The St Adams Messenger announces that
Col. L. W. Higginson Of Newport, r. l.,
has been engaged by Post Badly Smith, @.
\. r., to deliver the grafton at ST. Adams
on Decoration Day, May Both.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Ir. Reuben Munson Of Morrisville, in his
Goth year, and Mary MuusOn, his wife, in her
S4th year, died very suddenly at about 8
o'clock, Pm on the 4th ult., and within ten
minutes Of each other, though both were APP
parently IN their usual health. They were
former residents Of DuxburY, and had lived
together O. years.
Capt c. j. Lewis. formerly Of Morrsville,
has been elected City Judge of Lawrence,
Kansas.
The Ne,csdea7er says \ Directors meet
ing was held here. at which the fact came GU t
that the iron for the Lamoille Valley railroad
had been purchased, the delivery to COM
me nee May t, also that some rolling stock
was being negotiated for. 1t was decided to
have the cars running into Lamoille Valley
as soon as possible, and before the snow Hies.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Seven members were recently received into
the Congregations Church IN Tunbrldge,
Rev. o. 5. Morris pastor.
Randolph is without constable, by rea-
son of the neglect Of that officer to file his
bond within ten days, as required by the re-
cent enactment of the Legislature.
ESSEN COUNTY.
the new bridge across the Connecticut
a gainst Lunenburgh was completed SO teams
could cross on the 22d ult.