Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-15
Vermont Items.


Thursday evening, Feb. Is, . Grace Green
wood - (NIrs- LiPpencotD viii give at St
Johnsbury one of the series Of public lectures
Subject 9 Life IN Washington
The mill and chair factory at Barton,
owned by Hayward * Co., of Fitchburg
Mass, was totally consumed by fire on Thurs
day, involving loss Of over $50, 900.
cHITrEyDEN COUNTY.
The tax-blls in Richmond are not 10 be
put into the hands of the collector till after
March meeting. Notice has been given bv
the town authorit les to several grOcervmen
and saloon Keepers that after the 10th of
this month, if ardent spirits, beer or cider
are sold by them they viii be prosecuted To
the extent Of the law.
Lawrence Barnes Esq, Of Burlington. has
been appointed a trustee and manager of the
Vt. Central and Vt. and Canada roads. in
place Of Robert F. Taylor, Esq, resigned.
Three men, named O'Bricn. Perry and
Barrett skated across the Lake 20 Port Kent
on Sunday, and IN attempting t. return be
came bewildered and lost in the storm. Two
Of them finally made a landing near Appleton
Poin I, so exhausted as to be almost helpless
The bird man, Barrett, bad not been heard
from Monday night, bat might have strug-
gled ashore somewhere. The Free Press in
Inmates that too much Port Kent whisky
enhanced the difficulties Of the yoyagers
The house Of Mr.. Z. O. Wires of Burling-
ton was on fire Monday morning, but the
flames were soon cxtlngui5hed.
LAM0ILLE COUNTY.
The Congregational Society Of Uvdepark
viii erect church the coming summer hay
ing purchased the land for that purpose.
Catholic church is also in concentration
to be built in Hydepark next summer
Mr. James File tcher came near perishing
on the late cold Sunday, in going from Cady'=
Falls to Hydepark.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Charles W. Boyce Of Brookteld, and J.
Fl. Chadwick Of West Randolph, were iox-
hunting 10 the latter place, on Thursday last,
when Chadwick slipped and fell on the ice,
dischargIng his gun into the abdomen Of
BOyce, killing him almost Instantly.
RUTLAND coUsTY.
Mr.. George A. futile, senior proprietor Of
the HeTaZd, had the misfortune to fall from
a landing of a stairway in the New Court
House on Thursday, and broke the large
bone of his right arm near the wrist. lie is
doing well
Samuel Williams, ESD, the youngest son
Of the late Governor Williams, and the pres
ent capable Treasurer Of the Vermont Central
Railroad, is TO have charge Of the finances of
the Rutland Division, and is t3 become a
resident Of Rutland.
The Rutland Cheese Factory sold last year
1926 boxes Of cheese for so, 1926. The
average amount Of milk used to make a
pound Of cheese was nine and thrcc-eighths
pounds.
George F. Park, town liquor agent Of Gut-
land, has been fined one hundred and fifty
dollars for violation Of the prOhIbitory law
The IudyendeHk says q" The Patrlcks and
the Michaels were not brought in as wit
nesses, but men Of lower standing IN life,
among whom were pair Of editors (the
cider-brandy editor Of the IRdepenGeul
was t one Of them.) two Justices of the
peace @ two merchants and lawyer.
Ira is the most peculiarly shaped town, not
only in Vermont, but in the United States,
if not in the world, running from point
two miles wide, and is about fourteen miles
in length.
The store of f. T. RidIon Of Rutland, was
discovered to be on fire Sunday afternoon.
The building was owned by {. f. Richard
son. The fire was extinguished in about
half an hour, with Mr.. RIdlon's stock in
trade ruined Insured for $4,000; g, 900
each in the Hartford and in the Franklin,
and 81 900 each in the Vermont Mutual and
the National.
BEARS An cid she bear was killed in
North Chittenden on Friday, and her family
Of three very young cubs taken alive, by
ROYAL w. Barnard Of that town. The old
bear weighed 300 pounds, and was sold for
$50 to a Rutland fur dealer.
wINDHAM COUNTY
A pair of horses belonging to Charles
Greene of South Vernon broke through the
ice on the river near that place, during the
thaw After remaining in the water for
nearly an hour, they were pulled ashore
pretty thoroughly chilled, but not perma-
nently injured.
Nahum Hubbard of Marlboro was mortally
injured few days since by falling from a
ledge Of rocks while chopping. His daughter,
who was the only person in the vicinity,
/ dragged him almost home, but he died before
reaching the house.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
/ Dea. Simeon and Mrs. Harriet Mott of
| Sharon, celebrated their golden wedding
January 2lst, or their neighbors did for
/ them.
| Too GREEDY.-A greedy old fellow at
| Springfield, known as . Grasshopper Davis,
not liking to see good clothes wasted for a
trife, took some pest house garments which
had been used by the small pox patients, and
washed them up for his own use. His fu-
neral was as lonesome as Sir John Moore's.
1t was John Haggerty of Woodstock who
stole the tea from the car at White River
Junction. He is now in Jail under $500
bonds.
Travel by sleighs between Woodstock and
Bridgewater is wholly upon the river. Teams
take the ice near Mr.. Woodward's factory
and do not leave it till they arrive near the
village of Bridgewater, distance of not less
than six miles
The stage between Woodstock and Wood
stock station had made the trip upon runners
but seven times this season, previous to the
last snow storm.
The Fletcher Library, the gift of the late
Richard Fletcher of Boston, was inaugurated
in Proctorsville on Saturday last.