Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-22
Vermont Items.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

The wife Of Hon. \. b. Gar dner Of Ben
ningtOn, and an infant child, deceased on the
10Th inst. Mrs Gardner was well known to
many in this community as a most estma-
bic and accom- plished lady, and their sympa-
thes Will 20 forth to the bereaved husband
and father, in his severe affection. Mrs.
Gardner was 80 years Of age and was married
in 1857. She was the mother of seven chill
dren only three Of whom survive her. The
Free Press learns that another child is i'll
with diphtheria and not exp ected to live, and
that Mr.. Gardner himself has been Ill with
the same disease but Is recovering.
Miss Eliza NJ. Clark, for the past year
Supernte ndent of the Common Schools Of
Bennington, VT, has been sOlable in the per
formance of her duties, that her unanimous
reelection has been effected
CALEDONIA COUNTY
4 mail rou te has been established between
Lincoln and South Hardwick, via South
Whe clock and Stannard.
Rev. Pliny y. Granger was reelected
County Commissioner, without opp osition.
Miss Edna Burnham Of St Johnsbury,
aged Is died on the morning Of the 18th
inst from the effects morphine and chic
reform taken the evening previous. No
cause Is assigned other than insanity.
The Ca1ed0niau is not anxious to have the
State Fair located at St Johnbury. 1t
saws The demands of the society are
large. aud our hotel accommodations, fair
grounds, buildings etc, are too limited for
so expensive a show and so large a crowd as
the State Fair always brings. We know it
may sound well to have the State Fair at St
Johns bury, but we believe it will be better
for US to let Burlington keep its while long
err
An effort is being made to raise a subscrip-
ton sufficient to warrant the directors of the
Essex railroad TO put it under contract from
st. Johnsbury to Concord.
cHTrENDEN COUNTY.
BURGLARY IN WLLIsToN.- The store and
Post Office of p. P. wilkins, in Williston,
was broken open on Saturday night, by some
thief or thieves No goods were taken, but
the Post Office cash drawer was robbed of
about SIl of Post Office funds. There is no
clue to the burglar.
The city market of Burlington was brok-
en- into Sunday night, and small sums OBJ
tanned from various parties. The -four store
of c. p Smith was also entered the same
night, counterfeit ten dollar bill being the
extent of the robbery.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
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strong (Col. Langdon commanding), passed
through st. Adams Saturday, en- route for
PIattsburgh. They came from Fort Hamil-
ton. Captain Sawyer and ID. ID. Wheeler,
formerly Of the 4th VT, as subOrdinates, are
in this company.
CT. V. Randall, train dispatcher, V. G.
r. R., has taken up his abode at the Weldon
House, where he has an office for the trans
action of his bus iness. He is to be in tele-
graphic communica ton with the world, and
wires are being put up for that purpose.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
j. W. Simpson has been appointed Post
master at East Craftsbury, Vermont, vice
Miss Eliza Z. Samson, married
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The town of Rutland at its adjourned
meeting on Monday of last week voted to dis
miss the article in the warning . to see if
the town will vote to raise money to defray
the expenses of the town" Gov. Page stated
he had examined the books of the Collector,
and found there were over S35, 900 in uncOl-
lected taxes and cash on hand. while the es-
timated current expenses for the year were
less than $33 900. So Rutland will have no
town tax this year.
The Rutland Savings Bank has been in OPP
Grafton twenty years. Forty dividends of
2 I-2 per cent. and four extra of ten per cent.
have been declared during the time.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
WINDSOR COUNTY INSTITUTE. The Teach
ers' Institute at White River Village was one
of the most successful of the whole series.
One hundred and twenty-four teachers were
enrolled, and Eve town Superintendent
were present. OF ten candidates for the
State five year certificate, eight, we believe,
were successlul,-a fact which speaks well
for the standing of the teachers ofthe county.