Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-29
Vermont News.
cAtEDoEiA COUNTY,


First Baptist Church, in Fairfax, closed Nov
9th inst. pleasant surprise was prepared
for him, in the presentation to him, IN be-
half of the church and his many friends, of
beautiful gold watch, Swiss stem winder,
valued at $40.
Stephen Priest of Brownington has been
hunting for water near his residence during
the past eight years. After digging down
p feet, "a feet through solid rock, he found
water in abundance.
large chunk of wood got wedged into
wheel in Campbell & Taylor's mill Charles
ton, so firmly that a power sufficient to raise
20 tons would not move it. 1t had to be
burned out.
j. W. harrington has taken the job to
build the depOts at West Danville and is now,
at work on them. They are located some so
rods above the village. The passenger de
pot will be Okla, and the freight about 40
leet long.
Rial Woodward Of West Danville who Is
one of the mighty hunters OF the earth, tells
sJme Interesting incidents of experience and
among the good things about him he never
tails to make good story. He was one day
IN the woods with his gun, but had no am
munition for large game lie saw partridge
on log, fired and killed her But Judge of
his surprise when he went to pick her up
aud found "a wolf with two bullet holes
through bis heart. and Just in the agonies Of
death. The wolf be SAID, was Just creeping
up from the opposite direction, and sprang
Tor the partridge the very moment that the
gun weut off
The Passumpsc road now runs its cars
through to SherbrOok, p. Q.
CHTTENpEN COUNTY
Mrs. Sarah Clifford, Of Huntington, was
seriously injured by her husband throwing
uer out of the house into the door ward, and
thence INTO the road, her back being nearly
broken She could not get up, and the
hired maids carried her into the house on a
bed, which she has not been off of since.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The physicians OF st. \ bans give notice
IN the papers that they will not practice In
families that will not pay.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
About two weeks since, nearly 500 worth
Of cloth was stolen from the Office OF Dow x
Pearl, wooden manufacturers, johnson. The
officials have exerted themselves in securing
the thieves, and have now son Of SJlon
Upper Of Bakersfield in the county Jail
upon bis own confession. and officer Holmes
has arrived with his supposed accomplice,
having arrested him 10 Lawrence, Mass
About one half Of the cloth was found under
a Woodplie at Lawrence. The last person
arrested is one Haines, who claims that he
purchased his portion of Upper, The cloth
Is now nearly all secured.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The ladies of Che sea lately had an anti
quarian supper at John Sanborn's house.
4. P Woodwork of Tunbridge harvested
227 bushels Of sound ears of corn from an
acre Of meadow land.
IL X Geor-e u Vcrshre raised from two
bushels Of seed sOwR, tOrty-six bushels of
wheat
The last new thing which is being talked
OF IN Bradford is a large building with
steam power, to be erected By a stock com
pany.
ORLEANS COUNTY
Benjamin Norris and vile came near being (
the subjects OF a first class obituary notice
not long since. They had been to South Bar
ton, and were on their return home lust at /
ter noon. and when about 10 cross the track /
at the second crossing above the depot, the .
express train north came along and was not /
heard By them until II was close upon them f
Mr.. Norris seeing that he had not time to I
repent Of his great load of sins turned the /
horse to one side Just in time TO get blow /
from the steps Of the cars which lett the car
riage, occupants and horse in a pile togcth- /.
err Mrs. Norris was badly Jared but is +
able TO be about. lie came out all right
The horse was well curried of but stands it
well, but the carriage was torn into innu- .
merable pieces -Barton Standard
owen Donegan of Troy, has sold 81 200 /
worth Of apples from his orchard the pres
ent year.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
B. w. Marshall, Esq prominent citizen I.
Of Rutland, is seriously ill.,
A correspondent writes to the Herald to /
complain because the little boys see the little /
girls home from church, and from their do .
ing 50 prognOsuca1es the direst misfortunes I
u the future generation. That grumbler il
hard up tor a subject.
The Herald has been following up its in
vestigati0ns IN the matter of the swinder /
Fitch, who has lately made Rutland the (
scene Of his operations. Ii finds, as was sup
posed, that Fitch clerk, Preimore, who /
loudly proclaimed his innocence, was rea " .
an accom- lice OF his, and that they have been .
working together at thus bus ness for some
tune They made some successful hauIs in .
and have now both succeeded IN /
getting 10 parts unknown with their spolls /
WINDSOR COUNTY
There was an accident to freight trains
near the Chase cut in Be;hel. on the 10Th .
INST One train ran into another standing
there. throwing the engine and two cars of .
the track No one injured. and the track
was cleared in season for the passenger trains.
F. Dana Of Springfield has recently
sod our CotswoId sheep, part lambs, vary
ing in price from $50 to 500.
Henry Martin, of Rochester, caught in
trap an eagle which measured SIX feet FIVE
ncnes from tip to tip OF its wings.
Woodbury. Walker. Edward Farland, Ed
ward B4ssctt William shannon, Fremont
Fletcher, james Mack and Tousant Blntin
were fined collectively SO and costs for Civ
ing Sylvester Perkins and new wife Of Cav
,ndish a cllltuumplan scramble.
WISDHAM COUNTY.
The tops of the dome was blown of To-
,omotive at Bellows Falls and the esca ping
steam sent a part of the engine INTO the
eddY but no one was hurt.
A dwelling house owned by James Forces
ter, and "A barn owned by George Lawrence,
we're burned in Brattleboro, on Monday