Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-21
ADDISON COUNTY


three years old daughter of Charles Bru-
yea, Of Middlebury, on the 9th inst swal-
lowed a large dose Of corrosive sublimate
from a large bottle which she supposed con-
tanned water. DR.. Rowley administered to
her, and on Saturday she was walking bout
the house
a Mr.. Hill Of Middlebury obtained q di-
vorce last Saturday, and was married on Sat
urday evening.
Butter is worth from - to % cents in
Ner-cunes.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Sparks from a passing engine set fire to a
pile Of posts in Sutton recently, and before
the fire was discovered and extinguished, it
had destroyed more than two thousand posts
day or two after the above fire, two
he.lcrs got through the gap upon the track
where they were run over and killed by the
night express
tHlTTESDEN COUNTY.
RICHM5ND MsREET.-On Monday 200 tubs
0i butter were sold at % to p cents, and 300
boxes Of cheese at to 10 cents some sage
cheese bringing = to - cents.
NARROW EscAPE-A brace seven inches
square was i3stled from its place as the Sun
day morning express was crossing bridge
between NIIlston and Richmond. and pene-
tratcd the cndOi the sleeping car about eight
feet, when it was driven sheer off, without
having done other damage than making a
passage for itself through the water closet
and the fist section Of bert hs which were
fortunately unoccup led.
y severe hail storm passed over the north
crn part of " cstf0ri and south part of Fair
fax on Thursday, June 18th, at about Pm
Han stones fell of the size Of musket balls,
and in many places were piled in quantities
Of a bushel OF more, and 50 remained till the
next morning.
There were 1870 tubs o butter sold at Mil
ton on Monday at from u to . cents, and
few choice tubs sold for 80 cents per pound.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
4 nine years old daughter Of George Dobie,
Of st. Alban-, was kicked and Instantly killed
by orsc belonging to hin, last tuesday
afternoon. The little girl went to drive the
horse out Of a nei ghbor field, when he sud
denly turned and XII ckcd her on the left side
of her head
VIM. W. Gadc)nb, son Of W. 0. Gadcomb
Of st Albums, died on board the L. ). steam
er Idaho on her recc mt trip to England. Mr.
G4dcomb was graduated from the University
Of Vermont in 1854, and afterwards was
merchant in St. Adams. lie had been in poor
health Of late.
The corner stone Of an Episcopal church
has been laid in East Georgia.
The Missisquoi Railroad is open to Shell
don. Regular trains commenced running on
Monday.
LAHDILLE COUNTY.
LAMOLLE VALLEY RAILRoAD.-There are
about seven hundred men at work on the
railroad between st. Johnsbury and Hard
wick, and over one hundred on Trudell's Job
betw en- st. Johbsbury and the east village
npTr.NS cCT-N.Tv
A barn belonging to Henry +. Black, in
Coventry, was struck by lightning on Tues
day and consumed by fire, with its contents,
including fifteen tons Of nay, moving ma
chine, cart, and large number Of other
farming tools. The fire spread so rapidly
that scarcely anything was saved. Loss
about 3, 100 insured for ! 100.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
STATE MILITIA "A new militia company
has been organized at Rutland. II. I. Lew
in is Captain c. p. Yates First Lieutenant,
and y. X Cain Second Lieutenant.
Rutland offers 500 in prizes to the fire
engines competing there at the muster, July
18th. They are to play horizontally, through
300 feet of hose. First prize, $4O0; second
prize, 5000 third prize, 500.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Augustus q. Stearns, excellent young
man from Windham, committed suicide at
Springfield Saturday afternoon, by cutting
his throat.