Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-26
FRANKLIN COUNTY .


Governor Stewart has been engaged to de-
liver the address at the next Fair of the
franklin County Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Society.
\ painter named Fitzpatrick was run over
/ by the cars in the passenger depot at st. AL
bans Friday evening and instantly killed.
His body which was horribly mangled, was
not found until the next morning. He leaves
a wife and two small children.
A prisoner named Cook, of Highgate. in
carcerated in st. Adams Jail for adultery,
made his escape Friday night by saving the
bars out of his cell, and has MT been seen
since.
Robert Conn was struck by lightning and
instantly killed at Franklin, on the 18th
inst
The physicians from Montgomery, Rich
ford, Enosburg and Berkshire met at the no.
tel in East Berkshire July 9Th, and organized
Medical Society, to be held on the first
Wednesday of every month. They elected
for officers William K. Hutchinson, Presi-
dent j. NJ Hamilton, Vice President Silas
Farnsworth, Secretary and Treasurer.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
A sturgeon which had attained the dignity
Of being a six footer, and an avoirdupOis Of
II pounds, foolishly suffered himself to be
caught in a seine ut Grand Isle, few DAYS
ago.
LAMoILLE COUNTY
F. w. Holdridge has been appointed post
master at lrasburgh, vice R w. Nye, re
moved.
Mr.. d. G. Hardy has a pig with four
ears, two Of which are on the right side of
his head and both wrong side up There is
a small ear IN its proper place, and one of
the usual size about two inches below or a
little back Of the eye. The pig grows finely,
those in attendance upon the Sabbath school
picnic NeIcsdealer.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Twentieth Annual Fair Of the Orange
County Agricultural Society, will be held mt
Bradford, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, September Doth, 9th and 9th The
list Of premiums, etc, is published.
ORLEANS COUNTY
POtago bugs arc plenty and very destruc-
tive on the farms Of Horace and Henry
Crandall Of Salem. y curiosity is that they
viii not attack the top Of the Davis Seedlings,
at ..ast while the other varieties are not fully
destroyed.
RUTLAND COUNTY
Capt. William j Cain of Rutland has
been appintcd one af the engineers on the
Northern Pacific Railroad
Hon. Barzllai Davenport, an old and re-
spected citizen Of Rutland county, died at
Rutland Monday last lie had been long a
prominent Mason.
Mrs. John n. Baxter, with her daughter
and son David, left Rutland, Saturday for
year residence in Europe They are to be
accompanied by Miss Jennie Hopkins and
Miss Fannie Eastman
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Reynolds Of Rut-
land celebrated their tin wedding on Friday
evening at their spacious residence. About /
400 hundred guests were present. Among
the numerous gifts was miniature engine /
and marble saving machine. presented by
Mr.. II. F. Adams 1t was made entirely oil
tin, and properly worked, the little engine |
would drive three saws through a tiny block /
Of marble.
Zulma De lacy Dorr, daughter Of Hon. I
Seneca and Julia G. K. Dorr, was married .
to Mr. William Henry Steele Of Michigan on .
w cndesday evening. The ceremony took 4
place at q The Naples" the residence Of
Mr.. Dorr at Center Rutland, which was the .
scene Of au elegant reception and brilliant
social gathering.
The Peoples Gas Light Company, OF Rut-
and, have declared dividend Of one dollar /
per share, and decided 10 reduce the price OF /.
gas to four dollars per N. to customers for
fifty dollars per month and over and four
dollars fifty cents for bills less than fifty dol
ars uer month