Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09
ernIOnt News

ADDISON COUNTY.
\ patent has been issued t. Harry AZ
/ W His OF Vcrgenncs, for machine for point
Ing horse shoe nails.
boy ondeav0riug t. get on eight
train Saturday afternoon, at Whiting, fell
1 between the cars, and was run over, both
I legs being entirely severed from his body
/ causing almost instant death.
On Friday, the 2Sth ult, Nelson Lclranci-
I ~ Riptpn, while at work with Il circular saw
met with q fearful and fatal accident. II,
I was saving out lath, and the saw bccam,
I pinched so as t. throw large piece of stat
striking him in the pit of the stomach with
such force a5 To cause his death on Saturday
w. T. Dutt0n removed from Goshen tc
Brandon June 10, and in packing up hls
poultry overlooked a hen In a coop which
was not discovered until July. After re
muining eight days without food or water
sbe is alive and doing we'll.
There were 2l4 tubs Of butter sold in
Lincoln on Saturday July 2sth average
price = cents.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
}. II. More, Of Barnet, has read the New
Testament through sixty-hve time1 IN the
last ten years.
.
East Hardwick, running through South
Nhcclock and Stannard.
CmrTESDEN COUNTY
RICHMOND Butter MARE ET.-Ihc offerings
IF butter and cheese were very light on Mon
day. Prices about the same as last two
week.. Good butter, 20 to22c choice, p
70 DC farm dairy cheese, 70 . fac tory.
10 to lg re; sage farm dairy cheese. Zoe.
franklin COUNTY
In Fairfax, the hay-crop Is much better
than was expected before the haying com
mcnccd. Many farmers VIII get Il third more
than last year.
The skull Of some old settler was cxhumed
IN working the eastern extension Of the Wei
den street, st. Adams. Old inhabitants re-
port that a few bodies were buried there
some scventy-fve years ago.
REcAPTURED.-Cook, who escaped from st.
Adams on the DIST ult. has been rc-captured
by Sheriff Place.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
A few days ago, Grand Isle was visited by
a hail storm, which damaged gram and fruit
quite seriously.
LAW5ILLE COUNTY.
Mr. Byron 4 C4lkins. OF Hydcpark, had
a narrow escape from death one day last
week lie was attacked and overpowered BY
a mad bull, and received many ugly bruises
from lis horns and feet. At one time the
furious animal had la Ii pinned to the ground,
the horns being astridc ms neck. The timely
interpJsition OF friends saved his life.
Hon Justin ;. Morrill, has been engaged
to deliver the annual address at the next
LamJilIe County Fair. which is to be held
in Morrisyillc. September both and p th
The canal Of the Morrsylle Manu- factur-
ing Company, It is said, Will be completed
by September lst.
The telegraph poles for the Lem,iile Val
ley line are now set from ; t. Johnsbury 70
East llardwick. the villages Of East Hard
wick, WoIco-t, Morrisville. Hyde Park and
Sheldon have each subscribed the amount
required, ami Instruments have been pur-
cnasci Tor them.
ORANGE COUNTY
Bradford las a Methodist and Congrega-
tional church. Masonic Lodge, Chapter and
Council, a scvcnty-fyc association, River
Side Lodge ut Good TempLtrs, p. L. Wash
burn Post Of the Grand Army OF the Repub
lie, Brass Band, and fire company.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
ACCIDENT. Saturday last } James Powers,
an employee Of Messrs. Sneldon * Siason,
of Rutland, was instantly killed BY falling
into the pit Of the north quarry, belonging
t. that company, Il distance Ut some one
hundred and fifty feet. 1t seems that he was
endcsyorng to attach chain To a block OF
marble lying on the very edge OF the quarry,
and in reaching out, IN order t. attach a
hook which he had in his haud - anOt Ecr
chain, tie lost his balance.
Jonathan Dillingham;, Of Dandy, has been
held 81 900 bail for appearance before the
NJ. FOL &rar
Court lie was charged with passing coun-
issued by the Farmers and Manufacturers
National Bank Of P0ughkeePsie
wlyDuAM COUNTY.
Westminster has 50 acres of tobacco.
Brattlebo-o consumes 300 bushels of pea
nuts, annually.
\ child five years old was On the railroad
track on Monday, Just above Bra tteboro
station, and came near being killed, the train
being stopped when the engine vas within
five feet of lt.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Benz Fuller, of Andoyer, veteran Of IS
wears. does yeoman's service in the hay field
this season.
The body og man with hand organ
was found murdered just north Of the vii
lage Of Ludlow last Monday. The body
and hand organ were nicely covered with
leaves. Suspicion rests upon one Of two
other hand organ men, who were here the
las. of last week Exertions are being made
q ferret out the murdcrers lie was shot
through the BODY.
The latest device Of the fool catcher is to
send bill Of about $40 for repairs TO