Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-23
Vermont news.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Tnere - walnut tree in Addison five feet
and ten inches in circu ference, one hun
bred aud twenty feet high, and it Is sixty
feet to the first limb.
One day last week Little Palmer and his
wife Of South BRISTOL, had a little " set to +
about the proper correction Of their child.
and Palmer came off second best 10 the me
lee His wife entirely demolished his best
and perhaps his only shirt, by stripping 1t
from his back Palmer is indignant and
says he shall never live with her az
BENNINGTON.
The intense heat on the day Of the Ben
ninzt0n celebration Frustrated two members
Of the Troy regiment. Though their situa-
ton is precariJus, it is hopei that their lives
may be saved.
Mr Amos Aldrich Of WoodiOrd, was lately
thrown from wagon by the running Of an
unmana geable horse and severely injured in
the left hip joint. tie IS IN critical condi-
ton.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
CYRUS Iadley of st. johns bury has suffered
three years from rheumatism IN one of his
limbs and not long since he took piece OF
needle nearly an inch long out OF the call
Of his ies As a consequence every body VINO
has the Rheumatism IS now hunting tor
n eedles.
CHITTESDEN COUNTY.
RICHMOND Butter MARKEr.-There were
$50 tubs butter sold Monday at p to pc e,
and 500 boxes cheese, farm dairies, at from
: to &c, and sage and factory at 10 to lie.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
There are about 200 visitors at Alburgh
SPRINGS this week, Of which the Springs
House has 80, the Mansion House so, and
the remainder are boarding at private houses
LANJILLE COUNTY.
FIRE AT JoHSsoN. About half past eleven
D clock Sunday forenoon, fire WAS discovered
issuing from the old tannery building To-
Gated a little east Of johnson village An
alarm was sounded and the citizens, many of
whom were attending service al their respec-
tive churches, were soon upon the ground
Before the flames could be checked the tan
merry and large factory adjoining, occupied
by MJultOn Brothers, manufacturers Of
MJulton 5 patent tubing, were burned TO the
ground. Only the strenuous efforts of the
citizens prevented extended conf igra ton
Tne fire is supposed to have originated in the
, tan room near the factory. The tannery was
an old building of little value. Moulton
Brothers lose three or four thousand dollars
in stock insured for only eight hundred.
Most Of the machinery was saved. The fac
tory building was owned by other parties,
and we are informed, was not insured. This
is the second large fire that has occurred in
this village within few months.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A couple of steers were struck by light
ming in Bradford, few days ago. We don't
care, so long as it happened in Bradford
| We steered y for that place once and we
prefer lightning to it.-!N. Johnsbury Times.
The house Of Moses Bass of Braintree was
/ burned on Sunday Loss $2OO0-insured tor
$500.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
| 4 hedge hog weighing 80 pounds was re-
Gently killed in Lowell, by John Sawyer.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| They are agitating the retaking OF the cen
sus in Rutland There is a growing sentl-
ment that the West Rutland parish OF the
/ town contains more inhabitants than Is re-
ported The Herald thinks the census essen
/ tally correct, vet thinks that perhaps IL
might prove a material benefit to the town,
county and State if rctaken by the town au-
thorites-
Two elegant drawing room Pullman cars
were lately placed on the Rutland Railroad
20 run between Saratoga and Boston.
VERMONT VOLUNTEER MILITIA.-The three
Rutland companies of militia have peer
transferred from the second to the tnlrC
regiment, aud West Rutland is to have mil
itary organization.