Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07
Vermont News.

BREAD LoAr I&N.-During the present sea
son new and cOmmodious stage will be rur
between MIdd!ebury and the Bread Loaf Inn
leaving Middlebury on the arrival Of the
southern train, and returning at : AN. next
morning Bread Loaf mountain and its inn
are justly among the most celebrated Of the
American summer resorts. 1t is well worth
IA visit.
Mr. + W Fitch. Of Bridport. has SIX
dollar bill OF the old continental currency,
| issued uuder act Of the Continental Congress,
/ approved July y, l77G. The bill is poorly
printed upon poor but heavy paper at Phila-
I deiThIa, IN the same year it was authorized.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
! Augustus Benedict Of Manchester has 80
swarlns of bees only three having been lost
in wintering.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Tic Young Men Temperance Society hold
a meeting ut Lyndonville June 2Sth Sew
cral eminent speakers from abroad have been
invited. Hon. G.. W. Grandev Of Vergenne-
viii be present. \ band Of music will be in
attendance, and it is hoped the occasion will
be one Of profit and pleasure to all.
horse belonging to Orris5n Smith of
sutton, valued at 500, was g0red to death
by an OK one day last week.
On Sunday Of last week c. c. Miller. of
Lyndon, lost a COW by some singular disease
She was in the pasture, and was observed t.
be acting "a little strangely Saturday after
noon. On Sunday Miller received word that
she was sick, and reached the pasture Just
as she died. One Of her hind quarters was
swollen % twice its usual size. Otherwise
she seemed Il be all right
Mr. Thomas Hale. of Waterford, is nine
ty-lour years old. She has four sisters over
ninety, AMI three brothers over eighty years
Of aye
Smusl Hooper, Of Groton, subscribed
$1,000 to- the NJ. a W r. r. r. He has
recently paid his entire subscription in 400
acres Of wild land and the old Wclch store
n the village. Director French takes the
property at those figures, and it is reported
That C viii soon erect a large store on the
site oi the one purchased.
In Walden. last Friday night. Burns Gam
mel met Joseph Bean driving along in the
road. Bean. it seems. had formerly accused
Burns Of stealing b , dog from Copenhagen.
where lie formerly lived. Burns, havlnza
little cider tn bis stomach at this meeting
7, cO.L ctcj tie old grudge, and with loud
voice commenced to murder the Kings Eng
i-h in the presence of Bean. who laughed
and called It quite funny occasion Burns
did not intend he should gard it IN that
light. So climbing into the wagon he at
tempted ID snap oH Bean boots by shaking
the collar " bis coat. As the boots did not
move Burns stopped a minute to breathe,
swear and let tine cider work, when he re-
ncwod the attempt, but without success
After using all the epithets at his command
for the eIItcatiJn d Bean and the bvstand-
ers. De gave Up the contest. He may have
bad some prIy5citIon for the attack, for. il
report is true. the dog was sold by Bean
who lad probably forgotten it when be
charged Burns with the tHcft. Beans mem
Dry Is not die best nc is the same man
WHO recently sent some money from Peach
lu % New York for a receipt for making
lns. and, owing to that pesky memory III
hI-, sent Ills money to one Of those counter
lci5 D. new -Nindling concerns, and received
d box ~ -hasngs. Bean is very absent I
minded RI Iuyu.