Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04
vermont news.


little daughter Of r. s Steward 0
Bristol, was recently poisoned by chewing
que aper. such as is attached to ladies' col
lars For time her life was despaired Of
'ut she now shows signs of recovery.
Some scoundrel took from the stable Of d
j. Sabin, in Wallingtord, his fine horse anc
| ;halned him to the railway track the other
| iay. The horse was killed, but the train
vas not thrown from the track.
The last rail which com pletes the Addison
Railway from Whiting, to Tlconderoga, n
| I, was laid ON Saturday afternoon in the
| presence Of prominent railway gentlemen
If Vermont and New York. Cars run over
| the ferry bridge between Larabees Point anC
! Ilconderoga across Lake Champlain, thus con-
| iecting Vermont and New York by another
ailway link The road " i'll open for business
! December /.
An attempt WAS made to fire the law office
! If \. p. Tupprr % East Middiebury, on the
eight of the 18th ult., by means Of Il long
use when failed to quite. Suspicion rests
! upon certain man whose name is withheld
" purp 'scs Of justice.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rev. H. p. Cushing, of East Burke, Sec
rotary Of the Grand Lodge Of Good Tempars
/ has issued a circular to the lodges, ask NJ
1
the grave Of the late Rev Pliny H. White,
at " estmiuster-
rRANkLIN COUNTY.
The formal opening 70 the MIssisquoi
Railroad from st. Adams to Richf0rd, took
place On Saturday. Trains Will hereafter
run regularly over the entire road, distance
Of = miles.
There was "a large village meeting at II. Al
bans on Friday evcnIng, and it was voted that
water works were desirable, and the trustees
of the village were authorized and instructed
% take the matter into immediate considera-
ton and report to a future meeting the best
and most economical plan by which the OBJ
jcct may be accomplished
The grading o. the Llmollle Valley Rail
road Is progressing rapidly through Frirfeld.
TIE annual meeting Of the Vermont and
Canada RHlroad Company Will be held at
the Weldon House. St Adams, on Thursd v,
Oct l9tl, At $ O'Clock, D.. NJ
The engine Richmond has run . 900
miles on passenger trains, between St. Al
bans and Bellows Falls without once going
TO the shops for repairs
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mrs. l. H. Merrill Of Chels,, has this
year raised clover L. feet high in her door
yard.
An item for Bull Of Hancock On 30 acres
of land l. II Merrill, of Chelsea, has killed
Gj wJodchucks.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Patrick Sullivan has been found guilty Nv
the Rutland County Court Of manning the
horse 0f John Cain
Tho United States Circuit and District
Court. commenced It's October session at the
United States Court house Rutland on Tues
day, Judge Sinailey presiding.
wNDHAM COUNTY
The dwellin. bouse 81 Martin Dagsett, Of
Grafton, was destroyed by fire early Satur-
day m rrning SO rapid was the progress Of
the fire that he lost nearly all his household
goods Partially Insured. The cause of
the fire was the uPsettlng Of lamp
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Woodstock Staudlrd says that Ivory
L. Vaughn D.. that town. has this season
raised - Il bushels ct line winter wheat
from two acres. A noble yield, and better
than can be produced, except IA rare in
stances. at the West
An interesting suit brought by Harvey
Taylor of Cavendish, against J-ptha Page OF
Reading, for giving hIs family the small pJx.
has Just been terminated by the death 81
Page
Lieut. Frank Heath. OF the 3d L. 5 Ar
tulerv, and son 0t Rev s. Heath 1T Bran
doc, has been appointed instructor in nath-
ematies at West Point
Tac Junction House ut White River June.
tiou was damaged by fire Friday afternoon,
I'd the amount Of about $1,000 IL took
in the roof of the /. part.
Mrs 5 Foster of Weston has caught