Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-08
Vermont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
There is an unusual amount Of sickness
in Leicester, IN the form Of scarlet and
typhoid fever, colds, etc
SI~GULAR RAILROAD AcCDENT.-As She /
nj ght train from Boston on the Rutland Road T.
was on its way, this side Of Yergenncs, sun /
dav morning at about five clock the sleep I
ing car was thrown from the track by the !
breaking OF a rail. The car was dragged for
some rods over the ties, till, the coupling (
breaking, II took - scOOt - at right angles |
to the track ran down an EN- bankment fifteen 1
feet high, and out into the fields some ways. /
The car was NOT upset, and the rear tracks I
not damaged the wheels running over the 1
frozen ground almost as well as on iron. I
Nobody was hurt, though an were considera- I
bly, shaken up, and Oi course somewhat star /
tied. The baggage car was also thrown off, I
in whole or part, but jumped back upon the /
rails, and was brought along all right.
The robins persist in appearing every mild
day. On Tuesday last they were quite musI- I
cal in Forgenncs
r Flint Is appointed postmaster at Han
cock. vice :. McAllIstcr.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Mcssrs. Burdens are said 70 have
commenced excayating for iron ore again
near the mines worked by Messrs. Sweet a.
Co., at the old furnace ore beds in Benning-
ton. The greatly increased quantity and i'm
proved quality IF the ore taken from these
mines now is owing to the fact that the Old
companies did not 20 below a point from
which the water would flow out, along the
ditch Of an horizontal arch or pit into the
river. This gave them only the top Of the
deposit. Now by the aid Of steam pumps
the miners 20 down into the bed pcrpendicu-
larly, as far as the ore ''pans out prOttably
and are getting excellent orc, ami all they
can dig.
The sclcctmcn Of Manchester have assessed
the State tax upon the old appraisal of le0j,
instead Of the new one Of 1870. The blunder
renders the tax void
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
As q party Of boys were sliding down the
Hastings hull az thcnOrth end Of Main street
St Johnsbury. few evenings since, on a
4 traverse sled 1.-TWO haud-sleds attached with
q long board) the darkness prevented them
from seeing a team coming up the hill, into
which they run with great violence. The
sled struck the sleigh with such force as to
break it away from the horse and carry 1t
down the bill some ten rods. Philip Car
Pentcr, boy II years old, son of Alonzo
Carpenter, Esq.. Of Bath, y. H., had m
arm badly fractured and was otherwise some
what injured. Saturday it was feared he
had sustained severe internal injuries, but
he now seems to be doing well No other
boy on the sled was injured. Fortunately
the sled passed the horse, which had partly
turned out Of the road, striking the sleigh
near the first beam, breaking both raves, and
carrying it out from under the only occu-
pant, a brother Of Irwin GOrham, OF st
Johnsbury Center. Both tugs, and the
breeching straps Of the harness were broken
short off.
Mr. Alden Wheeler of ST. Johnsbury, had
r. 4, o,,C. all t.I,
chain, weighing one fourth Of pound, a gift
by some Of the employees in Fairbanks
Scale works.
The prospect for raising funds for building
a Universalist church is very favorable. -.
Johnsbury seems likely to have churches of
almost every denomination known to Chris
tendon.
The annual Railroad Ball Will be given at
the Avenue House on Friday evening, Feb
IOrh Halls band Of Boston and Hough's
band of Lebanon-ll pieces-furnish the
music.
]. Benoit has been appointed postmaster at
North DanvilIe, Vice d. W. Bachelor.
The first month after the completion of the
p. & 0. r. R. track from the PaSsumpslc
track to Fairbanks village, the MeEsrs. Fair
banks received enc hundred and one loaded
cars of inward freight.
Walkers hotel at Lyndonyille, is still
closed against the public, or was the last Of
; the past week. 1t is closed because the pro-
prietor cannot sell liquor unfortunately.
At a recent meeting Of the trustees OF the
Lyndon (Baptist) Institution, 1t was voted
to discontinue the school under the direction
of the Board until the completion OF the
school buildings. 1t is expected that the
main building may be in readiness for the
fall term.
Il. W Fleetwood has been appointed post
master at st. Johnsbury.
The NJ. E. Church In Sheffield, is holding
a protracted meeting, Rev. I. F. Stewart OF
South Burlington assisting.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
In the U ). District Court at Burlington
on Tuesday, during the examination OF a
witness in the cases growing out OF the
bankruptcy of A. NJ. Clark, evidence leaked
out tending to implicate member OF the
Franklin County bar in scheme for lnhu-
encing decision by an exjudge OF the Su-
preme Court by the employment OF money.
For the purpose of investigation OF this
transaction, Judge Shipman ordered rule to
be served upon the attorney, requiring him
show cause before the District Court why
he should not be stricken off the roll OF It
torneys. This proceeding IS returnaoie on
the first Tuesday in March.
The Burlington Wooden Mill Company
will build the coming season, an extension tc
their wooden factory, some two or three hun
dred feet in length east, and FIVE stories high
John S. Tubbs, Esq, died at bis residence
in Winooski, early Monday morning, after
brIaF illness