Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-25
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
An elm in the highway leading from Mid
dlebury village to Lake Dunmore, measures
~ feet inches in circumference, and feet
from the surface Of the ground it is Is feet
in cumference.
Cornwall has already forwarded from the
Middlebury depot over seven thousand bush
els of onions, and the amount from that
town will probably reach the vicinity of
fourteen thousand bushels. Every day the
people gather at the depot and witness the
departure Of the aromatic bulbs with tears
which they cannot restrain.
!, Mr.. E. Grosyenor of Middlebury has lost
some twenty-six sheep, killed by dogs this
season.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
4 A curiosity in the shape of an apple which
is three fourths russell and one fourth pear
main, was picked from a tree in the Collamer
orchard, Shelburne, which, out of three
! fourths of an acre in extent, gave harvest
f Of apples this season valued at $3.50.
The conductor Of a freight train on the
Vermont Central Railroad was fined at Mil
ton the other day in the sum Of IS and costs,
amounting to S9.54, for allowing his freight
train to stand on the crossing and obstruct-
ing the passage of teams waiting in the rain.
This law could be put in force to the public
benefit in other towns.
The slaughter house, barn and other out
buildings Of Garry Munger at Colchester
Center were entirely consumed on the even
ing of the 10Th. The fire took from stove
in an outbuilding, where Mr.. Munger was
accustomed TO try tallOw. Loss about
50 500; no insurance.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
John 3. TAYLOR of Milton was lately SEN
fenced at St. Adams to five years hard labor
at Windsor, for stealing a horse from VIM.
, and f. d. Fuller, Sept. II, 1871, and Frank
Cook of Highgate was also sentenced to one
years imprisonment for the crime of being
found in bed with woman.
Rev H. c. Riggs, at his own request, has
been released from the passionate at ST. Al
: bans, and viii leave the first of November
for New Jersey.
The rock cut on the railroad near East
Hghgate Is nearly completed. In one heavy
blast they threw a piece Of rock, containing
over seventy cubic yards and estimated to
weigh over $50 tons, some 100 feet from
its bed. At the same blast another one.
measuring 80 yards, was thrown some ten
rods, and another seam blast threw rock
, nearly three feet square, over the roof Of
house some 40 rods distant
At Richmond market on Monday, Oct
Dist, farm dairy cheese sold at from 10 to II
cents factory at from - to - ID cents per
pound. Butter, fair, p TO p cents; TALL
made, p to 30 cents per pound.
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: going out Of season.
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ton vear iii I'm If q " IToIbrooL ~
ORANGE ,yss soalded ~ dea+b recoDtI1 b,,
falling inn, "a l<cttle If toiIiny svriU
ORLEANS COUNTY
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anu.
Jay Peak was white with snow September
/ list.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
HE scrimmage which occurred among the
hotel porter7 OF Rutland some three weeks
Since cuIm!nated heioTe justice Marshall
-1oii1'g ~ '"0 'U"I 'i my tc1I''7 anu oo7's'
anu 1'oA ne" 4oI ''I'u'V '' inc county
court
} Scarlet fever Is quite prevalent In some
parts Of Rutland, and schools have been -us-
pended y prevent the spread Oi the disease.
The eldest daughter Of Paul j. and Mar
tina Marshall formerly Of Poultney, was
burned u death in the terrible fire that Wis
lied Peshtigo. Wis.
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