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

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An ACCIDENT TO a STAGE.-While in Ell
more; on the down trip last Wednesday
most unfortunate mishap befel the stage
owned and driven By MIR. J. II. Barnes of
this place. 1t seems the selectmen Of Wor-
cester had taken up bridge some two miles
above Worcester Corners, on the regular
stage route from Montpelier to Morrisville,
and directed Mr.. Barnes to route via. the
Eagle Ledge road and East Eimore to Elmore
Center. From East Elmore to Elmore the
road IS billy, poor aud rough. As Mr..
Barnes was driving down one Of the hills,
The pole to his carriage broke and the car
rage was thrown over on the front end
There were six adults and three children in
the stage, and all the older persons were
more or less bruised and injured, while one
Of them, Mr. Selden Merriam Of Morristown,
had his Leg and Two ribs broken, and his
spine injured The children escaped with
but slight bruises. The carriage was some
what demoralizsd. but probably twenty-five
dollars will make that all risht. The horses
suffered no damage. Mr. Merriam was
c,ugbt in the front mart Of the clrri,re a.
it went over him, and was unable to clear
himself from the wreck lie Is a man Of
some seventy wears. and has until lately re-
siieIin EImore near the place Of the disaster
We learn thlu although apparently doing
we'll for time after tn, acct lent. he has
b,an since Friday Evior in 4 sort of stun,r.
audit Is now EstrsI h. cannot survive his
injuries. To is repJrteI that tie question OF
So. 5,tI,-- 81 ;,.. +b-,,,.h
field OF oats n case teams were allowed to
ford the brook IN the vicinity OF the bridge
taken up, determined the selectmen % send
the travel around by East EimoFe Tor i've
daya. Il this be true, It may prove 20 have
"eeH penny wise P'-''J
A FIERCE AssArLr.-Ono day last week two
Of the section hands. named Martin Mark ham
and Cornelius Kelley. EMPLOYED on the Cen
traf Railroad between Montpelier Junction
and Mortified, had a bit Of " orp.easant-
ness - while az work. which resulted IN
lIarkbam,s strikinr KeIIev. knockin, him
down. and hitting him again several times
after he was down. Kelley next day entered
4 complaint agains, Markham for assault
with villainous intent. and the respondent
was b-or,bt before Justice Robinson or this
VILLAGE and Mead guilty The court fined
Markham 80 and costs which he paid. and
-,-irad ,nietIy ruminatin,, ON the exrense
IL 4,,no, as be vvorId n = ~ done bv There
had been an old feud between the parties for
some time. and thev had worked separately
nm tbe section till the dav Of the bclic5se
encounter.
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DFToeu presided. Israel DrinelI. in hi.
ef.,b+r--fv+b year but III vitality and mind
sin BRIGHT and vigorous. INVOKED the Divine
blessing. After dinner several pieces &c mu-
sic. of the old style, such ~ Uxbrjd5c Tur-
ner and Northfeld wer1 sung, and piece
composed by one Of the circle, for the occa
sion. 4 brief historical address by Rev J
f Dwiueli, Of Sacramento, tracing the ont
lines Of the family history from Michae
D5niel Of B)xfjrd. Essex County, Iass., 10
1860 down to the present. followed arc
then PRAYER by Rev j. @ Hale, Of Ches-
ter. who also made some appropriate remark
Then after more singing, in which two little
girls sang very swecsly, and more remarks
the company, as they wee about to dis
per-c to their 9sm2-, sports, and groups
sou,ht relief for their accumulated emotions
first bv slurin. the D0xJlogy, and then, as i
n5t satisfied with that. by three rousins
cheers. The occasion was in all respects Sc
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