Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-05
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

| ADDISON COUNTY.
On the docket of Addison County Cour
there are large number of patent cases in
which Gov. Stewards name is associated as
one OF the counsel for the plaintiff.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Over nineteen tons of pig-iron are moulded
daily at Swett's foundry at Sjuth Shafts
bury.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
On Wednesday the 22i ult. little eight
months old son of n. II. Lane Of Barnet was
sitting in high chair near the stove, when
he sprang out of the chair and fell upon the
stove, burning his neck and hands severely.
The Caledonia County Conference of Con-
gregatiOnal churches, meets with the North
Church in St. Johnsbury, on Tuesday, June
II and - The gathering of the Sabbath
Schools will be on Tuesday afternoon.
Jerry Drew has presented the St. Johns
bury band with fine band wagon,
1t is reported that there will be a Farmers
Celebration of the national holiday at St
JOhnsbury this year, under the auspices of
the Green Mountain Grange of Patrons of
HusbIndry. The Fair Grounds are to be the
scene of this festival, and it is to be of social
rural, old fashioned character, with picnic
dinner for all comcrs brief speeches, music,
etc.
The z. 6 o. r. X was to put on refriger-
ator cars last Monday for conveying butter,
cheese and eggs.
CdITTENoEN C)U NTY.
Three hundred and twenty persons were
confirmed by Bishop De GOesbriand in St
Marys Cathedral at Burlington, on Thurs
day last CORPUS Christi Day.)
Hon. 5 5 Benedict Of the Free Press has
gone to the Philadelphia Convention.
( Charles Merritt Of Hinesburgh was ar
rested for drunkenness on the p til ult., and
fined five dollars The liquor was procured
at the agency - under false pretences.'
A Troy New York musician reioices in
the name of c. NJ. Whiskey His forte is
. Comm thro' the Rye. Free Press.
Why don't the Free Press give his first
name in fulI-Choice Monongahela.
The Free Press says there is an old lady
named Marie Hsppin now livingin Vino oski
who is in her ninety ninth year and is the
mother of twenty childrea- She has now sixty
seven living granIchiIdren and seventy seven
living great grandchildren. Thrty-two
grandchildren have dieI, making the toatl
progeny up to this time, two hundred and
twenty.
A Coon IDEA.-The new proprietors Of
the American Hotel have set their faces
against Sunday dram drinking. The bar is
now closed on the Sabbath.-Free Press.
No wonder that some of our exchanges
think the above item reads like joke, in
Vermont paper But, then they have such
queer ways in cities.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Messenger understands that a Greeley
and Brown Club is being organized at St.
Adams.
Mr. II. A. Green Of Hishgate, VI, died
suddenly on Saturday the 18th. lie had
seated himself in chair at the table aud
suddenly fell backward deal lie had been
sick VITA lung fever, bus was recovering.
The St Adams butter market was active
on Tuesday. Prices common to fair, 20 to
> cents medium to good, > 70 ,, selec- /
tions, > to 81.
The Central House, Sheldon, IS sold 70
New York parties for $4,000
The post Office at East Richford has been /
temporarily discontinued by the removal of
Isaiah StanhOpe, Jr., the post master, into /,
Canada.
LANOILLE COUNTY
The Directors of the Llm0ilc County 1
Agricultural and Mechanical Society are re
queste1 u meet az the Town Hall in Norris /
Vile, on Saturday, June 18th, NJ ] o'clock /
p. NJ, to arrange q Premium List, appoint /
Awarding Committees and make all neces- /
sary preparations for the next Annual FAIR
While a little son of Luther Shattuck OF 4
WatervilIe was attempting 10 climb into /
a loaded wagon, under motion, his foot was /
caught IN the spJkes near the hub and - /
sh0ckingly twisted, broken and mangled that I
amputatiJn became necessary above the knee (
Fifteen persons united with Rev. v w. /
Hariy's church, Morrisville, recently, eight /
3 of ho
largest accessions they have received for .
years, and making twcnty-six who have
united since January.
On the Doth ult, Morrisyillc had niue
sermons by five different ministers.
The Methodist society of that vicini-
tn has purchased a lot on Main street
in that village and Will erect a church
and parsonage thereon this season. They
now hold services there every Sabbath in the
Town Hall.
The hotel keeper at Wolcott village
lately fined so aud costs on complain was
Dr. Holbrook, the new liquor agent, for Of
ing liquor contrary 70 law, and has c sell!
his hotel t. the public in consequence Iosed /
The Mount Mansfield Hotel is open for
the season, and Col. Keller has made Prepa-
rati0ns for large number of guests the
coming season.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The ODiaiJH saws j. II Peters OF Brad
ford has sold to John Shaw, ID, of Lynn.
Mass, chestnut mare years old for $1,000.
Mr.. Shaw offered S2l0O Tor three colts, the
Jne sold, two-years old and yearling.
These colts were all sired by the old Peter
Morgan.
A Randolph correspondent of the Rutland
Haald writes that the feeling in that part
1f the State is strongly in favor of a new
governor.
Gentlemen from New York, who have re-
Gently been exploring for copper in Topsham.
have located a mine at Waits River of I'M
doubted value, and showing well in every re-
spect This fact onght to have It's weight
with the voters Of Topsham on the question
of the West Fairlee railroad, as the develop
ment OF their mineral wealth will eventually
increase the population and wealth of the
town.
West Randolph is moving in the matter Of
securing a course Of lectures the coming
season.
The premises on which the residence Of the
late Judge Weston Is located have been pur-
chased, on which Is to be erected the new
school building.
dispatch to the Boston Journal says tina
BENJAMIN Barber a resident of Fairlee, COM
mitted suicide by taking strychnine, on the
evening Of June ID. lie was about 30 years
old.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The clapboard mill of Ezra Dlviso n, a
Newport Center, was burned on Monday |
the 9th ult together with 5000 feet of clap |
boards
In Glover on the 22d ult there were
persons sick with the measles.
R.RToN.-The Methodist Sabbath School !