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VERMONT NEWS.


VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Henr, Hall of Rutland. delivered two lee
lures nj Middlehary to crowded houses last
week. one upon Ethan Allen and the
other upnn the british Parliament.
The quarterly session Of the Addison
County Good Templar> nion WAS held re-
Gently at Bridport. Addresses were given
hy Col. John T. Mead, ten. Geo. W.
Grandey, Dr. l.. IS. Warner and Rev. Mr..
Winchester.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
samuel Griggs of Readsboro. was re-
turning from North Adams with yoke of
oxen and load he fell and the wheels ran
over him. breaking hi, leg below the knee.
After lying out all night, he managed to
crawl home.
\ musical association Las been organized
in Bennington.
The bank officers at North Bennington,
nave placed upon the doors and windows of
the bank building an alarm telegraph which
gives an instantaneous notice if the doors or
windows are tampered with, thus dispensing
with the services of a night watchman.
Carter Knapp of Sandgate, has been ar
rested. on complaint of Mrs. John McNlillis,
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10 kill. He was bound over in bonds Of
81 eco. to await the action of the grand
jury of Washington county. y. Y, at IT.
next session. Sandgate Is getting a bad
name for this sort of crime.
The annual meeting of the Vermont and
New York Milk Producers Association
was held % Bennington, Tuesday. Decem-
beg 10th
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Austin Folsom Of Lyndon, recently lost
five hog, in one nieht-al he had Disease
unknown
Willis Han,eom of Sheffield, is the
champion fox hunter. he having caught this
fall, - and his brother Barber has taken
9-and shot the tail of the tenth-making
"a between the two
A special train runs from Lyndonvillc 10
St Johnsbury every evening during the
present lecture course.
Geo. Carr of St. John,bury. sent beef to
market for Thanksgiving, weighing 2,l00
lbs. and James Terfew one that weighed
l. 700. three years Old.
Rev. Mr.. Murray failed to lecture az 81
Johnsbgry owing % q delay in the train.
Three men at ST Johnsbuary have just
been fined for refusing TO do jury duty
Luthef hehlAA, ie~idlu- Ut iht west lttt
OF ilard"iek' was recently thrown rom ms DIS
wagon c9nI7ei uenl pom ]" lie'' coming '"'
anu 7'IlouS-S ilYuI'H'
The people OF II. J0hn-blry are re3-laa-
bis concerned over case of small p0x re-
Gently brought there from Boston.
There has been considerable talk about
starting large cheese factory at Wet Dan
vile. TO so into operation next season.
Es>EX COUNTY.
E,lcrt Casr-er. a lumbernan of East Com
cord ,,,f carried down the CONNECTICUT on
/ raft. recently. and bad his life !mperllled
in the Fifteen mile rapids. lie was
thrown into the stream ana rolled ABOUT
proml~cuou-ly, bus wiie all the WAue
watching hun IN agony, from tae Vermont
shore. until finally be gained rock Il
religious meeting beng hcid near ny hI"Ac
up ana rescued Llm. scarcely able from
cold, latslr Hnl lear. i' navigate ihr
earth
''-''''H CO.'S
lArrr horses have recently ded in stowe
from tine drop~ica- form ol tie epiz'3ilc.
One oi o span oi horses owned By l-
lam RULER Nl 'amnridSe, ~uppei Do tne
road recently. and both horses ANA wagon
went down TIE hans INTO the rfer. The
horses WeH drowned and thct'Wu VIII aa'e
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lhe remains oi d. y b"i-.r'. VINO -"'-
Sliet at N'o"c JAS, summer nN hi- horse
running 81 lt. nave Nern di-inlrFf' ana gee
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