Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-15
BENNINGTON COUNTY

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Seventy five ewes, worth $500. belonging
to single farmer, were recently killed Oy
dogs at Arlington, and many hocks have
been scattered and driven to the mountains.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Lyndon Union says last week was a
week of terror on Railroad Street, in St. /
Johnsbury. 1t will be remembered that two
weeks ago the police notified the {" dealers "
to sell no more. Some of them, suspecting
Orren Poland of furnishing, persuaded Burke
the barber, to 60 over to his place and try
him on. Burke went but could mt succeed. /
He feigned sick and Poland said there might |
be little in the bottom of his barrel which /
he could have. He obtained it, but Poland
told him he did mt deal in it and should
make no charge. Burke entered complaint
of Poland who was arrested, plead guilty to
two ofenses, was fined and appealed. PO-
land, suspecting this was plot by other
Dealers VINO were his enemies, made up his
mind to 20 for the crowd. He complained
of V. \. Spaulding, who as arrested, had /
his case continued two weeks Z. ). Has
| tings was then arrested, tried by jury and
convicted of 10 offenses, and he appealed
j. ID. Root, the oyster man in basement OF
Wards block, plead guilty of one ofense
and was fined $40 and costs. c. Z. Bingham
was arrested on Wednesday, but what was
officers had warrants in their pockets for
nearly every dealer in town, including two
| in the East village, most OF whom will have
been executed by the time this reaches the
reader.
The Union is bothered to know how so
many offenses were ever proved against Has
tings without the testimony of some OF the
| jury, which it names.
A telegraph Office has been opened at Wal
den heights, +. r. Meader operator.
The selectmen have appointed Mr. {. c
Bridgman, Principal of the Graded School,
Superintendent Of Schools, for Danyille, IN
place OF Rev. Geo. Powell, resigned and
moved away.
CuITTENDEN COUNTY.
Capt. u. A. Woodbury., who has for
number Of years been connected with the
custom house in Burlington as the Deputy
Collector and Inspector, has resigned has
position, to take effect in a few days, and
will 60 TO Ottawa in the interest OF the
large lumber firm Of Shepard, Davis X Co
Hon. a. J. Crane has bought the interest
of H. H. Howe in the American Hotel in
Burlington, and will after the 18th inst, be
the landlord of that old and iavcrably known
house
At the commencement ot the University
this year, the address 10 the society Tor
religious inquiry VIII be delivered by Pre7I-
dent McCosh OF Princeton College, and that
to the Phi Beta Kappa Society by George
). billiard Of Boston. The commencement
occurs two weeks earlier than usual this
year.
Gen. William Wells, the new Collector of
Customs, has retired from the hrn OF Henry
& Go
The Free Press says that coal is now
cheaper than It has been within ths last two
years.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Doctor Julius Leavitt has given up the
practice of medicine and has engaged in
preaching the gospel at Lunenburg, Vt.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST ALBANs.-The trustees of the village
have decided upon the Howard Pond, 50
called. in North Fairfax as the first reservoir
for water supply, as it IL more nearly OF the
necessary altitude. area, cost and convenience
for receiving the supplies from higher reser- I
voirs, if ever required, than any other.
ST. Adams Butter MAR0Er. The market
last week was very active. Spring tairles-
fair To good-2o to 25c; prime, 2ee; selcc
tions. - to 2sc. The shipment was l22I
tubs.
Five thousand dollars has been pledged to
a new Methodist Church IN St. Adams.
BURGLARY Al ST. ALrANs.-The house OF
NJ. G. Elliott, General ticket agent for the
Vermont Central, was entered by burglar
Sunday night. and $50 silver watch and
the keys to the vault OF his ofice were taken
from the pockets Of Mr.. Elliot's clothes
ORANGE COUNTY.
Oliver Hincher ESQ, highly esteemed +
ALL rFf he.
effects of a palsy shock on Saturday, the It'll I
inst.
ORLEANS CcCNVy.
j y Bartlett lost "a house at Barton hy /.
fire last Sunday morning, the 9TH inst, be- +
tween > and > O'Clock No one had lived 4
there for the last SIX months It was the 1
work of an ineendiary. L1ss S9co insured /
in the Farmers Mutual for 5000.
y. 5. Benham Of Derby l'tcly died Of
eating too much maple syrup
RUTLAND COUNTY.
We regret TO hear that John Cam, Of the
Rutland Courier, has not yet recovered from /
his serious illness.
wINDHAN COUNTY.
The annual convention Of the Episcopal I
Church in the diocese of Vermont viii be held .
in BrattlebOro on the 10th dav of July next, +
The house and barn of l.. p Hu0wlton of
Dover were destroyed BY fire on Friday the /
Goth ult, at about Pm. Very few OF his
household goods were saved
j. II. Williams, ESQ, Of Bellows Fails, /
has been appointed President pro lem OF the I
Rutland * Burlington railroad, during the /
absence of Gov. Page in Europe.
The Bellows Falls Times says Il was re- /
f,uDI Iady a% S4vr4Ds River Z
who has been in the habit Of saving her pin
money for a needy day. had neglected to re-
gard the change Of the State TO national /
banks. and that she had on hand in bills on
the old State banks some $50, of which 500
was on the old bank of Bellows Fails, and
the balance on the following named banks
Exchange Bank, Springfield, Peoples Bank,
Derby Line, Bank of Middlebury, Bank of
Brattleboro. Bank of Canton, n. Y, and
Woodstock Bank Although the time for
redeeming these bills expired some years
since, every one Of these banks, except the
last named, promptly redeemed their bills on
presentation.
Charles E. Arnold Of Bellows Falls has
removed to New York, where he will con-
tinue the practice Of law with Hon. E. w.
Stoughton and Col, Chas. 3. StOugbton.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Arrangements are being made for extensive
gold mining in Gaysvlle and vicinity during
the coming season. Ten or twelve men have
already been busily engaged in making and
setting spouts and digging bitches on Smith s
Island, in Gaysville. Others are expected
soon to make openings. The indications now
are that lively times may be expected IN gold
mining in that section.
John Cone has re-purchased the staging
from Woodstock to the railroad station OF,
Charles NJ Perry