Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-31
Vermont News.
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Inc AuuIson house, MIodleDury, Is lille
with visitors from the large cities
Cornwall is great in producing onions.
IS estimated that more than 80 900 bushel
will be raised to send to market
r " Jack " Armstrong was brought befor
Justice B. n. Dyer. of Leicester July 9th
fined Sl5 and cost, and put under $50 bond
for keeping peace one year, for stabbing
Frenchman July 5th, that was a la borer 70
George Swinington, ESQ. At first it wa
considered serious but proved not fatal L
appears that some words of unpleasantnes
passed between them, when Armstrong com
Inltted the act. The Frenchman was lately
discharged from Rutland Jail. He has lef
+ for parts unknown, fearing he might be ar
rested. 1t is said they were under the infu
ence Of strong drink.
4 Greeley club has been organized in
Monkton. Hon. Lucius Z. Smith is Presi
dent.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A large number of Swedes are laboring on
the Bennington and Glastonbury railroad.
4 Greeley and Brown club has been or.
gained at Bennington.
The Manchester Journal says that one OF
two 81 the Liberal Republican county com.
mirtee Of Bennington county are for Grant.
After several trials, the Liberals of Ben
ningtOn county have found five men that
they are sure of, and that will stick, for a
county committee They are R. 7. Hurd,
Arlington; Lyman Rogers, South Shafts
bury; Dexter Batchelder, Peru; William
Root, East Rupert; L. II. Hall, Pownal
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
o. VI. Badger, repair man at Lyndonville.
fell from a car and broke bis arm on the l 18th
inst
On the Ilth inst. VIM Chapman of Lyn-
d0ny.lle was killed by the cars at Sher-
brooke. He was in the car house, and
STEPPED upon the Passumpsic track to let a
Grand Trunk train pass, when a Passumpsic
train, which he did not see backed against
him. lie fell under the cars and it is sup
posed was not injured till the engine went
over him. His injury was principally in
the head, which was badly mangled, prob
ably by the cow catcher. lie leaves a wife
and four children, and has been at work for
the company only a week.
There are / widows living in the Sheffield
village school district and Hazen NJ. Gray
is the only surviving bachelor. The Lyndon
tuigu says 4 If any man in Caledonia coun-
ty has a big job upon his hands that man is
Hazen.'
y little boy in Hardwick saw a snake for
the first time, and describing 1t to his
mother he said 80 it was a narrow long thing
and it went wrinkIing along the road"
Albert Adgate, aged 10 years. son of Dr.
J.. " Adglte, OF st. Johusb bury, was severe
ly, if not fatally injured. recently, by being
trampled by a horse, into whose stall the
boy had gone.
Edwin Jenness Of W heelock, a young man
twenty years Of age, was arrested one day
last week, in Barre, for the crime of arson
The property burned consisted Of a dwelling
house (unoccupied at the time), barn and
shed, belonging to his brother, VIM. Jenness,
and located in Wheeiock.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
y Grant and Wilson club will soon be
organized in Richford A Greeley club was
organized in that town Saturday eve ming.
Mrs. Susie Searls Of Richford was serious
Iy injured by falling down stairs.
On Thursday Of last week William Pitcher
Of Fairfax was arraigned before Justice
Butler, and fined in the sum Of $40 and
cost. amounting TO about S45, for selling
liquor contrary 10 law.
Geo T.. Clapp Of Montgomery has a well
that freezes every winter, and this year re
NAMED frozen until July 18th, and in which
there was ice up to July 10.
The amount OF butter shipped from St.
Adams on Tuesday last was 1909 tubs.
The residence, farmhouse and barns of
d. c. Grimwood, in St Adams, were burned
last week loss $1,000, with small insurance.
A horse belonging to Stephen Eldred Of
Montgomery disappeared in mysterious
manner few weeks ago. One day last
week its remains were found cut up and
buried In the woods at Avery's Gore, about
a mile from Eldrcd's place Albert and
Io I'd h.,
latter a nephew Of Mr. Eldred, were arrest
ed on suspicion of having perpetrated the
act, and were arraigned before Justice o. n.
kcltOn last Friday The Justice bound up
the respondents for their appearance at the
County Court, and in default of bail they
were taken to Jail.
The result of the trial Of Mowers and
Farm implements at sheldon, July 10th and
l7th under the auspices Of the franklin
County Agricultural and Mechanical Society
wa as follows
MJwers-lst premium, st. Adams New
Model Buckeye, entered by the St. Adams
Foundry Company of St. Adams. Draft.
100 pounds. u premium, St. Adams No. ,
Buckeye, entered by the St. Adams Foundry
Company, of s.. Adams. Draft, l65 lbs.
81 premium, Meadow King, entered by E.
l.. Hlbbard Of Franklin, VT, Draft, 1G5 lbs.
BURIED ALuE.-A Frenchman at work
near North Troy, on the Canada line, was
nearly killed a few days ago He was bur
led by tall of clay, being somewhat deaf
and not hearing the men when they warned
him OF his danger. IL took eight men some
time to uncover him, and he suffered great
pain until extricited.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The ulrdwick Reporter notices an accident
TO d physician of ttat place by which he is
now land up with some Inflammation OF the
knee joint, and maliciously adds: % His pa
tents have q chance to get we'll
ORANGE COUNTY.
a little girl i've years old, daughter Of
Michael Buckley, who lives near Wells
River, was playing on the bank of the river
with her sister, when she fell in and was
drowned
A Greeley Club has been organized at
West Randolph 1t is composed almost
entirely Of Democrats with sprinkling of
Liberal Republicans.
The proprietor of the Chelsea stage line
which passes through Vershire, running
from Chelsea to ThetfOrd and back, daily, has
just put new team and stage upon the
road.
o. b. Rogers Of Newbury lost his carriage
horse the other day in consequence Of its
being gored by COW.
The barns and sheds of John E. Chamber
lin of South New bury were entirely consumed
BY fire the 9th inst. About forty tons of
- IN, .,rts opd other tools were also