Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

TIC Town ana country Is OF dark green COL
or and very heavy. All indications point to
luxuriant harvest in quality.
In the Republican County Convention a
motion was made by Mr.. johnson of YER
gennes, to change the future conventions
from the several towns, but it was voted
down by large vote.
Gov. Slade, the Middebury correspond
ent of the Rutland Herald, predicts that
Gen. Grant will receive from $500 to 1000
majority in &" old Addison, next November.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
One day last week Mrs. ALERT Sherman,
of Salem, n. Y, stopped her horse at the
railroad crossing near the residence of Mr..
George Hopkins in Rupert. to allow a
freight train to pass While the train was
passing, the horse started suddenly and
went in between the track and fence. One
of the cars struck a wheel, broke it in pieces,
and threw Mrs. Sherman out of the wagon,
but, fortunately, without injuring her severe.
ly. The horse walked the track short dis
lance and stopped. 1t was a very narrow
escape.
On Friday the thermometer at Bennington
stood at 9S in the shade.
Moses Paige Of Bennington Center has
night booming cereus which opens once a
year for about six hours, and then closes up
again Last Thursday night about y
0 clock it opened. A large number wit
messed it,
Suolling gypsies are annoying Manches-
ter.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
4 thunder shower, accompanied with high
winds, did damage in St. Johnsbury last
week Friday. The south wing Of Floral
Hall was blown down Also considerable Of
+I,- 4 ~, u.
Some large shade trees were also uprooted
in that vicinity.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
A woman named Kelley was killed while
crossing the railroad track at Essex Junction,
one day last week The shifting engine
ran over her, cutting her TO pieces.
The door and sash makers Of this State
held a meeting at the Van Ness House last
week, relative to making uniform prices for
their manufacture.
The laborers on the city water works,
Burlington. struck for higher wages on Sat
urday, and have quit work
Three workmen in the cove at Burlington
were Frustrated by the excessive heat OF
Saturday afternoon.
/ Freeman Wood Of Jericho had his hand
sawed off with circular saw one day last
week.
/ The grocery store Of Rolla Bromley Of
+ huntington was broken open last Thursday
night, by taking out window, and some
twenty dollars in cash taken frlm the money
drawer
/ DR.. Merritt c. Edmunds OF Weston, enc
Of the Fish Commissioners of this State,
placed in Burlington Bay, Wednesday 3d.
j geo young shad They are from Green s
shad Matching establishment on the Huds on
New York.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
q. d. Thomas Is Sons of Sheldon have
taken a lease Of the Central House in that
! town for one year.
J. F4irman has been appointed liquor
agent at Fairfax.
James f. Wilder Of En0sburgh Falls was
quite seriously injured last week BY his
horse taking fright at the cars. The horse
was hitched near the depot, and when the
| 8. dirt train r passed broke his halter. Mr..
| Wilder stood near and caught the reins, and
was iammed against the fence. IL is thought
he broke his shoulder bone. The horse ran
and demolished the wagon.
! Joseph Purmort Of Georgia has been
shearlng his flock Of 900 shccp,-50O me.
rinos aud 400 Of the combing wool breed.
The Seventh Day Adyentists propose to fin
ish their house Of worship at East RIchtJrd ,
I this season.
William Corliss Of Richford recently
shcarcd fifteen pounds of wool OF from a
common, coarsc-wO0l. ycarlIng sheep
David Lawrence of Swlnton has a five
wear old cow. native breed. which yielded
the last week By lbs and 10 ounces of milk.
She dropped twin calves this spring The
greatest single yield Of milk > lbs. and )
ounces The most in any one day was 40
lbs and j 3 ounces.
The St Adams Base Ball Club won a de-
cided triumph in their match at Montreal
on Friday. They were Victoria us nj 81
Johns IN their match with the Mortified
University Club-winning by two runs.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
4 little daughter Of Daniel PatnO OF
North Hero was badly burned last week
while playing with fire on the beach
Fishing for bass, pickerel and pike is
better than usual-some fifty OF more being
} caught IN one day with a single spoon and
/ hook.
The crops in North Hero are looking very
! promising, and fruit also. a bOuntItu
harvest may be anticipated.
Judge Fleury is making some repairs OF
the county Jail. There are now two persons
confined in that institution. both from Al
y
ceny, and the other for larceny Of horse.
LANoILLE COUNTY.
The crops at Watcrville, with the exceT
ton Of the grass, which is as forward nov
2 as is often seen at this time Of the season
are looking very backward, and much Ian
in low and marshy places remains yet un
; planted or sown.
Luther Shattuck, whose sons Ieg wa
:. amputated a short time since, being a
d industrious, hard-working man, in Unite,
-, circumstances, the citizens. Of WatervillC
raised $50 the amount necessary to dctra
Re the expenses attending the amputation.
A small child of Mr.. George Cady
Cambridge came very near losing one Of hi
eyes from the bite Of savage dog, owne
r by g. II. Gilbert 1t is said to be the fit
. person bitten by the same dog, and yet b
!. is permitted to live.
r RUTLAND COUNTY.
! futile & Co. publish, early in August
> the .. History of the town of Pittsford,'' b
y DR.. A. NJ. Cayerly. They were expected I
k. have issued it from the press somewhat ear
r lier, but the large size of the volume hi
. caused the delay. When published, it wi
be found one of the most elaborate and il
te teresting town histories ever written.
u The various mills at Shrewsbury are rur
ct ming full time, to fill their orders for Iumbe
h. Chase's mandatory at Mechanicsvil
e. employs 90 to % men in making toy car
=, and wheelbarrows for Boston and New Yol
. markets.
On Wednesday afternoon a small wood,
on frame building in Rutland was destroy
IF by fire. A house and adjoining buildin
: were only saved by the efforts of the fire d
IN partment. The fire is supposed TO have be-
n set by lad some four or five years of age,
of spirit of mischief and to see a bonfire