Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-11
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

AbbL3IE tDtNIH-
Last week $50 lbs Of butter and l740
lbs. pf cheese were shipped from New Haven.
The former WAS bought tor o., and large
proportion OF il WAS held over.
In the gale Of Friday afternoon, June 2lst.
much damage was done in Chimney Point.
Tie barn OF Cyrus Allen, near the lake, Op-
postc Port Henry, was completely Frustrated
1y the gale Mr.. A. was IN the barn at the
time the wind came from the west, and the
resistIess current Of air struck the barn. lie
rushed out through a small door on the west
side. while the barn was mainly carried cast,
barely escaping with his life. The barn was
2nz4O, built Of solid oak timbers l0xl2, but
Do d.d not appear Of a feather 5 weight in
this fearful blow. Two horses were ID the
baritone attached to a buggy was standing
On the barn floor, ana one of the heavy beams
fell close by, but did not hit or injure either
The horse or conveyance. Fences were over
turned, and numbers of large pine trees
were blown down on Mr.. A. 5 farm. An oak
tree, over two feet in diameter was broken
yE by the wind close 10 the ground.
The usually quiet town of Leicester on
Friday, the fifth inst was the scene of a
murderous ARRAY. Two men, named Arm
strong and Bruey while intoxicated got into
quarrel. Armstrong struck Bruey with
knIlc which took effect in the side, glancing
down near the heart. The parties were both
arrested Armstrong was foreman of Pow
ero lime quarry.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
uarmsn Taylor of Factory Point was
employed nearly all day the first part of
last week under one Of the tunnels in Messrs.
Feedly's quarry arranging some parts of the
drilling machine, he Is at present engaged IN
running The next morning the bench at
which he was at work was found shattered
int kindlng wood by a large scale which
fell from the roof Of the tunnel during the
night. Alonzo Brophy was hit in the side
and back by one Of the gangs in Field s mar
bic mill in East Dorset, one day last week
and seriously injured.
a Greeley and Brown flag was raised at
North Bennington on Wednesday and q sa-
lutte Of one hundred guns fired.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The ?. u 0. Railroad Co. have purchased
fifteen hundred tons rails for the road be-
tween Hardwick and Hydeyark, and they
are expected within a few days, when the
work of laying the track will be com
menced at once. 1t is expected to open the
road to Hydepark early in September.
Col. n. P. Bowman, chief marshal of the
State Fair, has appointed the following as
sistant marshals Col. Truman 9. Fletcher,
Major Geo. w. Bonett, Messrs. Henry &.
Hastings and Charles j. Bell.
The Methodist denomination have rented
Matthewson's Hall, Lyndonville, for the pur-
pose of holding meetings there as soon as
the CongregatiOnalists shall have lett IL
for their new church.
Miss Emma A. Ide Of ST. JOhnsbury has
secured the position Of music teacher IN
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
? Y SHOWS barn was struck by light
ming last Monday afternoon; Some Of tne
timbers were spilntered and the shingles
and board in the track of the fluid were tori
off and split, pig and horse in the barn re-
ceived no injuries. The barn was not set on
! fire.