Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-09-25
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
/ L. d. EIdridge Of Middlebury was recent
/ ly thrown from his carriage and had his left
/ leg broken below the knee and was seriously
! bruised otherwise.
Mrs. ; r. Bolton OF Middlebury. while
riding out with a fractions hors was thrown
/ from the wagon and seriously injured. lt
was, at first, thought her injuries might
/ prove fatal, but she is now considered out
Of danger.
Some twenty five young ladies and gentle
men Of Salisbury, took what thew called
straw ride " from Salisbury village To East
Middlebury. The horses tails and names
were braided with straw, the ladies had the
most grotesque straw ornaments. and straw
formed the staple Of seats for wagon They
furnished music for the occasion as they
went along, and afforded much amusement
/ for themselves and there who saw and heard
them.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
There is some talk Of having Grant ana
Wilson mass meeting at Manchester. and
having all the clubs between Bennington
Rutland, and perhaps farther north, present.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
W. f. Peck and brother Of Passumpsic
have sold 20 horses during the past wear,
amounting ID $40, 900, being about AN
average OF 5000 each. The highest brought
$1,000.
\ melancholy accident occurred at f. f.
FarweH & Co.'S mill in Danville. Geo.
Booth. lately from Scotland, and employed
generally about the works, was engaged in
saving lath at a circular saw. the bolt hav-
ing broken, be stepped back to throw the
shafting out of gear, and in doing 50 slipped
on a small piece of loose plank, and tell
backwards between the friction pulleys. get
ting instantly crushed 70 death. The coroner
was called, Jury impanelIed. and a verdict
Of accidental death returned Mr.. Farwcll
insisted on paying all the expenses Of inter
ment, and the hands OF the mill subscribed
800 on the spot for the widow and family,
whom he had sent to Scotland for last week.
500 was also subscribed by the inhabitants
Of Danville.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The dwelling house Of Oscar TOmlinsJn of
huntington was burned on the 18th inst
With most Of the furniture and provisions
IL is supposed the fire caught from a defec-
tive fue. Loss $500. insured for $1,000.
The first 5. ttler who came into Burlington
was Felix Powell, in the year l113.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
returning home from East Franklin last
week, was badly burt by falling off from a
load If boards He struck upon his head
and neck, and a severe conclusion Of the
spinal cord was produced. Although unable
to STIR it Is thought that his injuries viii not
prove fatal.
The Kchf0rd S utiaet slys. The st
Adams Rolling Mil Company have leased
Mr.. Augustus Mercia's farm, about two
miles from this village, IN Berkshire. The
farm is supposed to contain valuable beds of
iron ore, and the company VIII take immcdi-
ate steps To open them. We understand
that the lease Is only temporary one, but
if the Weld meets the CxpectatI ons Of the
company, 1t viii probably pay q round price
for the place.
Preliminary steps have been taken for the
organization Of brass band in RichiOrd.
II Button Of Swanton has pair Of
straight Democratic steers, II months
old, which we gh 900 pounds. The Mes
senger says they will make splendid bar
/ becue when Grant is elected.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Fruit in very abundant IN Grand Isle this
\ season, especially apples and plums. The
/ former are far above the average Of other
years in size and favor.
/ Benz. Macomber Of Grand Isle has prob
ably the finest and most extensive orchard
and nursery of apples, pears and grapes to
/ be found in Vermont, The Garrison apple,
specimens of which measure - 81 inches
in circumference, is his speciality.
Carpenter Griswold Of Grand Isle has tax
/ en- 1873 lbs of box honey this season, net
weight, from one young colony Of bees
LAM0ILLE COUNTY.
| A Good Templars Lodge is about to be
organized in BelvIdere.
| During the heavy rains a, WateIville, re
| Gently, Ira Hawley's corn barn was struck
by lightning and deprived of its front end.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Since the town Of Barton commenced 70
send repres entatives to Montpelier D years
ago, she has only sent one man born IN the
town.
whooping cough is quite prevalent .in
Jay
ORANGE COUNTY.
A gentleman by the name of Perry lives
in Randolph, who, though over 80 years OF
age, makes nothing of walking four to SIX
miles in day.
RUTLAND COUNTY
,Joseph D. King of Benson, VT, lost a
hand in threshing machine a few days
ago. a.o-os =
The two most prominent cook stoves IN
rse for the last Quarter of a century have
been Stanley's and Stewards and now is
added the Mansard. The three inventors
were natives of Rutland county, Henry
Stanley of Poultney, P. P. Stewart OF Pitts
ford. and D. E Paris of Dandy.
At the regular conclave of Kllllngton
Commandary Monday evening, three vener,
able Sir Knights were present whose united
aces would amount to two hundred and fifty
nine vears-namely, Philo HosfOrd, OF
Poultney, aged SO years, o. II. Rounds OIL
Rutland, SO years, and ex-Lieut. Gov. Leon
ard Sargent, of Manchester, 78 years