Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-09
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY

Mrs. Abigail Slade, widow Of the late
Governor VIM. Slade of Vermont, died in
Mlddlebury on the morning of the Sd inst.
She was eighty-one years of age.
Frank Bartlett of Bristol, while using
small palmer at Bartlett's Plow Factory,
Friday morning, had his thumb and fore fin
ger on his left hand taken off and the third
finger more or less mutilated.
The post Office department has just estab-
lished post Office Mt Orwell Depot, on the
Addison railroad, to be known as North Or
well, and appointed 5. ID. Wells postmaster.
The track of the Missisquoi road was laid
to Province line, at East kichford Saturday
inst.
r. 5. Whitman's house, barn and out
houses, al Abbott's Corner, were burned on
Thursday night the Sd inst The fire was
probably of an incendiary, as the family
were away.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Friday morning the train from North Ben
nington running to State Line to connect
with the Troy and Boston train, ran into a
freight train standing on the line The en-
CINE was badly smashed up. The cause
Of the collision was that The brakes on the
down train did not hold. No one injured.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Bishop DeGoesebriand has purchased about
fourteen acres Of land, that portion Of the
Stacy property on Intervale Avenue-from
the estate of Ii. b. Stacy ; the price being
: | 900 per acre. We understand that the
Catholics propose to erect a fine building
thereon, at a cost of about $50, 900, and re
move there the . Providence Orphan Asy-
lum now located at the head of Pearl
Street House, and that property-the old
Pearl Street House-wiH be sold.-Free
Press.
A couple of young Japs are learning
TO walk and talk English a. Essex under the
charge Of Mr. Clark of the Essex Institute
The Japanese government foots the bill
The court house at Burlington is finished
IL cost $4,000, and Is one Of the finest build
ings IN the State.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
David Mckensle, of St. Adams. genera
baggage agent Of the Vermont Central Rail
road, while on p visit to Deputy Sheriff Bar
ton of Charlotte, yesterday, captured alive
an enormous Z ay Eagle. measuring : ID
| teet from tip to tin. Mr.. Mckensie will send
Is his ElLle - to Montreal 10 be stuffed lie
intends to keep it as a relic Of hIs visit 10
harlotte We are authorized to say that
IT was not a Greeley bird IS
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The L 5. Circuit Court, Judge Smalley
P.,,Iie- 80 "a -. -. q
session the grand jury returned two true
bills of Indictment and announced that they
had completed their inquiries. They were
thanked by Judge Snalley and discharged
After emp4nelIns the petit jury the docket
was called and there being no case set for
trial they were dIscharsed % appear before
lne DiS'r'e' oouI' 90 Nionu'y-
Mr.. Lee Oh New YORK, OF the 1rm OF
Lee d Aivord, ana George T. Lawrence o.
Rutland. were admitted t] practice as attor-
neys IN the Circuit and District Court, on
motion Of District Attorney Flheld-
Tb5 officers Of the Court present are. Hon.
David \. SmaUev. District Judge b. b.
Smalley. Clerk b. f. Flded. District At
torney James = Peek assistant District
Attorney George ) Foster. Marshal; y. b
Flanagan. Deputy Marshal and WIN. NJ
Field. Crier.