Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-18
Vermont views.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Forefatbers' Day Will be celebrated at
Middlebury, December %, Rev. E. p. Hook
er delivering the customary address.
The Post Office Department has established
a Post Off C at ShOreham Station, on the
Addison railroad, to be called East Shoreham.
Charles W. Platt has the appointment OF
Postmaster.
Mr. c. L. Boswick Of Monkton Borough,
dropped dead last w Wednesday evening, while
taking the harness from his horse.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The bank officers at North Bennington
have placed upon the doors and windows Ot
the bank building an alarm telegraph, which
gives an Instan taneOus notice ii the doors Or
windows are tanpered with, thus d ispenS ny
with the services of a night Waterman.
A black bear undertook to cross the GIas-
tenbury railroad track, just ahead of tie
&c WI train the other evening. George hOmp-
son, eugi' Ger, opened his throttle Oh him
and didn't stop TO take account OF the
damage done to the ugly wanderer. George
saws If be hit him he made tue fur fly but
the storm of snow and wind that ILL., hit Gov
cred all tracks. lie didn't even stop 10 give
the animal the salutatIOn one OF our lady
citizens did who saw bear sitting in the
road Just ahead OF her, on the old turEpkc
a few years since. She shook her apron at
him aud told him to 50 shoe, you devil and
be shoe d
Col Mason y. Cobb urn of Manche ster. the
genial and sensible Senator from Bennington
county, is reported by the Journal, OF hIs
rarliwIck as having gone on business trip
to the West, but will be likely to indulge 10
IN his iavorite pastlme of deer hunting, be-
ore his return.-'' You bet
cALLDINIA COUNTY.
During G. NJ. S.Ones absence in Califor-
MA, the eGitoIship Of the CG'edOm n viii
devoIve on Hon. a. q. Chadwick who wac
the founder OF that jJurnal, as long ago az
1880.
We are blessed with about two feet Ct
snow in this localI'y.-LyndOH Union.
j Boardman French. son of the late
Fordyce ) Flench, OF Barton, died at
BraInard, Mimi, Nov. 80, at the age of 81
,ears lie was 10 the services of the North
trn Pacific R. r. company, in the Auditor :
Office.
The Lyndon Union says Judge Morrill,,
one f the Caledonia County Senators, has
A good audience every evening in Chapman 3
stare. to listen to - what | know about
MONTPELIER 1t is noticeable, how ever, that
he +, ouIres considerable cross questioning IN
order To get out OF him what he knows about
the concluding ent rtainment In which the
E. cheese F." formed prominent feature. In
old times it WAS not called . cheese
The portion of the Essex Railroad hereto
fore under conTact-frOm a point tbree
miles beyond West Concord to tue CJnnec-
Lieut. RIVER, Is now contracted TO joseph Iru-
dell 10 be clmpleted by August 1st, 1873,
distance IL mIIes-or "A rrom West Con-
cord by including miles heretofore under
contract with the same party
Warning guards are TO be put upon the
line of the r. and o. Railroad, hundred
teet or more from bridge, upon eac- sIde
The storm on Monday night of last week,
com o letely blockaded the roads leading IRON
Dapvllle to st. Jol nsbury, North DanVIlle,
Peacham and Barnet.
On ednesday evening, George Eaton,
Junior editor OF the Star, gave a pleasant
entertainment to good number OF invited
gu. sts, who called to see how he looked
week alter marriage.
The Star is bound to shine through anoth-
er generation.
Burlington estimates that IO0,OOO,OOO
eet of Lumber have entered that POrS tie
past season.