Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-06
Vermont news.
ADDISON COUNTY.

vermont views
ADDISON COUNTY.
West Monkton Cheese Factory owned by
Mr. NJ. Ii. Dean, entirely destroyed by
fire early "Wednesday morning last. Loss
SO, 500, insurance 81, $50. 10 the factory
were :, 500 pounds OF cheese valued at $500.
Insurance on cheese 81 900.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A BAD CovEY .-Ip Sandgate on Friday
night the 25th ult l.. jerome Convey, while IN
der the influence of rum, after committing a
rape upon his mOther-ip law, Maria Van
BuSkirk, kicked her IN SO violent a manner
that she died in a short time after from the
injuries received. He was arrested on Sat
urdav and his examination took place on
Monday and Tuesday he was committed 10
Jail IN Bennington yesterday. COvey has
been reckless character for some time
Gov HALL and wife left their home on
Monday Of last week for Brooklyn, n. Y,
where they viii spend the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. I. W. Park.
TIE measles are prevailing sadly in our
village The schools are nearly empUed,
very lew children are seen IN our streets.
and the physicians are driven with multi
plIcitv Of calls Other maltdies are raging
aud tne general and truthful remark Is, that
Bennington Banner.
The town farm house of Dorset was blrne
10 wu Monday niglt, thu 2oth ult-. aud the
anIly aid eight inmates barely escaped with
IueIr lives
TIE BIga-r says between Sha tshury aud
Bennington. five miles by correct cJ4nt,
here are twenty places where whasaey l.
: id tens Is one n eighty r.ds. Now a. IL
4 = r.. -sgfr ID
that she chances ol crossing tue road alive
arr quite sim.
Rev Samuel Graham. pastor Of the Bap-
tisI Church at PUwnal, died las. week.
The bears have recently killed fifteen sheep
tor ,. W Bourn, and after the sheep were
gone commenced on ms apples. TINS was
too much tor ialleO human nature to endure.
and several traps were set for the IntTuders.
4 lew nights ago bear got IN one OF the
traps and started with it up the east moan
tain. In the morning plrs UT was gwen
and the trap was found near the summit OF
The mountain with three bears toes therein
the loss o. which allowed the animal TO es-
cape Manchester Journal.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Essex Wooden Mill as West Concord
was dest Dyed by fire on the morning of the
3lst uls., the stock and machinery, nearly
all the manufactured goods and stock being
got out, and M uch of the machinery on the
lower floors, including some new knitting
machines lately Put IN and uninsured. The
heavy looms, jacks, cards, &c, were all
burned. The ire communicated with the
out-buildings, and pile of some three hun
bred and fifty cords of wood, about three
hundred of which were consumed. TIE in
surance on buildings, stock, machinery and
wood is about 49, 900. The property was
owned by a corporation, with capital of
$4,000. Moses Hill, Chsuncey Hill. Den
mis- May, 5. 5. Gould and Warren Z. Lewis,
are directors and owners OF the sto OK Geo.
II. Wilbur, agent, to whom the mill was
rented the present year.
St. Johnsbury is receiving 1000 bbs. Of
Michigan apples.
CHITTESDES COUNTY.
Academic. w Brownell, Jr., while
working in the saw mill, owned by his
brother, 5. a. Brownell and himself st Essex
junction, Wednesday forenoon, caught his
hand under rope running over the main
shalt and was carried over she shaft several
times before the mill could be stopped Be
fore being released, his arm was found to be
broken between the elbow and shoulder, and
he was considerably bruised otherwise.
The city of Burlington had two thousand
and thirty one registered voters Monday
morning.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Brandon has now general market on
Saturday. At the first trial, twice as much
produce was offered as was expected. and
every thing sold for cash.
A nail factory is to be erected at once in
Rutland. lt is to be built on Baxter street.
in the rear of the Lincoln Iron Works.
The Directors of Orwell Bank at a re-
cent meeting, directed their cashier to notify
all persons having bonds nos registered or
other valuabIes deposited in their bank for
safe keeping, To remove the same at once.
Tins is IN consequence of the frequency OF
bank robberies of late.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There are $50 scholars in the pnblic
schools of the village OF ST. Adams.
The Messenger says: Horse Radish has
got " the dlstemper,' at least a party who
took nouthful of it fresh ground, this
morning, says he had all the SYM tom
immediately, eyes and nose running aud
general muscular shaking.
LANoILLE COUNTY.
Mrs Jonas HObert. OF JetfersonvIlle. aged
81 years, has knit 2 pairs of mems socks
the past summer, and Mr.. Hobert, aged 81
years. has bad the care OF the garden. |
They have raised nine chill 1ren and now |
reside with their youngest son, Eli Hobert |
of " estlord.
The starch factory at Stowe, owned by A
r. Camp and Mr.. Smith. was destroyed by
hre last Sunday evening, the 9th ult
AS Mrs. Stearns, of Eden, was following
the remains of her husband to the grave, on
the 18th ult., In ascending hill the horse
bees me restless, running back and throwing
the occupants out of the buggy. falling on
them and injurIng Mrs. Stearns 60 she wac
taken up for dead. She is now slowly re-