Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-12

has been sued by Hall and Fletcher of the
me place for $4,000 for alleged defama-
ii on of character The writ was served late
at night. The next morning Judge kittredge
: came into the Office of Dickey who made the
writ, and delivered himself something as
follows: - was sick yesterday-sick all
day. Called DR., Billiard. Am good deal
better to-day. Don't know what cured me,
: whether it was DR.. Billiards. medicine or
Dickeys plaster
!, st. Johnsbury is agitating the question of
a water supply-the village having outgrown
its water facilities. A committee has been
appointed to ascertain the most feasible way
of meeting the difficulty, and giving to the
people an abundance of pure water.
Messrs. Bacon, Ranney & Co. at st. Johns
bury Center are importing straw from Cana
da to supply their straw-board factory. The
mandatory daily turns out some two tons
of straw board.
Daniel Beckwith. Esq, an old and promi-
nent citizen of Burke, died on the Both ult
J. H. Silsby has a model steam saw mill
at West Burke, costing $4,000.
The Passumpsic Railroad has all the lum
Der and heavy freighting it can accommodate,
and manufacturers along its line are asking
for increased facilities.
a Canadian at work in Peacham got a leg
/
was getting horse, with whifiletree attach
ed, over a log fence. By some means he got
| his lee before the whiffietree and behind a
| log, when the horse suddenly jumped and
snapped the leg short off He was mile and
half from home, and had to make his way
| back the best he could
CHITTENDES COUNTY
James Garrow of Essex Junction was
brought before Justice Hobart, on the charge
of stealing calf skins belonging to Samuel A.
Brownell, and bound over in the sum of 500
for trial at the County Court.
The new collector, Gen Wells, has inform
ed his employees that he shall insist on having
no streeGloahng; that in case any Of them be
come intoxicated it shall be considered
sufficient cause for dismissal. Good for
Wells. He means if men refuse to draw
their liquid rations from cold water wells,
they shall be refused rations from William
Wells.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Land is selling for $1,000 an acre within
the corporate limits Of the village of St.
Adams
Some thief lately entered the house of Hon.
VIM. L. SJwles, President Of the National
Union Bank, at St. Albany and took his gold
watch valued at $50, $25 in money, and
dies to the bank safe
Twenty-Five thousands dollars were paid
dairymen at st. Adams for butter delivered
on Teusday last.
Nearly ten miles of pipe from three to
eight inches n diameter are to be laid through
the streets Of St. Adams village by the Aqeu
duet Company this season.
The Distributing Reservoir of the St. Adams
Aqueduct Company Will cover an area of
nearly twenty-five acres, to an average depth,
if required, Of ten feet. The greatest depth
will be slightly less than twenty-five feet.
LA4oILLE COUNTY.
The Lamoille Valley railroad is nearly ex-
tended to Wolcott.
The new church building at Elmore is so
far completed as to be used for services.
Mrs. Randolph Washburne of Stowe has
made from one COW in eight weeks 20 pounds
Of butter, besides selling Ga quarts Of milk
and using, meanwhile, what was necessary
| for the family.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Decoration day did not pass wholly unno-
ticed at Randolph Center. At o'clock about
200 formed procession at the Academy and
marched 70 the cemetery and decorated the
graves Of the fallen braves. After a brief
but touching address by Col. John b. Mead
and singing hymn the exercise closed.
Decoration day was duly observed at Brad
ford. The band furnished music, and j. II.
Benton, Jr., Of Boston, made an excellent
speech
on the 2d inst. son Of L. Barber, of
Bradford, twcnty-One years old, committed
suicide by taking strychnine. No cause as
signed. Two years since a sister Of his cut
her throat AMI another member of the fami-
ly has made q similar attempt.
Mrs Edward Prichard Of Bradford has
lately had six children sick with measles at
ono flI hv-
They are now c0nvalcscing.
RUTLAND COUNTY
The Rutland hotel porters make a business
Of knocking each other on the head in the
depot. The c0lOred brethren are quite as
expert at the trade as the poor white
trash
A Normal music school Will open at Poult-
ney. Monday, July TIL, and continue two
weeks. Prof. ". o. Perkins VIII be drec-
tor.
The Atlantic and Pacific telegraph will be
built into Rutland within the next sixty
days.
large band of giPsics are on their way
to Rutland and the north The band travel
with ten covered wagons, begging and
trading as they 60.
The Herald says the persons who steal the
flowers and tear up the shrubs in West Street
Cemetery are suspected and viii be brought
TO punishment if they don't stop it. Steal
ing flowers from the graves of the dead is a
meanness too much iniulged in, and is a lit
tie the lowest kind Of thieving known in
civilized society.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Windsor County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company have suffered in losses since
the first Of April last less than $50.
\ Gaming scrimage occurred at East Bethel
week or two ago Men who will . raise
cane must expect to lay down the . dust