Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-08
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The stockholders of the Walloomsac rail-
road have leased their road to the Troy and
Boston railroad, agreeing to raise and ex-
pend in construction $130,000, if the latter
will then finish the road and pay three per
cent. on the stock, and under certain condi-
tions six per cent. The total cost of the
road will be 100000.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
new academy is to be built at St Johns
bury the coming summer, in place of the old
one, by Thaddeus Fairbanks 1t is to be
/ constructed of brick, and will correspond
with the splendid boarding house recently
completed.
The chief of police in st. Johnsbury has
notified all the drinking shops in town that
if they continue to sell drink contrary to
law they will be prosecuted. The police
are backed by the citizens, who think it
hiGn time to stop the sale Of that which in
to&icates.
On Monday of last week large woodshed,
hlled with wood, together with about $50
cords piled up outside, belonging to the r
K. Co. at LyndOnvile was consumed By fire.
The fire caught from the shifting engine.
About 1000 cords in all were destroyed. The
fire continued nearly all day. Loss, some
| IS 600.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Rev. Geo. 5. Guernsey of Rochester has
engaged to preach half of the time the COM
ing year at Richmond, Vt.
The ruling price for butter at Richmond
market on Monday last was from % to 80
cents per pound. New cheese sold at 10 to
u cents per pound for whole milk, l3 for
sage. Skim cheese to s cents.
Decoration day will be observed in Bur
lingtOn. Gov. Stewart and Capt. L. II.
Start will be the orators Of the occasion.
LANoILLE COUNTY.
The Mount Mansfield Hotel will be opened
for visitors May 18th. This is a fine, well
kept house, and located in the midst Of some
of the finest scenery in Vermont.
\ railroad laborer by the name of Thomp-
son, working upon ledge cutting at Wolcott,
was terribly injured Friday, the Doth ult.,
/ by the premature discharge of blast he
was engaged in CD arging with nitro glycer-
inc. One arm was torn off near the shout
der, the other hand nearly destroyed. One
side of his face shattered, destroying one eye,
and his chest frightfully lacerated. No
/ hopes were enter tanned of his recovery.
I A new town hall is to be erected in VOL
colt.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Recently as the through freight was run
] ming from Bradford to Fairlee and when
about half way between these two places,
car loaded with shingles was discovered to
be on fire. IL was run to Fairlee and
switched off, and the car and most of the
shingles were burned up.
/ THETFORD. Last fall a still was discovered,
dstillIng cider in the woods of Jasper Lord
since then, it is reported to have been in
Norwich and Sharon. The question is
\ Whose is it and who runs it?
/ On Saturday afternoon last, wood sawyer
named Titus, stepped off the engine at Thet-
ford, and walked along beside the engine,
when he stepped off the platform by mistake
and the engine passed over him, cutting his
body nearly in two lengthwise. He leaves a
wife and children.
ORLEANS COUNTRY.
/ The Express says Rev. F. ". Dickinson
. OtCOventry cJntempatesa trip to Europe and
Palestine, aud IS making arrangements ac-
cordingly.
The Post-ofice at Willoughby lake has
beer discontinued
Week before last there were several aeci-
dents among the laborers on the MissisquoI
and Clyde River Railroad. caused by the
falling IF masses Of frozen DIRT. Tuesday
EUGENE Grant had bis leg broken a little
above the ankle. On Wednesday two men
were buried in the pit, but neither proved to
! be seriously injured only pretty thoroughly
stunned. On Friday, Napoleon Bonner of
RichtOrd hal his right leg broken near the
knee. All these accidents occurred on
| KING section, in what they call " Kings
Pit
I On the 2Gth ult Mrs. Hammond of Green's
/ b)rJ. aged - years, fell down stairs, break
lng her hip and receiving other severe in
juries.
Thursday is market day at Greensboro.
/ Last week McCary took at Blbbitt's store
nearly four tons OF butter and sugar. Pretty
well for a SIN all town but it has railroad
now.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Hon j. b. Bromley has been appoint
ed ju q ge Of probate for Fairhaven district to
I'LL the vacancy made by the resignation of
the Hon. G. NJ. Willard
The pencil company at Castleton are ship
ping slate pencils by the million and ground
stone dust by tons in answer to orders receiv-
cd from abroad
Mr.. Willard has presented to Congress a
petition of Orville Ford of Brandon for
pension.
Mrs Thomas B0ardman Of South Chitten-
den while deranged. put an end to her life,
by throwing herself into well.
wINDH4M COUNTY.
I The Annual Convention of the Episcopal
Church in the Diocese Of Vermont, will be
held ut BratteborO, on Wednesday, June
/ 18th.
The remains of George c. Hall, the Erie
railroad director, who died at New York from
a sudden attack Of govt, were buried at
BratlebOro, in the same cemetery with those
Of bis friend, James Fisk, Jr. Although Mr.
/ Hall was only forty four years oil d, he leaves
a fortune estimated at 81 100000.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Woodstock Standard says Charles
Pre1mOre is the new superintendent of the
Vermont Horse Stock Farm, and has the
reputation Of being first class farrier and
trainer. and gentleman.
In Stockbridge Rev. Q. w. Clark has
been appointed superintendent Of schools,
in place Of DIR. Sparhawk, who declines.
On Saturday OF last week, the house of
Charles Smith, in the village of Beaver
Meadow. in Norwich, caught fire from a
burning chimney and was entirely consumed
with a part Of the contents He was insur-
ed.
Rev. s. A Parker, who was elected town
superintendent of schools at the annual meet
ing in Bethel, not having accepted the Office
the seleetmen have appointed Rev. p IL.
Carpenter to fill the vacancy.
SNAKES AND GRAssHoPPERs.- Standard
says John Robinson of Bethel hands us a
/ live snake-saying that his oldest son and
the hired man on the 10th and 10Th ults,
killed - big snakes and some grasshoppers.
As Henry Hubbard went to a spring in
his pasture to get some water on the oath
inst he saw a coil of common striped snakes
! in the spring and they fled up the water
. course at his approach. To Salty curiosity
ne commenced digging them out, and after
digging about two feet he came to quite a