Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-07

The Board Of Agriculture hold meeting
at Middlebury this week, Wednesday anC
Thursday.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs. D avid Crouch OF East Rupert wa
burned % death, Saturday, by her clothe
catching fire She was over 20 years OF age
On week before last, Thursday and Friday
the wind blew perfect gale in Woodlor,
Hollow, and while going up the mountain
the stage from Bennington to Wilmington
was anonymously, and withal so effectually
dealt with by the wind, as to 20 over twice
though fortunately no damage was done, am
nobody hurt.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Widow Persis Eastman, the oldest resident
died at the home Of her daughter, Mrs O
rs. Baker, at Fairbanks village, on Saturday,
the 9th inst aged 30 years.
A. Gyorge Brainerd, wood agent for the p
. S O. r X. Go was coming into St Johns
bury from Danville Green recently, he met
Amos Clifford a Cook 5 crossing, and Brain
erd thLl became entanyled in CliffJrt's
harness, tearing it off and tipping over one
horse BraIner1's sleigh was tipped over
and the contents spilled out. The horse got
away from Brainerd, and ran to Peacham
Corner before It was stopped So serious
damage was done.
Tho Passumpsic railroad declared a per
cent. semi-aunual dividend, payable Feb. LIST.
There is to he Il gathering OF the farmers
of the county at the Avenue House Hall,
p. Johnzbury, Feb 22d, Washington 5
birthday for the reading OF papers, and
discussions upon agricultural topics, to con-
clude with ono ot ltalc's well known farmer
dinners
AZ meeting Of tho Fair Ground Co, the
Treasurer report showed that 5 100 and
all the surplus money was expended last fall,
aud that the company Is IN debt to the
amount % $500. The old board Of officers
was elected. Horace Fairbanks, President
h. y. Parks, Vice President A a. Chad
wick, Secretary and Treasurer.
Mrs. Ham, the oldest person in Sutton.
died Monday, January =, at the age Of 90
years.
The Temperance Convention in Caledonia
County not only nominated candidate tor
County Commissioner, but recommended a
man tor States Attorney. They moan TO
have che law executed.
cuirrE>rEN COUNTY
Rev hr Itch OF Richmond, and wife
having been absent from home a few days,
were taken somewhat by surprise on their
arrival home, Feb. Ist, 10 find the parson-
age fun of the good people of Richmond and
vicinity In order % make peace for the
Intrusion, sevcnty-fye dollars % greenb4cks
and about twenty-five dollars in groceries
were left with the genial pastor.
The depot at Richmond was broken open
tie night oil the first Of February and ten
gallpn ke- uf liquor taken, and SIX or eight
gallons drawn from another barrel belonging
% Mr. Love There Is no certain clue to the
robbers,
E-=Sx cor>rr-
Hon john w Hsrtshorn OF L1ncnburgh,
has been elected President of the Coos y.
IL and Essex County (Vt.1 Agricultural
Society.
A man III work for Bailey F0uan,boe,
Victory, was struck by limb from falling
tree one day last week, and his skull frac-
Eurcd. Il was Thought he must die, bu; con-
trary to expectation be appears to Re getting
well
LgueHburgn, ou tac - I'll u.t., wa called
CO mourn the death Of George Susbv. one of
its most esteemed citizens. lie died Of acute
pu eumonia, after briet illness Of four days.
G. O. Farmer, while Stacking clrs At L.
land Pond got bis arm between the hunters
and it was badly i1mmed- but no bones
broken
EBASNLIN COUNTY.
Wednesday eur authorities made raid on
1ii- '-''e- 't'.t mann ~ ''''.4
2 Clark was arral gncd before Justice +. II.
Cleveland and fined 500 and costs. The
hqlor iodnt 20 10e promises was sc5zsd ana
c1uf-catet
M-. G. Il Sheldon. mail agent ou the ".
Central between Burlington and ST. Adams,
died ot paralysis, at the former place, On
Monday
Smith NJ. Mitchell. Of Richocd Vt, sold
bis farm III the northwest part Of the town
Y t''heo ~. 10Y. G G5I - o",'.ltou' ao2u.
'oV acres ipf '-oV' M-i 9.' "a l.-llH
previously So!u h'- laIh OF a''u1 ~, ~ az g
70 thc faIro'nds company lo' >-V''o'-'V'
George o.. smith. Esq &, of the FIRM Of
Noble & smith, was lately admitted % 5ae
Canadian Bar- Pr special act Of Parliament
an honor not Conferred on a United states
man cNtsP u 10 sls csc 2, tl5 Ia''e' d. 'a5
COOKE tue EN- mont 'AhAeI-
NE demand IT 7Iat7 10 'no C'"s.e7,'' ~
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ORANGE COUNT.
The Teachers Institute for Orange County
was ATTENDED hy ninoty.s.i.z teachers. S9 ,,
10y taJ o+t,-- took nart in them and all
,.,.scf .,T ,r-v .,,isrtet1riiv. Miss p. A.
!f',,,,,,,-,n of B,rre Miss vida 4. smith Of
~ F,,-Ico and GEORGE Dut.on Of w est
Randolph. received license t. teach m the
60, ~ e,.. ,-o,rs
II p D.s-t,-, ,r rhclsea was trimmed
~. Ism, and thrown upon the
~ Il - l-o, m senscless. and remained
~. ..i.i.ai -,n3i,;d, far several davs. Ono
~ = =, 80, ~ - tbe accident
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