Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-02
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ing. the other day, and was whirled about
with such terrific velocity, being pounded
upon the floor with ca ,h revolution, that not
whole bone was left in bis body when the
machinery was stopped.
Vermont has State-grange of the Patrons
of Husbandry, of which E. P. Cotton o!
lrasburgh is master, and E. l.. Hovey OF st.
Johnsbury, secretary.
Allen Bulls of Newport Center Wa, instant
ly killed Wednesday afternoon. He was
peeling hemlock bark in the woods and had
just felled a tree, when he called to his son
{ Is years old to look out for himself. The
tree struck dry maple stub about eight
inches in diameter, which flew back with
great force and struck him on the head just
over the left eye, smashing his head in
fearful manner. Mr.. Bulls was hard
working, industrious man. lie leaves wife
and eleven children
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The wrestling match between John McMa-
hon of Rutland, and Perry Higley of Bridge
port, Conn, for $4,000 and the championship
came off at New Haven, Conn, on the 25th.
McAIahon won.
| Rutland at last voted Is cent village tax.
The Montvert Hotel at Middletown Springs
was opened last week Gov. Converse and
staff were among the invited guests who
were present.
The dwelling of Robert w. Jones at Fair
haven was burned. few evenings since, his
wife and children barely escaping with their
lives; loss $4,000, insurance $4,000.
The He,ald says that Col Joyce's health
has SO far improved that he is able to travel,
an ba tO ho
wINDHAM COUNTY.
r. NJ. Pratt OF Newlane has received from
the United States government the appoint
ment OF special agent for the Red Lake band
of Chippewa Indians. The agency is located
in Minnesota.
The foundation walls of the two new wings
to the Vermont Insane. Asylum at Brattle-
boro are already laid, and the masons are
now engaged in raising the brick walls.
The trustees of the Vermont Academy, to
be located at Saxton's river, chartered at the
last Legislature, met at Rutland, this week
and accepted the charter and organized by
the choice of the following officers Presi-
dent, William NJ Pingry of Perkinsville
vice president, Alanson Allen of Falrhaven
secretary, Rev. NJ. A. Wilcox of Burlington
treasurer, Mai Davis Of Burlington execu-
tive committee, Lawrence Barnes, Burling-
, ton, Rev. Charles Hibbard, Chester, j. j .
, Estey, Brattleboro. The subscription papers
are drawn for 1925 900, 500 900 of which
is to be permanent endowment fund and
$25, 900 to be the building fund. The
trustees have resolved to get the endowmen
fully pledged before proceeding with the
building fund. At present there are 1913
600 Of 1T pledged, $4,000 of which was sub
scribed by the citizens of Saxton's River
e with the provision that the academy b.
located there. There is, therefore, only
$4,000 to complete the endowment.
The " Western > boys of West Brattleboro
who won the big broom here last year. through
900 feet of hose, threw stream 223 feet
10 ID inches, the other day, while in
playful mood. Said to be the longest throw
on record. Anyway, they went back from
Brattleboro village with that broom up again
and it is pretty certain that they own it,
Rev. Mr. Mattcson of the first Baptis
church in BrattlebOro, was elected presiden
o of the Baptist Education Society of the Stat
= of New York, at its annual meeting, las
, week at Hamilton, N. Y. This society
: aiding over 100 young men, chiefly trol
? New York and Vermont to prepare for th
ministry
! \ Frenchman by the name OF La Row
. fell 40 feet from tree In the rear of the oil
f water-cure at Brattleboro on Sunday, break
, ng bis leg in two places and suffering othe
, injuries.
: Georgia Plummer, young man OF /
years fell from horse on which he was rid
t ing at Brattletoro, Friday, breaking hi
collar-bone
: WINDsOR COUNTY
e Dan Tarbell of Granville, once OF Sout
j. P0Ealton. PIT up posters in the latte
village lately, warning the inhabitants to oh
/ serve his rights and keep off the common
n Then certain people retaliated by posting .
: T., using much hard language toward thei
1 old townsman. There is quite lively tim
: in prospect as the revenues from the E4s
:, Granville forests have greatly increased th
e store of worldly goods belonging to the e(
centric and noted spiritualist.
Swain of the Bellows Falls Times visite
G Mt Moses in Reading, June 18th, and fOun
n snow drift thirty feet long and two iet
: deep He spread warm sugar over the SUI
, face of that bank and had what would hay
i been quite a meal for an ordinary editor.
i DR.. John Clement, eldest son of Rev. Dr.
: Clement, formerly of Woodstock, was toun
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at his fathers in Norwich. lie graduate
II at Dartmouth in 1913, and was IS years
1. age.
IS Stephen II. Campbell, grandson of the lat
l. Hon. Norman Williams, left for Chicago o
ie Saturday to enter upon the profession of civ
n engineer.
l. The bears have been making sad have
: among the sheep on some of the hills
! Rochester. O. c. Martin and Truman [
T. Austin having lost fifteen recently; and
81 hunt, June 4th, resulted in the capture
> the g varmint," minus the entire right fo(
which he must have lost in a steel trap sew
/ eraI years ago. He was an old settler wit
large frame, but owing to poverty and 9th
. er misfortunes he weighed only 207 pounds
~ Chester has struck it rich in the way
10 soapstone, lately. The stone brings s.
- per ton, delivered at the cars.
Of James c. Barrett, of the Junior class
id Dartmouth, and son of Judge Barrett
i Woodstock, has been chosen one of the ed
At tors of the Dartmouth Magazine for the yea
VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY The seminar
ct nual meeting of this society was held at til
st Weldon House, st. Adams, on Wednesda
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