Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19

Rev. W. P. Aiken of Rutland accepts the
call from the Congregational Church OF
Vergennes.
musical convention is in session at
Academy Hall, Bristol, commencing on
Tuesday evening, Feb. Is. and continuing
four days.
Mr.. Samuel Everts, of Cornwall, while
riding out On the 9Th inst. was thrown from
his cutter. and came near being hurt, while
his horse was killed
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Sam Lucas is again afoat in Benningto q
jail.
Hon. 7. W. Park recently forwarded to
his two sisters in Bennington, as pr esents,
the little sum of $4,000, SO 900 Tor each
Hartwellvile claims to ship more lumber
than any place of it's size in the State. Over
p, 900, 0CO ieet were sawed last year.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The farmers propose holding festival at
the Avenue House, St. Johnsbury, on the
22d.
The Farmer votes Miss Gregory's reading
IN st. bloomsbury a great success.
Theodore Tilton and W. Ii. H. Murray
were booked to lecture in St. Johnsbury,
curing the past week.
Ten new dwellings, and one new store have
been erected in Groton village, since the
railroad building commenced.
The oldest woman in Ryegate, is Mrs.
Catherine Nolan, 95 years old next March.
She was born IN the parish of KIlarn, Scot
land, in the year 1878, married at the age OF
"A, to John Nolan, came to this country
in 1882, and settled in Ryegate.
Mr.. Spaulding, late superintendent on the
z. q D. K. r. has gone on the New London
road and Col. franklin Fairbanks takes
charge of the P & O. for the present.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
! The Chittenden County Good Templars'
meets in Burlington to day.
| A little girl of four years in the absence
of her parents pulled kerosene lamp upon
! itself and was saved from burning to death
! by some young men who were passing and
heard the screams; the accident occurred
in n tenement house on Mr. Osborns farm
in West Milton.
! Mayor Dodge has purchased the wharf and
mill property of George W. Beckwith in
Burlington, for S35 600, and his lot, on the
corner of Union and Main streets, for
| $4,000.
Shepard, Davis & Co.'S principal planning
mill caught fire, the flames being carried 70
the roof by the fine dust and shavings, but
was saved with some pretty hard work
B j. Andrews has been appointed depot
master at Richmond, vice j. &. B1stwick
resigned.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The fact that three hundred cars have
been at one time in waiting for inspection
by the officers of the, Customs at Island Pond
would afford something of an idea of the bust
ness at the point, if it were not that the
Grand Trunk, like white man, is berry
onsartin.''
Il. w. Cutting of Concord, lost three oxen
recently by breaking through the ice, on
the Connecticut. Two of them were drawn
under the ice and found lodged against a
rock fifty rods below.
On thu 2lst, two deserters from an Eng.
lish ship were found in box car Of a freight
train going east. They had been concealed
in the car for twenty-tour hours and one of
them ad frozen his feet badly. Their con-
fnement and suffering from cold became
uncomfortable. They supposed they were
still in Canada and expected to be returned
to service but were rejoiced to find them
selves in the United States.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Montgomery has an intant of sixteen wears
who is six feet four and can wear number
twelve boot.
The Llmoille Valley railroad is being
pushed forward slowly, Two gangs oil
workmen are engaged at Sheldon.
The store of j. B. Sanderson, at High
gate, was burned Monday night 81 inst
with all its contents, including the books
and accounts. Loss $500. Insurance
$4,000.
One John Canning. who runs bank fol
* Mr.. Pharoah - at Montreal, was arrested
at St. Adams, last week. for smuggling, and
taken to Burlington. where. in default o.
$1,000 bail, he was committed.
LAM0ILLE COUNTY.
Walter n B dell and Ira P. Rathbun, o
Hyde Park, have been held in 5000, to ap
pear for trial at the County Court, for set
ting FIRE to load of hay LETT in the road by
Eli Jewett.
j. P West of Morrisville who died lately
was widely known in lis county and high
y esteemed.
Tne Good rempars' Union for the County
was held at WAterville the llth.
w ulIe OEdNIup ltc, Lynn III w dlkef, o
North Cambridge, was thrown from his loaC
and badly I'M, r,d, his head striking the ic
with such violence us to render him insens
Bile.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The opinion hardly believes that the
Corinthians like the town system of schools
Mrs. Tbeodosia Carpenter of Williams
town. an elderly lady who has been feebI
Iof c. t,sE
shock, had TALL in her room not long
since, and broke her arm.
The New England Chemical company o
Copperas Hill, j. W. Cleveland agent, has
suspended operations.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Newport has seven lawyers
Four divorces at the last session of court
The measles and the schools are in con
fict throughout this county as elsewhere
Two hundred and fifty thousand single
were sawed at Evans mill in Brownington
last month.
at the meeting of the Mssisq1oi an
Clyde Rivers railroad company, held at No
Troy, last week, Lucius Robinson of New
port was elected president and o n Elkn
> of North Troy secretary and treasurer Th
, old board of directors was chosen.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Clarendon INDUCES in a town spelling
school next Friday evening.
The Herald urges the capitalists to tax
hold of the finishing and manufacturing par
of the marble business, which can be don
: cheaper near the quarries than elsewhere
= Broken rails on the Harlem Extension
e Road have caused trouble in Wallingiord; th
second instance within a few days
o Miner billiard recommends bear raising
He has made hundred dollars in the bust
ness.
West Pawlet is awakened by the discover
and opening of slate quarries.
Philin Ii Emerson native of WaIlinn