Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-22

most active business men. died last Friday.
The wife of Hon. A. B. Gardner met with
a serious accident on Tuesday. She was
descending the stairs from an upper room.
when she trip d and fell, breaking one fin
ger and her nose, and otherwise bruising her
body.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Chittenden County Teachers' Association
occurs at Charlotte on Friday and Saturday
Of this week
The scarlet fever is quite prevalent in
Burlington. There have been already several
deaths from the disease.
TIE Free Press says that Gen. Stannard
has inst ben appointed SPECIAL ag MT of the
Cha mplain Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
RIcHM IND MARKET, Oct. 20.-There was
received and sold ahnut 100 tubs of butter.
selling for SO to 35 for choice and 80 to 80
for medium Also, 300 hoxes of cheese at
IL to IL for sage. and 10 t. II for plain.
ESSEX COUNTY
The Norton Mills Co.. of Island Pond rails
ed fourteen hundred and forty bushels of oats
on twenty acres of land.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
j jarvis of NJ ,ntgomerv went visiting,
last week. an thieves took his wallet and
S247 in bis absence.
The annual meeting of the Vermont State
Teachers Association will be held at ST.
Alhans. January %, and %. 1874.
The R'chford Sentinel thinks that as that
place now has two drug stores and an ahun-
dance of doctors, the organization of the
Cemetery Association cannot be delayed
much longer.
Mvron Buck of St Albans Bay recently
lost sixty sheep and calf by ferocious dog..
ORANGE COUNTY.
The POstmasta al Cookvile in Corinth re-
quires a One-cent stamp to be affixed to pos
tai cards
A meeting of the Directors of the Orange
90. Agric ltural Society will he held at
the Trotter house, Bradford. on Friday, Oct.
"a. 1873, at o'clock, P NJ
Station Agent Staples at East Swanton
depot was awakened on the night of the
18th, bv some one at his window near his
he'd He found his room filled with chloro-
form. aud himself nearly stureied from the
effects. 1 is Supposed the burglar intended
visiting the office in the next room.
The house and barn of Henry Flanders of
Stra ford were burnt on the lst inst. Loss
|
Richard Smith of Tunbrdge has sold his
homestead, including all the buildings and
| 10 acres of land. to Rev Geo Severance of
Essex Junction. Vt. Mr.. Smith has remov-
ell to North tunbridge to take charge of his
grist mill at the latter place.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Judge Parker is actively engaged taking
down the old brick meesing-hou in Coven-
try, which he helped build when he was in
the prime of life.
Hollis Gould Of Newport ought to wear
the champion belt for killing skunks, he
having killed fourteen this summer on his
own farm.
Money is to be raised for a railroad survey.
from South Troy tt North Troy via. Jay. 1t
is believed feasible aud short route will be
found.
The village of Greensboro shows as great
a change in its Inhabitants as Irasburgh or
BrowningtOn, there being only six persons
there now who resided there q years ago.
Martin Dnnken. who works for I. l.. XII
hurn of Greensboro. must he profitable
"help." He recently dug and picked NJ
100 bushels pptatoes, besides milking 1 cows
all IN one day.
u
Hiram 9TH ans in Ch4rlest)n a LADY motto
ed several young men had business down
-tairs frequently, and mistrusting the cause
she went down very carefully and watched
developments. s. n. some of these gentle
man, can we saw were seen approaching her
rarsv bed. After their departure she visit
ed the same bed Of tan and found six
quart bottles we'll filled, which she kindly re-
duced in the Clyde.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| Diphtheria of a most vrulent tvpe has
appeared in several localities in Rutanc
county. O. several cases occurring in three
amilies in West Castleton. FIVE pr wed fatal
soma within a vsry short time after seizure
In Hy ievile also the disease assumes very
malignant form.
s. L Gpodell of Brandon has sold a half
interest in new marble q"arrv to parties in
Claremont, ~ H.. for SIS 900 Mr. G ,od.
ell has alsr purchased new stem drill for
his old quarry, which will do the work o
sixty men.
TIE recent fire in Brandon is supposed t.
have been set by an incendary. and p~oba
hy by some who was recently discharged BY
the Scale Company.
Flora Williams, good looking young
white woman. has Just got divorced from
the big, drunken negro she married. few
weeks ago. He beat her and pounded be
terribly and so she left him.
The semi-annual meeting of the Otte
Creek Valley Teachers Association will b.
held at Pittsford on Friday and Saturday
Dec Goth and 9th.
Old shoes are now in demand in Cast'eton
the citizens having exhausted their stock il
throwing them after the recently newly mar
e ried couples. There were seven marriage
: in one day last week, and it is said that PEG
ole could hardly walk out during the day
. there were so many old shoes flying throug
U the air.
wINnHaM COUNTY.
BABY FAIR.-There will he baby fair
Sonth Londonderry. Windham county, o
t Thursday next. Prizes are offered of fror
s. 50 for both girl and how b ,bies. prettie'
and heaviest. Music and refreshments wi
prevail.
Y COL Charles A. Miles. of Brattleboro, on
/ Of the most accomplished teachers in tn
i country, has sailed for Germany. accom-
panied by a few young men who have bee
{ placed under bis instruction for study.
d WINDSOR COUNTY.
d William Perrin of Sharon recently MI
with an accident that temporarily disable
- him. He was backed off bank wall, som
nine or ten feet high, going down, horse, wa.
'i OF and all. He was considerably bruised
though no bones were broken, and the tear
m escaped with but little injury. He is goin