Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

A trial of liquor seller in Granville
the other day, at which States Attorney
Lucia was present, disclosed the alarming
TACT that Witnesses are not to be believed
Several testified to p ersonal knowledge thai
liquor had been sold by the respondent, bu
a jury of six men, under oath, found hin
9 Not guilty."
Mr.. George H. Scott, of Vergennes, was
the only member of the late graduating class
1T Andover Theological Seminary, whose
home is in Vermont.
The following were the prices at Vergen
nes market on Saturday: Butter ruled q
TO 25c per Id for gilt edged factory, 26 te
27c per ID new potatoes, ST. to $3.50 pei
bush old potatoes, SOC eggs, zoe per doz
hay $l4 per ton and straw $14 per ton.
The following were the prices that ruled
1t New Haven last week: Butter Is to &c
cheese II to 13c eggs. 20 to 21c per doz.
beans, 1926 per bush; potatoes, none il
market. The shipments were 1886 lbs o.
Of butter; 1908 lbs of cheese and bbls o.
Eggs.
Ossian E. Dodge of St. Paul, singer, edi.
Tor, real estate agent, poet and genera
blower for Minnesota, and &" II the world
and the rest of mankind,'' is a native of the
olameless city of Vergennes. And the Ver-
yennes people insinuato that they are blam-
ed if they are proud of it.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Woodford had snow on the 18th, and will
have centennial celebration on the 26th.
Nelson, son of John H. Mattison, in com
pany with Miss O'Donnell and Miss Elwel
while riding in Glastonbury lately, met with
a severe accident. The harness gave way
letting the carriage upon the horse, throw.
ing the young man under the feet of the
horse. The horse ran away, throwing Mis-
Elwell under the wagon and injuring hel
The others escaped with few
injuries.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A man named McHubbard of st. Johnl
bury Centre went to Newport on the 4tl
and became intoxicated. He was found a
the depot dead drunk. Some one took hin
up and put him in coffin. where he wa
found by some friends still breathing ant
soon became sober enough to realize his sit
uation.
George II. Aldrich and H. A. Miles, of st
Avenue House for term Of three years, a
$500 per year.
Mr.. Horace Fairbanks has secured for tn
Art Gallery of the AtheD9um, Bierstadt
celebrated painting, I" The Dome of tn
Yosemite.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Bishop Bissell is now filing the appoint
ments of Bishop Doane, of the Diocese of Al
bany, who is absent on European tour.
RICHMOND BUTTER MARKET July 2l.-But
ter and cheese were in good demand IA
tubs at 90 to "a for common, % to 80 70
choice. S25 boxes cheese sold from to |
for farm diaries, II to 11-2 for sage and fac
tory.
lie is in Champlain's Lake this Summer
bigger than the Silver Lake snake an
more fearful than Viewpoints annual sea-ser
pent.-Hls headquarters are at Whitehall
and he is relied upon to Offset Barnum's ar
pearance at the other end of the Lake
Friend Atwater, of the Witness, hopes Bul
lington has got through /" seeing snakes
since the last " popular movement. Th
Whitehall Times is quite jubilant over tn
appearance of the mysterious monster an
sea-serpent talk is the fashionable theme
that city of canallers.
A young lady from the country called 6
book store in Burlington the other da.
and asked for deck of them new pOsta
keerds-double-h SO says the FRI
Press.
The lightning took possison of the tel,
graph Office at Essex Junction Thursday
breaking the windows and the instrument
and knocking down Station Agent Williams
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
During the thunder shower, Monday ever
ing of last week, barn belonging to PERI
Fletcher of South Richford was struck b
lightning and burned to the ground.
horse was consumed in it.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Lawrence Rising, son of E. NJ Rising
West Randolph, aged fourteen, attempted
get on freight train IN motion Just enterir
the yard on Tuesday, and fell under tt
train. Both arms and portion of his hea
were cut off, killing him Instantly.
Foster Densmore of Chelsea, has some vel
fine specimens of trotting stock which he
training. One of them won the purse
one hundred dollars at Bethel, July 4th
time 2 40 IL, 2.48, and $50.
Mr.. George Jeffords, of the "Gulf Springs
Hotel, had special call the 9th instan
Sheriff Bacon of Washington, accompani'
by two or three of the backbonish temperan
men of Williamstown, took more liquor thu
he is won't to have demanded at one tim
They very cooley asked for all he had, al
upon search found some eight gallons. T
parties came before Justice Lynde, and aft
the contraband article had been tested by Il
town agent and pronounced good, it W
turned over to him to be disposed Of f
medicinal purposes.
RUTLAND COUNTY
A Swede named John Patterson, about
years of age, employed by the Rutland Ma
BILE Company, was drowned while bathing
West Rutland the evening of the 18th.
La regard to the Brandon burglary 81
picious circumstance is related. While t
interior of the safe was nearly ruined by t.
explosion, and blackened throughout, Il
trays on which were the watches and jewell
were found piled outside the safe, uninjur
and unstained by powder. This would see
to indicate that the safe was robbed before
!; was blown open.
A child was born ia Mendon, last Wee
without legs or arms.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A session of the United States Giro
Court for Vermont, opened in Winds
Tuesday, ODD inst. the D istrict Court v