Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-29
Vermont views.
ADDISON COUNTY.

OCt. 0lSG, y. ". 1Oliduu Opeus tue Ioo'uEc
course in Mid lehurv, to be followed by Hon.
William Parsons, Dec. LIST, by N asst, De:.
18th. Ca Id liza rso Concert Co, in Jan. 1874,
and Prot. j. N. Churchill, Feb Oh.
A Middlebury girl visiting in Rutland rode
home on horseback, a distance OF Iorty-four
miles, without leaving the saddle.
The floating gin mill on Lake Champlain
Was set on fire and destroyed on the night OF
the l9 III near Benson.
Royal W. Hodges of Bristol, blacksmith
by trade, was injured in the stomach, not
long since, by being drawn over the dash
board of his wagon by horse. Although
hurt so as to require attention, 90 physician
Was called, and he died on Friday week IN
consequence of the injury.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
William Haley of Granville, N. Y, fell
from the steepls of the new Congregational
church at Bennington, Thursday afternoon,
and was instantly killed.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Academy at St. Johnsbury 10 to be
dedicated the 31st. President Smith of Dart
mouth College and Hon. q. w. Willard will
be present
The bakery of Cross & Bradley of st. Johns
bury WAS burglarlzed tue morning of the ~ n
and $50 worth OF plumber taxed. The rail-
road station at Lyndon was entered the same
night.
A superior sort of dog kept drove Of
cattle out of the way of an express tram at
Burke, the other day, and thus aVerted all
sorts of calamlties.
The first snow of the season fell at Shelf
field, Oct 18th.
! CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Mr.. D. Nj. Varuey, the we'll known Bur-
En0ton gun smith, died on Wednesday last,
after a short illness. When Fort Sumter
WAS taken III 1861 he SAID he would never
have his hair cut till it was ours once more
and be kept bis word.
Hon. E. D Mason of Richmond, president
of the Vermont Dalrymens Association, sent
two of his cheeses to the Vienna Exposition
and has lust received Information that they
were awarded the highest prize above al
competitors. Ia view of the fact that the
celebrated dairy regions OF England and
Holland and America were represented
this is decidedly a " hig b up" victory to-
Mr. Mason.
Prof Peter Collier, Secretary of the
DOafu Vi hSIlCuAtuiOJ -
European tour.
| ESSEX COUNTY.
A Freuchman at work tor deorg
Danforth on th e 10Th, while cutting wooo
threw stick of wood on pile on whic
there was an axe, striking the handle, IN
) axe few over and struck him IN the nee
cutting a large VEN. lie bled last but MT
Dantortn succeeded in stopping 1t so that b
lved until night when he died.
Henry Before, young Frenchman VIII
used 10 work tor the Fairbankses 10 81
, .Johnsbury but who lately worked on the I
30 r. R. beyond West Concord, WAS accl
o,ntally shot through the body last week. ii
was trying a pistol and was hit near the pl
of the stomach. He was not expected L
1--we.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The new paper at St. Adams will be Gale
the St. Adams Daily Advertiser, AID Luciu
Biyetow will be cl,et. ADD Stephen + yc
t assoc,are editor. 1t will come out Noven
Der l.
Peter Brannon of Fairfield, an old man G
"a got strangely lost on Sunday evening tn
18th. and wandered In the darkness an
rain until he tell DIVA to die from cold an
/ eYno.ure His BODY was found on luesla
Y afternoon about 100 rods from the place {
i starting, in tue contrary direction IRON "a
Mace ne intended TO 20. He had LETT tt
1 house of Thomas Burnes for his S N 4, tt
distance b,ing but hundred rou' anu I'll
J house being 10 plain sight
r The grocery and lewelry store OF Z.
+ Campbell at Montgomery Centre. was ente
Ell on the night OF the 18Th inst, oy SOU
8 unknown persons, and about $40 in none
d a GOLD watch valued at $50 and some osh'
d jewelry stole
4 LAMoILLE COUNTY.
: Oae of the boys living on DR.. Sntth
g.. farm IN Stowe, Tell down stairs and oroI
- his arm.
Il Curtis Brown of Belvidere, the veter'
e =. bsar-exterminator," trapped and kil'ei
d 300 pound specimen lately, mtkinS Z
tnirty-second victim, and at last accoun
WAS 10 pursuit of another which had escap
i with trap attached TO his foot.
ORANGE COUNTY.
1t The Green Mountain Herald at West Ra
es dolph, under Mr.. Gerry's cnarse' is red
able newsp ,per and worthy OF that WI
!: awake village.
Mira. Elhanan L. Lille of Randolph
badly hurt the 18Th, by being thrown Ire
70 a carriage
A musical convention is to be held
. West Randolph on Nov. 5Gh, 9th aud u
). under the direction OF w. y. Perkins OF
ton. J. P. Cobb and wife also are to
nd present.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
100 One of Thomas McClellan's little girls
tn. Albany, had a hand shocklngly mangted
is tseen the cog wheels of a thresning n
ms. chino few days since.
;. i Saturday night, Oct. llth, the prison
: Fisher, confined in Irasburg jail on cha
lis. of burglary, made his escape.
~ Chester Coburn of Craftsbury, son
James Coburn, hung himself on the .
That is, be lefs his fathers house IN the ft
st: nom OF tlat day and WIS not again seen
Gil the 10Th, when he was found ny mel
Dor. suspended by the neck from the IL
lis. of tree IN sugar orchard near MS
J. home. He was twenty-three years OF
as; a Young man of good character
RUTLAND COUNTY.
ney The 18th of October is day long e
remembered in the annals OF the quiet IL
village of Castleton, inasmuch as Ioort
persons were upon that day launched fe
sm Don the sci OF matrimonial felicity.
Eleven divorces were granted at the rec
! 8 session OF the County Court.
dis The Trojan marble company has been
dis eanized at Brandon, with capital OF 81
; 600. The sock is mostly owned in L
'dis NY
The Eiiy family of Spiritu,al'st' at c
senden have been guilty of aiding aud a
rst; ung duel between che ghosts OF George
add Captain Kidd. The mo! tails pre-
di. could distinctly hear the clashing OF sw
! : as the fight went on.
, Mr.. John Reyes Of Walliugford, while
8 sIcoon hunting. few nights slnce' met vi
/ sad accident from the prem AZURE dlsch
# his gun, which filled his limbs with 8
lird, thirteen nave oeeu