Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Professor in the Howard University at Wssh-
ingtono ID. C., and has accepted the position
OF chemist in the office of the Erie railroad,
New York city. at salary of S 5000 per
annum. DR.. Tllden, previous to his connec-
ton with the University, had official position
IN the War and Agricultural Departments at
Washington.
Sheriff Trip made descent On the prem
ises of W. ii. Ellis of MddIebury, last
week, and seized two barrels of liquor, val
ued at 1886, which were confscated.
Two young men working in the Middle
bodry paper mill had some " unpleasant
ness" on Wednesday last, and one knocked
the other down, and cut his lip so that he
bled profusely. The assailant was brought
up and fined $40 and costs.
On Saturday, there was quite an exciting
time IL the editors office of the Middlebury
Register. 1t seems that patron went in to
settle an account with the editor, and some
difficulty arose, which increased byhard and
defiant words, until they talked of " lick
ing one another. The editor raised his
editorial chair, and the customer took off
his coat. Flualy the chair prevailed and
the customer was induced to leave the prem
ises
Justus Cobb, E So, has retired from the
Register Printing Company. The business
is hereafter to be conducted by Lyman E.
Knapp and " illiam j. Fuller, under the
name of Knapp & Fuller.
Fifteen hundred dollars has been raised
for the purpose of increasing the library of
Middlebury College.
Gov. Slade has been i'll for fortnight,
but is now better.
George Hammond is the victim of slow,
lingering fever.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bennington complains of the presence oil
sixty open rum shops and Jail full of drunk
ards
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Among recent orders promulgated by
Superintendent Parker of the PassumpslC
road, is one strictly forbieding the careless
and improper handling of all baggage by en-
ployees of the road This is an i'm p0rtant
order, and one which it is hoped will be OBJ
served. Notice is also gived that after July
3lst the Company will pay no orders drawn
on he company by employees.
During a thunder shower the lightning
struck barn ON the farm of Ofman1 ii. Viii
son at Walden, and that, together with an
other barn adjoining, was burned to the
ground. The neighbors rallied and saved
the house and horse-barn. A few tons of hay
and some farming tools were destroyed.
George Ii. French, Of McIndoes Falls, was
hauled up for Illicit sale of liquor. convicted
of three 0fenses, and fined S5l ,02 and cost.
He appealed. The ofense consisted in sell
ing Johnson's Calisaya Bitters.
Snow, the Walden murderer, who killed
Stanton, is in a bad situation, refusing t.
eat, and imagining that his victim visits hi:
cell Some think he will not live to be tried
unless the trial comes off soon.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
| The Richmond Butter Market, August 4
was active; 500 boxes of ,chease were sold
farm DIARIES, 10 to II l , sage and factory
/ II to. be Of butter $50 tubs were sold
ordinary, 20 to 27c. ; choice, Is to Doe.
The assets of the Winocski Savings Banl
are now about 500 900, an increase of fifty
seven per cent for the last year.
John MeGoyen of Richmond had valu
able slx-year old horse strangled, one da,
| last week, by the animal getting his hind foo
over the halter, which was tied around hi
neck. He was nearly dead when found Ii
the morning.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
4 swallow attempting to f. into a chin
ney of Rev Mr.. Van Norden's residence, St
Albars, was impaled on the point of tn
lightning rod, causing its death. Rather
singular casualty.
Barney & Sons of Swanton, opened ne'
ledge on July 18th, and commenced blastin:
the stone for thing the floor of the Castor
House in Boston. The ledge is about 10
feet from the railroad trick at SwaDton June
ton, and the marble exceeds in beauty an
previously quarrled from the Billiard ledge
The United States government commence
work on Monday on the new breakwatter a
Maquam Bay.
There is nothing doing on the LamOill
Valley Railroad near Sganton.
5 Clark Rogers of Newport Centre found
} bear in his shed eating potatoes, early Frida,
morning. The bear left suddenly. So di
Clark.
VIM D. Wilson of Charleston was int
viewed by bull, the 18th. A son-in-!a
with an ak saved Wilson'S life, though b
S was severely hurt.
| Mr. Potter's hired girl at Craftsbury, st
IltI DCQ anu tilG uDuoO OIi uAO ny lCdFlHS u
candle burning when she went to bed, bl
she house and girl were saved The onl
. sure way to prevent girls from reading aftt
j they retire is TO make them % to bed in til
q dark
e a sapling elm, in the yard of Rev. Ii. !
, Hovey of LowclI,is being dressed in its secol
covering of green leaves this season. Tt
: first foliage seemed to ripen AMI fall to til
4 &c - hi,
y mid summer, it was supposed it WIS dyin;
when it was discovered it was putting OF
budsas new and fresh as those Clearly sprin
), GRAND ISLE COUNTY
lie Miss Longfellow, daughter of the poet,
1t spending few days with friend in Graz
4 Isle.
u Grand Isle County las 10 Sunday Schoo
g with IS officers and teachers, and 572 sch
k ars. Number Of resident church membe
379; conversions 5.
The hay crop in North Hero is abo
.r three-fourths as much as last year, but o
better quality. All the other cereal crops
{ the town are good.
. The medicinal character of the water
the Iodine Spring, South Hero, is higl
commended by physicians. The boardi
|. house is kept by Capt. Corbin (of the
Il Williams) and his excellent wife, NJ
; Corbin, is well adapted to her position.
Ie LAMOILLE COUNTY.
,e 4 Harvest Ball will trke place at the Bo
House, Cambridge, Sept. llth. Paul's Ba
is already engaged,
it Mrs. C. D. Gates, of Cam bridge, ha
10 sycamore tree on her meadow that measu
sixteen feet in diameter two feet from
roots.
NJ Martin Shattuck has been appointed pc
p master at Eden, vice j. Harrington, resign
iy There is in Eden a piece of a weddi
dress that is certainly 100 years old, a
proba bly, older. 1t resembles the mod
5 dolly Vardens " very much.
L. FIRE.-Thursday night last, barn belo
-. nnrtor of Hudenark i