Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-24
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ty feet upon block of marble. Strangely
enough he escaped death. Though severely
cut up he will be about in a few weeks.
A Frenchman named La Bounty, living
pear Middlebury, while driving home, one
night last week, had fit, fell back in his
wagon upon lantern, and was burned to
death.
Mrs Frederick Leland of East Middlebury
was found dead in her room on the side
OF her bed and partly dressed, Thursday morn
ing. She was a respectable, kind hearted wo-
man, beloved by all who knew her. Her hus-
band was out of town at the time of the sad
event. There were rumors of foul play and
of suicide but physicians have determined
that she died from heart disease.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A. B. Valentine. proprietor of one of the
largest mills in Bennington, manufactures
yearly 3 100000 ladies knit under garments.
Bennington student in INDECENT circum-
stances was kind to an old gentleman named
Cunningham, and gets $4,000 farm in re-
turn.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Col. franklin Fairbanks has received lot
of Indian curiosties from Col. A. P. Blunt
Ward B. Knapp, an old resident of Lyn-
don. living in the east part of the town
arose on the morning of the 18th, we'll as
usual, and while building fire, fell to the
floor and died in few minutes.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The University of Vermont at Burlingto q
opened Thursday, with freshman class oil
who expected to be present at the opening
;. 10, Nina., bt,o sob h,r I,o
advices he thought he might be able to leave
by the middle of this month.
The seventh annual convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association of thu
State will be held in Burlington, October
18th and 10th.
| A daring attempt was made by burglars,
NJ )nday night, to blow up the safe in the
depot Of the Vermont Central railroad al
Winooski, but they were evidently brighten
ed away by the Coming of the early mornin.
train, and in their hurry left riveuing ham
mer, chisel, two cans OF powder and three
pieces OF fuse.
A premature explosion of a blast at Will
lard ledge, Burlington, Thursday, nearly
fatally injured Pdtsey Saeehan and Pat Mil
| Ter.
Young Mr.. Lane OF Est II wen, who shot
himself, is getting we'll and now claims it
was an accident.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The St. Alblus Messenger, both daily and
weekly, will soon appear In new type anc
enlarged form.
The franklin County Fair opened at Shell
don ON Wetnesday with very slim attend
anee. The number of entries was quite
small in all dep artments, with the excep
ton perhaps, OF cattle. Two races came of
in the afternoon. Hon. y. A. Willard, o
New York, delivered the address Friday af
| ternoon.
Snow fell at East Georgia, Vt, Frida
night, and company OF boys were seen snow
balling at Georgia Briige. Ii is rather
early snow.
LAM0ILLE COUNTY.
The express train which through the sum
mer has run over the P il o. r. R., reachln
Hydep4rk, VT, at II NJ, has been taken of
The mixed train viii! run to accommodate tn
same ine OF travel as nearly as possible.
1t is confidently expected that the cars Wi
run into the village of johnson before jar
LIST 1874.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Junior class honors at Dartmouth
College of knife to the man OF most attrac
tive countenance falls this year upon @. A
Prouty of Newport.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The dedication OF the Chapman monumen
at Tnmouth, will take place on Friday, Ocl
Sd, at II M. Gov. Converse is to presld
| l. 10 or
tain who will deliver the address as Hon. (
j. Phelps and Hon. E P. Walton have de
clined the invitations extended them
Gen Butler has been invited to deliver tn
address at the Rutland county fair, Octobe
1st and Cd.
Rutland Railroad stock (common) sold il
Boston on Saturday for 8.
boiler used for pumping water out {
the Pittsford quarry companys quarry ex
ploded, Tuesday afternoon, wreiklng a l. III
son stone channelrng machiue, but fortun nate
Iy. iniuring no one The boiler was throw
l25 feet, landing on the side of ridge, 4
feet above, and the engine about twice tia
distance, landing on still higher elevation
The barn and sheds OF William Buckley
of Mendon, containing about seventy tons c
hav, were burned on the afternoon OF til
!, 18Th L ss 81 900 insured for a sma
amount The fire was evidently the work Q
an incendiary.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Over 5000 people were present at tn
6remen's muster at Bratteboro, Saturday
The following Is companies participated i
the trial: Torrent NJ. l of Chicopee Falls
Eagle OF Greenfield, Manhan NJ. l of Eas
hampton, Tiger No. of Baldwinsville, Tor
rent No. 2 OF Marlboro, Cataract Of Sout
Gardner. Alert No. of WInchendon, Ery
ins of Ewing, Orange No. of Orange, Car
ital of Montpelier, VT. Abenaqui No l
Bellows Falls, Dsluge No. l of Keene, Att
, letic No. l of Lebanon. They playe
through 800 feet of hose, and the prizes wer
$500, 5000, and 500. The first prize wa
awarded to the Ewing Of Ewing, who pIa,
ed 1873 feet inches: sec md to the Catarat
of South Gardner, 1872 feet 6 inches an
the third to the Orange of Orange, 172 fet
Il-2 inches. A strong wind was BLOWN
during the playing. The Erving company
which carried off the first prize, performe
the same feat at the Orange muster, la
year. The company is comp)sel Of farmer
boys, mainly, which accounts for the extr
muscle.
A good deal of local dissatisfaction in ez
pressed at Bellows Falls over the recent al
: poiDt;nant of postmaster.
Estey Z Co. are increasing the number G
workmen 10 their organ factory at Brattlt
boro, and expect soon to turn out 1000 il
struments per month.
The wife Of respectable gentleman
8 means in BrattleborO, wrote over a who