Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26
Vermont news.
ADDISON COUNTY.


Joseph Miller, we'll known as printer in
Vergennes some seventeen years ago, and as
the proprietor of a job printing office at
Springfield, Mass, for the past fifteen years,
shot himself at the Allls House, in that place,
on the 10th inst, and died instantly. Miller
was in 1866 foreman of the Argus Office at
Bellows Falls.
The Curlew made her last trip from YER
gennes on the 18th inst, aud has gone into
winter quarters at her old place above the
steamboat wharf, in Vergennes.
Bristol rowdies dsgraced their town by
tin horn serenade to the States Attorney who
had been there attending to liquor prose-
cutiop.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
By an arrangement recently effected, the
Troy and Boston railroad company commence
running trains thrice daily, as of yore, from
Troy to Bennington. and the residents of the
latter place are full of joy. The Central
Vermont commenced to run additional trains
with sleeping coaches over the Harlem ex-
tension on the 24th.
State Senator Horrobin of Bennington has
just brought from Paris the pianista," an
attachment for piano, playing operas and
other pieces, by simply turning crank. 1t
cost lots Of money, but saves the expense OF
music lessons.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The annual examination of Peacham Acad
emy took place on Thursday and Friday of
week before last. The number of students
has been greatly augmented during the last
year, and this term reached as high as 10.
Q. A. Bunker, A. NJ. is the efficient princi-
pal.
The Dramatic Club of Hardwick, give an
entertainment at town hall on the evenings OF
Nov. 25 and 26, at which time they act the
" Last Loaf and my Turn Next" They
90 to South Craftsbury the 28th.
Capt. E. j. Hartshorn, formerly of st
yohnsbury, and assistant clerk in the Yer.
mont Legislature in So and SO has beer
elected a member of the Iowa Legislature
representing four counties, by majority oil
COL Capt. Il. is a son of John W. Harris
horn, Esq, of Lunenburg, and married the
daughter Of the late Charles G. Eastman o.
Montpelier.
Rev Edward T. Fairbanks has been called
to the pastorate OF the South Congregation
al church in Saint Johnsbury
Samuel W. Fuller, prominent lawyer o
Chicago, died October %. Mr.. Fuller was
native of Hardwick, son of the late Frank
lin Fuller.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Michael Cowman of Burlington went owe
to New York after work October 8th. Hi
wife heard nothing from him. The body 0
an unknown man was found near Wood
Falls, n Y, in the woods October %. Mrs
c. hearing Of this, made inquiries and las
week the body was identified as that Of he
husband. Cowman was twenty-nine year
old and we'll educated. Rum killed him.
The mayor Of Burlington has given tn
boys one street for coasting.
The Burlington Masons are gong to bull
a temple.
A stock company has been organized 6
! Burlington for the manufacture of Brown
bronchial tr0ches.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Liquor prosecutions are getting irequer
= at Swanton.
5 Hon Giles Harrington of Aburgh died {
consumption on Saturday. He was State
Attorney Of Grand Isle County, land hs
been member of both houses of the Leg
lature.
f The colored men who have served as 20
ters on the drawing-room cars between TrC
aud St Adams will hereafter be conductor
the former conductors having been dischar:
e ed.
e Stephen E. Royce, son Of the chancellor
I says he has no connection with the st. y
bans Advertiser.
Willie Bliss, an East Georgia school boy
seventeen, in attempting to jump from
. wagon, slipped and fell, causing bad fra
n ture Of an arm.
The best beef brings from Is to 20 cents
pound in ST. Adams, lamb is 10 cents, al
= corned beef five.
Ga November I4th, Deputy W. Ii. McA
S lister. of West Enosburgb, organized
It Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
U Fletcher, with a membership of twenty-hv
L. q. Lee was chosen master, and Z.
Leach, secretary.
\ SLEEPING BSAUrY.-A correspondent
4 the Rutl md Globe, writing from st. Albar
SAYS that Miss Jennie Warner OF Hishga'
I young lady of literary tastes and tende
cies. has recently been engaged in Writ
7 for the press with 50 much assiduIty to
her friends have been somewhat alarmed IL
she overwork and make herself ill. We
before last Miss Warner informed her aur
), Mrs. q. W. Foster of ST. Adams, that
Q Sunday, the 9th instant, she should go
sleep and not wake again until the 23d
November She charged her aunt to
s. that this sleep was not mistaken Tor dea
- that her hair be not cut off and she
buried. Although these singular prcdlctlo
were made with much seriousness, little he
was paid to them at the time, but on 81
day, sure enough. she fell asleep, and up
= Friday night had not awakened, but cont
I'd ued to lie IN a condition scarce distingus
d able from death, save for quiet and regu
IS breathing.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
LII A. W. Griswold, Esq, prints card
IN the Necsdeqler, in which he says that
lie report OF his failure is utterly untrue, a
ID that tie attachment Of his property in Nj
. ristown, was malicious proceeding.
The johnson Normll School has bs
I'll larger the present autumn than tor seye
in terms previous. The school has been dl
h ded into two terms of twenty weeks eaC
and each term into two quarters of
tt weeks, with no vacation intervening, ii
IL conforming to the plan of the other norm
,lv schools in the State.
re ORANGE COUNTY.
he Frank Merchant of Bradford drank
-. died. lie was engaged with another n
- in bringing furniture and things out o
house at an auction, when they discovere
v bottle of what they pronounced to be whls
m They drank freely of it, and Merchant d
nd 1t is thought the other man will reco'
The Iinuor was liniment made for rheu