Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-20

The Sherbrooke Gazette is authority for
the statement that a trout was recently
caught in lake Memphremagog near George
vile, which weighed over nine pounds. In
dressing it there was found inside an iron
spoon as well as fish about seven inches
long. This appears to be decidedly fish
story.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
a gentleman of color, resident of Rutland,
has white sweethearts. He was seen the
other night, after midnight parading the
streets with two of them, and when they ar
rived at certain convenient point the two
fair ones took to kissing and hugging their
dusky companion in a way that might have
made less favored white trash feel envious of
the lucky black and tan. Bat all to their
tastes, say we.-Herald.
New potatoes sell in Rutland at seventy
five cents per bushel.
The monument which the town of Pitts
fIrd is erecting on the site of Fort Ven
geance. will be dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies on Thursday, August 2Sth. The
exercises, commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
W Ill be held on the old fort ground, on the
Brandon road, three miles north of the viii
Iage.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
\ man named Farrell was run over and
killed by the express train up, Saturday
night near Rockingham station. Itappears,
from reward offered by the Rockingham
Temperance Union, that he was intoxicated
at the time. He leaves wife and seven
children
- There are about 80 acres of tobacco now
growing in estminster, generally looking
welt, and there is cons iderable of last year
crop on hand not sold.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Sharon has been excited over a bridge
qaarrel. The town voted 10 the spring to
have new bridge and the selectmen were to
build it. In June, they having made no
great progress, one Howe was authorized by
4 town meeting to repair the old bridge and
the old arrangement given up. But the Sc
ectmen proceeded, when on the 4th they
were stopped by Howe and his men. Each
party applied to Chancellor Barrett for an
injunction. \ hearing was held at Wood
stock the 9th, the injunction against Howe
being in the meantime granted. The Chan
yeilor held that the town by its votes had
suporvencd and taken the matter into its
own hands, thereby relieving the selectmen
Of ali responsibility regarding the bridge,
and that the agent appointed at the meeting
June l95h was the only person authorized to
act ia behalf of the town IN the case.
T,.e Chancellor therefore dissolved the in
junction issued on Monday and granted the
ipjuuction prayed for by Mr.. Howe.
\ few evenings ago, daughter of MIR,
Eickson, near the Factory pond, Windsor
was plunged down an embankment, with d
horse and buggy in which she was sitting
into tie deep water; and Frederick Flelc
deserves much credit for being the chic
agent Of saving both the young woman anc
the h0rS from browning.
Thos G cenbauk has refused an offer O
$40 ,00) for his factory and machinery there
IN, including his real estate property il
tIaysvile, and is now enga led In removing
tue machinery and windows in said factor
+ ID Lawrence and Andover, Mass.
Warren c. French as he was driving ~
/ tie Cleile hill in Pomlret, saw runawa,
span coming up behind him, and ran baci
/ to stop them, leaving his own horse in charg
of his little boy. But the frantic horse
passed him and struck the buggy, thrown!
IL over and tipping the boy out. His hors
ran short distance. Neither horse, buggy
nor 10y. were injured particle.