Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-18

Hon. W. R. Shedd, of Newbury, and Hon.
q. E: Houghton. OF Bennington. of the
board of Prieon Directors, recently visited the
Prison, They found seventy-three conyicts
in the institution, two being females. Few
were in ill-healtb, and all the able-bodied
were workings diligently upon their tasks
The discharges have exceeded the Commit
ments thus lar in the year, by the number Of
twenty-six.
The local editor of the Lyndon Ua;on
went for rome Shylocks and mean men IN
Lancaster, N. Ii. Great complaints arose
and the Gazette of Lancaster did not whollv
approve and the Republican strongly eDn.
demned Whereupon, Mr.. Chase Of the
Union publishes the letter that Accompanies
the information. 1t came from the Gaeens
office, and promised to indorse the stitemen,
of facts editorially, if Mr.. Chase would pub
llsh it. The model local editor will tere-
after confne himself more strictly to his own
pump handle. He seems to have lost faith
IN the Gazette man, who does appear as
rather fine bird.
| The anniversary exercises of the Univer-
sitv of Vermont at Burlington begin on
Sunday, July 6. with the baccalaureate IF
President Buckham, and an address in the
evening by DIR. Smith Of the Lane Theoloc-
ical Seminary at Cincinnati: Monday, al
dress before the medical class by Prof. Ben
lamin Howard; Tuesday, alumni meet!n,
with an address by Rev. n. q. Clark u
Boston an6 poem by Rev. o. u. Wheeler
of Grand Isle; Wednesday, common cement
exercises.
Fishing around Lake Memphremagop has
been unusually good lately. Fine strings Of
prickerel are taken every day from the five
bridges of Newport, and the skilliu! angler
finds no difficulty in making a good basket
of trout in the brooks and smaller ponds.
B. E. Shaw, of Newport, took p pounds of
the speckled beauties out OF Sugar Loaf pond
last week, and captured a number OF fee
fine lake trout in Memphremagog on tile way
home.
During the severe storm of Friday after
noon, the 18th, the lightning struck tele-
graph pole on the line of the Addison r.il-
road, near Whiting station, and the fluid
ran along the wire into the telegraph ltiee
at Whiting, breaking the batteries and tear
| ing the plastering from the wall Of the
building 1t ran in the other direction to the
Office in Shoreham, and although doing no
damage, it made report like that Of
pistol, much to the terror OF those in the
building at the moment.
Joseph Twombly of Sandusky, (n Gran.
ville,) worked in Chicopee, Mass, was taken
sick and the Doctor told him he hal small
pox and must be moved to pest house Mr..
Twombly :. let out for Sandusky that nj ght.
where he arrived, smallpox and all. Of
course he must have exposed many on the
cars and very probably Others al home. Dr.
Scott of West Randolph, attends him ard
the gregarlcus Twombly has been moved to
an empty house in the mountainous region
round about the suburbs of Sandusky, where
his wife takes care of him.
! John Robinson, a weil-knoWn business
man of Bethel. (although he lived in the edge
of Royalton.) died very suddenly on ednes-
day, while experimenting the carrying Of
cattle at Sharon. Mr.. Robinson was be ter
known as a drover, in which capacity he
carried on large business, shipping cattle
from Orange and Windsor counties to Va
tertown and Brighton, and was identified
with many other business enterprises about
Bethel. He leaves three children. his wife
having died last fall.
A distressing accident occared in Reading,
on the 9th inst, resulting in the death Of
Mrs NJ lockwood of that town. The lady
was going to Felchville accompanied by her
husband, and while going down a hill, the
buggy crowded upon the horse, at winch he
kicked furlously. and running a short DIS
tance, threw both violently to the ground,
Mrs Rockwell having previously snatched
the reins from her husbands hands. Both
were injured TO some extent, the lady fatally.
She remained Unconscious till death ensuei,
| about two hours
The following purses are offered for the
| 4th of July at Bethel; No. l, $50, for all
| horses that nevor trotted better tLan three
minutes S25 to first and ) to second, so
to third. No. ,, 500, for all horses that
never trotted better than > so; 500 to first,
| S25 to second, SO to third. No. 3, $500,
tor all horses that never trotted better than
40; $50 to first, 500 to second. $50 to
third. No 4, so, running race, S25 TO
first, SIS to second, SO to third.