Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-11

ADDISON COUNTY

ADDISON COUNTY.
tram on the Addison railroad, between
Shoreham and Whiting, ran against cow
one night, demolishing the entire train. ex-
cept the engine, upon which the passengers
were taken and carried to their destination.
The cow was somewhat mixed up.
The General Convention of Congregational
churches and ministers of Vermont is to be
held in Middlebury, commencing on Tuesday,
June 18th.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
| The knitting mill of A. B. Valentine at
! Bennington has been enlarged to accommo-
date six sets of machinery instead of four
all on women's white knit goods.
The Bennington valley sends 1000 quarts
of milk to New York, daily, which is deliver
ed to customers without the assistance of
middle-men.
| A Bennington teacher tried to stop the
big boys from writing 10-page billets-doux
to the girls during school. He thinks the
sight of both eyes will be good when the
swelling goes down, but there is no hope
that his nose will ever stand alone any more.
The committee are looking for teacher who
understands the {. manly art"
Eddie Conkling, step-son of Mrs. Tibbits
of Bennington Center, was drowned in the
Hudson river at Troy, n Y last week. De-
ceased was about nineteen years of age and
young man of much promise. He was at
tending school.
The Baptist Church of North Sunderland
has voted to discontinue the use of terment-
| ed wines at the communion service.
Orlando BORNE, of Manchester, caught a
200 pound bear in trap on East Mountain.
Saturday. night. When found he had drag
ged the trap about 100 rods, but bullet or
two put stop to that, and bruin was drag
ged back again by the elated hunters.
The steam clothes pin factory of R. S.
Hurd, of SYNDICATE, was destroyed by fire on
the morning of the Both ult. There was nc
insurance, and the loss will not be less than
$4,000 to the owners of the property, besides
the loss to the community, which is not
small.
A gentleman who recently visited Burr
and Burton Seminary in Manchester, says it
has been gradually increasing in numbers
during the year. under the efficient manage
ment of Prof. Ii. H. Shaw. There are
seventy pupils in attendance this term.
jeremiah Bugbce, of Bennington, had one
arm horribly mutilated on Saturday last,
while working in Adams paint mill, by its
being caught on belt and drawn on to a
wheel while in rapid motion.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
In Bloomington boy some fourteen years
of age, at work at Gallup's steam mill was
accidentally caught in shaft that made 60(
revolutions in a minute, and was 50 injured
that he died in few moments.
The result of the examination of the Greek
Route, so called, from South Craftsbury t.
lrasburgh, made the past week, showed
this to be an excellent route through which
to build railroad, and two miles shorter
than that via. Black RIVER. The new route
is very direct and remarkably free from
curves and heavy grades and passes through
a rich agricultural section throughout it
; entire length.
Coventry refused GO to II to bond for th
Montpelier. Hardwick, and Black Rive
Railroad. They are to try it again.
They have a % large wild animal prowl
ing about Newport but are not yet sur
: whether it is bear or possum.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
, A novel surgical operation recently per
] formed at Burlington was the removal of
portion of the median nerve from the middl
of woman's arm. She had suffered for fou
e years from neuralgia, induced by tumo
involving the nerve, and relief is expected
from the operation.
Torrance Mccall, Jr., of Colchester Ger
r ter, was recently arrested and held in $50
j. bonds for attempted violation of youn
girl named Phebe Mitchell of Milton.
In Sheffield, eight persons were arreste
on complaint of States Attorney May, fo
III in
II seize a child living with its mother-MrI
r Polly Gray. Charles Gray, father of tn
i child, living away from his wife in Canada
was of the party, and the others were assist
y ing him. An examination took place Mon
Q dav, and each one fined 81 and costs, b
:. Justice Chase.
e c. NJ Stone of the Caled0aian, arrived HON
70 from his California trip the 3lst.
~ William NJ Parker, from the Boston
Hartford and Erie road, has been appointe
IL superintendent of the Connecticut and Pa
oil sumps ic Rivers Railroad, and assumed tt
/ duties on Monday.
q CHITTESDEN COUNTY.
D. About July, new postal car service vi
=. be established between Burlington and Boz
; ton. over the Vt. Central.
IL Mr.. NJ. C. Martin of Charlotte, who passt
= a satisfactory examination for cadeLsnIp a
IS the United States Military Academy g
r West Point, has passed the medical examir
at ion and been accepted.
Gen. Stannard recently read a very crap
ic history of the Second Vermont Brigad
ST and it's part in the battle of Gettysburg b
s, fore the G. A. R. and a full house at Hlne
J. burgh.
n There are a few cases of small pox at E
sex junction, and one death, the latter mo
from imprudence of the patient than Il
severity Of the disease. None of the cas-
have as yet proved very severe, and the e
ergetic measures of the selectmen in lsolatii
4 them, and vaccination, will etfectually pr
N vent its spread. 1t is supposed to have orr
mated among the workmen, mostly Fren
"a Canadians, IN Messrs. Drury's brick yard.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Vermont aud Canada railroad COZ
- pany, by its president, has filed in the Fran
~ lin county court of chancery a motion for
,e order to allow them to bring suit at Ia
against the trustees and managers, to reeO
er the back rent. 1t stands over for hea
- ing to June II.
Us The Spring record of the st. Alba
&C. Acade ny and Graded School, shows {
lie number of pupils registered in all depal
"A ments is 1856, VIZ Academic, % Intern
10 diate, 1913; Primary, 6l0. The average ,
n0 tendance during the term was 547, a decrea
Of 81 from the preceding term.
y, The last case of fire arms mutton head
to a youth named Gates of Groton, W
ew knocked the gun cock against door frar
and sent the charge into the room conta
"' ing eight persons; grazing the face of 0
ce woman and barely missing two others, b
ses hurting no one. Such chaps give providen
- a hard Woodstock Post.
be 0 -amel Russell of st. Johnsbury put
coat and vest into an old barrel by the ri
ny er side one hot day last week, while
lat plowed. When he got through blowing