Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-10
Scarlet fever among children and typhoid
fever among adults prevail to an alarming
extent at Rutland.
wINDHAM COUNTY.

fever among adults prevail to an alarming
extent at Rutland.
| wINDHAN COUNTY.
Charles Town has purchased the lease of
the Island house at Bellows Falls of s. Q.
Fleming, and intends to close the house for
the winter, opening about the LIST of June.
Rockingham has realized over $50 the
past season from fines for driving over a
bridge between Bellows Falls and Saxton's
River " at a rate faster than a walk
| VIM. Smith, while blasting logs in the
woods about three miles south of Saxtons
River, was struck on the head by piece of
the Tying wood, when standing at distance
of about five rods. His skull was cracked,
and the blood settling upon the brain caus-
ing death in about twelve hours.
The Brattleboro Post Office was entered by
burglars, Monday evening the LIST, and the
vault, which contained nearly all of the
othce valuables, was completely cleared of its
contents, including stamps, money-order
funds and registered letters. About 81 200
IN stamps and fromIS400 to $500 in casbIwerc
taken. Every effort is made to capture the
Williams, who were evidently experts. Part
OF their tools were obtained from a black
smiths shop in the village. The only clue
to the robbers is the appearance of four fell
lows who paid their fare on the "owl train, -
Tuesday morning, to South Vernon from
Brattleboro, probably taking the Connect
cut River train from that point. The vault
was entered by forcing the lock from the in
side OF the door with some instrument made
undoubtedly for that especial occasion. The
vault was considered fire-proof.
The Water Commissioners of Bellows Falls
bought about $4,000 worth of pipe for cash,
without any provision having been made for
paying for it. The result was that there
was narrow escape from sueing but 6
friend loaned the money with which to pay
up.
The Bartonville depot was brokeni nto anG
about $40 worth of tickets taken, Saturday
night the 29sh. A band of thieves was
also operating in Brandon.
Bartonsville's weather man reports A
inches of snowfall, last month.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
George NJ. Clark Of Felchville, the wei
known minstrel man and circus clown, i
lecturing about his extensive travels.
Philander G. Bryant of Woodstock al
employe in Woodward's Factory, fell or
Saturday evening, 22d, and broke his thigh
and was otherwise seriously injured.
Elisha Smell of Proctorsville was badly in
jured while chopping in the woods, by a tree
falling on him, but was released from hi
!, perilous situation by his son-in-law, Eenr,
l.. Spalding, who was near him, in time t
save his life. He was badly bruised abou
the head and shoulders but is doing well.
The board of Prison Directors, Hon.
W. Hartshorn of Lunenburgh, Hon. W.
, Shedd of Newbury. and Hon. G. E. Hough
ton of Bennington, made their annual off
cial visit to the State Prison, last week
They find seventy-seven convicts, of whic
three are females, and near.y all busy an
vigorous at their work, as If there were n
panic" outside of the walls. Notwith
standing the reduced number of convicts an
the cost of extra repairs made in the build
ings, the receipts, under the good manage
ment of the Directors and Superintendent
exceed the expenses.
HARTLAND MARKET.-Butter is selling her
at from % to 80 cts. per pound; potatoe
for IS cts. per bushcl, delivered at the depot
poultry at from Is to Is cts. per pound
corn so cts. per bushel hay from $l2 t
$l4 per ton; oats so cts. per bushel.
By the loss of bolt from his wager
Edwin Allen Of PomfreG went over the das
board
During Mrs. Livermore's lecture, at Sprin:
field, VT, the other night, she spoke wit
considerable severity of tight-laclng, and
when she had closed her remarks relating t
corsets, according TO a local reporter "a youn
lady in the gallery, with great difficulty an
! much perseverance, burst her corset strings
and, drawing them forth, knotted thel
together, and, tossing them to some youn
gentlemen near by, remarked, Here
boys, you can have this to play cat's-cradl
with. -
Henry Barnard, president of the Nation;
Bank of Springfield, died on Tuesday of la
week,
Oliver Wright, living in West Lebanon
n. IL, was run over, Wednesday Nov 26tt
about three miles below White River jun
ton. lie was lying on the track, and SUI
posed to be Intoxicated. He was abol
thirty years old, and leaves wife and tw
, children
John Pinney of Plymouth has bagged l
; foxes this fall and Horace Plnney q
t Sounds well.
- Andover with a grand list of about 81
500 has expended over $1,000 upon he
t highways since the lreshet of 1869.