Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-26
Yemont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
The snow storm of last week was very
heavy along the mountain from Salisbury to
Bristol, filling the east and west roads. and
n many other places. Over one hundred and
fifty men were employed in opening the roads
the next day, on that line.
, William P. Dewey of Salisbury died of
heart disease, March 10th, aged about fifty
years. His loss will be deeply felt.
Christopher Carter, alias Alfred Stone
l., the horse thief, was brought before Hon.
! Geo. w. Grandey, at Vergennes, on Tuesday
the 18th. He pleaded guilty to the charge
of stealing two horses in November last from
Henry I. Booth, of Ferrisburgh, and one
, horse from Silas Piper of Middlebury. He
pleaded not guilty on the charges of stealing
horse of Harry Martin, of Ferrisburgh,
, and a horse of E. c. Everest OF Vergennes, in
Sept last. After examination, he was held
$ to bail on the four several complaints. On
t the first two complaints, 500 each, and on
the last two, $500 each; being So 400 in the
whole. The horses were all found in Black
stone, Mass, which was Carter's former
home. He confessed that he stole horse
buggy and harness, last fall from Hon. S.
M. Dorr, and another from John Cain, both
OF Rutland, and that he took this property
also to Blackstone, where both horses have
since died. The carriages and harnesses,
however, have been found and recovered.
Garter was committed to Jail, in default of
bail, to await his trial in June.-Free Press.
A railroad from Bristol to Vergennes or
New Haven depot is needed, and it is prob
able that track will soon be laid, connect
ing the former village with the Rutland &
Burlington railroad.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
George W. Knapp of Woodford had his
arm broken Saturday morning, the 18th,
by piece of slab thrown back from a circular
saw.
One of the hardest, windblows that the
people OF Bennington have witnessed in sew
eral years visited them lately. Large trees,
signs and fences were blown down. During
the hurricane three different alarms of fire
were sounded, caused by the burning out of
chimneys. The steamer started to the fires,
but was compelled to turn back, as the wind
and snow were so furious
About ten O'Clock Monday night tie
building i'll East Dorset, occupied as gro
Gerry store and a boot and shoe Shop, took fire,
and, together with Kearn' 8 residence adjoin-
ing, was destroyed. Loss from 200 to
$500.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The bridge at Hovey's Saw-mill, Elyville,
fell in one day last week, just as loaded
team was leaving it. Nobody hurt, but a
narrow squeak.
Sunday, the 10th, in the blow, the Flask
shop, attached to Luke Buzzell's Foundry, in
St. bloomsbury, was blown down.
Hardwick registration returns show
twenty-six births, eleven marriages, and
twenty-five deaths. for the year ending Dee
81, 1872.
Mr.. ichabod Rollins of Walden, the day
he was 50 years DID, cut l ID cords of wood.
Let US hear from the next old man.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Medical Department OF the University
of Vermont began its course of public lect-
ures on Thursday morning. The class now
numbers over thirty. For the first part of
the course the lecture chair Will be occu-
pied by Prots. Carpenter in Theory and
Practice, Prof. Collier in Chemistry, and
Dr.. HoIton in Materia Medica
Several cases of small pox are reported
from Elmore.
ORANGE COUNTY.
VIM. Marston has re-opened the grocery
where the keyes-Godfrey shooting affray took
place, as an oyster saloon.
Hon. Vim. HeDard, of Chelsea, met with
serious accident at West Randolph last
i Thursday. Stepping from the door of Mr.
Micah Mann house, lie fell on the door step
and broke the stem Of the bone that enters
his hip. He was unconscious for a short
time, but soon came to himself. At his age
(about seventy the injury mist prove 4 very
serious one.
Dr. g. P. Conn, formerly of East Randolph
low l. ho
mont Regiment, has been reelected City
Physician of Concord, N. Ii.
MIR J. W. Reynolds of Tunbridge under
took to burn out bis chimney, on the It'll,
He succeeded beyond MS expectations, for he
burned the house down in the operation.
Insurance five hundred dollars.
Erastus Baldwin. near Wells River, has
been favored with several showers Of stones
from railroad blasts. Pleasant tireside Wis
it0rs
The death OF Mrs Mar W. wife of the
late Capt Ellis Bliss of Bradford, on the
2nd inst, at the age OF SO years, is ANNOUNCE
ed
wINDHAM COUNTY,
] The commissioners of the Bellows Falls and
Grafton Railroad met at the former place the
18Th, and set on foot measures for a prelmi-
ildE survey, anu ltSDlhS u w open Tue DOOkS
for subscriptions and to organize the COM
pany.
The dwelling house and two barns of Allen
J. Davis, in Grafton, were burned on Friday,
the I4th inst. Loss partly covered by an in-
surance OF 5000 in the Vermont Mutual
WINDSOR COUNTY.
4 ten-years-old girl, daughter of Frank
Lowell. OF Norwich. was burned to death
during the absence 0. her parents, week be-
fore last.
The dwelling house of Jacob Sykes, near
Brownsville, was totally destroyed by fir e on
Monday evening, March 18th Insurance
= 5000, IN the Farmers.
The Catholics of White River junction
recently held an oyster festival, the proceeds
Of which amounted to $3.50.
Woodstock holds meeting April I'd, to
see if the town Will vote to aid in the COM
pletion of the Woodstock Railroad. DR..
Boynton and others are making earnest efforts
to convince the people Of the feasibility Of
the project,
The village of Springfield has a new week
ly paper. 1t is called Our Weekly Nel0S,
and is published by Mr. E. d. Wright.
The Springfield stage-driver Gays he is run
ming tri-weekly stage He comes here one
week and tries to get back the next Wood
stock Post.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Capt. Geo. II. Blake, who represented
Sutton in the House last fall, has taken
charge Of tie editorial columns Of the Orleans
t County Monitor, ut Barton.
; Charles P. Allen, of Irasburgh, a grand
nephew of the hero of old III, is now in
Havana, but expects soon to return to Enter
7 prise. Fl orida, where he has been spending
the " later for his health.
e We III derstand that contracts are made