Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-04

process of erection at Glastonbury, which
Will be Tor the special accommodation of
city guests, and the elite and ''such". The
large steam mill, with proper management,
is capable of cutting 5000 feet of lumber
per day. There are also 20 large coal kilns
kept steadily burning, with an average
capacity OF holding IS cords of wood each,
and already the company has 10000 cords
OF wood cut on the hill sides, which will be
converted into charcoal as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Beckley, of North Adams, has pur-
chased the coal kilns, formerly owned by
j. IL. Woodmau of Woodford, and will COM
mence burning charcoal soon. Mr.. B. intends
building six new kilns.
| CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Joseph Bunker says that on the 14th day
OF May, while at work on the West Hill in
hardwick, sowing grain, one of his ears
were frozen so that the next day it was bad
ly swollen.
Mrs. Laura o. Tilton, of Littleton, NH,
on visit at st. Johnsbury, to her father,
Mr. .Sylvanus Balch. fell down stairs on Mon
day, May 10th, injuring herself quite serious
ly- producing a conclusion of the spine,
from which she died the Oath. She had put
her children to bed up stairs, and starting
to come down, fell, it is supposed from near
the top Of the stairs, SO injuring her
spine as to cause her death.
Capt. Harrington was down to st. Johns
bury, the other day, and while there went to
the town agents to get a pint of the best
whiskey for his grandmother, who was sick
in Waterford. The agent told him that Lory
Hill was down the day before and got quart
for the old lady, and good many of her
neighbors had within the past two weeks got
liquor for her. For an old lady 80 years old,
the agent thought she was drinking too much
liquor.
Hon. Luke P. Poland is at West Point,
as official visitor.
Horace Fairbanks has decided the Athe-
neum building for the sum of one dollar, to
Il board of trustees, for the benefit of the
town of St. Johnsbury forever The trus-
tees are III GRACE Fairbanks, Franklin Fair
banks, E. & I. Fairbanks, W. w Thayer,
and A. E. Rankin. The library and art gal
lery and the building just north of the Athe-
neum are also included in the transfer The
rents of the building north, are to go towards
the support of the Atheneum building. This
board OF trustees are empowered to I'll. vacan-
cles In the board forever This one of the
most generous gifts, unconditional ever made
in the State of Vermont. It amounts to over
100000.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The White street Congregational Church
and society of Burlington, have extended
call to Rev. L. o. Brattow of st. Johnsbury
to become their pastor, with salary of
$4,000.
As Mr.. Dwight Williams, and three ladies.
of Essex, were riding down Cilley Hill in Jer-
icho, the pole strap broke. letting the wag-
on against the horses, and the team running,
they were all thrown out and Mrs. Will
liams' back was seriously injured, and Mrs.
Bliss, of Wiliston, had both bones of her
leg broken near the ankle.
The depot at Bolton. together with the
woodshed, containing 200 cords of wood
was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening,
about six o'clock. The heat warped the
rails so that the express mail train was oblig-
ed to carry by. The hotel near the station
was only saved by great efforts, the roof be-
ing kept covered with wet blankets
The loss is estimated at from So, 500 to
50 600. Five hundred cords of wood We're
destroyed.
Il ESSEN COUNTY.
A sad drowning accident occurred at
GuiIdhall on the Connecticut River, six
miles from Lancaster, n. IL. Five men
were in boat attempting TO pass up over
, the rapids, when it was capszed and Joseph
Chase and c. F. Pool were drowned The
other three escaped. Mr.. Chase was extern
sIvely known and a prominent business
man.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The next meeting of the Cnamplain Dis
trict Z MON l. o. of G. I. will be held at
East FAIRFIELD on the 18th inst, commencing
at 10 oclockA.M.
|, The franklin and Ora nd Isle Conference
of Congregational churches meets at Swanton
June 4.
LAMOILLE COUNTY
Mr.. Chittenden, OF the academy at Hyde
Park, who completed his contract at the
close of the spring term last week, has been
engaged to teach another year at salary of
Sll00 The academy, under his instruction
has been very successful.
$ The Lamoille County Conference of Con
grega tional churches will! meet at johnson
, June Sd, and continue two days in session.
The measles have been fnally conquered
in johnson. They attacked Fred Dow anC
were so exhausted with getting him dowr
that they have hauled off for repairs.
The manufacturing of clothes, hat. towel
flower and toilet racks, by the Novelty
Clothes Rack Co., at Morrisville. has become
one of the most important industries of the
county. Since last December the company
have used $4,000 feet of hard wood lumber
8 in the manufacture of these useful articles
= and are gettin z them out at the rate of ffty
per day.
The Normal School at johnson has ovel
ninety students, in all departments.
t ORANGE COUNTY.
q. The railroad bed from Wells River, is now
ready far
the lion is daily expected. A gravel train is
: at work on the hill where the several road
connect and the dirt is disappearing fast.
Wednesday afternoon, the 9th ult, tn
store on the Brook road, in Vershire, owned
by Dea. II. Cotton and rented by D. N
Kemp & Co., was discovered to be on fire
+ all efforts to save it were useless, the fir
having made such Roadway before it wa
f discovered. and in a short time the Who'll,
+ building was in ashes Most of the good
were saved.
A little son of Mr. Sullivan, of Vershire
n about ten years of age, while playing witt
. other boys, last week, had an arrow sho
/ into his eye. 1t penetrated the ball. and tn
e little fellows sufferings were terrible.
@ Judge Hebard of Chelsea, who has bee
stopping at Mr.. Micah Manns in Hyd
+ Park. who fell and 50 severely injured him
10 self last winter, has 50 far recovered as to b
n able to 60 home; which hed::d on Wednes
day, by way of the railroad to South Royal
ton, and from thence in carriage.
r ORLEANS COUNTY.
Il James Vance, of Albany, a few days since
l. sold a fine span of young horses. to Judg
y Jameson, of Chicago, for $780, Mr.. jaime
Is son is on visit to his native town, Iral
burgh, and will drive his span home instea
T. of transporting them by cars.
d A town meeting to complete the work
bonding is to be held at the town hall of Irs
h burgh, on the Sd day of June, at l o'clocl