Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-10
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY,

ADDISON COUNTY.
The Vergennes Vermonter says /" Geo.
w. Grandey, Jr., one of the really bright
and promising young men of Vergennes, has
located at Port Henry, N. Y, in the employ
of the Port Henry Iron Ore Company"
A school teacher in Starksboro found upon
her arrival at the school house. one morning
recently, that she had left the key to the
house as her boarding place, mile distant.
Instead of sending for 1t she and her pupils
went in and out Of the windows through the
day.
Deacon B. b. Dean of Bristol, while at
work near threshiDg machine, Friday, got
his hand caught and mangled by the teeth of
the machine, to such an extent that it had
to be amputated at the wrist.
Sheep are again selling in Addison county
for 81 900 piece.
MIR. Abram Satterly of Ferrsburgh re-
Gently moved two and half acres of oats
seven hours, and afterwards. the same
day, raked and cooked them, and is only II
years of age,
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Banner correspondent at Woodford
says: In one moutain gorge Devils Glen)
an area of 20 square feet"
R. I. Hurd il erecting large clothes-p pin
mandatory at SYNDICATE, to replace the one
destroyed by FIRE. The engine was not ma
terially injured, and is IN running order
again. The other machinery will all be new.
Thad. M. Chapman of Middlebury is a
noted Nimrod. He went out hunting the other
day and bagged eleven partridges and twen-
ty-shree English snipe.
Henry Murphy, living in the southeast
part of Bennington, had a narrow escape
from suHocation on the night of the 10th inst.
He retired to bed, read while and fell
asleep. He was soon after awakened by the
| smell of smoke and when fairly awake, found
all the bed clothes in flames. BY presence
| of mind he smothered the fire without much
damage.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| The Passumpsc river has never been as
low as at the present writing. Moose river
is but small brook. The wells are all about
| ia iling-particularly in the north part of the
county.
A couple of ST. Johnsbury lasses thought
to pay off fireman on the Portland and Og
densburg locomotive, for "sassing them,
by giving him a dish water shower bath as
be went past. Unfortunately, the night select
ed for the performance, the cab was occupied
by w. H. Bryant. the general agent of the
company, and he received the washing IN
tended for the fireman, much to his disgust.
| Recently the children of Rev. Lewis Jen-
kins of Burke held fami ly meeting at the
old home. Mr.. Jenkins is the father Of
twenty-one children, twelve daughters and
nine SONS.
The Supreme Court in Caledonia county
has Just reversed the decision of the County
Court in the case A. A. Earle VS.. William
W. Grout, on account of the improper ex-
clusion of defendants testimony. A new
trial will be granted, and the battle renewed.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
| Lorenzo Holly and wife of Hunting ton
were thrown out OF a wagon on Thursday.
Mr.. Holly had a shoulder dislocated and was
otherwise injured. Mrs. Holly was danger
ously hurt. The wagon was completely
smashed up.
Huntington is building vault in the Gem
etery at the north village.
Postmaster William Mobbs of ST. George
now weighs over four hundred pounds, and
still continues to discharge his arduous official
duties.
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Monday almost the same as last week. $50
tubs OF butter and $50 boxes of cheese sold
Sales of butter Is to DC for good, % to 29c
for choice cheese to lie for farm dairies
: II to 12sc for sage.
! A Burlington young lady, who tended a
cigar store, and was injured recently by a
runaway accident. has since lost all idea Of
the value of articles, and insists on standing
in front of her employers store and offering
cigars and tobacco to every one that passes
Last week Mr.. II. Boardman ploughed uI
on his farm, in East Mddlebury, stone
Ratchet head. 1t is a well preserved speci-
men and tells US in a silent way that " Lo
. the poor Indian once frolicked hereabouts
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Some twenty five years ago teacher was
hired in town in franklin 20. fori five shilI
. ings, (83 1-3c,) per week, one half payable
in gram. She boarded around and walked a
mile or more mist of the time. How would
our teachers of to-day like the above terms
The stock ($30 ,000 for the new St. Alban.
daily has all been subscribed, and the paper
will appear as soon as the necessary arrange
, ments can be made.
B. A. Beatty of Sheldon, has raised 81 l.:
bushels oe nice wheat from three bushels
sowed on two acres of land. This is doing
pretty well on soil, river intervale, where
years ago it was not supposed wheat coult
be raised to advantage. Try it again Ben
Somebody is wicked enough to steal mel.
ons from gardens in Highgate. and even 81
t mean as to steal them from the little melor
patch of a minister.
There is a little boy in St. Adams who die
it with his little Ratchet iu the foIl0win,
manner : He requested his big brother t,
, put his toe upon the chair that he lght Gu
: it off. His big brother laughingly compiled
with the request. when this remar kable littl,
. rascal deliberately chopped it off. He viii
evidently die young.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
1 The Ne,csdealer says it is estimated tina
' there will be $1,000 pounds of butter mad
q and sold in Cambridge this year. The price
4 range q little higher now than for few week
past, and some of the farmers are holding Oh
d Tor 40 cents.
A Stowe laundress found 1895 in th
, pocket of a vest sent to be washed, and re
, en- for her reward.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Recently Davis Tucker, of Bristol an
Nappie MOVE, OF 1unDrioSe, aged reSpect
lively 80 and 68 years, went to Chelsea, an
n called on Elder Herrick, to get united in th
= bonds of matrimony. The Elder called TO
+ their certificate, but alas, that necessary doc
ument had been forgotten. Mr. Tucker>wen
:. to Tunbridge, Miss Howe's native place, bu
failed to procure the desired paper Th
0 next morning he wrote to Bristol, and anx
= iously awaited the return mail No answe
came, and after waiting till Sunday the dis
appointed lovers returned to Tunbridge i
e despair, their only consolation being that a
Re they are young they can afford to wait
I ORLEANS COUNTY
A nickel mine has been opened in We
more Common which promisea to nav well