Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
Vermont News.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
James Bradford of Bennington, wh> shot
himself while hunting, recently, has died
from the injuries.
sleigh containing New York gentle
man and his wife was struck by an engine
near Arlington. The lady was somewhat
injured. Bennington county was of old
dangerous ground for Workers.
The Depot at North Dorset, on the Har-
lem Extension railroad, was burned to the
ground, Tuesday. The building was warmed
with diapidated stove, through hole in
the side of which Goals dropped on the floor.
Sam Lucas, not discouraged by his many
abortive attempts to escape durance vile,
su cceeded in breaking out of the Bennington
Jail, early Thursday morning. A pump
handle was found in his cell, and was the
instrument with which he gained his liberty.
How it came there will be an interesting
problem for the officers to solve. A reward
Of 5000 is offered for his recapture.
A Bennington lad named Gage, who is IN
der articles Of apprenticeship, wanted to 60
to his home in Syracuse, and got up bogus
telegram announcing the death of his father.
This worked very WELL and he got his vaca-
ton but the old gentleman happened to be
AoNoA
paper unkindly published an obituary notice.
The boy has returned to his work, but don t
sit down just yet.
| CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rev. E. G.. Cummings, late pastor OF the
North church, in St. Johnsbury has been ap-
pointed professor in Bowdoin College, to I'LL
the vacancy created by the death of Prof.
Upham.
The - Mllerite " doctrines of twenty-five
years ago, have been revived, and in Groton
some are holding meetings, confident that
the world will come to an end this year.
L. C. Bean, the Waterford stage driver
was frozen nearly to death one of the late
cold nights.
The Caledonian of last week had a very bad
spell of " measels.'
The first national Bank St. Johnsbury
elects L. P Poland, President; Horace
Fairbanks, Vice President; aud George May
} Cashier
Mark A Amsden has been appointed post
master at South Walden, vice Louis
Burnham, resigned.
The Lyndon Union gives some reminis
cence of an old settler running back fifty
four wears At that time days worl
brought half bushel of corn ; six feet oxeI
about S45 no market for potatoes They
were distilled and paid for in whiskey, or
made into pork and sold for five cents pc
pound Everybody drank whiskey, laiC
round drunk few hours and got up as re
| spectacle as ever.
Lorenzo Colby and Mrs. William Creole
Of St. Johnsbury left that town, last week
and are now enjoying each others societ
in Montreal. Colby leaves wife and tw
children at home, and Mrs. Greeley a.hus
, band and one child
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
People don like it because Shiette's bond
r have been put SO low, 500.
0. A. Burton has returned from Europe
ESSEX COUNTY.
Charles Martin has been arrested for at
tempting to shoot his father -in-law, Nose
, Eastman, at Lunenburg.
q A brakeman named Burroughs, - year
of age, was run over at Winooskl, Saturda
morning, and fatally injured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The grand list question remains as 1t wal
= II the committee are taking any action W
e can not learn what it is. The apparent tias
o in the pan in Chittenden county will proba
bly, let the gun remain dangerously loade
, two years more Messenger.
At which end of that gun lies the danger
The thaw, last week, was disastrous q
, Fairfield Center, where the ice in the FAN
field river broke up, carrying Oft Natha
Gilbert's dam and the house OF Mr.. Blancl
ard with contents, the family barely escaI
ing in their n ight clothes.
+ Edward Dana of Bakersfield went out I
do his chores the other evening, apparent
as well as ever, but not returning, his wit
went to call him and found him unconsciou:
: death resulting soon after.
Swanton trots out her " smart old peopie
in Stephen and Mrs. Lawrence. aged respet
, lively 81 and 80. Mr. Lawrence cuts b
own wood, does good deal of miscelaneou
work, and took the entire care of his gal
4 den last summer. Mrs. Lawrence does I'll
e work for family of three, makes the fires
g milks the cows, and is as smart as most cir
in their teens. She has never troubled hel
self with - servant-galsm Though tn
e couple live near the railroad, they have nevt
O ventured ID patronize that mode of travel.
e LAMoILLE COUNTY.
0 The Portland and Ogdensburg railroad hs
t opened regular business to Hyde Park, an
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cease.
t Lamolle County Teachers Associate
q meets at Hyde Park next Saturday. f.
e Hathaway, member of the Board of Educa
= zion, with Others will take part in discus
sions during the day, and H. S. Perrig
= Of johnson will deliver an address in III
c evening.
/ Mrs. |. j. Thomas of Stowe invited he
r III i
a of Mr. and Mrs II. B. Cakes, and Mr. an
= Mrs. Ii @ Thomas. As the wedding wa
double most of the presents came in pair
Is but as there was only one set of butcher
n tools, Ii. G. Thomas claimed these, al
/ he nee, upon him devoved the duty of cary
4 ing the chicken pie, which, much to his sui
prise was highly seasoned with clothes pin.
8 All had a very plea SAINT time, and hops
II were freely expressed that the happy pal
may celebrate many joyful anniversary.
ORANGE COUNTY.
If There are two natives of Orange Count
r iu the Massachusetts Legislature, as follow
the first being in the Senate:
IL jeremiah Clark, from the seventh Middl
l. sex District, born in the town of Washin.
at ton.
J. Isaac W. Derry, from the second Middle
sex District, born in Fairee.
Miss Lucy Burnham, of Union yillag
s. recently teacher in the Vermont Refor
0 School, occupies the same position in tt
+. Reform School at Manchester, N. Ii.
= Mining operations about to be renew'
. at the Corinth copper mines. The Unic
u Mines have commenced freighting ore to II
ne depot in Bradford, having now seven team
7e on the road.
e We understand that Gen Adams is
>, make the Pike Hill mine for the manufa
- ture of sulphurc acid.
.. Erad'or will still have the pomp and CT
OF cumstante of war within its borders, for i
ly militia Company is one those to be r
tanned under the late law