Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-05-07

The West Randolph nursery men are busy
in packing and transplanting for their nu-
merous orders. The nursery on the Sc ter
race " just east of the village is now worth
visit.
Thursday night.
The Passumpsic Railroad Company have
offered to give $1,000 towards openinga new
road from West River towards Woodsviile
and to the new depot grounds, which cuts
through the railroad some five rods north of
the present bridge.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
During a recent thunder storm at Barton,
the lightning struck and made kindling
wood of peddler's cart that was standing
near a large tree which was also splintered,
but the peddler escaped without injury.
Irasburgh voted almost un..:..;:; iiously to
bond in aid of the Montpelier, Hardwick and
Black River Railroad
While Guy Goodrich of Lowell was chop
ping, on the 18th ult., a chip flew, striking
him in the eve, cutting fearful cash,
rendering him blind in one eye, and per haps
in both.
Anew pleasure yacht of fifteen horse pow
II. w. Raymond, E,q this spring.
Hosea Ovitt, of jaw, who has been sick and
deranged some time past, came to his senses
q few days since and declares he bas been in
heaven all winter. He does not give favor
able account of that region, and says that he
would rather have been here shoveiing snow.
The Monitor says: 1t living in this country
during the last winter is preferable to the
hoou hah ,o Tod L.
wrongly informed as to his mode
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland Courier has ceased r.. ex;st
and its subscription list is tcc oe transferred
to the new Rutland Globe.
A R".iand father worked himself into a
passion over the thrashng of {. :. coming no.
oleman by his teacher recently, and pro-
oeeueo e punch the head of the pedagogue
, therefor. This little diversion was consij-
cred worth about $25 by a magistrate, the
next day.
Three children of Joseph Sweeney of Rut-
land were poisoned, Thursday afternoon, by
eating poke root, which they dug while
rambling in the fields, and two of them have
since died.
Mrs. Durkee of West Rutland, 80 years
| Oiu, WIS IOuuu Qtdu III JU6 uti'i SUut ufSlduCt
from Der home Friday. Her husband is a
book agent, and his whereabouts are I'M
known.
Rutland voted at its village election, We'd
nesday, to accept the act establishing mu-
nicipsl court, and NJ. g. Evarts was elect
ed judge.
Patrick Brennan, aged about thirty three
years, was instantly killed in Fairhaven
Wednesday forenoon, at the Allen Slat
quarry. The accident was caused by tn
breaking of the drum attached to the derrick
a piece of the broken machinery striking tn
young man and crushing the skull. A few
weeks since the deceased sent money to
brother 10 Ireland, suff ent to pay his pas
| sage to this country. This brother reacne,
Fairhaven on the ii O'Clock train, but fey
minutes after the fatal accident.
Sarah Andrus of Poultney, 80 years old
committed suicide by drownlng last week.
/ wINDHAH COUNTY
, The track of bear was discovered leaC
ing from Deacon McAllster's wood lot t,
wards Glebe noun ain. Thursday morn
s ing, April Oath, whereupon large number
a started IN pursuit, armed with all sorts
b shooting irons. The bear is still abroad.
The James Fisk, Jr.. monument. to b
: erected at Brattleboro, will be seven fet
broad at the base and % feet high, very ric
# in detail, far exceeding anything Of the kin
, in the State.
: Mrs. Sampson, an old lady about 81 yea
c of age, living with her daughter, Mrs. RI
Is well Newton at West Brattle boro, was fout
t dead in her bed on the morning Of the 30r
t ult
Mrs. Sally Stockwell, who has been f
several years the oldest person In Brattlebor
e celebrated her 9th birthday on the Both III
IT She is still quite robust.
e In pronouncing sentence on John Ma
& ming, - Sly Fox, > of Brattleboro, for arse
Judge Barrett remarked that intemperan
was evidently the cause of the crime, ar
i that although the offense merited punis
i ment, the people of Brattleboro could u
~ with very good grace complain if such ofen
ers ould escape the just penalty Of t
IL Iaw when they had the power 10 their ov
Is hands to do away with the cause viii
l. prompted to the otense.
On Saturday, April 29th. the workmen
& the chair factory narrowly escaped deaf
t. rom an explosion of the boiler. The en-,
t. neer carelessly let the water get below /
Id lower guage, and without warning the wor
men OF their danger started the pumps al
sh ran, there being just water enough to sa
~ an explosion. tie was called to account
8, his actions and Immediatel- discharged.
lie Seth Barnard, of Wilmington, has h
Id a setter J, that with mistaken zeal torso
D. her nest, and undertook to brood the p
geny of the family cat.
er 1t costs something to sell rum. Five b
n lows Falls dealers recently paid fines amour
e. ing to 1890 and costs, all at one sitting.
lie Ten divorces were granted at the rec'
CD teIm of the county court.
ne A small house owned by Henry Villa
of Westminster, has been destroyed by f
OF Insured Tor $500.
er There are quite a number of Manila
e; per Mills III Vermont. The business
III grown up within 10 years, and in the vici
a ty of Putney and Bellows Falls is quite
II important interest.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A few days ago Andrew Clark while
Vi work in Washburn's circular saw-miIl
'n' the western part of Bethel, got the fingers
his left hand sawed off lie was not ms
IN ed against accidents as every one should
OF Lieut.. Thomas F. Wright, who was XII
11u' by the Modocs on April Goth, was a sol
me- Gen. Geo. Wright, formerly of Norwich,
n'' was himself graduate of Norwich Uni,
loi sty. He went as Captain under Wall
mo the " grey eyed man Of destiny" on
e exc Nicaragua flIbustering expedition fir
the which he returned With no less than Sc
1ty gunshot wounds, and was Colonel of the
,no California Infantry in the late rebellion
nat Woodstock Post.
Norwich can 60 to the head 1T has
dy' meanest man, as witness his refusal to
eee lantern to aid in the search for a Ii
on girl that was lost last week.
ner The cooperative company for the man
F ture of dolls, at Springfield, has capita
$50, 600, and will start with 100 hal
:, They have begun work on their new blu
- ing.
hes family living in retired road, that
- been blocked with SNOW for several We