Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-09

| it the night of the robbery, which was taken.
all the papers of value in the safe were left
by the robbers, and there are indications
that they were prematurely disturbed in
their operations. The greatest loss was the
injury to the safe.
As Elisha May, Esq was returning home
a few days ago. and when near the Paddock
village bridge, he noticed a red object 10 the
pond above the bridge. He at first thought
1t was simply a piece of clothing, but on a
second look be discovered it was a child. He
shouted an alarm, when Mr.. Lougee, who
lives on the bank of the river, ran out of his
woodshed and down into the water, and
reached the little fellow just as he was float
ing off into deep water. On bringing him
to shore he found it was his own son, a little
fellow of four years, who had in some way
blundered into the river unseen by any one.
Quite a number of railroad men from
Portland have been visiting st. Johnsbury,
and riding on the P. & o. r. r.
Charles E. Putney, late teacher at
Norwich, is engaged as third male teacher in
st. Johnsbury Academy.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Quite an excitement was aroused at Essex
Center a few days ago, by the appearance
Wltuiu l5 lItullS VI all uuhcmpG lOOkiD K
man, who bore an astonishing likeness to the
photograph Of Wagner that had Just been
received by the postmaster that day. The
resemblance was SO striking that the sheriff
had the man arrested, and not until he pro-
duced a paper of that day, in which the
news of Wagner's ~re-arrest was given,
could they be persuaded to let him 60. 1t
is still believed, however, that he was an
escaped jail-bird.
A five year old by of Mr.. Brown, who
lives on the corner of Rose and Cedar streets,
Burlington, went into his fathers barn and
set fire to the hay with matches to " see it
burn" Loss. $500; insurance, $3.50.
The Queen City band of Burlington have
lately organized into Il military band, with
, gorgeous uniform and trappings.
Mr.. Charles NJ. H.. Ferguson Of Rich
mond was run away with tue other day at
West Charlotte. Mrs. Ferguson broke her
collar bone aud severely injured her hip.
Mr.. Ferguson was badly bruised but his in
@juries are not considered serious.
Daniel Morgan, Esq, died at Essex in the
) 65th year of his age. lie was The last of the
Morgan family that were prominent actors in
the early history Of the town.
Capt. Alex. G. Watson, :of Burlington, has
. been appointed aide-de-camp to Governor
!, Converse, with the rank of colonel, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the removal OF
Col. Edward A. Jewett to Chicago. Col.
Watson was a brave soldier, having served
, in the Vt. Cavalry.
The United States Coast Surveying party,
f Captain Wright, who are engaged in survey
ing Lake Champaign, passed BASIN Harbor
1 last Friday. They are making thorough
d work of it, taking soundings, measure nents
: etc. and were eleven days in passing from
Essex to the point now reached.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A fishing party. consisting OF Col. A. b.
u Jewett, E. P. Parsons, James A. Barney,
d their wives, and Mrs. Emma Potter, all oil
8 Swanton, while returning home the 18th
met with a serious accident. The horses at
tached to one Of the wagons took fright a
a hand car on the Clyde River Railroad
d seven miles above Richford. Mrs. Potte
jumping from the wagon broke her leg, ant
o received other injuries from which she lie
IN a critical condition.
Miss Mary Gaming, for some years house
keeper for DR.. S. A. Smith, St. Adams, wa
found dead in her bed the morning of tn
.p LIST. The probable cause was apoplexy.
a The body of an unknown infant child wa
10 recently washed ashore at St. Adams Bay.
a., The st. Adams rolling mill has alread,
turned out rails enough to supply thirt
miles of railroad.
r. LAMoILLE COUNTY.
ot Earle Of the Citizen is highly exultan
over his verdict of about 5000 against Gen
w. W. circuit, in the Caledonia Count
e, Court.
Cambridge casualties for 81 years;
Suicides,
ar Drowned, l
Killed by lightning,
Instant deaths,
SIS Killed by wind and falling trees,
Result of amputation,
4, Mysteriously,
! Taking arsenic by mistake,
= Accidental discharge of a gun,
u Two car loads of Germans are expected
~ HYDE Park to work on the Portland an
r. Ogdensburg railroad.
SIS ORANGE COUNTY.
o. Orange County Court adjourned after
session of four weeks.
In the case of State vs.. Carlton, convicte
of m~anslaughter, exceptions were taken /
the defense to the ruling of the court, ar
i. the case goes up to the Supreme Court on
.ue motion to set aside the verdict, and for a ne
sS trial. So the end is not yet.
In the case of the State VS.. Liberty PA
of Orange, who was tried on an indIctmel
pm for IN granddaughter for killing or causing ii
his death of Jehiel Golf of Orange, the jury r
a. turned a verdict of not guilty.
In the case of the State VS. Howe of Tu
bridge, who was indicted for theft, the TT
sly pendent plead guilty. The court s~entenct
out him to the State Prison Tor two years.
vas At a meeting Of the stockholders of I'll
md new National Bank at Chelsea, Elihu Iiyd
George E.. Hyde, Aaron Davis, John b. b
M con, Foster Grow, and - King were elect
directors. The directors appointed Ell
ey Hyde president, and John CLARK of st. Johr
- bury, cashier.
The three Sabbath schools of Chelsea Al
er' the school at Washington held a union pier
airs at South Washington on July 4th.
lly, James McDufee of Bradford, whose dea
ich took place recently, at the age Of 70, b
WI been from " time lmmemorial " the villa
sexton, and had dug 1900 graves while no
ing that position.
Some excitement has been occasioned in
western part of Chelsea by the presence o
lynx, which has been seen by a large NUM-
of people, and has killed two sheep for 4
,ba Peter Stevens.
d to Norman Green of West Randolph, an e
,ere ploye of Salisbury Company, got canght
han some OF the machinery In the mill,
Wednesday last, in such a manner as
crush one of his legs in a terrible mann
The physicians are endeavoring to save
'en- limb, but it is thought amputatien will h
at to be resorted to.
3 A little son of Orrin Temple of Newbu
r, about four years of age, was terribly bit
lely by a dog belonging to Burnham Sheps
was Jeweler. The dog was Immediately killed
IT, G. W. Clarke, Esq, of Chelsea. who v
tho recently taken in on apoplectic fit, is n
han aug '! ~ ~