Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

A man about fifty years of age well dressed and
of good appearance, stopped in Milton at the house
of Adam Andross from whom he borrowed
poe ket knife and went into the wood shed and cnt
his throat. He is still alive though very weak from
loss Of blood. He gave his name Sweeney and
claims to have relatives in Montpelier
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Northern Vermont Musical Convention
which closed, Friday at st. Albans was well at
tended.
The trustees and managers of the Vermont Cen
trail and Vermont and Canada railroads have flei
accounts with the county clek at st. Adams, in
obedience to the order granted last June, on petit |
ton of certain bond-hoders. The accounts en-
brace summary and statement of earnings and
expenses of all the railroads and property opera /
ted by them as officers of the court from June l, /
1867, to July l. 1875 when they were succeeded by
the Central Vermont; their accounts with all the
bonds and stocks. and general report-in all ~
documents. The attorney of the Vermont and
Canada road Immediately fled objections to the
items, scriatim, alleging fraud and corruption, and
duplicate objections file by the first mort
gage bond holders.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
E. A Holcomb of Isle La Motto lost horse in
the ice, while attempting 10 cross to Alburgh.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The next annual meeting of the Alumni OF the
state Normal School at Johnson will take place
Tuesday evening, Jan 18th. Address by Rev. Ed
win whec:ock. Public examination of the gradu
at.ng class by members of the Board Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. 18th and 18th. Closing exercises
Wednesday evening, Jan. 18th.
Tho Ctanra Ear,lri,I.rn fontar nn,y nunners
eighty members, comprising the leading far
mers and wealthy men of the toA
The house of l.. II. Noyes of Hydepark de-
stroyed by fire the 22d ult. Insured in the Farmers
Mutual
ORANGE COUNTY.
Al. Wallace, Esq, bas been appointed post
master at West Topsham, in place of L. II. Tabor,
resigned.
An eccentric woman living little out OF Chelsea
village keeps constantly burning in the windows of
her house six eight lamps. Day and night they
may be trimmed and burning"
Dunton of West Randolph kepta lom traveller in
his 4" Mansion lately, and warmed him and bed
ded him. Viator, ungratetul, left without remuner-
ating his host And departing he went beyond
Bethel Gilead even unto Bethel where Dunton over
took him and linding him bankrupt took it out of
his hide
! H. Fulton of Thetlord, recently slaughtered hog
that dressed AZ lbs.
A young man in Washington named Henry Hull
while choppng tree in the woods last week, had
his leg so badly crushed below the knee to rem
der amputaton necessary.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
&c. Merrill of West Charleston, manufacturer Of
/ the patent composition emery wheels and saw gum
mers, went into bankruptcy lately. His liabilities
/ are set at SIS 00o.
RUTLAND COUNTY,
/ George ". Jones of Brandon was recently sent
to iail for brutally beating his little daughter, and
now his son has been sent to keep him company for
attempting to outrage the person of his sister, IA
years Old.
WINDUAM COUNTY.
The Bellows Falls Times, IN view of proposition
to annex part OF Windsor county to Rutland
revives the old project OF Union county, composed
of the north part of Wnlhan county, and south
part of Wind sor county, house and jail to be
at Bellows Falls" We suppose Chester was the
intended county seat.
Hon. o. $. Howard, of rownshend, is now using
a pork barrel whch is in perfect order and condi-
ton, having never been repaired in the least which
HI. grandfather brought to town full of pork in
l775.
The farmers of Westminster, who have long
maintained good club earnestly discussing
the grange question and seem not TO like it.
Judge Poland has intro Iucci bill for the relief
of postmaster Clark of BrItteb BRO, whose Office
was lately robbed of about 81 900.
The proceeds from a fair given by the !alies of
the Episcopal church at Bellows Falls, recently,
amounted to something over $500.
Mai ~ Il. ChiIds of Wilmington, father of a P.
Childs Of Bennington, and Mrs. kittridge fIaskins
of Bratieboro. is stricken with paralysis for the
third time.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
John L. Seaver has been appointed postal clerk
from Boston to Ludlow, and Mr.. Ferguson,
the ma agent on Lake Champlain, has been trans
ferred to a postal CT rkship ftom Burlington to
Ludlow.
Rev. y. Z. pa,c,lnJ, of the Congregations
church in Woodstock, has received a call to :
church in Winchester Mass at salary of $4,000
His present salary is 81 POI.
Forty persons living IN Springfield, are upwards
of Sc years;of age. three being over 90.
DE. Boyden, deputy of Vermont state Grange
for Windsor, Orange, Washington and Wndhau
counties, will give i free lecture at Royalton
, Wednesday, Jan. 18th, at T. VI. upon the q Pat
, rons OF Husbanlry.H
The Ludlow Toy MTG Company recently moved
into its new shop and is running o. full time l
has ma de and sold 900 children's sleds of new
, style invented by the foreman Mr.. II. y. Parker.
Thomas Lynch, small il'mer living in Barnard
reports thar his house WAS broken into on the 2ls
ult., ard sl6s in money and two tubs of butte
stolen.
As Mr. George Fletcher OF South Woodstock
with his wife and child OF five months, were driving
to Taftsvlle Thursday, they noticed that the chill
was very still an found it was quite dead having
been smothered with wrappmgs. The Is the secon'
case of the Kind in that town This winter
Julius Perkins OF Woodstock, who has been win
2 ming fame and fortune first basso at a Londo
theatcr, recently astonishcl the public and Iii
l critics OF Manche,t by his singing and acting
\ Mephlstopheles." lie is Signor Giuo Perkins
2 there.