Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-15
Vermont News.
\ DDISON COUNTY

Rufus Neal. late u. 8. Consul at San Juan uel
Sur, died on the llh of March on board the steam
err Honduras, and was buried at San Jose, Guati- |
mala. Mr.. Mead was native of Cornwall. and
was for some years e,litor and proprietor of the
Mddlcbury Register. Failing health led him 10
accept the Consulshp, which he has held since |
ls63. The deceased was man of excellent sense, !
singular modesty, and a sincere Christian
young man in the employ of Mr.. Zenas Myrick
of bridport, some twenty four years ago left one
day without giving notice taking with him gold |
watch chain aud locket belo 'sn5 10 of
his daughters, and nothing heard from him
antil last fall, when he quietly returned and gave
Mrs Baldwin, formerly Miss aIy lex. gold watch |
one he carried away.
Mrs Joseph Smith died. last week, at the age OF
81 having been sick for so years, during 81 of which
she unable to feed herself or turn over in bed.
Last summe, she read the New Testament through, |
though she could not turn the leaves herself
Middebury College had its junior exhibition on
Tuesday the It'll
DR.. Wcbber's family remain, for the present at
Middlebury, and he takes his departure for Troy
amid the sincere regrets of the entire community
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
club to enforce the fish and game laws of the
state has been formed ut Bennington.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
\ petition has gone the Governor asking for
the pardon of Cyrus ). Hadley, Of St. Johnsbury,
who has been in jail 1T that place for few months
for selling liquor. Mr.. Hadley bess, and says he
will do more. His wife is suffering for the
necessarics of life, and everybody Is willing to
give her husband another chance Ia be decent
Jonathan Northorp Of West Danvie was killed
at Sherbroobe two weeks ago, being crushed by
train of ears. He was so years OLD
At the Grange meeting ut st Johnsbury last Sat
urday, fourteen fifteen oranges in the County
represented but it decided best 10
form council, but 10 make all their purchases
through the state agent.
little son of A. Chesley ut Greensboro, last
week fell from scaffOld in the barn, caught his
foot IN II brace and broke his leg. And the worst
of it is lie had To hang there till his playmate
half uie to procure help to release him
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
One hundred and fourteen carloads OF lumber
were shipped from Burlington last week
There 30 students in the medical department
ofthe University of Vermont at Burlington.
The Burlington city council has reelected City
Attorney Start, though the Press says that he has
disgraced his office by violation of official duty
and gross personal immortality.
Hinesburgh Grange WAS organized April with
twenty one members. by L. Z. Jameson. state
Deputy.
Somebody has offered to furnish $50 900 to start
a temperance store at Burlington, but writer in
the Free Press suggests that, instead, company
be formed to establish institution where young
people and others who have no good homes can
resort Tor amusement instruction and general i'm
provement.
Calvin H. Blodsett the democratic may or
of Burlington, augurated on the 9Th The city
debt Is about s251,O00
The burlington Clipper says that a. e. Bendict
young lawyer oil Underhill. got balmy recently
aud shocked down his mother in-law. and foo, ell
Alonzo sherman, when some intcfyl ell and
brought INN to his senses with the ali of fire
shovel.
The A.WIlliams is running between Burllns-
ton and PlatIsbuIgh,
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Henry Spoor b years Old, VINO had been Tilted,
appeared in owanton, the other day, ii ON stan
bridge Ridge p. @, and, alter wandering around
for while, tried To commit suicI Ie by lAcelatng
his arms with jack knife but. failing this went
into a c;rIiase-hou-e, where he cut hio throat.
Gen. ). b lIazeltne, - years Old. was elected
town clelk of Bakersfield, this year Tor the 9th
time; IN the lown-mectns that elected HIM 10y Il
unanimous vote there WAS not person VINO vas
present when he "as first chosen.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Benjamin NJ It, who recently Il ed ia Alburgh at
the age of -, had quite romantic ex;erl-
ence, when he was boy. During the radical
rebellion IN Canada 1881 lie went across the
border to the fun, but was captured convicted
Of trcason AM sent to Van Dicnan's Land for
life, but, at the end OF years, he was par
dohed.
LANOILLE COUNTY
NJ. 4. latch has sold the lIardwick Reporter to
\. y. Earle, and the paper IS 10 be consolidated
with the MunisIl lille CHi.tH
Capt. james II. Davis OF Wocott who has
followed The seas =" Tor more than % years, been
through The wars, and lived IN Texas nine years
has IN manuscript Il HISTORY of the scenes aud
adventures through which lie has passed, which
will soon be published in book form
ORANGE COUNTY
wednesday of week before last \ uthur, son of
Henry jackson, of Orange, IA years old, was
thrown from a colt which he WAS riding to water,
ami his skull broken by striking lie
lived little more Khan seven hours after the acci-
dent.
JOINT, by slipping down the ICE. Vesta Day, OF
the town. fell down stars and broke
wrist
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Five bushels Of suckers were taken in a net nj ore
haul at Newport, The other day.
y Newport man recently lay unconscious, %
stramonlum, which he drank by mistake for smart
weed tea.
In Coventry, On the ~. lite tour ears-old
daughter of:Mrs. Murray widow, .came its
death by falling into a pail of scalding water
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rutland farmer VINO had colt Tor sale, the
other day, Ieia couple OF young drive of lit
tie distance to Try him, they leaving 800 and
" GOLD" watch for security but they.,IId not return
while the watch turns out Ia erode and the
money queer
Miss Mary l.. Howard OF i;uIEand died on the
4Ih from The effects OF drinking oxac acii by
mistake FOR Congress water NV, three weeks
before.
Charles Backus of Rutland met with a singular
and fatal accident last week. Tuesday night in
taking OF his pantllOons his legs entansed
and he fell backward into chair where there
happened to be small hotel rambler turned up
side down. Backus heavy man, Ching
30, and the lumber driven 50 far within his
rectu1s that he could not get IL out. lie tired
pnccrs and broke of pieces from the rim. The
next morning he walked To a DO tors office and
several surgeons examined the Case rhcy had to
the tumblcr before it could be taken out, and
the patient blcd badly. Thursday afternoon he !
died.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
John Brooks OF tI}rattleboro, who was fatally :
injured week before last b. falling from load OF
hay, died ON the 1th.
Wilmington is agitating the question of building
a Railroad the IIoosac tunnel or some other |
neighborns point In Massachusetts.
o. l.. Miner Of Brattleboro, whose horse and
wagon were stolen on sunday evening. has found +
b btn at Waltlam, Masa and the thief one Sargent
has been nabbed at Fitchburg.