Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-01
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDIcON OOCNII.
Mdiebury college, after several months 1cndeav-
or to get president has at last secured its man.
1t is Rev. DIR. Henry Smith of the class of 1927,
who has been professor and president at Marietta
(O) college, and quite recently, professor in Lane
Theological Seminary at Cincinnati:
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
ga little girl at Bennington, named Thaline Beau,
was over by wagon on Thursday and killed.
Last Friday morning William L. Preston, resi-
dent of North Bennington arose, and proceeding to
the kitchen where his mothern law was at work,
told her that the devil had been telling him all
night to go and hang himself but upon being asked
if he going to comply made no swer, but
after eating his breakfast and giving some orders
to carpenter in relation to some work that to
be done, left the house. lie was missed and search
made for him, but he was not found until Saturday
morning, when he was found in a barn, a ropo
around his neck about four feet long, which was
fastened to a beam. His face was only about six
inches from the floor and his hands were rolled up
under him. lie has heretofore been subject to ITS
OF temporary insanity, which doubtless the
cause of the suieite.-Rutiand Globe.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Two sons of Octave Guyer of ST. John sbury,
three and five years old were drowned on Monday
evening, theI22l-Thc corner stone of the first Odd
Fellows hall in Vermont was laid at St. Johnsbury
Tuesday afternoon of last week Henry Clark of
Rutland delivered an Grafton.
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
RICHMOND MARKET. June 29-The market for
butter rules steady at unchanged rates, viz: DC to
25c for fair to good, selections PC TO 27c 200 tubs
offered. Cheese, $50 boxes at market and prices
ranged from Oc TO I2c for farm diaries, and II &c to
1870 for sage.
fash of lightning struck school house in Es
sex, June l7th. and that school was dismissed
without any formality. None of the children were
injured.
The movement for a railroad from Burlington TO
connect with the Portland and Ogdensburg at Cam
bridge, has result ted in the formation at ST. Johns
bury of a stock company, of which some of the
heaviest men of Burlington and St. Johnsbury are
members. There Is good deal ofenthusiasm over
| the enterprise.
The Vermont horse stock company had its first
annual sale of blooded animals at Shelburn or
| Thursday. Twenty an finals, chiefly one, two and
three years old, were sold at prices ranging from
| 800 TO SllO0.
| LAMOILLE COUNTY.
he Masonic celebration of St Johns Day n
Stowe was largely attended. The weather was de
| lghtini and the display imposing. 4 procession
was formed at ii O'Clock under the direction OF A
j. Brown, OF Waterbury, chief marshal. Noun
Zion Encampment, of Northfeld 5. l.. Mack
commander led by the olth1eld band, formed tn,
escort, and was followed by visiting lodges and tn,
| Grand Lodge of Vermont, headed by Halls bant
of Boston. After marching through the principa
streets, dinner was served at the Vt. MANSFIELD
Hotel, after which!the public services took place
with Henry Clan of Rutland, president of the day
After prayer, by the Rev Edwin Wheelock o
Cambridge, the Hon. Park Davis, of ST. Adams
delivered an eloquent address on Masonry, which
was received with hearty applause. Some fiv
hundred Masons formed the procession, an,
marched TO the town hall, whore tn, services of tn
day were concluded