Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-16
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY,

| Rev. Daniel c.. Roberts. rector of ST.
Thomas church. Brandon, has received Il
unanimous call from the wartens and YES
trymen ofChri>t church, Rochester, n Y,
with salary of $4,000 and parsonage.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The new Odd Fellows hall at St Johns
bury the first in Vermont, WAS dedicated
on Tuesday evening. Dec 1st The build
ing is one of the finest in the village,
which is noted for its fine buildings. 1t
is 50 by 20 feet, and four stories 100 fect)
high, including basement, and being built
of brick, with Il slated roof, is nearly fire
proof The basement and first two stories
are used for stores and offices, being nearly
all rented ut good rates, already. The up
per floor contains the hall, probably the
most beautiful of the kind in the state. 4
large dning-room, for suppers, etc. kitcE
en-, supplied with running water and every
convenience, reception-rooms, etc.
The next meeting of the Vermont State
Teachers Association will be held at st.
Johnsbury, Jan. II and - Edward Co
nant. state superintendent of education, is
president of the association, and will open
the exercises with an address.
On Tuesday night, about II o'clock. fire
was discovered in the cellar Of Walkers
Hotel, at Lyndonvile, VT. and the house.
barn and other outbuildings were totally
destroyed. Only portion of the furniture
saved, and that in II damaged condition.
A train was run to St Johnsblrv for an
engine, and Steamer No. 2 and the Hook
and Ladder Company went to their assist
ance, but for the want of water, the eng inc
was Of little use The Hook and Ladder
Company did good service, though the loss
is from ) 20, 900 to $ 10000; insured for
; 10000. The fire is supposed to have
caught from the furnace in the celler. there
being a large quantity of slab wood and
lcombustible matter there.
The recent railroad excursion of Yer
monters to Portland. Me, was we'll fur
nished with cllampagnes, and they tell :,
story that when in that city Il st. Johns
bury man went to a temperance lecture,
where the speaker declaimed against US
ing anything but cold water as 4 beverage
| rhereupOn Sylvester arose and told the
lecturer that he was Il great reader of the
Bible, but while he had therein read Of
many excellent men calling for wine, he
never read Of but one who had called for
water, and he was in hell.
FRANKLIN )UIrY
The authorities who are in search of the
murderer of Miss Ball of st. Albums
think they have found clue at the house
of 4 S. Smith, who lives near st. Adams.
man named John Mason called at
Smiths house shortly after the murder.
and gave evidence of great familiarity
with the details of the crime and also with
the murder Of Minard, committed shortly
after. There are many people who believe
that he either committed the crime or
knows all about it. but he has disappeared
Mr.. Clark of Enosburgh Falls, for WHOM
John Mason. the man accused Of Miss
Balls murder. worked. last summer. says
that Mason WAS 4 small man. and SO asth-
III ATTIC that he could not possibly have en-
gagged in struggle, or any severe excr-
ton.
4 voun. man residing near st. Adams,
saws the Messenger, by the name of +.
King, met with 4 sad and painful acct
dent few days since. by having his light
) hand caught and torn from the arm, 10y
the cylinder of a thrcshing machine.
LAMOlLLE COUNTY
The Cl'ed1n,au Of the 4th SAYS Til,
rails TO complete the track from Hyde
park 10 Johnson. arrived last week, int
are All on the ground. or being carrie,
forward. The iir,, of this week there
were bat > II miles Of track to Law, an,
~ fast as the iron i down Il gravel train
follows up with the bala>tin-. The roa,
must beacompleted to Johnson, u turn
e table in, and regular trains running by
December 10Th. in order /" fulfill the term
by which they We're to receive town aid
tnles, something unfore-een occars. TN
can be done. johnson is five miles be
yond Iiydeplrk. making the entire length
Of the road in Vermont >iNtv-tive miles
, ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Orleans county musical a~sociat 10
;. will open a four days convention ut Bar
ton. January >, l.. Q. Emerson being tn
' director.
RUrLiN3 DUNrT.
= Rutland's town vote in the recent stat
s. election is TO be rccountcd.
!" Phair. the murderer CT Mrs. Freese
IL Rutland, is growing fat in person, an
Y ..muses himself by playing the ACCORDION
The ladies of Rutland are working har
. for the Nebraska sufferers.
c In the railroad shops ut Rutland % III:
Is chnists, blacksmith. and helpers are en-
J. ploved in making and repairing engines
, % men are employed on cars; 9 are pain
ers; 4 in the-brasS foundry; Il ~ watcl
le men, and others make up n total Of .
ii men.
Z wINDHAM COUNTY.
n The Bellows Falls Times SAYS: On il
X quiry rs to why the state tax is to be iiv
cents higher next than this wear. we are il
- formed that it is to pay for the extra coun
re and yea. ard nays called by the irrepreS
Of IDLE members from Wilmington.
s. Oliver Preston. one OF Wilmington
L most honored and prominent men in veal
~ past, died at Jacksonville on Monday II
3Oth, at the age of 1S.-Pomerv Alli~, we
NJ known as one Of the Oldest and best tro,
he fishermen in the state. died 1T Wilmingt,
IN on Tuesday the lst, Of paralysis, aged I,
ID People used to say thai not trout swan
=, in the waters Of the Dcerfield bat kne,
Pomerov.'
~, WINDSOR COUNTY.
70 The trial of James VIM. on indctme e
for the homicide Of VIM. A. Donoghue,
:" expected to tako place ut Woodstock,
10 the present session Of the County Com
Vi VIM. f. johnson, Esq. late states ATTIC
In ney, is expected to assist attorney Walk
:. in the prosecution. Ncssrs. Elminst,
:, Marcy and others. aid in the defense
A survey Of the line for the Rutland N
Woodstock railroad j. being made
OF In relation to the Woodstock rairo;
RI the Standard says: " Engineers have wit
,, in a few weeks made survey OF the rou,
''o east from Rutland to the valley of Quecht
to with q view to an enrly commrnceme
on Of work on the road This work may