Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-20
ORLEANS COUNTY.

At Greensboro seven teachers applied, and at
the examination all received certiicates.-Butter
quick last market day, at IS cents maple sugar
to cents; eggs, Is cents dozen; hay scarce,
and quick at SIS ton.-Doren Niles sold eight
cows for $50; another man gave up note for
$3.50 for a COW. How is that for high?
The Monitor has a story to the effect that Lewis
Parker moved from sutton to Nebraska last fall;
that his Oldest boy IL years old, taking dislike
either TO the country or his step-moth er started on
loot for Omaha (l5 miles, alone and W thout money
At Omaha he took the train and came the whole
distance sutton where he arrived u week ago,
supported and conveyed by the generosity of peo
pie and railroad officers lie one he knew
during the whole journey.
1t is estimated that from 90 900 to 10000 pounds
of sugar have been made in Trasburgh, the present
Two Franklin county butter buyers visit Newport
Center every Thursday. Last week they paid 30
to "a cents.
McClary n Hancock of Greensboro, were run
ming each other on butter last week. and advanced
The price cents.
In Barton, wil,w Q linn fell down stairs and
broke her arm.
Philip Hum, the oldest man in Barton died sun
day. lie the father Of B children, nearly all
of whom now living.
Three shops are making boxes a. Barton Landing
RUTLAND COUNTY.
In the case of ". Il. Maury of Boston, tried in
Rutland Wednesday for the recovery OF liquor
seized while in transit through the state the jus
tice a,ljudged the liquor forfeited. The case
continued to the County Court The claimant
repleviued the liquor and took it away.
Loren Perkins, of Rutland, arrested at Fort
Ann n Y, Friday, for forging a;notc of 5000, on
which he obtained the money at the National Bank
of Rutland He was taken TO Rutland and COM
mittcd to Jail TO await his trial at the County Court
a freight train on the Rutland Division met with
an accident, near Proctorsville, on Friday after
noon by the breaking of a wheel, twelve cars
thrown from the track Wreckng trains
were at once dispatched and the track was cleared
in The evening.
IL. O. Brown of Castleton will begin the manu-
facture of slate pencils at Rutland, next week,
opening his factory with machinery that will turn
out 1900 or 20,0o0a day, and expecting to
double that number.
al. E. Marshall, of Clarendon, has built the first
creamery in the State at an expense of $4,000. He
expects the milk OF five COWS 10 start with.
The Berwick House bar at Rutland is dry, and
on mirror near II is sketcned IN soap q dog with
heels up, labeled, The Dog is Dead"
Joseph Haskell of Rutland, was seriously injured
while ploughing. a handle of The plough hit him in
the breast with such force to throw him several
feet, striking upon the hard ground. He lies in
critical state.
Mrs. Michael CaImody, of West Rutland, an in
sane woman, who escaped from her home recently,
was found last week in Claremont. When discov-
cred there she ran away, but party OF men soon
captured her. She ihnly clad, but had well
endured the chilly night She had been kindly fed
by all to whom she applied for food. Her disap.
pearance caused much ex itement in that vicinity
and large bands have secured the surrounding
country.
young man by the name of Dow, committed an
outrage on young girl named Baird. Is years of
age, Sunday night, in Chittenden. In the strug.
gle the girl much injured that her life is
despaired Of
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Wilmington is bound to have a railroad. At
large meeting Saturday night el75 was raised
to defray the expences of a survey from Shelburne
Falls to Dorset.
The Baptist Church in West Brattleboro was
fully recognized by an Eccles iastical Council con-
vened on Tuesday, May II.
Three children of Alfred d. Gallup Of Grafton
died on the llth inst, of canker rash.