Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY,


ADDISON COUNTY.
Two new 1rms have bought in Addison county,
the past season. 1900 of the best bucks and between
100 and 200 ewes for the California market.
Mr.. Harrison White of Leicester is the owner
of one sheep, and that is merino eve five years
old this spring. The Sth of last month the sheep |
gave birth to 4 nice lamb, but having no milk the
lamb was fed. and is doing well. On the 24th, six /
teen days after, the sheep gave birth to an
other nice lamb; both are growing finely. /
The same sheep brought up twin lambs last year.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The ST. Johnsbury Caiedonian says that crime
is on the increase III Vermont, and Is at a loss 10
for ii, since the increase OF population IS
very slight and ii is chargeable 10 increased
population OF The foreign element, for many OF the
worst otIenscs are committed by the native cit
zens.
disease has appeared among The sheep in
North KIRBY, from which some OF the farmers have
lost over half their iOcks. They suddenly become
weak, aud discharge blood and corrupt matter at
the nose, and die.
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
RICHMOND MARKET, June s.-The MAJ kct was
active, with slight advance over last weeks
prices for both butter and cheese. One hundred
and seventy five tubs OF butter offered; Or
binary - to 33c; choice, n &c; selections 27c.
Farm dairy cheese, new milk, sold at 10 to lie;
factory, Ate.
\ new dam and reservoir is to be built at Wi
nooskI. The arties Interested propose TO organ
ize stock company with a capital OF 100000
y chap from Huntington caught in shelburn
pond, last week, a plckerel which weighed -
pounds.
The oldest resident OF South burlington is Mrs,
stephen Patchcn, now IN her nInety-seventh year.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ExGiov. Smiths wife Is going deliver a course
/ OF Is lectures on skcpuclsm before the sunday
school Of the Congregational church at st. Adams.
Twenty five miles OF the Missisquoi and Black
! River Valley 4 lroad which is to run from Rich
Iuond, p. O. 10 the Vermont line ut MasonyIllc OF
! Richord, viii be bu 1t this summer 600 hav-
/ Ing been advanced the $50 900 worth of bonds
purchased in London, aud the road having gov
erment subsidy OF $50 900, besides the promise OF
local aid amounting TO $4,000.
/ A peddler, whose name Is not given, was muir
derousIy assaulted by three ruftans at house IN
st. Adams on Friday night. Ills face very
much dlshgured, and he had received a slight
wound from knife. All OF the party were arrested
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
If, a. The MorI1syiIle Citizen states, the snow Il
SIN feet deep on Mansfield mountain between
the halfway and summit houses, the prospec
8 Is lather discouraging TO the early tourist.
, John Stafford OF stowe has contract of making
1900 horse pokes f,r poke in Nergennes
| 1t makes good poker job Tor Johnny. lie must b
: hush when he gets his hand-on the proceeds.
A small force Is ,Iiligen ly kept AT work hnIsh
ing up the grading on the p. q. between Hyde
: park and Swamton. OF the thirty eight miles b,
tween the iron laid in these two towns, Thirty lie
are graded and ready for the rails. The road WI
u be finished and trains running to johnson abou
4 the fist of August, and il is hoped through
II Swanton this year.
Sixty-dve tubs OF Lutter sold in stowe, last Sa
ulday, at prices from 2oc to 25c per ID.
u The tannery at stowe does business of 50
e GOA year.
Charles y. savage of stowe, who graduated
Dartmouth college in the class of II, is about
start for Constantinople. to be professor of Gree
l. a college there.
1. Joseph Gale OF Emore was found dead in h
? room about a week ago, having been apparently
Of his usual health half at hour before.
y Young F1ote OF Johnson, who recently forge
l. his fathers name on notes am ,untlng to 32700,
0t walking the streets the village unmoested IN
his creditors are going to give him Oh tnce to pa
his de BITS honestly.
~ East Elmore is sperng in u spiritual point
Il view The NJ. E. Church, ini5hel scarcely thrs
;. years ago, now numbers over one hundred mel
~, | bers.
- C.. b WAIT of Cambridge has rentcl his hotel
J Mr. Bruce of Moretown, who has already tax,
: possession. Mr.. Wait takes charge of the "oul
~ N house" in Stove, which Is now open for t
III season. His hosts of friends in the valley will
!" pleased to hear this, and Will not fail to call
before the season closes.
F. E. Peck of Wolcott, while hunting one d
last week, burst his gun barrel, the pieces fyi
~ around his head some of which were found sever
III rods from where he stood. Fortunately he receiv
10 no serious injury.
;" ORLEANS COUNTY.
Id Irasburgh Jail has not a single prisoner.
40 Barton Landing has raised s. 900 for Me
m odist church.
A. The Monitor is responsible for this fish sto
,is George Reed went to Coventry one day last we
- and brought back many bans of suckers
- horse could draw. He caught them in the Wheelc
nv brook with his hands-~aded in aud threw th
=: out.
Alonzo Phillips of Barton recently found his oh
'@ some three years of age, head foremost in tut
water, its feet only protrudng from the tub.
great exertions the child was saved, although fo
an long time life seemed extinct
The Palladium is the name of new paper
established at North Troy, Vt, NJ. t. Hatch edit
on 1t is an eight column folio sheet of good app
hin ance. The editors promises are good.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican says:
on. There is decided tinge of romance to the
re- tory of Mrs Perry, widow of DR. John I. err
Saratoga, who recently died at Rutland.
10 was once patient OF DIR Perrys at Saratoga, a
en- though he was married man, they became
tensely enamored of each other. The doctor fin
got divorce from his wife and married his pati
avs He became confirmed opIum-eater in the la
;ed years of his life. and his presence was Often
by reason of the odor of the drug, but his
Aia- chung 10 him to the last, and, in less than
The months after he died, followed him to the gray
and consequence of care and anxiety incident to
r sickness and death.
Col. A. F. Walker spoke in Decoration
nsl- address at Rutland, of the death in the bait
ave Winchester of the " young and dashing Gen.
No ten, which has, doubtless, before this time cal
:, the young and dashing Gen. Upton to paus
Tie his duties as superintendent OF West Point mill
academy, and smile.