Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-24
Vermont News.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

young lady is the latest arrival at the residence
# B 70. Simonds, of the Manchester Journal.
Timber is on the ground, and the work Of con-
truction will soon be commenced on the new MI
Anthony Observatory at Bennington. 1t is to be
bout one hundred feet high.
At East Dorset, recently, some miscreants visited
D. !. Kent & Cos quarry and ran his dimond drill
IF the ledge smashing it up. The drill cost S3ooo
rhe large drill they could not move, but let the
Sater nearly out of the boiler that 1t would blow
up when the fire should be kindlei, but the trick
was discovered in time to prevent accident.
The people of North bennington are in great
Juror, caused by the discovery of quantities of
gold fish in apond only short distance from the
village 1t appears that some three years ago
resident of the place, who was going away, had |
three gold fish, which he threw into the pond, and
no attention was paid to the fact until few days
ago when the pond found to be filed with them
aud now everybody is engaged in catching them,
and glass Jars in great demand
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
George Dimock of Barnet, has a biddy which is
inclined TO be aquatic. She has chosen
ducks and geese for her associates and has been
seen TO plunge with them into the water, swim
across the pond, come out and shake herself like
any old water fowl. In swimming she naturally falls
behind in consequence Of her feet not being well
adapted for padding purposes.
The small pox reported in Newport last week
proves to be varioloid. The authorities used dill
gence in removing all possibility of con'agion. and
the alarm has subsidized.
Mrs. Miller, laly over eighty years old, was
Knocked down by a door slamming by the wind at
st. Johnsbury Centcr, Wednesday evening" and er
hip dislocated.
Samuel Stedman of Hardwick, 81 years oil,
wandered several miles from home in fit Of de-
rngemeDt, few days ago, and was found IN the
woods after three days, almost dead, but he will
probably recover.
CHIT rENDEN COUNTY.
The Tampco Dressing Company, about year
old, is becoming a valuable industry at Burlington
The managers and principal proprietors are Z. H.
Whiting of st Adams, formely and for many years
editor of the Messenger of that place. and his son,
\. G.. Viii iny, who has the immediate charge.
"Tampic1," as article of commerce, is a coarse
Mexican grass OF fiber stiff as bristies ana Is
used to take the place of bristles in making pant,
whitewash, scrubbing and other brushes. The
Burlington company dye the whitish "tampico"
black, brown and red, mix the coors, and COMP the
aber ready for use; also dress it " tapering for
mach merry, and have gotten up considerable con-
nection with the brush trade in New York, Boston,
etc.
The man with the red moustache, who went 10
sleep with Geo. Goodrich's hogs, in Richmond the
other night may have been perfectly SATISFIED with
his company, but how about the poor hogs
A. g. Ashley of Milton, proposes to plant six
acres to Hubbard squashes this season. This Is a
good move. More attention should be devote d 20
market gardening in this part of the country
John r. Howard, of New York, is to give the Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington, an elegant fountain
10 be placed in the center of the common in front OF
that institution.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Elias Truax of Franklin celebrates his l01d birth
day, the Fourth.
! The journeymen printers at ST. Adams are on 6
strike, because of the discharge OF one OF thcli
number from the Adrertiser Office.
Fred Houghton who lives near Swanion Junction
buried a daughter Sunday, eight years OLD who
weighed only l6 pounds. She had beea constant
sufferer since she was two years of age from The
effects Of caomel.
Mr. Sylvester Chadwick, of East Swanton, had
four cows killed by lightning during the storm o
sunday afternoon. They were choice and valuable
stock.
Mr.. A. NJ Chadwick. of Fairfield has 4 sheer
which yielded l4S4 lbs OF unwashed wool. beside;
bringing fine lamb the present season. Breed
. one half Leicester.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
John browns little boy in Barton recently got 81
many burdocks in his eyes that for some day i
was feared be would lose his sight
RUTLAND COUNTY.
on Wednesday of last week the house OF Mr.
Friend Weeks of Clarendon, caught fire from tn
reflection of the sun upon large tin milk can
which stood against the house on the south side
When discovered it had burned through the clap
boards the two inch plankng and two walls OF latl
and plaster into a clothes ROOM The hre was soor
eXtinguishtd with a few pals of water.
The house of widow Jones' northeast of the depo
at Cuttingsville was burned on the afternoon o
the 18th. The furniture, clothing, bedding AM
carpets were all destroyed. Loss - 500. Insured Il
the Vermont Mutual for $500
The Rutland and Washington county slate pro
aucers association, which has made good dca
of complaint about the freight rates charged by tn
Delaware aud Hudson canal company on both 1t
land and water lines, has received q letter froI
President Dickson declining TO reduce rates to Ne'
. York and Albany.
Bliss & Cross's sash an bllnl factory at Rat
land was partly burnel on Fri lay; loss $1,000 Il
sl5 900, covered by insurance.
Tine Republicans of Rutland county nominal
senators states attorney and minor Judicial officer
at Rutland, June 80.
4 runaway couple asked Squire Getty of wei
Hebron, Washington county, NY, to marry thei
NJ three O'Clock in the morning one day last wee
a-al tho an IN ma q a
dayit before the ceremony, but he refused and lef
The girls father soon came, but did not overtal
them till they had persuaded Mr. Mcknight of BE
cher to marry them. The mans name was Blac
, and he was about twenty-six years of age; Il
ri,l,s name was Colyin, and her age H. They we
both from Pawlet.
-. wINDHAM COUNTY.
The Brattleboro Catholics have applied to Judg
p Barrett for an injunction ,ainst the committee
suspen.ion of their children from the village schoo
: for staviug out to attend church.
d Squire Daniel Knowlton of Taftsville was burie
0 under difficulties the other day. The sexton dr
his grave and charsedsi for the job but the fien'
p, demurred, whereupon the sexton lockel up Il
u tools belon ,iug to the cemetery and went homo
but another sexton was appointed, and, breakn
oman the dollhouse, secured the tools When Il
lov for tn. funeral came, no yevcr, the bier W;
:. missing; accordingly somebody knocked in Il
: door of the tomb with sledge hammer, in SCARF
Il for it. The bier WAS finally secured, and Squi
: Knowlton now rests in peace.
IL WINDSOR COUNTY
!, n, TAYLOR, of Plymouth, who is building up co
u siderable of a reputation as a pedestrian, anus
u the neople of Woodstock who had leisure time,
u Tuesday, by n trial of speed on the fair grouu
: track He ran nine miles in hour, minutes ar
n II seconds. He went eighteen times around tt
h track. Best time one mile in six minutes. Tbs
:, will do for hot day.
IL Lightnings dongs in Norwich during the seve
y thunder storm on the 5th inst, are mem orabie
Mr.. James Burnham II struck tree in his p'
L ture, under which his sheep had taken shelf
II killing thirteen ewes and twelve lambs of his flo
l. of extra finewooled sheep.
, E. r. Morgan's saw-mill at Barnard was burn
n ON Wednesday; loss $1,000, Insurance small.