Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-03-11

\ culNcrt was washed away Wednesday morn
ing, OIL last week, the road about two miles west
OF Orwell delaying the malt train about hour
and half The mi xed tram north passed over but
few moments before il gave way.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
There are Two sisters who have lived within SIN
miles OF each other, bennington, for 30 years ,
and Vet have not each other in this time
though there Is ifecling between them -
they are simply i" odd.''
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The sum of 5000 has been raised for the new
Odd Fellows Hall at 81. John bury. They want
ais 600.
Registration return, for Har4wick show thirteen
marriages. twenty-one births and nineteen deaths,
for the year of 1873.
Augustus sanbom OF 81. Johnsbury has sold
patent on swivel plough of his invention to a
Massachusetts company, of which f. F, Holbrook
i partner, retaining royalty on all pIOughs
sold. The manufacture of the Hobrook plough
will cease the Sanborn taking its place
Eli Kline with his horse and sleigh went over
the precpce in Barnet recently, about 20 rods south
of where DR.. Davis went and killed few
years ago. Ed not injured any, but h is 'eigh
was badly broken, and the harness stripped
from the horse when he passed through the tree
tops.
\ widow in sutton recently visited a dying
woman and said: " have been wanting, for some
time, TO see some one about to die, that might
send a message 20 my husband. Tell him that we
are all well here and send our best regards"
The barns Of NJ. J. Russell of Russell Hollow ,
Kirby, were burned together with about fifteen
tons of hay and some farming TOOLS etc, March
ID. Cause, explosion of kerosene lantern. The
product fully insured, and $500 on thu ba rms
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Carlos Baxter of Burlington left by his will
$500 the Home for destitute children, and
$500 to the Unitarian church.
Hon George Ii. Bigclow, of the Free Press,
hearing, Monday night of last week, that some
of his political opponents bad stated that hr had
! offered colorcd man money for his VOTE went out
upon the street AMI charged the accuscrs with
| lying, whereupon Hymn IN g. Willard assistant
Superintendent of streets and a strong democrat,
pitched iuto him, striking him heavy blow on
/ the forehead. There seems to have been consid-
cradle WRATH excited first and last over the cleo
ton. We infer from what the Free Press says
that City Attorney Start and some other republic
cans gave the cold shoulder to their own pa ty.
AS A. R. Norton, of Huntington, was passing
through the woods one evening recently, he sudden
ly became suspicious that he could hear some
thing in the rear that not just right. His
suspicious were soon confirmed by a crash OF
bushes and frightful scream, close upon him.
When he arrived at the party he was nearly out OF
BREATH and says that the way he strobe out OF
those darksome woods caution"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rufus s. Barney of Swanton left by his will $40,
/ 600 to the town of Swanton, $500 to the Home at
Burlington, and the remainder of his property some
! $40, 900. to relatives and friends.
! H. B. Wilbur, treasurer of the Central Vernon:
railroad, has resigned.
Sally Bailey, over 81 years old, who rec emily
died at Fletcher, had piece of continental scrip
which was issued ON the 18th of February, l776,
and represented one.thrd of dollar. IT bore
motto. "Mind your own business" evidently meant
or George Ill.
! Jacob Decker, man OF Incorporate habits,
about fifty years of age, left Swanton Falls, late
Monday evening and his body was found Friday
morning in the Missisquoi River at Highgate, just
below the tails. 1t Is supposed that he attempted
to cross the river on the ice, which was unsafe.