Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-22
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mid 'lebury college is $40 900 the richer by the
DEATH few days since, of Joseph Battell of New
York city, of the class of 1873.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Bennington county democrats and liberal
republicans have nominated Rev. C.. IL. Hubbard
and Il. I. Hurd for senator's.
woodtord clergyman was pointing moral in
a recent sermon by reference TO the Mill river dis
aster and, in course of his remarks said, at is al
owing to the dam reservoir" Some Of his hearers
objected such profanity, but tits explained that
his intentions were strictly honorable, he having
concluded. after using the word dam. that he
would substitute for il the longer word which he
did withoutany pause.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The portrait of Horace Fairbanks, procured by
the citizens of St. Johnsbury for the Athenmum has
been received and has been placed on exhibition
in the art gallery. 1t represents Mr.. Fairbanks
sitting in his library while at his left is lfe-siz
bust of his father, who was governor of the state
during the first year of the rebellion, and The
monument commemorative the deeds of 81. Johns
burv's soldiers is plainly visible through a window
at the rear. The painting is by Matthew Wilson
and is a good likeness of the who has given
his native town a well stocked library and ar
gallery and so endowed it that 1t is free to every
citizen for all time The painting was procured
bv the citizens as q token of their appreciation o
his generosity; its cost is something over $1,000.
Tillotson W ellison of Quechee, a graduate fion
Dartmouth College, has engaged t. teach IN st
Johnsbury Academy, with a salary of $1,000.
St Johnsbury has a very singular accident. In
turning somersault nearly two weeks ago,
Charles Wheeler came down upon the back OF hi:
head doubling his neck under him. He Is still
living, although completely paralyzed below the
injury to his spine. Tho doctors disagree in then
diagnosis and treatment. Some wish to attemp
reduction of the supposed disloclt'on Of the
vertebr;e of the neck, dcrnier resort, declar-
ihg to bc death by inches to remain he is; 9th
ers oppose such violence declaring it would prove
immediate death. Who shall decide, when doctors
disagree -
CHITTENoEN COUNTY,
The Burlington citizens committee that has been
investigating the proposed building OF the Burling
ton and Lamoille Valley railroad estimated its cost
at s735 moo or 500 010 per mile and recommend that
the city at issue bonds aid of the road not
exceeding $4,000. y large meeting at Essex
Monday evening, voted with great unanimity In
favor of the town aiding the road to the amount
of $4,000, and town meeting Will doubtless ratI
fy this informal action.
Burlington complains that its water, though
drawn from Lake Champlain, is so bad that 1t is
an active cause in producing many of the mala-
dies which prevail there in The summer.
Oliver Pelchia, Is year-old boy of Milton
- fooled around n belt in a saw-mill, the other
evening until he finally got caught in it and hurt so
that he died in few hours.
Mr.. Albert Weed, of Westfor,l, was recently Sc
verely injured by his horse taking fright throwing
him from his bu ygy. His hip and sile were badly
bruised
The Burlington Free Press advises the teaching
of French in the public schools of that place for the
benefit of the French population. declaring that
the number of children of French parents within
the city limits is greater than those OF Amcric IN y
Scotch, English AMI German parentage counted
together.
Burlington has secured the bulk of the $500 1t is
raising to defray the expenses of the annual sol
ders reunion, which is to take place there this year
and promises to be success.
ESSEX COUNTY.
little son Of Mr.. Baker recently drowned
in the Nullegan, near the railroad bridge in Bloom
field The body has not as yet been discovered.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
st. Albans has been frightened out of the exten
sion OF its water works system all over the village
by the overwhelming taxation that mus result
therefrom. The floating debt of the town is now
ssI 900, the water debt sll.Ooo and the grand list
only sl5 ooO that to pay the whole would require
phn a. l1lya
corporation meeting, Monday it was voted to pay
off the debt already accumulated, while any further
addition Is deferred TIL the people have got over
fnming over their burdens.
George w. Gibson's jewelry store at Rchford
was robbed of about $500 worth of watches, Tues
day night,
son of Curtis Hubbard of Swanton, 10 years
of age was taken suddenly crazy, while at worl
in the field, the other day, from overexertion o
both mind and body,
On Sunday after noon, while bathing in the Mis-
sisquoi river, at Swanton, two French boys, nameC
Labarge, were drowned in attempting to rescu,
another lad from sinking in the quicksand.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The Colorado potato bug has made its appear anct
in Alburgh.
little son of Ed. Norris of Alburgh, about fiv
bug on sorrel which he had been eating in thu
woods He lived but few hours.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
A wolcott man had COW killed b. lightning fey
days ago, which seems to have inherited the mala
dy, the mother of the animal having been killed
tho same way. year ago.
| Mrs. Minnie A. Bedell, of Emorc, advcrtises th
departure of her husband in the following classi
language: "Whereas my charming husband
Daniel G. Bede has left me for the twelfth tim,
withoutjust cause OF provocation, this is to war
all persons from trusting him any account, as
am done paying his debts an supporting him
Hereafter he must cut his own feed or starve
The angels themselves coul not live ith him
He is posy.'
Morristewn is going to have a new Method.
! church.
| Nelson vorce of Bevidere had the sight of or
eye destroyed on the 4th by the cap Of gun
fired hitting the eye.