Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-20
Vermont News.
a OLSON COUNTY.

DR.. V. W. Blanchard, of Middlebury, has invent
ed lamp chimney which seems to be a decided
improvement on the brittle cylinders now in use.
1t is made of the best flint glass, and is filed with
which allow of increased expansion
when heated, without liability to fracture.
1t is getting to be quite the fashion to fail, here
in Vermont. Now it is James Cook, a large farmer
of Orwell whose liabilities are $4,000.
The next annual Fair of the Addison County Ag
rcultural Society is to behed September I'd to 4th.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
s. Is. Hunt has sold his extensive shawl factory
in Bennington to parties from Philadelphia. 1t is
understood that tho price paid, 800 900, is con-
sideraby less than the original cost. The new
parties will manufacture cassimeres.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
An old man of seventy eight, of Darv vile, VT.
was killed at Sherbrooke few days ago by being
struck by the Passumpsc train while attempting
to cross the track.
David Lang, of Ryegate, raised last season lS5
bushels of Danvers ions. from one fourth of an
acre. The year before he raised SO bu shells from
square rods of land.
During the winter 5000 bushels of potatoes have
been shipped from IIardwck depot, for which the
average price pail has been % cents per bus ell.
CHITrENDEN COUNTY.
Ex-Mayor D. c. Dodge. of Burlington, was ar
raigned i'll the City Court. Thursday, on charge of
selling cider and wine. The testimony was SO finn
sy that the prosecution acknowledged that no case
was made against Mr.. Dodge, and he was at once
discharged.
Henry Wood, of Milton, had his left leg broken
by being thrown from wagon, the afternoon
of the 18th inst.
The pocket book containing 81 500, lost by Solo
mon Norton of Huntington between that town and
Richmond was foun'l by a five years old boy of
John Gilman, and restored to the owner.
There was slight frost in Richmond Thursday
night.
RICHMOND MARKET, May ls.-Butter showed a
sharp decline from last weeks price. l60 tubs sold
at prices ranging from 25 to2Sc for fair TO good
selections, % to 30c. Cheese about the same as
last week; to sc-for good skinned; half skim,
l2ic asked, but buyers. 700 calf skins at 20 to
S5c. Eggs, - to l6c.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The boom at A. o. Brainard's mill, in Richford
gave way at early hour Thursday morning
About one million feet of logs were in the pond and
a large portion of them got loose and went down
river. Some damage to the river wall of Union
block, and to the bridge is reported. Mr.. Brain
ards private loss must be considerable.
The railroad woodshed on the south side of the
river, at Georgia, was burned Friday morning the
fire taking from a locomotive.
The body of Jacob Decker, who has been miss
ing since March found on the 5th inst three
miles below Swanton Falls, caught by bushes on
the bank 1t was readily identified.
A little child three wears old of John Dandro
near Swanton junction, drank The contents of q
bottle of lardanum on Tuesday and died from the
effects Immediately.
LAMOILLE COUNTY
There is to be grand Masonic celebration of
st. Johns day, June 9th, at stowe. Arrangements
will soon be published.
Noyes Bros of Hydcpark will compromise with
their editors, paying them 40 cents the dollar
of their Indebtedness.
Clark, BoarIman Il Co, have about 20 ,OOC
spruce logs in the LamoiIe river between Milton
and Johnson, out of which they estimate to manu-
facture million and half feet oflumbcr.
NJ. IL Clark of wolcott, has lost sixteen lambs
with what he calls black tongue.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The liquor agency at Newbury has suspended
and the thirsty clamoring for the Commissioner
TO " turn the spigot"
The temperance people of Chelsea are waking
up. Two men were fnel by Ransom Davis, Esq
last weck-one for being intoxicated the other for
getting liquor of the town agent under false pre-
lenses
CHARLES IL. Harding has been re-appoin ted post
master at Bradford.