Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The sheep business is looking uo in Ada son
county. Sales have been quite brisk and prices
realized quite reasonable during tn, past few
weeks. Quite number OF buyers fro the far
West have been through the county.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
II. G. Root of Bennington, has agreed to pay
$4,000 of the $4,000 debt Of the new Con gresatona
church at that place provided the society Will
the balance within fortnight. His total contribu
ton has been 5000 in al lition to 81 0o) for the
chapel.
boy named John Barron, age b, was caught
by belt i'll the Bennington wooden mills, Tuesday
the Goth and one arm MI nslsl that it had
to be amputated near the shoulder.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Mr.. &. NJ. Stone ofthe CalenIonian hns been sued
for lblc by a. A. Jcrauld of st. Johnsbury, with
damages set at slO,O0o-Thc alleged libel the
article published in last week issue of that paper,
wherein Jerauld is charged with having furnished
the liquor which got eight or ten men drunk, and
caused a general row, as is reported last week We
think Jcrauld has set the damages little too large.
Mr.. Leroy Higgins of Danvillc had, up to Nov.
Is, shot ninety parri ises this season; and
is prcsumablc that this time he has shot enough
more to make an even hundred.
Jas. e. Peabody, of Barnet, has made the past
40 tubs of Al lbs. each of very superior but
ter from an average of 10 cows which he thinks Will
be hard to beat.
| A young man living near st. Johns bury, who re-
ceived from young lady til. SIT OF al elaborate
pen wiper, is wearing it for a ncchtle, evidently
mi derstanlng its use.
The Lyndon Onion says that Col. Merrill is not
much oil a railroad superintendent for 4 newspaper
man. We haven't had a chance t. write up a dec
ent accident since he took possession of the roal.
John X. Dunn, of South reacham, 90 to the
head owls. There 4 in his turkey rooet
the other night, and in the morning he found a deei
turkey partly eaten. The next night the ftthcr OF
all owls accidentally stepped into one of bunn'-
traps. lie weighed twenty p ual' ald Ia assure |
four feet seven inches from tip to tn
y rot AT the Avenue IIou-c st. ohn 5Dl.y,. Last
week has resulted in several pat cs beng fined
one man bound up, the proprietor ofthc house tine
for liquor selling, and the lltor Of the 'tI,,ianllh
sued for libel.
CHrTENDEN COUNrl.
A recent recruit to the army OF Vermont ~p,oA, "
Is Oliver Paicha " ho WAS killed, lat summer, IN
the mill of CLARK, Boariuan X Go. of NJ iiten hi
mode of appearing bcn-- to 'materal!lc' in frol.'
of vehicles driven along i CERTAIN road and ftI-ltcn
the horses by swinging ms hat and shouting.
Slas Bliss OF Leicester shot a magnificent golden
eagle at Colchester Center, on F!Iily. The 3Isl
measured seven feet and one half mch ON up t.
tip, and VIII be placed IN the cabinet OF natural
history of the University OF Vermont.
Dr. :. W. Thaycr, of Burlington, retulne,i from
bis SIX month.,tIur IN Europ,. ON 1t,e .1r!.
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to,, ,,..l- ,oc,.. viz ,,,.,,h ,,r,oa
Mr. George W. Bail, st. Ahans. father Of Tie
unfortunate victim OF the last Hi tragedy, and
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Ha'urday morning a 4 'iite daughter - VI :
Minor, OF T. Adams, was upon tlc street, 4 h3N-
ersc sled run INTO her throwing hff Gown amt r.
vcrely mJurlns her >h2 received 4 9li-'4i scli
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