Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-03-18
The house of G. Orion in Fairfax was destroyed

The house of G. orion in Fairfax destroyed
by fire We ,nesday. Loss. $500; insurance,
$500
freight brakeman, named VIM. Coons, resi-
dent of st Adams, fell from the top of car at
Essex junction, Tuesday afternoon, accustomed by
the train breaking in two, and severely fractured
the bones of his left foot, two of which pro-
truded through the hesh lie is dom. well, but it
will be a long time before he will recover.
MAJ founl sturg eon, five feet an Il IN If Ion.
and weighing hundred pounds which had some
how got out of an ar-hoc in 4 lake near st. Adams
upon the ice. several days ago and dispatched
him with an AK.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The Moirisown men backed by l75 women pet
oners, have unanimously voted to abolish the
town liquor agency.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
States Attorney Crane of Orleans county has
server notice all the hotels and drug stores IN
Newport that they must stop the sale of all intoNi-
| eating drinks.
| A partridge comes regularly from the woods to
dwelling in Craltsbury and is fed with crumbs by
| the children.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Al Brandon last week Michael WEIGH and Adam
| Center between whom there was long standing
fcud, got into fight in Welchs BAN. The mother
OF WEIGH, hearing the noise, went to the aid of her
son. carrying with her a double-barrel shot gun,
with loads in both barrels. On seeing this Center
ran for his own house, the road. WEIGH
seized the gun from his mother, and taking aim at
his Ietreating adversary, when he two three
| rods OFF, fired one barrel at him. the whole load
taking effect in the back of Center's head \ edi-
cal examination showed that the shot only penetra-
ta,tf al.
dangerous. welch and his mother were arrested
and held for trial.
The slate pro lncers Of the state have f,rmel a
permanent organization, with Pitt w Hyde OF
Hydeviite for president
81. Loop of Rutland has removed his wholesale
wine and liquor estab lishment to Whitehall.
Ira Fisher, an old and mcll-known resident, died
suddenly of apoplexy in the yes buc OF the Rut
land Court House, Thursday afternoon. He
was % years of age and for more than forty years
has been an attendant upon the sessions of the
county court, Offering fruit and other articles for
sale.
Clarendon Grange was organized on the 9Th inst
by T.. L. Jameson, state Deputy.
The small pox has broken out in West Haven
and there is considerable alarm aboutt.
man and wife named Chase tried to desert
their twr chill ren, about five aud scven years Old
at Rutland, few days ago, by leaving them asleep
and starting for railroad train, early in the morn
ing, but they caught before they got ont OF
town.
Mrs. Wills Peters, of IIubbartlton, had her arm
broken by being thrown from a sleigh in c astlcton
Mrs, Susan Grady, of Castlcton, while carrying a
pailof water ont of doors, slipped and broke her
legjustabovc the ankle joint.
\ workman at the sla:e quarry Of Mr.. McGratt
in Poultney was fatally inju ell few days since
by the falling of loose stone from the top of the
quarry, striking HIM upon the head and break n
the skull over the left eye.
WINDHAM COUNTY
\ Brattleboro landlord ocked his safe on Satur-
day evening, but it required two days work by {
city expert to uniocl it, aud then it was oAy &C
compshe by drilling through the solid iron doc
\ grand masquerade ball is to take place at Brat
tcbpro. Marca - with Brooks, Owen X Carlton.
orchestra OF Lowell, Mass for music.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
: y Woodstock has recently received two
horned toads from Texas by mail.
Frank French ofromfret standing with hi:
arm resting across the muzz'e OF a gun few dlys
ago, when il discharged. smashing one arm 50 that
it had TO be anputateI an tearing OFF all but tn
thumb and little ii ger Of tn, htnl on tht other
: arm.
Ludlow Is asultei over the recent birth of
calf with two heals AMI nee ~ AMI six leg. four o
tl en- fore legs.
: Thehouse aud barn ofJDsuua Upham Of Weathers
} field WAS destroyed by fire few days ago. rh,
; house was the oldest in Weathersiell and one Q
i the Oldest IN the state. The loss was $500; in
t sured for $500.
: Thomas Duston Of Wea'hersield has just die
at the age OF lot, c.tv NJ wi low q years III VIII
: lived with him for u years.