Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-22

| VuiCe Il CURIOUS phenomenon has beer
witnessed at Horace Riford's, Randolph. i,
the shape of a choke-cherry bush with rip,
cherries and fresh blossoms on its branche
} at the same time.
An unusually large number of person
are sick with fever in Randolph Typhoit
is the most prevalent, and there are man,
fatal cases.
R. G. Hill of Elmore took $50 in pre-
mlums on sheep at the New England Fair
F He also sold five yearlings for 5000
Il. +. Peabody Of Groton, has sold an in
terest in his land and lumber business to :
Mr.. Lancaster, Providence, r. l. Peabo
dy had previously bought out Chadwick
interest in the mill.
The Directors Of the Orange Co, Agri-
cultural Society have offered purses and is
sued a programme for the races at the
coming fair as follows:
Wednesday, October G., at 3 80 p NJ,
Purse No., l, S75, open to all horses that
never beat 2 "A $40 to the lst, $50 to the
ID, and S15 to the 3D..
BETHEL FAIR-At White River Park,
September Dist, TUESDAY, first day.) the
attendance Of people WAS very small. The
entries of sheep, cattle, horses, swine and
poultry are large and very choice
Floral Hall is nicely decorated, and well
filled with household and fancy goods.
Mechanics Hall is bare, and very little
interest is shown in that department.
Two OF three despera tie convicts attempt
ed to break from Bennington Jail, Tuesday
night, 18th. but their plans were Fortunate
ly frustrated by the timely discovery O.
ljailor Cook. When discovered, they had
sawed one hinge of the door leading from
where they were confined into the CORR
dor, sprung the door open and one of them
was in the act of crawling through The
saw used was made from knife. furnish.
ed in some way, it is supposed. by friends
outside
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Railroad, except 4 portion of the side
tracks at stations, was completed Wednes.
day, the 10Th. At about half-past four in
the afternoon of the day the locomotive
ran on the station ground in the village
and saluted Woodstock and the surround
ing hills aud valleys with her best screech
es. 4 large number Of people were pres
ent enjoying the scene. No other demon
stration was attempted and there will b,
no formal opening of the rod.
The latest development in the Dandy
clerical scandal case is that Justice Scott
who bound Rev. Mr.. Porter over for triaI
before the superior court, was regularly
appointed after all, his commission having
proved to be ST gned by Gov. Peck an,
that the committtl of the Rev adultvrcl
was legal.
The Chittendcn County fair proved :,
financial failure. Too much money WA,
invested in the . boss trot."
The Lake Champlain Regatta Assoc in
ton have determined on u three day,
cruise commencing the 22d, and to exten,
to St. Adams Bay or Port Henry, accord
ing to the weather.
. Mr.. Lamkin, who was severely in lure,
ut the terrible accident on the Southeas
tern Railroad. near Sutton. Z. g, in Au
gust 1874, has recovered -. O0oIdamagc
from the company.
t DROwNED-As the Lake Champail
Steamer Adirondack was on her way North
the 10Th. about midway between Burling
ton and Rouses Point,the attention Of som,
of the passengers was aroused by Il splash
in the water, and n moment after a MAJ
t was discovered in the water astern, appa
rently struggling to reach a valise Which
was floating few feet further in the rear
He was seen to reach and clutch the wallis,
and place 1t under his arms, As if for sup
port; but soon disappeared from sight.
! ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET SErTEM
EER 2l.-The market WAS rather dull
, Prices, common to fair II to 20 cents fai
8 to good % to %; selections % to 80 cents
gilt edge - cents Several choice lot
sold ut ;}3 cents.
RICHMOND MARKET, Sept, o0.-Buttc
sold at 30 to 25c. for fair; % to 80 fo1
choice; a few tubs gilt edge at Il higher
: price Cheese, farm dairrs, to Zoe nc
Y factory offered. Potatoes, - to soc.
: STATE FAIR PHEMIrMs.- Among tn
= premiums given n Rutland we notice tn
i following.
t O. NJ Tinkhlm, Pomfret on herds. Jer
+ seys. lst, so. besides a variety of premi
ums on single Jerseys. &. Miller Il Son
Ponfret, Jersey bull, $50 c. w. Hamblin
V East MONT elitr, two year old Jersey bal
: s.. j. Gregory. Northfield, graded an
native cattle, bull calf 50.
A. +. Perkins, Pomfret, gold medal o
Spanish Merino flock. with many pr,
Z miums on single sheep. K. q. Hill. of F.
st more. led on premiums for Coswolhs an
G.. w. Flarr of Braintrce, to k a silve
medal for Cotswold flock and Il numbeI {
- other premiums on Cotswold>. ii. G. Kill
5 Der, of Brookicld, and Leroy Sargent @
V West Randolph. also had premiums o
O Cotswolds c. X. Gray, Of East Montpe
icr, South Down buck. years, So; Sout
Down buck. year, 50, and South Dow
l, pen ewes, So.
IT, Geo. Davis, East Montpelier. on poultr
Sc; Joseph Billings. East Montpelier
Muscovy dncks, 81.
5. Hiram Atkins. Montpelier. specimen
printing. diploma; G. b. Fiske. Brooktiel'
,i lamp burners without chimneys, horst
:, shoes. diploma
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIO,
If The Ninth Annual Convention of the
NJ. G.. A. of Vermont, was held at ROya
Is ton. commencing Sept. 10.
IT The committee organized by clcctin