Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-21
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY

ADDISON COUNTY
A hail storm at West Addison, on the 9th inst {.
nearly destroyed the corndelds oats. VIII eat gar
dens, etc.
They have in Midlebury, an association called
the e Chip and Hungry"
The Midilebury cornet band have received their
new uniforms, WHICH are light gray. very nicely
trimmed in gilt Their hats are black morocco with
white tassels.
BENNINGrO COUNTY.
Stephen Rice of SALISBURY. 3. years oil pers lists
In working daily in the field.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mr.. Finley, of Nor h Danvle has rye in his pos
session which grew IN the year 1916.
Quite number of young men from st Johnsbury
have gone to the mountain houses waters
mainly to the Fabyan and Profile houses.
CHITrENDEN COUNTY.
Three cows belonging to Luther Herrick OF West
Milton was killed by lightning in the rec ent thun.
der storm.
The store of III. A. Hodges of Richmond, in which
the post-offcc is kept was entered by thieves
the night of the 18th, and $50 in cash, postag t
stamps and the contents o two registered letters
taken. No clLe to the robbers.
Although business is dull, yet the Burlington
lumber firms seem to b. doing 4 little something
sheppard, Davis & Co.. sold over 1000 900 feet OF
lumber the last month, and filling large
orders for Melbourne, Aust ralia, and for Capetown
The Post ON &c at Milton was entered by burg
lars, Thursday night and robbed of about IS in
change and postage stamps. There is no clue to
the robbers.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The wife Of William S. Potter of Guitord was
thrown from wagon. quite recently. and her SIX II
fractured so that she died the next mo rning.
RAND ISLE COUNTY
Mr.. Edwin Adams OF Grand Isle has in his pos
session "a powder-horn, bearing the following in
scriplion: " Gersham Burbank, Fort VIM. Henry,
Nov. 3D. A. D. 1853. aud James Tobias. Grand Isle
March 2lst, lib; an the first year of Madson's
war"
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
j. Z. Davis, of ielvllere while pulling stumps,
had to su pend operations.
DR.. Morgan. of Johnson, released from the
asylum at BratlIeUoro a few days ago but the
citement Of seeing his f,ny and friends upset him
and he hal to be taken back Again.
George Foss who poundel up and stabbed that
other hog namel Walter Beiell, the second lay
OF tn. trot here, and who was baed IL the sum Of
800 for his appearance before Justices Gates and
Caiy on Monliy last nei To parts unknown
hur sday before, taking with him the wife Of the
azores I'D poundee, and they are now probably en-
joyins the same sly tosether.-[ Morrisvill CHI
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mrs. Edison Kmne of Lowell had a sugar party
on the I'd serving the sugar on snow
John Russell who lately died In Barton, was over
married nearly seventy years ago, is stl living
and Is ninety five years Old.
A man who registered Inns II a, the Memphrs
magog house III Newport, Saturday, as S. II. SutO
of New York, pAii his bIl with forged check on
Il. X. rhut be- 4 Co., oil New York, but arrest
ed at II. JOhnsDury and committed to Jail.
The regular arrivals al the McmphremoKsy hotel
Newport, last week "ere between 400 d 500 per
sons. far the business is much better than las
year.
Mrs. a. ). Clarv, of Greensboro, was SO badly
stung while hvng bees. last week, that il nigh
have proved fatal If she hal not plunged her cad
INTO tub of water, with great presence of mind.
Among the many WOunle soldiers tnat were a
the soldiers gathering, at Barton. were two who
were shot through the head. Que Of them lost Al
eye, and the other very nearly blind from the
effect OF the bullet that went pump through his hea
Among the rclc, ofa hun,tred years ago, was
mueket made in l7.6. Lewis Albee of Morgan,
der, and Wm. Grave, Of Bacon q dummci
played together at military meeting IN Barton
~ years ago. and met again after the long sepAl a
IN Ia : llt. 81 and ioIntl
he music with as much animation rs IN their boy
hood days.
\ 20 pound lake trout was caught in wllloushby
Lake last week. 1t measured feet and l inch il
length.
ORANGE COUNTY.
On the 10TH Horace L. Il rot 4 sou Of DR.. Root, oil
isindr ph Centre, met with u serious accident
colt which he was lea Ing star ted sudden y. throw
INK hun To the grounI and mi Iriug his head and
mp and breaking his leftarm above the wrist.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
In Rutland. the l 9Th. the lighting knocked OF
two feet of chimney pissed through the house OF
= bel-wIrc, and f,om thence INTO a stove, threw
ashes and Goals, knocked the IN Up from the han Is
| OF the servant and pi,se out of the front door.
| The oldest son of W c. Walker OF Rutland, com
mittc suicide while temporarily in.an last week
at the house OF n aunt at Oakland, Cal.
WINDliAM COUNTY.
Franklin Cannon of >ewfane died very suddenly
/ last week. He had been moving and drank col.
water. wa, taken VIC eutly Ill and died after a yer,
5 hort Illness.
During heavy thunder storm at ii artland, on
| mig lit last week, family were suddenly seize,
| with the idea that their house was in danger
wherein pom they lett 1t. They had not gone dozcI
| 10 Is when the building struck by hGhtn I'M
inl dem lIshed
WINDSOR COUNTY.