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

| vcIMOuI N0WSs
ADDISON COUNTY.
twenty-five year old Thomas cat died in Yer
gennes, the other day. Gone to meet the thousand
and one victims of his lifetime.
The hall OF the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity
at Md'llebury college was burned in the recent
fire, with library of 500 volumes aud valuable
paintings and furniture; loss $3.50. insured for
800.
During the great fire at Middlebury, President
Hubert, assisted by several professors and stu.
| DENTS worked on the brakes Of an engine
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
1t is reported that Commodore Vanderbilt has
sued I. w. Parksof Bennington for half miliion
dollars loaned him in connection with the Harlem
Extension Railroad, and all Mr.. Parks property in
this state has been attached.
! CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| Last spring Calvin Brown of Waterford, sowed
acres of ground, to oats, usIn! p bushels of com
mon seed, and has just thrcshed out 4l6 bushels
SO bushels to the This YIELD he says, can
be beat.
Two inches of snow fell in Wallen, Caledon la ,
County, on Saturday. Suflicen for the season is
the evil thereof
Hiram Ho1glen, of Danve who is noted in that
sect ion as strict observer of the Sabbath did
hard days work last Sunday under the impress
sion that it was Saturday. His family made the
same mistake, and there is mourning in the house
of Hodglen.
CHITrENDEN COUNTY.
The Chttenden County Court docket contain
~! cases. and the chancery docket 30; 66 cases
set for the jury and 2l for the Court.
l.. ). Drew Esq, of South Burlington has pur-
chased young Ethan colt of Henry Thorp, Of
Charlotte. paying therefor > 500. The colt was only
four months old and this said to be the highest
p'ice ever paid for 50 young colt in this State.
Between one AMI two O'Clock, Sunday night,
Peter Myte, a man working on the RAILROAD and
boarding at the house of 5. NJ. Mead, in Underhl
stole from William Tobin and two other railroad
men. boarding at the same house, an overcoat, sack
coat and vest, wallet containing FIVE dollars
pair of pants and six shooter revolver, the sum
total of the robbery amounting to about forty
dollars. There is as yet no trace of the robber.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Mrs Joseph Russell of stowe, broke her leg last
Wednesday. b.. Brooks replaced the bones. and
she will soon be about
Bruce & LadI have bought Mr.. Tenneys
mill at the " Forks for $1,000.
The members OF Three score and-tcn Society at
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TENDER 18th, at p M for the choice of Officers for
the ensuing year.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The dwelling house and barn, of Geo. l.. Hutton
of Farlee, totally burned on the night of the
10th. The family were absent at the time Cause
of The fire unknown. Insured IN the Farmers
tual, by Stearno Jones.
ORLEANS COUNTY
The Messrs. Wood of Barnard have sold their
horse. CassIus Prince" 10 X. F. Yeton of Boston,
! for 5000.
On Thursday last, James *. Allen, of Prov l.
dence, X. L., made a balloon ascen sion from Barton
Vermont, aud at u considerable hei sht encounter
| ed storm. After remaining up about an
hour he esccn lei safely at Holland, in this State
Daniel Pnbrlck, old man in Craitsbury, fell
from a load Of gram fortnight ago and received
injuries from which he VIII never fully recover.
On the 9TH inst, Mr.. Stockwel of Barton had !.
cows, OK, ycarlIns and IA sheep all killed by
one stroke of lightning. They scattered over
81 IF acre OF land.
Ii is sad that people in the town of Morgan,
orleans county, have had enough for sugar
parties somewhere in that place all summer If SO
they have got good start TOR the winter.
sitting at Irasburgh the past week, and has found
twenty five indictments against liquor dealers In
Newport, Coventry, Barton, Glover Charlstown
and Irasburgh, and many of the dealers have fed
To Canals, Massachusetts and Connecticut
Il iAND ISLE COUNTY.
Mr.. II. l.. HuIlburt of Grand sic has raised tai
bruom-c this season Some of the stalks II cas-
ured Is feet inches. Mrs. Hulburt has a fuchsIa
! nj AT onp tI-n OIL IJf
buds and blossoms.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Alexander Brothers of Fairfield, in attempt
ing to ford the Mlssisquoi River, just above the
mouth OF Black Creek at sheldon, Saturday even
ing. was drowned. The current was so strong
that the horse and wagon were drilled some stance
down stream. Mr.. brothers wife and their Dung
child and sterson were in the wagon, but were
rescued by persons, who, attracted by their cries
FASTENED to their assistance. Mr. Brothers lost his
life by jumping Il om the wagon. His body has not
been recovered. The deceased was "a years old.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
John F. Stimson, formerly supervisor OF tracks
! on the Rutland raroad and recently prop riet2r
of the Central House at Rutland. dropped dead
from apoplcxy on the street Monday night of asst
| week.
/ 4 Castleton barber and dress maker went to law
about littl, matter of - cents, ami the costs
amounted to over So.
WI \D-OR COUNTY.
James Bayle, section at Newport, while
shifting cars last week Tuesday caught his arm in
brake and injured 1t that ampulation above
the elbow necessary. lie Is about ~ years OF
age and has a mother to support. The sympathizine
people raised HIN purse OF nearly 500.
A town fair viii be held III Rochester, Oct. 9Th
and 9Th, i'll which the nelshborng towns Will patic
slpate. Address by c. II race Hubbard, OF the Vt
Fdrmer. Music by the Bethel band.
There fire up CImr Bro * in Bethel, on
Wednesday of last week. The house an barn be-
longing to "A man named Rumrill were completed
burned up. The loss wa. not greet.
The Industrial works. at Springfield, VT, ownet
and operated on the operative plan, which have
been IN existence only little more than twelv,
months, have succeeded wonderfully well. though
in that time suffering some los, by fire. They
now have Working force of forty five. manufac
turing toy drums lap -bpradS table mats etc, an,
are a month behind their orders. Young man, o
steady an industrious habits with small capital
might go some ways before linling a better openn,
! than is there offered. They constantly recev
lag new applications f,r admis-io from all part
| of New England.
News and GOSS y.
Potatoes can now be expoIte to Cuba.
The yellow fever is epidemic near Pensacola.
Tue New jersey cranberry crop will be smae
than usual.
st. Louis MAJ killed the III 50 tito, bat he
broke his
JEFF Davis tells St Louis reporter that he hat
never delivered a written speech.
George Rowlcy of Plano, Mich, recently hal 3
hogs eaten up by wolves.
The New Jersey cranberry growers report larg
falling off in this seasonss crop.
= President Grant lunched with Mis- Horatio Sey