Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-01

Bristol next season.
The Middlebury women's temperance union is
asitating the subject of establishing Holly Tree
Inn.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
On Friday of week before last, the Sutherland
Falls marble company raised fIom their quarry Il
block of marble lis feet long It. 3n wide, weigh
ing about go tons.
ROYAL II. Whitney, an old and highly respected
resident of Bennington, di d on Thanksgivn. day,
of typhoid fever, after about three weeks illness,
aged tysix years, leaving a wife and three child
a nest of young thieves, with their headquarters
not far from the village, has just been
broken up at Pownal. VT, and two of them-Ots
Haley and Joseph Sawyer, .l6 and Is years Old
respectvely-have been lodged Jail to await trial,
while two more will probably soon be captured.
Among their booty were number of watches and
other jcwelry that was stolea f'om ii. z.
Bradley's store in Bcnn ington, Il few weeks ago.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Simeon Peck of st Johnsbury, struck With
sudden blindness on the 22l inst. He had been
complaining of bad telling in his head for several
days
The new Baptist church al It. Jriln>buiy " i'll be
dedicated on the goth.
The Passumpslc railroad il spcculatin; in cord
wood.
The fourth PRESBYTERIAN church in the state was
recently org lnizcd IN South Rycgate consisting OF
seventy five members This i the onlr deaomna-
ton having a church AMI society in town. The
place was settled by Scotch Prcsbytc'ians. who
have cung to their o; isinal faith.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
NJ +. Montgomery of Burlington, went to Jcri-
clio TO a Shooting match week before last, and shoi
ten turkeys IN succession, AMI broke up the match
The proprietor had got enough of the bold repre-
sentative of the Burling ton RIFE Club aid bull't
tick up another turk ".
The most novel importation to Burlington, OF
recent date, is 4 carload of TcNl, horses number
ing tourt zen head, which arrived Il day or tw"
since. Some of The horses were quite will, Will"
others were partially b. oxen. Jhclr appearance
was some what mi lrct bv the fact that iui u5 then
long journey they hal eaten off each Other, tal7
"A curious diet hut dJubtlc,s highly nutritious -
Free Press.
John Mctircsor VIII accept J Imr5 Wyll-5 re-
cent challenge to a match game OF checkers, ioi
two hundred dollars a side. by the terms of the
challenge AL draw ~ mes VIII cpunt a, victorious
Tor McGIexor.
\ twenty Years ul yoatn n,.n.l Muth:ss, Inv
ing AT llne-burSiI, qltrrclcd with his IN 'ther the
other day and Immediately went int the wood>hc'i
and shot himself through the heart with a rho
dying almost instantly. he was subj 4ct TO fits.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
That pretty Marion EransGe!d.' VIII, was
caught at st. Adams with a lot of smugy,ed silks,
is likely 10 be released shortly, A. Morgan & Co,
of Montreal, where the soois were stoen are re-
ported to have compromised the robbery.
After spending 81 COO appropriated by the
county and $4,000 appropriated by the town the
new Franklin County Court House AT st. Adams
stI very far from being fms he'd. and the Legs
lature which has hcrctoloipre refu scl : 20 900
appropriation TO complete the building Will be
again mportuned 10 lend helping hani al the
coming session.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Dennis Mahony, of Island Poad, got drunk ami
sat down on the railroad track. struck by an
engine AMI injured that he died the next morn
Ius
LAMOII.LE COUNTY.
Four persons j)Incl the Cong cGatI"nll church
At johnson, on sunday, the Fist.
\ small house belonging TO Barney I.aI'oint of
Watervillc, was burned on the 4l,h INST The loss
was small.
l. Stanton OF j has has been pointed road
master OF the Lamoi!le Valley railroad.
Mrs. Mary Houston. of Stowe, - wears OF age.
fell the the ; III inst and fractured her
right hip.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Nj. Joseph Daniel, ct linb>arlron Is ",,r one
hundred yctis Old.
ORANUE COUNTY.
There Is a good prospect tina, the Low paper
mlll at Bradford VIII soon be started ur by Mcesrs-
IIul5uIt 4 SaIborn.
ORLEANS COT MY.
Ivron O. Cheney. the married man who rc'cn ;,
clopcI from North Troy, wthr sIrl Of II, va, Al
restcl at IyiepLrk. on the .fh inst, but h,t,ie
the arrival Of the oftrer ION Troy capi,s is
were served on him at The instlucc of M'rri>town
and iiylcrark IN ,rchant-. Wncn the OH .,r, Ar
Ilvcl from Troy with 4 Warrant charging nIm with
adulictv. the IIylrpaik authorities refuse! 10
surrender HIM. claiming that the crDiIS wits took
precedence
revival of rcn:,"n i, IA lrogic-- 1t Newport
Center.
Two chhiTcr, ntEel Walker. 'l'cl OF the eu;ll
poN at North Troy oil tine ia:h Inst.
l
been bound up and committed t, jail for taking
letters from the p,>t-oIi -. opening an destroy ~
them. He destroyed one sl'oP.O @. order.
Josiah klkns, an OLD AMI respected re dtni of
\oith Troy, ,Iel on the lith.
y Iry-house colt ,inIns s, 1Gu fee, of uriel hc
longing 10 Austin, Jo-lyn & Co, and - 81 l. tons
of etWoh belonging to J. Brown OF Lowell. was
burned AT Il .tIon Lan'iin=, TIE l>gh 'n>t. The loss
/, about e2,lc); no insurance.
Tn. students OF the Troy e inference IL lcmy al
Pou.tncy are AZ put 10 commence the publication
OF u m,AtlIy Pt..c-, l. h. ctc; fh' GO den
>hcaf
A ..usi,:,rot : c,,h, m V,nt,ot AIoa,v wull,
,lIivin. a h ~. frpn l. lrtoa The C:hcr day, WAS
Approached b. = tramp and got o:t Of h,rn.- way
by the aid of y whip and a smart horse.
VINDlIAN IDCNrl.
l.i !. ycac- Old, na.ueI Co.'s, Committed
suicide at Gu lior', VI, en- Monday. He had {.
turned from school alter bidlIn, adeu 10 hi~ mate,
and deliberately shot himself. Deprce sion OF -.ilt-
was the cause.
As J. r. >akcr, amiercfant of Bellows Falls. wa.
passing Fl ont OF the Union block Wednesday h,
shipped on the Ice AMI falling bro.e His lr.. jn>i
above the a'.kle.
some scampi. stealing the Bellows fa.l~ street
lamps.
The new Peoples Nation ii Bank OF Hratt!eborn
began bu>inc. +, Tuesday, in Crosby block.
Wilmington has called town mectin: to see
her peoplc favor OF bond Ing the town in aid
OF the contc!np plated narrow guagc railroad. and
Il similar vote will be taken all along The route next
month.
A company OF Wesr War,sboro hunter, had IN
axcit, ponthc, hunt on the
George Parker of Putncv recently lost twenty
FIVE sheep by dogs.
Jamaica votcl eight times It's graa.l lis, m aid
of tn, Green Mountain railroad on the 21l
Col. Waite of Bratteb has 1870 fowls OF siiRer.
ent kinds and the buildings for their acconi,noia
ton are models for ncatness convcnIcrre and
warmth.
WINDSOR CDCNrY.
Two aIloads of evergrcens were recently
shipp ed from Bethel to New York, 10 he uteI III
Chris tmas decorations.
The Emerson Edge Tool Co, OF Tal1sv,!ic nav,
lately been obliged to more than double tie won k
Of fhnr