Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-08
ADDISON COUNTY,

in his town. provided members of the church will
pay the other half His offer Twill probably he
accepted.
The st. Johnsbury Cu'edOnida learns that one
Frederick Hunt, man nearly 90 years Of age,
married at Lower Waterford Thanksgiving day, to
girl i3. Hunt has been married twice before and
has l3 children living. besides one of his wives,
from whom he has parted. lie has bad name
and the people over there outraged by the
event. 1t is SAID the girl procured the marriage
certificate. Both parties lived IN the village, and
are we'll known there; but how they conli get a
marriage certificate and be lawfully married is not
explained.
81 .Johnsbury reports a temperature of 80 below
zero Wednesday,.
Abel Wakefield Of Hardwlck Is under 500
bends for the alleged seduction of a young lady
who resides at Lyndon.
CHITrENDEN COUNTY
young man in Westforl neglected to pay for
his marriage license, and twas necessary TO sue
him for the amount.
ESSEX COUNTY.
over forty conversions in the revival at Island
Pond.
revival is IN progress at East Concord
Dunham's store at East Concord was burglarized
the 18th ult.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Glib for the new breakwater at \aquam
bay Swanton, has driitcd some ways south from
where II was set, and as the bay is frozen up 1t is
not likely that ii will be filled this winter
The winter term of the New Hampton institution
at Falriax, opened Nov. ; It'll The prospects OF the
school more f,voraOlc than they have been for
some time.
The number OF working hours in the railroad
shops at ST A!bin are - be cut down t. eight
no urs day.
After spending - 900 appropriated by the coun
~ aud $4,000 appropriated by the town. the new
Franklin County Court House at st. Adams, is
stll very far from being Ilnishcl, and the LegIsla
ture which has heretofore rcfu- Il a ~ 900 APP
preparation to complete the building will be a.am
nportune,i to lend helping hand At the next >e-
sion.
GRAND ISLE COZ NTl.
Ire sale OF hay at West AlburSh has been unu-u-
ally ltrsc this fan.
The lake closed between AihurSh AMI ebay, y.
y, on the night of the 2y:h of November.
Rev. u. I. Taylor i. supplying the pulpit of the
lC1n.rcSauon.d church at Alburgh SPRING.
LAMU!LI.E COUNTY.
The physicians OF Ia npilic CUNT are To form
medical society.
Tne Hog ms. c,ntr,.t,.s on the Lam lille Valley
railroad, are working is themselves su5-con-
tractors nearly every section Of the line, having
over three hunrc men in their employ, and more
coming every day They want 3 c,o ties delivered
on the line Gctwcen } n t,pn AMI sheldon
The docket Of the December term OF the La
noble county court. in,t I,-u, a. contains II cases
The indu -try of III. last grant jury placed
sixteen cases the cten !ir. an | IL all pr"ba-
billty there vii he a lively term. Judge Powers
Will preside. The tern begins On December
18Th.
Monday evening the ..I, Anne Conway, OF Cam
bridge ascl 10 years, was fatally burned by me
burstin. ola lamp which isnited her clothes. She
survived the accident but - hours when death re-
licvei her suHcriny,. oAe of the boarlers was Sc
vcrev burned IN trying 10 save the girl
ORANGE COUNTY.
Hon. ~ d. Cobb of >traNord, has resigned his
position A. Of tbs assistant Judges of Orange
county court, On account OF his Ill health.
\ most singular and quite serious accident oc-
currcl a few days since 10 j. {. Howe, Esq, Of
>traf lri. While attempting - catch ycarling
buck, the animal sprang from his grasp, and IN
drawing his head through Mr.. Howe's hand, his
cred the thumb
The dwelling house owned and occupied by Mr..
J. N. Wright of bradford, together with its con
tents was totally destroyed by fire ON the inst,
Much credit /, due to the fire department for hei
successful eff in saving The barns. Loss Sl.or;
no in surancc.
\ tenement house bcIonsrnS 10 j. +. Durant OF
Wells River AMI orcupe by John Stanley was
burned on the 81 inst. Loss 800; insured IN Far
mer,' Mutual Of Vermont tor 500. The drc caught
from a stove when no one IN the house Moth
inS save |.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Lowell highway, are bl, .hc up with snow Tor
the most part
Patrick Eu,n ol We,tiiei pan! the Justice ~ 10
| tor ponin. a gun At Alelbert Clark
| The dwelling house belonging to Chas Perry at
! Iraslurgh was burnc.l sunday. BY the all OF Two
/ force pumps the shell attached was saved
| Erran .. Chccny who eopcl with Il North Troy
| -nI recently, and wa, subsequently arrested and
cast INFO prison at IIydepark, has settled the mat
ter hv paying the Sitl sljn and costs, estimated at
3: $50
| II, the intention OF I,r NJ. {. Edmunds, III
Ii n CON NJ --pncr, 10 stock Lake MemphremaSoS
WITH black bl--
RUTLAND COT NTi.
The enc li;or- OF K 'bcrt titton held meeting
a, " ,cIor,vIl!c Thur>diy, an II Is UNDERSTOOD
a com promise has been made with most OF uc
creditors, 1t l. rumorc that neariy 100000 of the
sl4cp0 Indebtedness was arranged on the basis OF
the payment OF - cents on the dollar.
The winter prospect ipr woramcA At Rutland IS
blue 4 large numbcr of men a'c now without
Dts a 4
and their hoard, AMI cool mechanics can't lind
work at Az lha few day, ia men are to ID" dis
charged l.,l ri- s:b'cI lurirs at West Rutland
! AINDiIAN LOrNTN.
An attempt wasmidc by some scamp TO burn ii
+. Eensons blacksmith shop, in Townshend on the
.>.h ult.
The town OF >tra,ton has voted eight times its
grand list IN all Of the Green Mountain railroad.
i:.attlcboro i, a-itated over the sewer question
Tnc West Wari>boro woods, in which a panther
was recently Killed, are the same IN which two
he ,r9 killed in the fall OF l>40 i'll hunt par
tcIpatci by Or. }. q. Holland, then a young
man stopping at West WardIboro, an event which
i.e rnmmemorated in poem IN the Vermont
Ih""i.'.
course ol lectures for the winter, is beng ar
ranged at Westminster, under the auspices OF the
lco' I;enevOlant Society. It's is hoped that they
VIII he literally sustained both for the beneht 10
secured by every that hears and of the com
uuns 1T large, and to all the LADIES' IN their good
work. The opening lecture ill be at the church
Wednesday eve, Dec. sih, by Rev. +. Il. Fisk OF
S,nn -ttli. Subject: Yankccism-
| Lew IL Fuller OF Hrattle',,ro has occurred pa
! tent IN apparatus for devaporlzinS ar
E'v.J. u. l. :entr, presiding elier Of the Spring
,I lri' Is holm. series OF mectlnSs At the
Meth, list church. at Wilmington which are very
/ int..rt. ing ani fully attended.
WIN JSOR COUNTY.
>,,.Nc. barrels OF liquor We're seiLci few days
az, at the Chester depot, AMI turned over to the
town agent.
Tn. >livcr and lead mines IL IL ullind are said
t., c,atiln rich specimens OF silver AMI lea |, with
i ,ii, Ill amount OF III.
hn tenn nj e slll