Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-17

Rev. J. Isham Bliss, rector Of ST. Paurs church a
Bennington, formerly Of st. Albans. sent in hi!
resignation on Thursday last, to take effect imme
diately ater Easter He intends to retire from tn,
pulpit and take up his residence in Burlington.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Two cows belonging to II. n. Mu,.sett, of Hn,:
wick, in fight recently, got their horns so inter
locked as to necessitate saving off one of them be-
fore they could be separated.
In Hardwick the canker rash is on the decrease
The disease has ragged to great extent in the vi
cinity this winter some families having six Of seven
cases at once.
a democratic paper over east is responsible fol
the story that Hon. Calvin Norris house took fire
at 10 O'Clock on Sunday morning, and the Judge
was still abed. The alarm brought crowd, and
they found the Judge bounding about the house in
a lively manner, having on but one garment, and
that little short for proper protection of en-
gagged In so much activity. Until the flames were
eXtmgutshel the Judge was scarcely aware of the
alarm his personal appearance was calculated &c
excite.
The dwelling house of Simon Jerry Emery OF
Groton. with all its contents was burned on the l.,
inst. No insurancc-loss heavy, as parties are
poor and lost all.
Revival meetings, which have been in progress
at st. Johnsbury for some time hav. been largely
attended. and over 100 conversions are reported,
among Them that OF = the wickedest man in the
town who is now serving sentence in Jail. The
Jallor allowed HIM to attend the meetings.
The Fairbanks scale company is executing 4
Russia.
q Snlls S,Inn ~
tobacco and drinks one and half tons of tea in a
Year.
The house, barn and corn barn belonging to Jo-
scph 4. Gould and occupied by Geo W. Carr 81
in Waterford were totally destroyed by fire about
, o'clock Thursday morning. \ son of A.
Stark. about two years Oil, was rescued fl ON the
house in nearly sufiocatcd condition. Loss about
5000; insured for $50.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
inOoski claims to be the banner manufacturing
village in the State. Its wooden mill employs over
$40 operatives. In all nearly 800 people find en-
poyment TIN ou4 bout the year. aud receive collec.
lively $4,000.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. c. W. Rowcy has resigned the pastora,e of
the Congregational church at sheldon.
took place in st Adams, Wednesday afternoon
The deceased is well remembered by all who served
in the 10Th Vt. regiment.
he meeting of the Board of Agriculture, ar.
nounccd to he held At + ,st Berkshire has been H.
definitely postponed.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Albert Aseltne, of AlburSh aged 26 year, who
has been crazy several wears WAS fnunl ,lpa,l
in his room at his fathers house, about twelve
o'clock Wednesday night.
LAMOILLE COUNTY
Rev G.. w. Bailey has resigned the pastorate OF
the Unrcrsallst church It Morrisvllle after a nine
years ministry.
Cen George T.. Foster the hllc and genial United
States marshal for Vermont. recently pcrpetratel
piece of timely generosity. Mr.. l.. q. Burnham
the artist, lost nearly his all in the fire at Morris
vile week before last the flames in an hour carry
ing off the accumnll,ions of years of patient tot
and honest industry. Hearing Of the misiortun,
OF a worthy man, tho general sent him $50 fo
whlch good deed he deserves hearty commenda
ton"
The people who live in the little village two mile
below stowe Center, which is nov called Moscow
propose to have the name changed as soon a praC
ticabie 10 that of smiths Falls.
ORANGE COUNTY
The suspicion that Mr.. Hog IN of Chelsea cause,
eide, As he reported mas been iispellcl by an In
ve.tiyatIon.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
\ National Bank /. 10 be organized at Newpor,
Elward Hastings. of Graf sblry. is rarely al
rent from church on the Sabbath, but sunday bc
tore last he dad not arrive In season. Just befor
the bell rang, he turned out his horse for water
( and a. the animal au.ht the sound, he lsmen
bcred that II was his business TO 90 to church an
spend three hours in HI, place III the shell. ii
stIrtel and SODA IN ale the Intervening, mile. ii
stood in front Of the church an, waited for hi
imaginary load 10 alIght and then went to the she
to remain through service. Mr.. Hastings foun
HIM looking as sanctImonious As on occasion
when he hal not beea "a lty OF such trick.
/ Craf>bury Is said to have snow drns twenty ny
feet in depth.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
/ The funeral Miss Caroline NJ. Williams wa
atten al on Thursday afternoon at Rutland sll
was daughter oftiov.t. X Williams.
Judah Dana, principal of the Rutland hIgi. srhoo
district, IN place Of \. + Lcvrnwortn resigned
rt'Iy q. I'm ght- of Dandy had woolchoppe
! last December. who stole from HIM some none
and valuable papers. Mr.. Knights kept quiet abou
it until few days ago, when notes to the amour
OF $3.50 came into the hands Of Welcome Allen, el
press agent, for collection, sent to Dandy by
blank in Montreal. The thief had endorsed tn
notes with Mr.. knights name.
A sand blast. which is an invention OF grea
value and somewhat unknown in this section,
now in use at Sheldon 4 >lason's quarry, at Yves
Rutland, cutting the inscription upon tn
soldiers headstones, which are beng supple
there under government contract.
wI>DHAM COUNTY.
Among the new in stitutions" at Brattleboro,
the Eickford Knitting Machine Manufacturing c.
They have a capital stock of $50 900.
Mrs. Ruth Sabin. mother of Daniel Sabin @
Wiamsville, met a shocking death on Wednesda
morning. She rose about O'Clock and, after kin,
ling fire in the fiji e place, in some manner Tell il
to 1t, receiving such q terrible burning to eau:
her death coon alter. She WAS 50 years old.
All over Windsor and Windham counties II
III outh and cold are unprecedented and there is
unusual prevalence of scarlet-fever. pneumoni
influenza and all the other diseases incident 70 e.
posure and bad vent latOn.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Standard says that a few days more will cor
plete the work of gradmg through Shallies Hill @
the Woodstock Railroad-an event worthy Of eel
bration.
Mcssrs Merrill and Hudson, BTidgewater, ha,
small herd of grade Jerseys, five III number, fro
three to five years old which have made on Il
average 81! pounds of butter the past season, b
sides the milk and cream used by the family
five members The cows were fed with me