Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-17
Vermont News
ADDISON COUNTY.

having left because of alleged incest with Melissa
Penn, his sister, child having been born into the
world because of this DIRE offence against the laws
of God and man.
The trustees Of the Vermont Reform school an.
nounce that visitors will be received at the Reform
School on Wednesday afternoon of each week I,
between the hours of two and four o'clock
BENNINGTON COUNTY
There are more criminal cases on the docket for
county court IN Bennington county, than ever be
fore The devil will reign supreme at times.
Died IN SandsAte, on the night of the 9Th inst.
at the residence of Dr. IIOyt, of whose wife she
grandmother, Mrs. lIurd, at the advanced age of
one hundred years and upwards.
That monster Cougar of Wootford has been
heard again scratchin' on the mountain tops.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Patents have been granted to o W. Stearns of
johnson, for cave trOus!s: ii. StanleY, ST. Johns
bury, handles for boring tools; aad Harvey a.
Wills, Vergenncs, machine for finishing horse->hocs
The Y. NJ. {. A. Lecture course at ST. Johnsbnry
will he opened by a lecture from DR.. Hayes. the
arctic explorer, on Tuesday evening. Nov. p.
Franklin Varnum, Esq, of "cach.n, has sold
from the 1t of March, lS.'. 10 October 2!th, five
HuHuIcu ituu u ly-ScNCn anu enc nan pounds OF
butter, and fatted two calves milk, hes lles
supplying family OF seven persons with milk.
cream and butter.
Mrs. Sarah W. French, widow of the late Dea.
Daniel French, died in Hardwick, October 3lst,
aged ninety years. Mrs. French was among the
early settlers of the town. and was sister OF the
eminent lcXicograph,r, Joseph f. Worcester.
Cambridge. Mass the author of Worcester's die
tiOnary.
Frank Foyes OF Green sboro, shot a bird the 9th
err day, that had four feet and quilts. but wings
weighing 20 pounds. A porcupine is a rare animal
IN this country.
Rev. +. f. IIealey has closed III, l.bors 1T the
West Burke Uliveraal>t shurch, and Will soon
move to Derby Line.
Rev. J. NJ. Marsh preached his farewell sermon
To the Calyini>t Baptist church at st. .Juhnsbury
sunday.
CIilTrE\DEN COUNTY
SIX thousand bushels of eaiy rose potatoes were
shipped from Milton station during the month OF
October. with twentyone tons of butter and cheese
Mrs. Bridget Lee, who recently died at Burlng
ton, WAS the oldest inhabtant and the last surviy-
ing remaining Revolutionary pensoner in that city.
Nobody knew her exact age, but tn ere was sutli-
cient.cvidencc that slfe was over 100 \ few weeks
since, she went on crutchcs 10 the pension Office to
draw her stipend.
over 40 conversions in the revival al Island Pond
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Captain {. II. Reynolds, OF St Adams AMI lately
resident at Chicago, has purchased the splendid
farm of Hon. B. II. >maey in nton and Will
take possession next spring. The price is not
stated, but the farm consists of55o acres Of
hn,I a tl,.ar.,
leys continued III health required INN he rclev-
ed from care.
Perry Chase OF Fairfield, i, no great 1uuni>t,"
stu he is quite nlarksman. Recently his boys
discovered a gray squirrel the top of an elm
tree and Perry sent for his trusty rife" and fred
at the squirrel several times without effect, and
becoming dis gustcl picked up n stone which he
threw bringing his game the first time. His gun is
for sale
They have anew and peculiar sort OF :. horse
disease at >wanton, the legs being mostly affected
SO that the animals are unable to move.
Mrs. Joseph Boyle of II. Adams fell while gong
down the cellar-stalrs, Thursday, and broke kcr-
osene lamp which she was carrying, her clothes
became saturated win OIL, she WAS instantly en-
veoped IN lame, anI II thought that her injuries
viii prove fatal
The woman. Ml:ion Bran lleld," who wa, ar.
rested at st. Albane the other day with her skirts
full OF smu -gled goods, bls fur to prove an i'm
portant CRIMINAL character. She and her compan-
ion, who escaped, riyiScrel At the Albion hotel
in Montreal. and were seen with a couple of New
York characters who are suspected OF the robbery
OF the $4,000 worth of silks from Morgan 4 Co.
Montreal, two weeks ago.
ST. ALBANs BIT rTEH MARKLT, Nov. ia very
dull market with lover prices. Sales: Common
to far Il 10 l>c medium to good, Is to -. winter
made. 20 to bic; with few choice lots selling Mt
SIC; mo 81 of the rates range from p to SOC.
:Cheesc there is light supply. - to liz was par,
for the dairy.
Poultry to lie, ms TO quality.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
The wife of James Vosburgh who formerly
lived at Alburgh. but. some time since, moved Just
across the Canada lac, whIPPel t. Hath a nvc
yrar-od daughter Of her hI,hint b. a former
marriage, a few lays
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Boys Al Iiylepark, LamoIlle county are driving
quite n smart traic in trappI1S alon, the I.anoIlc
river and its tributaries. large number o musk
rats and quite sprinAllns OF mink secured.
ALUMNI REUNIo>.-The annual meeting of the
Ainmni of the state Nor nal school at Johnson
will take place at Normal Hail. Friday afternoon
and evening Nov oGh. The orler of exercises for
the evening is follows Music: ESSAY by Miss
Mary Wheelock: Chronicles, BY Mss Mary Butt. :;
Music: Address, bv Hon. =. X. Gleed; Music;
Poem, 10y Nj. ~. W. Amcs, Spceche- A fun at.
tend: nee AMI an enjoyable occasion is anticipated
ORANGE COUNTY.
Washington recently had q marriage OF a boz
aged H. years and girl of 49, 1t is is alleged that
II. White, town clerk, being absent, they pro-
cured 4 license frem Mrs. White, and on tho
strength of that Elder Dickey tied the knot Anoth-
er lG years Old boy an q years OLD mate of the
other sex are sand to have tried the sans, game
but they dIl not make il work.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
in Albany. recently. Myron Dunn, three months
Old baby fell out of char into a stove oven and
was seriously burned.
Atacrystal wedding at Newport Cenre y young
man snapped a gun. which proved t. be loaded
| towards a door that he supposed some person 5
were holding. The hammer caush, 1T h,lf ,ocx
and saved at least one life.
RUTLAND COUNTY,
Rev. s. F. Dean has been appointed Town SUIT,
of Mechanicsvie, vice NJ. ii. Pember resigned.
| The Rutland Manufacturing Company is ship
ping chairs to Cape Town, Africa, ard San Fran
cisco.
On the sth instant Min Peh'ier- AMI Jane, II II
| ley, two Castlcton rouehs, went To firnaycn and
entering the store Of Hugh Youlg, assaulted him
and attempte to take away three gallon. of liluor
without paying for it. The prompt appearance o.
Mrs. Young with pistol caused the men t. ske
daddlc, when Mr.. Young set his dog upon PEN LEI $
with such effective results that tie latter wa,
obliged call upon a physician 10 dress IN,
wounds.
squash belonging to r. II. isarnari OF Waiting
ford, was opened the other dar, AMI one half O
said squash contained 397 seeds.
a young man from Fairhaven, VIII has bc..I l.,
Cal ifornia this summer. says lie mas seen the
quicksilver mines and tho elephant, and has com.
back to Vermont to get said animals off h is hands
| A of Michael Troy, of Wells. some iy!l
years Of age, was kicked by horse last week AN,
seriously injured. The skull was severely trlc