Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-10
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY,.

The proceedings on election day IN Salisbury,
were of The most dissi aceful character. Two hand
t"-hlrd combatS occurred, the first Of which was
pal ~ticipatc,i IN 10y some fifty men, of the mummy
an! temperance persuasion respectively, and re
suited in a complete victory for the former. The
ca>us bcli was the ra>hness of a temperance man
in challenging. a vote. Polling hair and biting
thumbs were frcc!y INDUCED IN, AMI the peace
and dignity o the commonwealth seriously i'm
pared.
Anovcl piece of incendiaiism took place in Bris.
to on the l}th inst. Some tt boys thought they
would nav: IA lttle s.pIt with IA little dog, SO they
saturated ms HAIR with kerosene AMI set him on
lie. The dog OF curse WAS triSh tened, and ran
irantc,lly under Mr.. Jlmo'5 ba,n, among "A mass
OF hay, quickly setting the barn on fire, burning up
the batn and himself too. Mr.. Jiilo had quite a
quantity OF hay and gram in the barn, and suffers
considerable loss by the performance
MI idlcburv boast, of a smallpox pest house,
siIullcd near the railroll track. \ gay young
lamsei WIS seen from the tram, stun ling at the
door, smiling defiance both at the small. pox notice
on the fence AMI the curiosity expressed on the
faces of the passengers. The female victim was
seen at the second story window viewing the land
scape DER and longing apparently for =" fresh fields
and pastures new"
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Go Perry of North Adams, Mass, has male
IN arrangement with Oliver Ames by which h,
take, the management Of clearing of the timber
from about 3 oo) acres Of woodland, owned by tn,
AmeSc>. in Stanford AMI PownIl, VT. The worE
viii probably extend through a periol of eli sht o.
en- Years.
C~IIIrrENDEN COUNTY.
Mrs.J K. Reynolds of Essex has a Gala lily
which measures five and a half by seven inches
across It's petals. The plant is scarcely two year,
oil, and this is the eighth blossom.
At the meeting of the Burlington Il Lanpills
ttilroalGo., held in Bun linSton on "Wednesday
the following Off 'crs were elected: President |
e. Linslry; Vice rre-ileat W,n. d. Hatch; Treas
urer and Secretary, +. W. Peck.
ESSEX COUNTY.
4 mn u.nrl F,tz gerald jumped from
freight train at Island Point, on the 2 inst, an
lost DO. b legs.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Congregational clergymen of FranklIn count
are out with a card, stating that Robert o'Nei
who was hired by the ttIonal Church, {
Fairfield, Vt, to supply for a time their pulpit
an impoStor, and wholly undcserviny of patr onas
or favor from any Christian people.
n Franklin. all liquor shops are closet. TwC
men were passing by; one invited the 9th + t
{ take something" SAY we do :" was the prom
reply. "Well,' responded the other, - let's take
walk, for that's all We can do IN franklin"
The g splrrow," have now a comfortable HON
in The passenger depot of the Central Verm mt, a
It. Adams, a new house after the mod of tn
Boston & Lowell depot being placed on the wes
side of he depot for them.
1t is still very sIckly in Swanton. Measles a"
prevailing among emil lren, an | many older peorl
are dying with congestion of the lungs AMI lun
fever. one phys clan reports SO patients dan
gerou,ly i'll.