Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-19

loao OF nay from barn belonging to Ar. Edward
S. Dana. accidentally fell from the top of the load
to the grounl, causing a severe injury to his
person.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Troy Press says Hon. T. w. Park of Ben
nngon is worth seventeen millions of dollars, and
is the fourth in point of wealth in the country
| His new silver mines in California yielding
900 per day.
Mr.. Frank P. Arm strong is about TO establish a
daily newspaper in Bennington, to be called the
Daily News" 1t is to be =" independent and highly
moral"
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Henry W. Fleetwood, postmaster at St. Johns
bury. died on Saturday. the 18th, of pneumonia.
Rev. G. NJ. Southglte, pastor Of the North Con
gregationa church in st. Johnsbury, has rendered
his letter of resignation, the same was accept
ed by the church.
Nr. S. ii. Bracket, has accepted the position of
teacher in the ST. Johnsbury Academy, and is to
| begin his labors in September. Mr.. Bracket has
been principal the keenc High school for the past
| seven years.
The lightning OF last Saturday night struck the
Universallst church, in West Burke, slivering one
of the ra tiers. passing the wall into the audience
| room, tearing OF strip of plasterins ami paper
add disappearing in the cellar. The damage is not
serious.
| Messrs. Moore, Remington AL Winslow, the
Massachusetts revIvast laymt IN, held meetings
at St. John sbury, the 9th and 10th, and there
| nc hall large enough TO hold the congregations.
| Nearly a hundred conversions are claimed in the
tive days.
There is considerable talk of building an Episco-
pal church in 81. Johnsbury. Some 10 families
would prefer that form of worship and all would
do in proportion to their means in behalf of the
| project.
William II. Wheeler withdraws, from the ed,-
toral coutrol of the Vermont Farmer, and is about
| to leave the State.
| CHITTESDEN COUNTY.
A year old child of Mr. Paraiy, of Burlington,
while playing swallowed Il screw about inch
| LENGTH which lodged il It's wnlpip. and caused
death by sufiocation.
| One of the recent socia! events the marriage
of Albert ID. Clark, (coloreU Lately employed al
the American House, Burlington, and Anna Burns ),
(white) pastry cook at the same place. The happy
| couple spending their honeymoon Hines
burgh.
ESSEX COUNTY.
| George Stone Of Lunenburgh dropped dead on
the l2th while running t. h Dule tn 1t lire.
Heart disease was supposeito be the cause.
| Now il is island Pond that Is trying for bank.
| LAMOILLE COUNTY.
| The directors of the No rlsvIlc fair ground
pany have voted to have horse trot .nc 3Vth OF
June and first of July, at which 81 800 in purses
| Will be offered.
| The ginning on Iturlty night Sth, SCENE 10
have special CRU l.e as inst the Z. II .. tele-
| ln,. tnnk ma. tIf mt St at
Johnson. burned up the wire AMI shvcred every
post TIL 1t got into the village where II Gale in
| TO the operator, but he being out it went INTO
| his machine me ted some ut, OF IT, aui hln1lei
The otner parts mtnucr deci lelly 4. .in,, The
| rules of the Otice.
| Noah Boynton, merchant at North olcott, has
suspended payment. paying his creditors - cents
| Oh dollar.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mr.. Hcnre Cummings of rhetori, was
| Ell Thursday morning last by some pers knJ:.-
ns the door. On gong t, the door. he found
l boy baby in paper shoe boz, with q note attach
ed, stating that the ch'ti WAS two days OIL and
eque-t MIR. [. to keep the child his owu, aud
that the parentase of The chlll WAS good.
| Mr.. Oscar Is. Child OF West Rtll plph mas bccl
| appointed Mail Agent Oh the rouie / , 81. All .ns
| to Boston, AMI Ia, catered upol I'll: uuues OF has
| Office.
A recent bro )d of chickens hltclc /. by ahel be
longing to John rar4s OF Cu.lsel, A.l ole VITA
Two bodies and four leg.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
| 4 little snn OF Moses LitAc OF South Barton
twelve years Old. H., Tor week, >ruce hi
| mother has been sick, done ali the work the
mouse, including washing. ironin. aud coo.'n..
/ III. 1
| Troy this season.
| Roads in Greensboro are st'll npas,tOlc some
| places on account of drifts.
There IS s,ol deal OF religious interest at
| Barton Ian Ing an / ext".. me.tIn., a"c being
held.
On Wednesday lasta clay bank ina cut On the
S)uthca> tern railway, 4 short distance west of
Moth Troy, VI. gave way, filing up the railway
track for distance. a construction tram ana
gang of forty men were engaged All Wciresd y
night in clearing the track.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
RutlIn f,alks are IN ipupt 10 whether they
have municipal judge, as Edscrtor, who WAS re-
Gently elected to the positon,'S alrea ~ judge o. the
county court and 1t is lesion whether he can
| SIT on both benches at The same time.
WISDHAM COUNTY.
| A man in Vernon has now on hanI g., o)0 worth
of t,ba,:p. lie raises ft,m five 10 a.res Q
the weed, yearly, an is h)l ling it for - cents pc
pound.
| 4. w. Deming, the man IL entity f>un deal on
| Bald IN Duntt'u N Jamaica, is now supposed t.
nave been murlc~cI 10y W imam Arr, French
man. There m .rk' Of violence AMI po DIS
oning being suspected, The st,.nt;I has been sent
to jstou for analysis.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
| Tn. citizens OF Barnard i'll appropriately cele
brate the hullre In settle mt OF the town or
| rhur,d ", Jane l.th vlcl N re 'nlon of the
| sons AMI Iau ,lter3 OF n. tDyl is desired. A. J
| Aiken, of Miw tukc. ms been elected orator, witt
| :. W. Clarke of Clrlscl, suJ-ttl :. rh, h st).
| Ran is Moses E. Cheney, and the CORES pond ia:
| secretary, Harvey \. Bruce.
Thursday night. l.,h, snow fell at B,rnuI t.
the depth oil about thre. Inch =, al Iii - Ia:
| ground full twenty-four hours.
| Three fimcs living with In MIA mile Of each
,ther, in the lse Of Sn .rol an Rpyalton, count
| some Oh chi lren. TwD OF IL an are the happy
owners of twelve each, AMI the third ha. eleven.
The eleventh birth in each family WAS twins.
Mr.. l.. S. Gpver. tn w.lI-sn) VA tick It ;cnt of
the Centcral Vermont lllroat, at White River
Junction. died sunday. morning at his res idenc,
| IN that place special c n. tlraped in mourn ng
left ST. Alb ms )ndly with ran road officials to at
tend the funeral, winch topl place Tu .sday.
| Recently, in WoolSto;K, pigeon or chicken
hawk, looking with covet,us eyes and a keen ap
petite upon a canary bird winch in n cage TIL.
hung inside of the winl)w OF Ms. Eliphalel
rhoma, sitting room, flew with su;a force a,ains
the window as to break the glass and project tsel
| nto the Dom. The gla'' WI, Of lIrge pattern,
four lights 10 the wiudov, AMI twas broken int,
fir ,gments.
Go to the Union House, Montpelier Yer
mont. Good livery connected with thu
House. FM17m3
Mr. E. G. BabcociS, Who has for a long
time been wood agent of the Vermont Cen
trail railroad. says that it now requires only
about three-fourths as much fuel to haul
| riran numhnr Of tons ,S If did twanty