Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13


1875, being last day of the horse races
there. All runners are invited to partici-
pate. A purse of $500, is offered. $50
to first, $40 to second, s. to third Half.
mile heats. best two in three. Entries to
be made with Leonard L. Tucker. Barre,
VT, on OF before day Of race.
GOOD SHEEP.-The flock of r. G. Hill,
of Elmore, is home again. bringing not
only their tails behind EN-, but one hum
dred and ninety-seven dollars in premiums.
These sheep have been exhibited at four
Fairs this ftll,an the owner has been beat
en- on two entries only, though Judges are
generally supposed to give home tiocks
the preference. Mr.. Hill has put his sheep
in their present condition with no other
feed than grass. and he says with no
more care than any farmer should give his
flock"
Vermont, with her splendid pasture
grounds, ought to do Just what she has been
doing this year-and that is take the lead
of the country in tlocks and herds
RAILROAD INsPECTION.-lIonJ. GRECO
ry Smith. PRESIDENT; Hon. w. C. Smith,
vice president: Lansing Mills, general
superintendent Of traffic. together with
other officials of the Central Vermont
Railroad. and quite 4 number of invited
guests, were on IN inspection tour last
week throughout the entire line of the
road and leased lines. The party were on
the Ogdensburgh division Friday. The
road is in good condition.
Vermont and Canada Railroad stock is
selling in Boston at %; Rutland Railroad.
preferred. 20; Oglcnsburg and Lake Cham
plain, preferred, 50 ID.
1t is currently reported that the We'den
House. at st. AlbanS is to be sold shortly.
to satisfy mortgages amounting to about
$4,000.
Last week. Thursday. Mrs. Su>annah
(Smith) Eaton. of Danville, was % years
od,on which occasion she received several
birth day presents from her relatives and
friends. She is in the enjoyment of good
health, and retains her mental faculties to
a remarkable degree. She went TO Dan
Vile when about six years olI-when Dan
Vile Green and vicinity was IN almost I'M
broken Willernes>-and she has resided IN
thlt village ever since. and on the original
lot of land which her father, Mr. Harts-
horn, bought when he went there. She has
been twice married her first husband being
Daniel Smith. who deceased many wears
rgo. Her second husband was the late
EbencZcr Eaton. She Is. we think, the
oldest living member of the Congrcya-
tional church in Dlnville having joined
that denomination some sixty years since
Monday night an attempt was made to
burn an Old cottage on the ground of Mrs.
J. H. Peek, but the fumes were extinrui>h
ed. Half IN hour later private bowling
alley on the same premises burst into
flames, and was destroyed.
At Burlington on Saturday night H. f.
Cilley met some rowdies who asked him To
drink with them but refusing was Knocked
down and same whisky forced down hi
throat. With the whisky some poisonous
compound was apparently mingled. for
Mr. Crlley was at once taken sick and Mon
day morning his life was dr>paired of.
The engine Richmondn on second ex-
ira No, l freight, ran into the first extra
1t MidleseX station on the 9TH and
smashed several cars The front end of
the " Richmond" was badly damaged but
fortunately nobody was hurt. The accom-
mediation train from Mortified. due at ST
Adams at 10 A. NJ, Thursday. did not
arrive until one O'Clock, Z. NJ, being de
layed by the accident
Judge Poland has been invited to attend
the Georgia State Fair which opens ut Ma
con, Oct, Is and is expected to be present
AMI deliver the annual address The
Fair promises to be the largest in Point of
exhibition and attendance of visitors. held
| in the South since the var
Tie meeting of the Vermont Dairy
mans Association for the election of Off
GERS and the transaction of other business,
will be held at Weldon Hall, St Adams.
Oct p, at ii 80 O'clock A. NJ.
Certain philosophers say that our world
has long since p Used its one hundred mill
! lionth birthday, and its end though remote
! is gloomy one. 1t is said tn It the sun
! is going out which fact would seem to
lind confederation in the GOODNESS of the
past month.
| TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. One of the most
curious and terrible accidents of recent
date happened ut IIydrvile. Vermont, Fri
day afternoon, under the following circum-
stances: \ toy named Richard McGrath
fourteen years of age. was playing with an
empty nllrp-glycerinc can, which had beer.
empty no less than two Years, trying to
smash it with Il stone. Suddenly the can
exploded with terrific force. frightfully
mangling the boy and killing him instant
| ". \ somewhat similar accident occurred
on the New York and Canada Railroad
| two or three Years ago, since which time
| it his been the rule To explode the cans ut
The same time with the charges.
! The W.rtid SAYS: Rutland WAS the
scene. last evening, of one of the most
brilliant weddings which have occurred
within our bounds in many Il day. The
occasion was the marriage of Lyman W.
Redington, Esq, one of our ilouri>hing
young lawyers, and Catherine a. Russell,
the daughter of Mr. ard Ms. Merrill The
interesting ceremony occurred IN The Con-
gregational church, and was performed
10y Rev. J. G. johnson. The reception
was largely attended. The house WIS
| brilliantly Illuminated and neatly decora-
ted with flowers and evergreen>, and the
grounds were lighted with white and
colored lights. The presents were dis
| played in IN upstairs room, and We're the
subjects of much admiration. They were
| both numerous and valuable.
! The VERMONT REFORM SCIIOOL.-The