Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vergennes is to have public library. Inc iaIe
Hiss Susan B. Story gave 5000 to the city for that
purpose, on condition that it raise as much more 10
'ut With The ladies of the library association
lavng raised $500 Of the required amount, the CITY
meeting, held last Friday, voted to raise the remain
ng $500. But for the bounty of the dying, few OF
our own towns would have public libraries
man named Sterling, while at work in a saw
mill IN Lincoln, April Sth, was killed by logs roll
ing upon him.
Wednesday, the funeral obsequies of eX-Leut'
Gov Slade were attended at Mhldlebury, with APP
propriate ceremonies. large assembly OF CIT
liens and friends, from all sections OF the etate
was in attendance The exercises were conducted
by Rev. w Illiam Ii. Meeker, pastor Of the Memo
dist church at Mi debury.
The Middlebury Register claims that the sheep
trade was never better than it is now, large num-
bers being constantly shipped to California at
very remuneratlvc prices.
Louis Bissettc, an industrious French Canaiian'
living in Weybridge, cut his throat on the l5th win
razor, and Iiied soon after. disappointment IN
business is assigned as the reason for his act
Middlebury College library has T. 900 volumes.
Mr. Hugh Hughes, of Granville, recently lost Il
horse valued at $500. The horse backed ont OF a
rear door, and hanging by the halter, choked to
death.
BENNINGTON COUNTl.
John w. Bcebc ESD, of Manchester IS cnSaSed
in two correspondence games OF chess win 'l'
Yale College Chess Club
John BATHS hal IA watch stolen from his house II
Manchester, day last week, by sneak thlei
during the temporary absence of all his family
The base ball fever RACES in Manchester
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
One day last week John W. Spauldin5 OF 81
John sbury lost goose 90 years old. 1t WAS give
to SpaullIns by Jonathan Farr, fifteen years az"
and at that time Mr.. FAIR had owned it foity-iiv
years.
| While Edward Randall and brother, of Lyn loi
| Center, were choppin., Saturday, Edward ace
| dcntaily slipped and fell under his brothers axe
which struck him in!the lack OF the head anu Gu
through his skull to the BRAIN. There are hopes o
| his recovery.
The last protest az lin,t ''midilcmcn,'l IS by a :
John.bary Frenchman, jnst converted ir"i
Catholicism He sail he thought II better 10 80
Jesus himself, than to send 4 man.
The Free Baptlsts OF st. John-bury propose
build a 5000 church this season, and the rc-ul'
Baptist, are contc nplatIn. bnIllm, ve,try /"
their church lot. This lot, valued ut S''o'' wa
presented to the society by Del. Lew X Fuller q
Bra 'eooro'
Books were opened TucSdty for subscription
to the new national bank at st. Joha -bury, ant I
Wednes lay afternoon S2I5,190 Of the s}''"o =
qumei had been subscribed y new bank bU!4
lus Is II lacl OF Tor its accommpi'ti'n'
The revival at st. John,bury anl vicinity II
..,,,,o. an, nav r,nv.r,i,n, mr.. constant
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u.,1,a,n fifteen and ri ,bteen inche, of snow fc
IN , ~, ,i,. portl,nJ and @ ..lcu.bur. RAJ
.,,1 h.,,xeen J,bnson and s. John, BURY, FIl Il.
>,n1.>ry
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lilhesOulsh was o"'N''. 'i' ~ .,,
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, Edward j. fhelp3, Ed mas h'eA cIt'le g.
, attorney of Burlington, bnt has respectfully
, cllned.
| \ curious question arose III the. bHl ln-t'H e
court the other dAv to the length Of 4 horses >trl
learned counsel stated that the space passed o'
by horse single step w"Al! ms1-ure' On
, average Don't lpuf lcct ""IIe t"II Nc" SCI 1t
double that length OF more.
Gov Peck oDcvcI his injunction IN ref
Y ence to assembling IN place Of worship" on +
, iav. by going three miles IN the storm to attic
Il church IN jericho Center on En- lay.
: r, .,, ~. ,n.. N,,o, ,,f i}ur;in.,,,n j.. $40.
9Two.men crossed the Lake on foot, "e.ine>''