Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

The American hone and box company are max
ing extensive improvements on their property at
Wolcott. They have recently put in machine for
making wooden toothpicks, and seemingly can sup
ply the world with this useful article.
GA Friday last. one Hail. at Cambridge, an over
seer the railroad, had one leg badly broken
by the falling of bank of earth
Last week Curtis Brown of Belyidere. caught q
bear the mountain in the north part of the town
He is justly styled The veteran bear trapper of the
State, as this is the 3ith bear he has captured
Three of these animals have already been caught
this season in town
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Here's thrift: The Quebec Central railroad com
pany recently loaned the Passumpsic a couple of
passenger cars, to accommodate the crowds at
the Barton Fair. President Raymond of The Yer
mont road had them attached while they were upon
this side of the line for debt the Quebec Central
owing them and the cars are now at New
port
RUTLAND COUNTY.
As couple of young men from Fahaven were
out riding, Wednesday afternoon near that place,
one Of them struck at dog IN the road, whcreupon
Its owner, John blanchard, who happened TO be
standing near by with a loaded gun, Immediately
iScharSed his weapon at them Blanchard has
young man Is not stated.
The Sutlei land Fails mtrbe company and
Thomas Ross, Of the Lincoln Iron works, Rutland,
have purchased the entire machinery left at IIoosac
tunnel, SAID to be hundred car loads, and two of
their men leave tomorrow to ship it to Rutland.
Leroy c. Palmer, of Charlotte. has just received
patent for a milk cooler; and Myron Il. Hubbcn,
of Wolcott one for reversible ploughs.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The mother Of Evangelist Moody was delegate
to the Untrltn convention at Brattleboro, Vt.
last week.
benjamin Coombs, 60 years OLD, hung himself at
Westminster on Monday. lie had found pocket
book containing so. and invested it in liquor
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The October meeting Of the White River Valler
trotting association at Bethel, is OIL " owing 20
The horse disease. Two horses that hal been en-
tered have 'llel and the purses have not filled.
On TIE morning, of the 18th inst, Ira Atwood OF
Reading found in his barn a horse and buggy
which had been left there during the nj light by some
person unknown, probably tramp or thief.
Two accidents occurred in Chester THURSDAY. A
three yeats Old son of ID. Williams fell into The
canal of DemmiDs and Mead's tannery and was
drowned and DR.. Lowell, v hlle repairing his house,
fell from ladder to the ground and brcke both
bones Of his night leg.
A mineral deposit, supposed t, be lead, is being
inves tigated on the farm of Joseph Fuller in West
Rochester, and a company has been formed 10 de
velop II.
7 he late Gen. Lyman Mower of Wool,tok LEFT
IS 800 to s.. James church.
Warren Adams Of Ludlow started to drive from
that place to Rutland, sunday morning, but was
found in Heillyllle beside the road in a dying
condition. He is supposed to have fallen from his
wagon III a lit.
The greatest curiosity of The season is ancw-pa.
Hartland. 1t was imbe llel IN the gravel. AMI
formed into stone. The printing Is plainly vlei-
Bile to the naked eye yet it Is a sull rock.
The number OF inmates in the Vermont State
Prison is one larger than ever hciyie, there ben.
IL men an one woman, with bat l0i cells for their
accommodation. Work on the new building is pro-
crossing. AMI viii contain A. cells-n akins II
cells in all, which ought to be sufficient to satisfy
the demand.
The failure of Robert tltton, wooden munufact-
urcr and proprietor Of the Spring Mills at Caven-
dish, Vt, is occa-ionng no little excitement in the
wool rllc in Boston. His Boston in lie beiness is
quite large, the result mainly of purchases wool
IN this market. Total liabilities are $4,000
1t is rumorsl in Chester that Frcnchman liv.
ing in Ludlow has confessed that he the murder.
er of the Italian organ grinder, whose remains
were found In the woods near that place a few
years ago. lie was suspected at the time but the
evidence was not sufficient to warrant his arrest.