Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-06
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
An nccndiary fire on the 2Gth ult. burned the
| house and barn of Albert Flint of Hancock.

ADDISON COUNTY.
An mcendiary fire on the 2Gth ult burned the
house and barn of Albert Flint of Hancock.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
James RYAN, Old employe in the firm of
Graves X Root Bennington dropped dead in
neighbours house Saturday morning. He APP
parently IN good health five minutes previous t. his
death, which caused by apoplexy.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
\ lmnbcrnan in Grotton intends to cut 1900 900
feet # logs and H. 0'0 cords OF wood this winter.
Last Friday, while Rufus stephens of Richmond,
was out in his barry ard he taken sick and had
to be carried into the house. lie died Saturday
morning with heart disease, aged II years. Mr..
stephens was much respected citizen; had been
Il member of 'hc Leg Stature, AMI held many posi-
TONS of trust.
a correspondent says:-IIon. Smith Wright OF
Winston, is f.tttns for market 5000 heat of
uoultry, te which he is feeding daily - bushels OF
81 am. OF the above number $500 ar geese, 5000
turk key - and 400 ale ducks. The judge has long
been noted for being & Wright on the GOOSE but
he has never bclole tucked deeply into the
poultry business, or taken so large an interest in
the futule prosperity OF turkey.
CuITTENDEN COUNTY.
One ul the couples divorced at the September
tenn the Chit en,len County Coult have just been
remarked.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
MI Lavender of the Weldon Uous, st. Adams
has laiie.l. compromise is expected to be made
at % c,ntc. Some Sl@,~o0 ofmdebtedncss has been
tlrau -cd already at that figure.
The entr.,j Vermont raroa have in process OF
building III The machine shops 4 new engine which
Will be lager than any on The line. number OF
engine, are I'M LEI gong repairs.
thafl,, LozciIc, of II. Adams, no attempted
-ulrlr, ten s SINCE, by shooting himself through
TIE left lung, is doing well. Last Saturday, he
wa. partly ,'r--c and went into the kitchen,
I.AMOlL!E COUNTY,
The all triltion of >laytrr, VS., IIuSe for hln-
s,-, to Z. hnlsc caused by collision, in which Nj.
>L,vtbn', horse WAS killed by his tuning out on
TIE lett -llc, heard last saturday, at MorI>v.e
bclo!r J. +. Hail. \. Il. Smith and II. IL Powers,
as N hl,ito- an! 1t wts ccllcd that Nj. Shay ton
could rot lc .oyci.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
\ Young nilA uamcl : lmucl Collision of Derby
Line. met With 4 severe accllcnt Dec i,t, while at
worh on a water pipe at >ansted Plain, y. O., 10y
tlpr;ng a kettle OF hot solder into the water,
ing the solder t. ty INTO his lace and eyes, burning
HIM IN icaliul manner
Til: GREAT EXPOSITION have re
ccivcd from the publishers, Mc,srs. Hub
bard Bros, of Philadelphia, advance sheets
of a forthcoming volume, which will great
" interest every American. 1t is entitled
TIE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION DE>CIE-
ED AND ILLUSTRATED" and is a complete
history and pictorial representation of this
or.ndc~t worlds fair the world has ever
known.
The exhibits OF the various nations are
taken up in the order of their prominence,
COMMENCING with the United States, the
mos, notable and characteristic OF whose
exhib + are calclulv noticed. whether in
the Main Buildmy. Machinery Hall, Aeli-
culturtl Hall. Government Building. Me
mortal Hall. or in the numerous smaller
structures erected All through the grounds
Ly American exhibitors. In the same man
nr; Is treated Great Britain and her Colo
nie,, Germany, France, Russia ana Bra
I'll. minor European states, South Amell-
can REPUBLICS. Afrpa Asia SO that moth
me tllat is of striking and prominent in
trrt~t i overlooked.
Suitable space i devoted to Il descr;p
ton oil the different STATE buildings. and of
tn. interesting ceremonies OF the great
State lav>.c, lcbra,ing the individual pros
lrrltv uI the original TIM teen States, and
also, the mrmortb.c ptradr~ :tnI ami
vrr>..,i,> which have been held in PhlIa
druh... bv the Inherent or-cauiZ .tlon~, -
cict.c>. &c.. IA honor OF the Centennial
ean!nI-nl ,rltiuu OF orr Itlionl indcpeul-
elrr
An interesting account i given of the
rcnllrkInlr liz, stock exhibition; Bio.rt-
tl.e> of tlr prominent officials who have
conducted thi- ..rc.,t enterprise with dis
lin.ui-hyd ability; particulars OF TIL"
award, granted 10 exhibitors; the superb
and rndulinr medals commemorative
thereof: and to complete this memorial
volume, 4 graphite dructtlon OF the I'M
posing closing ceremonies OF the ENhlbl-
ton.
! Il has been prepared from material "a h
erred on the "rounl> br the most careful,
,,I:.ut and l.h,riou~ rc~, lch. and from
official sources, aud though it does mol
Ic.tul, ~ some 40 to be by official AL horl-
liz. it cummand> confidence thereby. Gen
llaW!rv having announced tllat no book
.ht- any rinht To- such 4 claim
l;u, the iutcrc~; and value of the book
I:r lAr,rjy in it, prolu>r and bi illiant Illus
tr4tion>. la tins multitude Of finely exc
, Gated ,urraving>. the main features of th'
Exhibition are vivlNlv Impressed on th'
mind of the reader in Il WY that word
cannot do 1t is next thing to seeing tn
Great World'> Fair itself. We advise on
: rc:,lrr> to examine the book careful,
should they have an opportunity. "
presume the publishers want agents II
This vicinity. and we hope some OF our en-
+ rrg,llc young men VIII improve VIVA
seem. to Us an extraordinary opportunity I
favor our citizens and profit hand>omcl
by II.
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