Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

~" oAoo~'ou' tHiee VI tnem negroes, ana
only twenty-four sentenced to imprison-
ment for life. One-fourth have escaped
without punishment of any sort, and for
every murderer who has been hanged ten
have escaped without punishment.
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY
James stowe, of Ferrisburgh. the aged man W no
broke his hip and collar bone, lJan. 3Oth died en-
Thursday OF last week
The entertainment given by the Orwell dramatic
club, Thursday evening, grand success. The
house being crowded to its fullest capacity. The
comedy e. Married Life " was rendered in first
class style by powerful aud eff ;ien cast of char
actcrs.
The Addison County temperance ciety Will
mold their annual meeting III the Congregational
church in Middlebury, on Wednesday, the Is inst ).
commencing at 10 o'clock A. II. Arrangements are
pending 10 hold an evening session.
On the same day at halpast O'Clock temper
ance convention will be :held, for the purpose OF
nominating commissioner to be voted for at the
annual March meeting.
BENNING TON COUNTY.
The supreme court for b Bennington County COZ
mcnccd at Benni ngton the Sth.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
c. b. Farrell, fish dealer in st Jthhsbury, was
instantly killed Feb 18th, by kick from his horse
The horse became cast in the snow Danvillc, and
it is supposed that Farrell received a kick while
trying to re lease him.
The work of recon struction Mt the Fairbanks
scale works is miking great progress. The new
shops are iramel and partly up. The work form
ery done in the burned shops has been organized
In other buildings, and in four working days after
the fire sea les were again being sealed, packed
and delivered.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The cotton mill at Wlnooski has been shu, down
owing to financial embaIrassments.
>Slt ramps were sheltered at the burlington sta
ton house in 1875.
few weeks since ARRAY occurred at the
=" Farmers House." small hotel near the Town
House, South Burlington, VIII ch has since esulted
IN the death Of one man, and the arrest of another
for the murder. On the 9TH of January George
Toby, OF llinesbursh. was at the " Home" in an
intoxicated condition, and attempted to quarrel
with Mitchell ONell, Of W lllston, who had entered
the place to make some purchases. Later Toby
getting out his team. and in the rough AMI tumble
fight which followed he was worsted, receiving
fatal injuries. Toby died last Saturday night. and
o Neil has been arrested
One day last week, as z. NJ. sAylcs of Richmond
was clearing or the ice with a snow scraper, with
| pair of horses. they broke through IN water hey
ond their depth. and it some time before help
could be obtained and The horses rescued, which
was done by choking them and floating them OH to
the ice.
The wife of Mr. Anlrew Purcell, OF Burlington,
| received disp tch from Ireland Monday, stating
that her brother died on Saturday last leaving her
sole hcircs> to an estate valued at millionot dol
lars. Mr.. Purcell has been III the employ of Law
renee Barnes, Esq for seven or eight years past
and Nr. Barnes gives the worthy couple a high
recommendation for honest and ttIthfu fitness Mrs
Purcell Will start for Ireland lmme 'lately.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
st. Abans is trying tor the state far, too and i.
raising the necessary funds.
A man named BANNER. living at Pike River, was
killed at IIshgatc Springs Friday, his skull being
crushed by the beaten of hay press.
Henry Eevor. an employe OF GOV. smith, had his
right foot badly cut, on the 2>th, by falling
through the glass frame of 4 hot bed.
ST. ALBA>s BUTTER AAKkEr Feb. s.-pliccs
unchanged. We quote common to ia ir 10 to l. cts
medium 10 good - to % cents; winter made butter
- to > cents; fall butter 81 to 81 cents.
ORLEANS COUNTY,
| The McmphrcmaSog House at Newport. which
has been under the propre torship of W. +. Bow
man. Esq, for the past three four yeas, has beer
relinquished by Mr.. Bowman AMI for the past few
days the house has been operated by the Passump
sic Railroad Company, who are the owners ofth(
property. The Boston Commercial bulletin re
ports the 1al'ure Of Mr.. Bowman. 1t is rumore,
that Mr.. Buck, formerly of the United States Ilote
in Boston, will assume the propretorship OF tn,
hemphremagog House.
ORA\GE COUNTY.
Thomas Lawn, an employee At the lily mines a
Nershirc, was shockInSly turned saturday by
the explosion OF copper Pot which he NOV
Ing from the furnace. lie went To ms home II
| East Boston i ucs day.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
a lady Ia Rutland has house rose plant thu.
she has kept more than fDIty years. 1t Is etl Wig
orous. During part OF the inter she keeps 1t il
the cellar.
| A convention of delegates from most OF the town
ON the Rutland and Washington railroad has bee,
held, to secure from the railroads leading to Boso
and New York lower freight rates potatoes.
l.. W. Kedlnston Esq, of Rutland, Will dcl,ve
the address AZ the amasonic reunion at Brandon
Feb. p
Is. F. Adams of Castleton, has made an assign
mcnt for the benefit of his creditors. HIS liabll
ties are about $jJ000, with assets of about S.5 o..
Mr. Alfred " Titus of Western New. York, pre-
duced Last season, from single pound OF see
of the ear ly Vermont potatoes 80 pounds and IN
son Alfred, .o> pounds. 1t Willie remembers
that this variety of potatoes first bought OF
by IL. Chale Woodhouec. OF Rutland.
"AIII>GFoKD The people OF Walllngford Al
much excited about alleged case of nhumi
treatment, which resulted IN the death of of
young man named Henry Moore, OF illIa
Moore. The young was u or p years OF az
rather weak minded, and has Tor wears, it is sal,
been shameully abused by his parents He h;
been compelled, SO the neishbois say, to sleep
barns. cellars and out of doors, and on one occ
elon had his feet badly frozen as 10 lender hi
unable to labor for number of months He W:
poorly clothed, lifted. and his body always boz
! marks of hi, inhuman Treatment. Ca Sunda
Oct. Eth, last, he and his father got i>pu,
over trltlins matter, and came TO blow
Moore seized Henry. threw him TO the floor, ar
cid Ii i'm there, while he was severely pounded |
step-mother W It'll II stICk OF cord wood. Immediate
after the boy became entirely paraly zcd Glow Il
arms, and afler lingering along i'll intense sufrcrir
) died Jan 2lst. soon after he became paraly zcd
made a deposition. stating that should he die |
would attribute the cause of HI, death directly
ill treatment received from his father and moihc
Two month. later he made another deposition COZ
tradicllng tins statement. Inc authorize, ha,
taken the Ia hand, and it Wi be Invcs tIgutc
/ Public sentiment is almost entirely against II
Noorcs, and belief that they are directly account
, BILE for the boy death is freely expressed
The prisoners confined III the Rutland count
Jail had a plan arranged for a general jail deliver
on Saturday Igh, but the officers discovered heI
III q llrs OF the in Re .Inurs