Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-19
Vermont News.
ADDISON GlENIN

ADDISON COUNTY.
About noon on Thursday the dwelling mouse of
Mrs Betsy Ros cne Of Pantun. was DESTROYED by
| fire. with the whole contents
The sIlls department of the Vermont Reform
School is now in readiness FOR inmates
BENNINGTON COUNTY
The original commission given by General Bur
goyne to Colonel Baum in III, for him to proceed
to Bennington to take charge of the stores at that
point, Is now IN the possession of the willow OF
Hon. Horace Everett, for long time member OF
| Congress from Vermont. Mrs. Everett res iJes
with her daughter At Angelica, y. Y. This locu-
mcnt, 1t Is thought should in the possession OF
the Bennington Historical society to be shown at
the centennial celebration of the battle, Aug. 10Th,
1877.
While James Lyon was coupling cars on the
Harlem Extension Railroad. at Benz M ton, Mon
day he WAS pressed M between two cas- re
ceivins serious if not fatal injuries. Lyons home
| is in Kent, Conn. and he has been in the employ
of the railroad company but short time.
Mrs. Jacob Metz of Bennington, is one of the
heirs 10 an estate of $500 00c, just left her by
ancestor in Prussia The amount of each individ
ual share is not yet ascel stained, and as the de
scen1antS are quite numerous, the amount will be
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Il liberal fortune for all.
DE- Robinson. the Oldest man IN North Hcnnlnc
ton, lic.l on Monday, January H. lie over % \.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
At the ann ual meeting of the First National ot
! st. John>hurv TUESDAY, the old board of OIL .er>
were elected, as follows: Dncctors- Luke +.
Poland, Horace Fairbanks, Calvin Morrill,, John
Bacon, Nh;ulo, :. Dana, Franklin Fairbanks, sum
ncr :. lhfnlS"n Luke T. Poland, pre- ldcnt ::
Horace Fairbanks, vice pIe-i lent
AZ The annual meeting Of the Mcrch mt, National,
held the day, the folloWn. board was chosen
Director--Flchick Fletcher Hiram Weeks Geo
Ide, Henry +. Fletcher. J. u. Abbott, Charles \
! sylvester, \. NJ. hickey, Truman Fletcher, G.. I
y Humphrey. he above Is the OH board except
We uuleltanl there = no change III the officers III
the bank Friedrich Fletcher, president, Hi am
Week wee president, " IN. /. llazcn, cashier.
The contract for furnishing the po,tolice depart
mcnt with scales Tor the current year, has been
a9ain val,lc to Ale-s1s Fairbanks, over all com
pctItors. and one thou.ln scales ordered to
be sent forward at once"
II i SIN wears since there WAS a lte in =. Johns
buy village. The people Of that thriving borough
believe, however, that this cannot last forever, and
( they are moving in the matter of water works lor
the village.
/ WALDEN -Notwlth Standing the many changes
to which subjected IN this world, and the
Ltct that = generation is only about fifteen ,cals
and the average age of men lhj:iv-onc, vet Nj
Jesse rtlkIn, VIII, is now living, WAS tn. ii. Il
chill both of Yankee parent, Walden, Vt.
which occurred in 100 beng about > years
snce lie has always lived IN this town, and on y
. on two larmS, untll rcceItly, he exchange Il his
farm FOX 4 village residence at \oycsvilc. He
sun lctalns vISor, |, quite &c tive AMI smart, health
good for one of hl- year, an d /, far to live ior