Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12
Vermont News.
ADDISON COMFY.

| ADDISON COUNTY
SMALLPOX AT BRIDPORr-Thc small loX
taSL'n at Brdpor is growing no better very fast
and the authorities have fenced the roads to keep
from spreading any further. Most of the victims
are French.
Abigail Beers Seymour of vcrgennes died on the
ID INST, in her hun,lrctlth year
| BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Uncle Daniel Curtis, postmaster at North Dorset,
has received a letter from the post Office depart
mcnt stating that he has been longer in the
than any other official in the employ of that de-
partncnt. He is 81 years Old.
| CALEDONIA COUNTY.
! 7 'e railroad shop hands at Lyndonvilic began
WORK on ful time the LIST of Apr
| Bristol was visited by most destructive fire.
sunday night, of last week 1t des troyed the paint
and furniture shop of 5. W. Batch, with its con
tents; Drake, Farr & CO. hardware store and con
tents The total loss is about 10000. The Are
was undoubtedly of ncendary origin.
| The tramp business in Dlnvillc is doing little
better y marked increase in quantity over the same
time last year; but quality better, and price
tending downward. "A. H. Smith has entertained
them heretofore at 81 per head, but the town au-
tholies have now let the contract to J Il. Burck,
at sixty cents each. For which small amount he
has obligated himself to eat, drink and sleep them
in manner becoming their several capacities.
! Business is good at the Fairbanks scale works
I.a>t week they made ll4l scaes-thc largest weeks
work since the tire-anl received orders for llli
Samuel Remlck, OF Colebrook, \. H., a former
resident and hotel keeper at Harlwick. Iectured
| temperance IN the Methodist church last Sunday
evening. Mr.. Remick spsks strongly against the
prohlbItory law, and in favor of a license law, and
SAID that temperance societies and moral sulsion
| were the only true meas TO employ to put down
| mtemperance.
The Vermont Methodist Conference convcncs at
st. Johnsburv, April 10.
The snug litte berth OF 4. f. stevens son OF the
late Henry stevens of Barnet, d" diplomatic DIES
patch agent London, clotcd by amend
mcnt TO the legislative appropriation bill. some
where from $40 90 10 100000.
CHITrE\DEN COUNTY.
Eullngton's bonded debt is s49,3l!, of which
$l,o,oo consists of bonds issued IN and OF the
Burlington and Lamolc railroad.
There are the town of iIinesburgh j; men and
women aged - years and npwarl; seven or eight
are over 30
, Burlington is organxlnga reform ii mcr : club
~
Eno9burgh Falls.
Three BullIn -ton boys, iroIn Ii to i years of
age, stole some bras kettle from the store
Molillo \oyes, a few days ago, and selling them,
Started for Philadelphia, but they arrested Al
>hclburn, taken back 10 Burlington and lodged in
| jail.
BIG EGG.-Mr. James Mham an Old Co. c. l2tb
| Vt boy OF She burn, has exhibited in Off &C
| II IA, Larry # hat
ure- -. inches by -. and weighs three quarters
OF pound. The goose, which had evidently not
heard of the hard times doln, well a could be
expected -!ree rrtS,
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
Inc Apul term OF the Franklin counip court
commences next Tuesday, the llth lust There
>7ca-cs set for trAl by the jury AMI - lor the
count. Mr. J. II. Mlmm, Will act I, court Iepos-
| ter.
Inc pudding department OF the roiIns -ln ii
:. Adams, has STATED up again, gIyin. employ
| nent T. about - more n.cn.
! The Ransom Guards At the regular meeting vot-
| cl 10 attend the Centennial exhibition At Phla-
dcluIa IN body. They expect TO muster over
seventy musActs, Will cltry their camp equip
page and camp out. They VIII leave =. Alban>
June p and return July
| Traveller IN the depot at st Adams, Friday
morning, was considerably startled at He acct
dental discharge OF pistol IN M pocket. The ban
passed through his pocket INTO the platform.
Il AIE,>s Ii TIER MAEkEr April ll.-Tur
Attendance at market was good. receipts large, and
kct active, with prices a shade lower thln last
wocA. rlirc~ butter 80 10 Il cent per 10; gilt
edge - cents one or Two dairic, sold ~ hI,n a.
- cents. hut tie transactions Al - and b cents
! Y .itt.t Ia IN, a not AZ
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| The slaughter house N Rutland, owned ny Hen
| ~ Hayward, ana burned Wcdn sday n sht, was
insured loI so IN the Vermont Mutual. Mr.. Hay
ward estimate. hIs loss At 20, above the ln>ul
ancc.
There la, been Iut'e revival otrea!-e>ta'c sale
IN Rutland county Of late. Farms are selling
about = per cent les than N good times
| Er.nI"n invites all western Vermont to-. ,ianl
| Fourth otJuIy blow olt.
rou,tncy j. u have a new hotel.
! LAMUIILE COUNTY
| The non for the Burlington and Lamoir rail
road, 800 ions Ia, been purchased at Rome
y y, ami Is ONLY waiting opportunity Tor snip
mcnt, over 81, uVo ties are scattered alon. the
road bed and l. ,plo more WI larrlve at .ton
two for passenger and one Tor trcg Git traf are
| being bulll al the Taunton (Ma>> I.ru WORKS and
several passenger cars all cadr contracted for.
The read bed nearly completed, all the sections
save two. being neAll Iea iy for the uon-I he bed
OF the LAmoilie Valley lAlroa! i, nearly completed
iiom Johnson TO LAKE thamplun, A. miles, and
# the lund> were on hard ltcoull easily be finish
cl IN month. >e.otlton- for the Disposal o! the
bond. ara now beng m.i'' hut II : not likely that
the road III he in operation before l.ll. TIE re
polt that c. L. ila-tnA Co. tn, contractors. nave
lI.tlcd. l. tcuIci.
Oi:t\ Il COUNTY.
At. meeting OF the Bradford Guards Tor The clcr-
ton OF Office htl last thursday evening, 1T 1t
r. l.. Chimbcrln WAS elected Captain ri,t orm
tiamhcll re l-ncl, It. !. \. Waterman, III IT,
ri'r thamherhn, promoted. and >crst. Eugene
LcavItt, =. 1t. ri Waterman, promoted.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
John Hail OF North Troy has seven chnld1en four
OF whom. under Il years ola, weigh exactly 200
pounds each. The Youngest are twin girls 10 years
OF age healthy and intelligent. Two boys abou,
/. and the other something over Is much alike
they would pass readily twins. These children
have each ten well-io,mcd fingers, two thumbs and
twelve toes.
d. WINUii All 60 'Nrl.
| James Fisk, OF HratteAorD, having "A iiv,
hundred dollar patent harness OF his ticv ice
manufactured, which he Will personally exhibit a
tie Centennial. Ii Is certainly a novel arrang c
mcnt and mnst be 10 be appreciated. Ii is st
constructed tina; no STRAIN whatever comes III,
horse, which in case of accident, is instantly luos
cnc,l from the carriage which IN turn, t.
stand, Sill.
The I:rattlebDro npLny Is drilling and hl:
secured the services of u United States army Office
to perfect them in company discipline.
Dwight, the Coloiaine murGerc-, and three 9th
crs of the escaped Greenfield jailDrds were cap
turcd by Deputy sheriff Bryant in South Vernon
woods, after sharp tish', Tue sday, and only on
OF The five who escaped is now at large.
| hn insl hr.,t hnyn lcff INT Ixitl