Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-13
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY,

vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
1ohn Barnum of MOnkton, now 90 years of age,
hale and hearty, is now claimed TO be the oldest
Freemason in Vermont, having been a member of
the fraternity 81 years.
W. Il. Holley, prominent citizen of Bristol and
well known in Addison county, died suddenly Sun.
day morning, aged seventy.eight. He WASH prom.
iheht member of Libanus Lodge +. and A. NJ, and
Vlce-Presdent Of the First National Bank of Yer.
gennes.
Charles Washburn of Goshen, who weighs 800
pounds,was chased long dis lance by an energetic
pun The other day, and finally saved himself by
climbing tree Taurus took his stand at the
ioot' and kept Washburn freed for three hours in
the hot sun.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Bennington Banner announces tho publca.
ZION OF daily paper there during the centennial in
August.
In inc county court Of Bennington, the case
known as 7. w. Park VS.. Troy and Boston railroad
goes over to special term.
Fred Blanchard, a single man of about forty,
whose parents live at PownaI, hanged himself
wednesday, in barn belonging to John Wells a
Cheshlre, Mass, where he worked
The 800 pound iron vane surmountinp tbo sniro
of the new Bennington Congregational church
s'eepe is being removed, because of fear that ore
OIL 'he powerful local gales would PROSTATE both.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
IL Is ST ated that the woodchucks have taken
possession of the grave yard In Peacham, and
played resurrecIionists by bringing to the surface
The bones of one oil the old citizens who was buried
some 40 years since.
Alter capt. Idle OF st. Johnsbury had paid 80 50
express on dog which some friend had sent him
from boston, the dog was so ungratelul as to bite
MN through the hand. The dog was not mad-but
Inc captain was for few minutes.
The " old war horse belonging to Capt II. X.
lde oil ST. Johnsbury, is dead. Capt, Ide bought
the morse in the South during the war, and rode
nun III sixteen engagements, at one of which Give
Fofks) the horse was wounded. The age of this
veteran OF sixteen battles is not known, but the
captain rcckons him over twenty-five years. He
marks his last restingp place with a suitable head
stone.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
"iNhhOND mAkhET June III Butter sold TO-
d"y az 10 TO Is cents Most of The butter sold at IL
10 II cents Cheese sold at to ten cents for farm
diaries, and II 10 p for factory.
The Burlington cotton.mill company,s propertv
al Hlnooski was sold at auction few DAYS ago to
william Z. Clark of Lawrence Mass, for $27 900.
subject to mortgages of $2l,G6G. The original cost
was about $4,000.
Letters from the Hon. George p. Marsh inf,rms
the trustees Of tue Park Gallery of Burlington tbat
he has secured permission of the Italian (;overn.
men! TO have cast taken of the famous statue.
'ne mercury OF the vatican" for the gallery, and
it Will soon be shipped to this country,
In reference to the pardon of Charles IL. Potter
! OF Wllston, the presiding judge at his trial en-.
dorses the Governors act. The assistant iudpes
at the trial, prosecuting attorney, all the Jurors
and large number Of the most respectable and
substantial citizens of Williston and vicinity re-.
quested his pardon under the circumstances of the
case-his advanced age and + ling health.
LAMoILLE COUNTY,
Mrs. Josiah Carpenter, of Wateryille made her
second attempt at suicide by hanging, the 81, but
was discovered in time to defeat her design.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Lambert Hastings of Ncwbury, took pair of
oxen to Boston market that dressed 3lG9 pounds,
and had 26G pounds of taow.
A little child of Mr.. Bcecher of West Randolph
came near being killed by the cars The other day,
Its mother had only just time to drag it from the
track On account off curve the engineer did not
discover the child in season to stop the train.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Rev. Mr. Itch of McIndoes Falls has been duly
installed as pastor f the Congregat ional church al
Derby Line.
Abal Cole, a soldier of the war oflsl2, was found
dead in his bed at the Newport House Monday
morning, aged 81 years.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
DR.. Charles S, Perry, of Poultney died Sunday
OF chronic pneumonia, aged 60.
Some OF the Brandon farmers are blowing ur
the ir potato fields to get rid Of the bugs.
The Herald says there are twenty 1.-TWO "disrepu
table places in Rutland where liquor can be pro
cured.
Hugh Flanagan, workman at West Rutland
quarry, fell into the quarry, distance of 1870 feet
yesterday afternoon and was killed,
Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Pierce of Clarendon cele
brated their golden wedding, Monday. There vert
300 persons in attendance, who bestowed numerous
gifts OF gold.
l Nearly 200 carloads Of marble have been shipped
from Center Rutland the past month. A large pro
portion of the marble is from the late trade sale o
the Rutland marble company.
' Mr.. Martin &. Eyerts, of Rutland has just re
ccived, by express, from Messina, Sicily, lot o
quals, which are to be used to introduce this birt
to Varmont forests in the hopes that il will be
: valuable addition to the stock OF game.
Quite sensation has been caused in Rutland b,
the arrest Of Il Mrs Payson, on a charge Of wrltn
obscene letters, for the purpose OF blackman TIL
persons receiving the letters were Gen. H. II BaX
ter, and young lady of a respectable family
About four or five months ago, as the matter is re
ported, the young lady received an anonymous let
ter, charging her with grave fault. This was fol
low ed by others of like tenor, and later the mem
beers oil her family were informed of the alleget
crime against social morality. Gen. Baxter ais
received similar letters, accusing him of imprope
intimacy with the young lady. The writer wantet
SS 900 for hush money, and proposed certain ar
, rangements for tie transfer of the money. A cir
who called at the young ady's house with a lctte
9 correspondent, was traced 10 the house of Mrs
f PaysOn WHO was arrestc and locked up. Ther
= came whispers of insanity. a commission de luna
tico iRquirendo, composed OF the selectmen of tn
town OF Rutland, with two prominent physicians
decided that she Is Il lunatic and dangerous per
son 10 lie at large, and she was sent on Saturday t
the Asylum at Brattlcburo, Mrs. Pryson claims Il
) be the wdow of former editor Of the Mobile Gala.
! Tribune, and the owner Of large landed propGrt,
a In Texas. Ii Is said that insanity is hereditary ii
her family, and that since her arrest her cOnduc
i has been violent at times, Others consider he
F; merely legal maniac" and that it was a case q
] pure blackmall.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
: Miss j. Z. Houghton, Of Mar buro, has beer
, committed to jail IN default of 1900 bonds, lol
obtaining two names 10 a note, by false pretenscs
{ There was big" squirrel hunt" in Wardsboro
, last week, in which about 900 squirrels wer
KILLED, and other game in proportion. We think
r. potato bug hun. would be more in order.
james Fisk, of Brattleboro, having little leisur
from Bible selling, has gone to work for the light