Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-12
vermont News.
.nn1soN COUNTY.

VprQeluGSt
Scranton, Pa.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
Three of the leading North Bennington ''0'O''''
have shut down.
;,,,on,s high society scandal takes on much
Ili,oroI local interest by the action OF Mrs John
uolI. tbe county clerks wife, In SUING lor III
.o.oo nlimony and the custody of her youngest
child, which Judge Dunton grants pc"u'"s nv
petition. -
Tho nronerty belonging to the Arlington o"'
,,anneocturinr compnay, which has been IN Inc r.
noino,,s hands for the past year, passes into tne
ho,ds oC the First National bank of North Ben
ninptop, under the courts appraisal OF S-o'OOO'
Fd,yin Crosbier of stamford, twenty two years
old was crushed to death Tuesday by the upsct'i"s
of a load Of logs
A drunken ARRAY in Bennington saloon lhurs'
dov night resulted in the shooting of Johh "i'i'ney
by William Woodwork, the proprietor VINO p'e"u9
selCdefense. Whitney will probably recover anu
Woodwork has been held in default of SlOOO Dan
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The house of Curtis Gould, farmer, living in
East Hardwick was robbed of several hundred
dollars the other night. pocket-boOk was found
in the garden, the private papers unmolested'
There is no clue to the burglars
The Norrisvllle company, of Sutton, manufacture
ers of chair stock and other hardwood LUMBER
will purchase 100000 cords or over OF hardwood
lumber to work, this season.
An old person died on the IIardwick town iarH
during the past year, who had been town charg'
for two wears or MORE After his death, good notet
to the amount of several hundred dollars were
found among his effects.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Hon. Joseph Marsh an old and prominent citl
zen of IIincsburgh, dlel the 9Th ultp aged q
years.
A Williston man is feeding for Christmas OVt
geese, 2, 700 turkeys and 900 ducks.
The Burlington city hall has been strengthened
by four iron rods running from the west 10 the cas-
entrance and it it is now believed to be entirel!
safe in any emergency.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
postollce has been established at South Franz
lin, with Jonathan G. Emery as postmaster
The wife of q prominent citizen of st. Adams
whose name is kept secret, has fallen heir to $3.50
900 in France, and thereis great futter OF curlos
ty to know who the lucky person is.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Hon. Ira Hill, of Isle La Motto, now in his 81t
year, has managed his arSe.larm himself and ma
raised during the past season over 1000 bushels q
apples and 10 bushels of.pears of different varie
tics. The produce Noted him 1880. E. Hol
comb of Isle La Motto, has raised 800 bushels o
apples which melted him $500, and James Hurst O
the same place, has raised upwards of 700 bushel
of apples from an orchard about six acres in ex
tent. . ..
, LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Diphthcria is quite prevalent in johnson an
Morrsyille.
ORANGE COUNTY.
, At Randolph the railroad Is paying only So pc
solid cord. Dry stove wood sells for $3.50 to 81 pc
+ cord.
' ORLEANS COUNTY.
Miss Annette l.. Shaw was ordained last wee
at East Charleston, Orleans Co., as a Universa
minister. She is said to be fine scholar and a
f eloquent speaker.
o George Morse aged sixteen years, while lumbe
:. ing in the Jay forests Saturday afternoon VIZ
= fatally injured by filling tree. tree whic
h Morse was chopping unexpectedly fell fortunate
so far forward that the brain was untouched. Pm.
, sicians got the skull back into place, but Nor
II was in the most intense agony and cannot li'
- much longer. He was universally respected, ar
= the sad accident is deeply deploled
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The railroad bridge, 80 feet long, about half
n mile east Of Fairhaven, was burned Nov. 18th, b
a the delay to travel was only slight
Fifteen persons were propounded for admissiC
" 10 the Congregational church, Rutland, the 18th.
John DuGey's house at Rutland was burned o
&c Saturday afternoon. Most of the contents wer
e saved. Loss $3.50; insurance, $1,000 on the hou
n and $500 on furniture.
4 Louis Casey, employed at the Rutland depot
assistant baggage-master and in making up trail
had his chest badly crushed between an engine al
n a car, Monday, while attempting to shacklc ther
% At lrsthls injuries wore Considered fattl, but
finally recovered suA3 GENTLY to be tlken home, al
is now doing quite well.
81 The mysterious disappearance of Henry
A. body was discovered on Thursday afternoon, N
-, % in some woods near Rutland, by man VINO v
)" out hunting. The body was partially decompo;
I'll but there was no sign Of violence on any portion
it. About two rolls distant from the body,
:. searching party found the dead mans h at an
three-gallon can nearly half full of rum. 1t "
IL another case of" Rum did it," Crossman leave
is wife and seven children.
OF a little c)ntrivanco .knOwn AS IL chronomet
er governor OF time mp1r has been invented a
,o patented by Rev. Il. II Rlnlall of Poultney.
is constructed upon the principle of an alal
clock, and enclsed in a SIN Ill metallic box, VIII
at is attached 70 perpendicular rod placed in eli
III proximity To either stove or furnace. The inst
ment, after being wound up is connected with
% stove dmper, which it can be set to open at (
hour desired
sS young boy nlmel Bayley of Rutland, wht
ly quite proficient in rubber sling stone snappir
=. has1injured two lads, one seriously, the past W
by means of his skill in hurting small stones by
Oh modern appliance. A young lad named Jal
m Robinson, 1t is feared, will lose an eye, and a
no OF Mr.. Towers carries a serious scar on hi t
head.
A0 Martin Boan, who so seriouly assaulted and
Ill jured Chef-ol.P OlcG Putnam, has discovered
ITO fifty dollar note vndicates the law ofNerm,
on as interpreted by Judge Lawrence of the munc
court. This is an increase of forty-seven dbl
10 on the cost of assauting reporter,