Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18
Vermont News.


NO CUlllTpn Ol u NpIJl ID 1nnlh5JDn IlInlY llCu
Of diphlheria n few days since and because of
dread of the disease only III muGltte relatives
attended the funerals, AMI the Borrowing father
and mother sang the hymns.
Gov. Rice has accepted an invitation to attend
the Centennial celebration Of the battle of Ben.
uingto next August.
Richard Roberts barns at Manchester were
burned by an incendary Tuesday night of last
week loss $1,000, Insurance light.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Ctiedcniln says Of the recent Dire ia john
sons block, ST. JOhnsbury :" The way this was
eXtnguishel shows cOuclusivey the advantages
of the present system OF water works for putting
out fires, over hand engines. Hal the fire burned
until the engines arrived, there is no telling where
it woull have stopped. As there are three or four
large wooden buildings adjoining, and almost
touching each other, ii would very likely have con-
sumed them all, and perhaps many more. Besides
the promptnGss with which a stream can now be
put upon the fire from the hydrlnta, the 0remen
lay considerable Importance to the force of the
stream The Flanders pump demonstrated, at This
fire, which evry one supposed to be the fact,
that ii was a splendid machine for putting out
lifes."
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
RICHMOND MARKET, April lG.-Butter sold to-
day at Is to % cents for good, and 20 to % cents
for choitL.
Thirty tramps were lodge and fed at the Burling-
ton police station Monday night, and were a sorry
look NJ crowd.
Buhngton's wicked boys now sling stones
through peoples windows at night.
The Burlington city council has elected IN
Zottam superintendent Of streets and Augustus
Torrcy superintendent of the water works.
At Richmond, Monday. batter sod at Is 10 20
cents for COOL, and 20 to p cents for choice.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The trial of Edward Tatro the murderer of Mrs
A lice Butler at lIighgate last June, began at 81
Albans Tuesday. ratro confessed some time ago
that he attempted to outrage her, that she broke
away from him and attaGked him with Il club when
he followed her and that he thea Aillel her with
anaX.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The other night, Levi II. Doty, of ElmoFc went Il
his barn and climbed to the scalTJld after SONG
hens. by some meas he fell TO the floor, breaking
the lantern and knocking him sensless. When he
came to, the barn was in iIm5s, and his arm burn.
ell. lie managed u crawl out AMI save himself
but the barn and contents were burned.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A little boy Of Asa ChiIds, at Fairlee, was tut
over Sunday while playing around lJadci carI
and instantly killed
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Patton, the West Rntlanl murda,e', VIVA wa,
found guilty of man slaughter, has been sentence
to twelve years Confinement IN the site Prtsba.
Capt. s. II. Kelley OF tn tttlltl ni!ttry in ri.
tuition makes an a lnirible inhovALip N thus su n.
mer in n camp for BOYS AZ lk> Dan nDre Il most
lovely spot in the Green Mountains, where the
boys are to live in tcuts from the middle Of jan,
ing and ru,ticating generally under the direction
of competent attendants.
Rev. Dr. Walker ofthe Congregational church Al
WalllnglOrd is still in such poor heath thlt he i
unable to preach anl Rev. e lwanl ) IIunires3
late partor at Derby H., has accepte An invita-
ton OF tho church to preach for them one year.
WINDlAM COUNTY.
It's rolorted that ono man in wimn ,tcn mil
5000 pounds of maple sugar in ono day. lie MI
have had sweet time.
At the close of the Windham County G1urt
Woolley, the lratrcide was scuteucetrto Inprsol
meat for life; Townsend, twenty years and S ton
twelve years OF hard lab " in the STATE prison 70
arson In DummerstOn st February. 9tonU Goa
fessed having set the fire, being hired t. TO 81 h
Townsend. Sentence was not pronounced upo
Lewis, the NorthGeld murderer, his case going
the Supreme Court upon exceptions. Arlms, wi
testified against him at the trial, is remande
the State prison for safe keeping and trial at Il