Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-14
Vermont News.


HHhAoON SOONl
Mr. Daniel Wright who died in New Haven some
years ago. left with his children this wonderful
request, that they should all meet together so far
as consistent on each anniversary of his birthday,
so long as there remained Two to meet, to enjoy
good social VISIT to relate to each other pleasing
anecdotes Of their parents of their own children,
Of scenes Of Oldon times, and TO confirm their
friendship with each other. This request has been
faithfully regarded.
A college reception was given by Mrs. President
IIurlbit, of Mddlebury, last Friday evening" in
honor of the arrival of Professor d. McGregor
Means, who comes from Johns Hopk ms University
to ill the chair OF Mental Philosophy; also in honor
of ex.Presidcnt Labarre, who has just completed
his lectures to the Senior class The friends Of the
college and students swelled the number of those
present to nearly l75
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Two brothers, named Barron got into an alter.
ca ton in Bennington, last Thursday, resulting in
blows, during which one of them SHE'D stove
gridde at the head OF the other, which missed him
and hit small child belonging to the same family
splitting its head open. The child is living but
will PROBABLY die.
Bennington man, the other day, while doing a
little writing at the bank, to try his pom, wrote his
name in full on the back of bank note BY way
of joke, the note was properly filled and presen-
ted for payment. explanations following in due
time. That man will hereafter be careful how he
leaves his signature lying around loose.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Fairbanks, of st, job Dsbury, besides build.
ing Glne scales do little farming also They have
in the home farm some 700 acres; of these 240 are
under cultivation. Last year 400 tons of hay,
besides grain and roots 10 proportion, were taken
from the farm. They have, at present, for stock 40
horses, 80 head of cattle, flock Of sheep, and p
hogs Most noted among the stock is a fine herd
of Jerseys.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
George Barnard of Burlin2 ton was instantly kill.
ed by falling down stairs, few days ago.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Seven buildings at Swanton, nsed for stores and
Offices, including Hoye's block, the largest build
ing in town, was burned Friday morning; loss
So, 900, of which W. II. Blake loses $4,000, B B
Blake 81, OOO and NJ. j. Hoyle $40 900. The insur
ance is about two.thrds of the loss.
David NJ. Mansdeld's unoccupied house, with
barns, at Montgomery, were burned, Wednesday
night; loss $4,000.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A boy at Newport Center has been fined for dis
turbing prayer meeting.
William Anderson of Craftsbury was killed
Monday of last week, by striking hiS head agains
beam in his barn.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. J j. Il. Randall, the Rutland architect will
probably accept an offer from the Russian govern
ment to become government engineer and TAX
charge of a system of iron railroad bridges to b
built in that country, and if so will leave tor ST
Petersburgh in June
WINDHAM COUNTY.
The night mixed train north from Bellows Fall
over the Central Vermont road ran OF the track O
sullivan bridge, and a pass enger car PARTIAL
broke through the bridge, at an early hour Satu
day morning, rendering the bridge impossible, an
trains have been running around over the Cheshir
bridge with no delay. No one injured. There wa
considerable damage to the cars and bridge.
During the past month there has been an unusui
mortality among the old people of Jamaica, Win,
ham County. On Jan. II, Mrs. Lucy SIX inner dice
aged 81 and on Jan. 81, Squire Kingsbury s.
both of these persons living in the same house. O
Jan. 2s, Ariel HILTON died, aged 81 Jan. 81, Bel
jamin Muzzy, II; Feb. /, Aaron Butler, %; Feb.
Peter Whitman, aged 7S-all of whom died
, pneumonia.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Three boys in Weston have been lined for ma
cious conduct in schools.
The keeper of the Ludlow House, in Ludlov
was convicted of sixteen second offences und
the prohibitory law, the other day and fined tS
and costs,
John p. Phair the condemned Rutland murder
who is to he hung on the 9th of next April pass
his time in solitary confinement and reads the re
gous books gwen him. The execution, it is sal
will be as private as possible. Already numero
1 applications for tickets have begun to come to t
n sheriff But very few will be issued besides tho
eivcn to the proper representatives of the pre-
and these will be limited.
, H. Marlboro, eleven miles fiom Brattleboro, it
\ said are living man and wife aged respective
aud 1913 years They were married when t
man was youth OF 10 and the woman a maiden
II 81. The woman had, when girl, been conrted
n the father OF the man who finally became, and
/ now hes husb and,