Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-04

ADDISON CnuNrY.

dicated the 2sLh ult. ...
D. McGregor Means lately instructor in intellec-
tual philosophy at Mddlebury college, has been
made permanent professor
large dog belonging to Charles Lapres, farm
or in Bristol, attacked his youngest child, about
two years of age, and tore the scalp badly in sever
al places. He was found shaking the child as
though he had a woodchuck to deal with. The dog
was shot.
The Register says Fourteen candidates for adj
mission to the Freshman class of Middlehury Col
lege, have been admitted, and one was abs outely
rejected, and some ten or twelve more have signt
fed their iuten to join the class at the opening oil
the fall term making about twenty-five the ulti-
mate number of the class.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Vegetation in some parts of Bennington and
Windham counties was considerably damaged by
FROST June 22d.
Gov. Rice of Massachusetts, also Gov. Prescott
of New Hampshire, will be the guests of the CEN
tcnnial commission during the Centennial.
A building at Remington, owned by John
Lonergan and occupied as store, saloon and
dwelling, was partly burned on the Goth. Loss
$500; insured.
contract has been awarded by the Vermont
Centennial Commission to a caterer named Prince
of Boston, for the banquet in Bennington, Aug.
16th,-35OO plates to be set
The Worcester Spy man is stuck-up cockney.
He has been to Bennington and writes: don't
think much of the " Green Mountain Boys of the
rising generation. Shoot the hatl" was the not
at all ingratlating greeting received from one oil
them as emerged form the car at Bennington the
other evening; and when Involuntary put my
hand up to my head.gear was forthwith advised
to " wipe off my chin and hire hall "-remarks
wholly uncalled for, and not calculated to inspire
nything like love at first sight with the least ias'
tidious ofmortals.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The hay crop in Caledonia county will be from
half to two.thirds as much as lust year. Grain and
other crops look well.
Mr. Sisin of North Danville has lost three chill
dren from diphtheria, and himself wife and five
other children are still sick with the disease.
| Charles Winn, of Danville, who sold his " edu-
Gated pig" last fall, for two hundred dollars, has
recently commenced the task of educating seven
weeks old pig. Although Mr.. Vim has had him
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addition that are truly surprising.
The catalogue of St, Johnsbury for 1861 shows
that the number of different students for the year
has been 20S, and the average attendance $780,
From the class Just graduated two intend to enter
Harvard one Yale, one Burling ton, and the others
who go to college will probably enter Dartmouth
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs Timothy sibley of Wnooski have
had golden wedding
Burlington university will probably have over 80
students in the next freshman class-an unusually
large number.
President NJ. II. Buckham Of Burlington, re
ceived the degree Of D. D., kom two colleges last
week. Dartmouth and Hamilton colleges each
conferred the degree upon him on the same day.
The Burlington FIGURING Mills, after undergoing
extensive repairs, are in operation again; eleven
men are employed and 50 barrels of -four are made
and from 8 to 10 tons of coarse grinding done per
day. When in full operation, 40 hands will be en-
ployed. 200 barrels of -four turned out and 40 tons
of coarse grinding done, per day.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Two umDermen in Victory, went into shanty
the other day to eat their dinner, and finding s
stove filed with shavngs they applied the match
Presently the stove lifted, and the boys passed Out
of the door in sort of leap frog style with pieces
OF the stove stools and other nents of the shan
ty mixed up in the procession. The boys wer'
both SO much injured that the attendance of {
physician was required. Upon investigation it wal
found that a bottle of powder had been placed il
the stove and covered with kindling.
In st. Adams, the other day, French boy named
George Gilmore about II years old, detected in thu
act of taking flowers and bouquets in the cemeter!
that had been placed on the graves, was arrested
and punished by fine and costs of prosecution.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Some years ago a fine liberty pole WAS present
ell to the village of st. Adams, being erected, to
gether with bani-stand, by private subscription
At the recent village meeting it was voted to Gu
the pole down aud destroy the band-stand, both o
, which had become sadly in need of repair. da
or Two ago polo and bandstand were taken down
Several citizens raised new subscription
of $3.50 and are about to re-paiut the pole build
new band.stand and re-erect both the vote at thu
town meeting to the contrary Notwithstanding
The pole which has held aloft the nag OF our cOun
try was termed " nuisance" at the town meeting
] The vote was anything but creditable to those al
tending the meeting. 1t is the finest liberty pole il
the state
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Stowe, the popular Green Mountain resort,
rapidly filling up with summer tourists.
On the 22d, Orange Reynolds store at Cambridg
Boro was broken open and robbed OF $500 wort
Of jewelry.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Derby Center is favored with forty cases
g measles.
= Oats, pork, hens, ETC., are disappearing at New
, port Center and several parties have lately bee
arrested to explain.
E. LothrOp, of Coventry, wants several teet
and whole jaw to repair damages, Occasioned b
the kick ola horse last week.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Castloton normal school Graduated 10 stu
dents last week
u A West Rutland man lost hundred dollars i
d dealing with the three card monte man at one
the side shows of O'Briens show. The man ell
deavored to interview them with an officer afte
l ward but they " want there"
WlNDIIAM COUNTY.
Md. Allen, late of Turner'S Falls, has leased III
e " Burrows stand" at Vernon, and will run a hotel
I A juvenile Kit Carson by the name of Colt a
0 tempted 10 shoot clay pipe from the fingers
one Uinsmore of BrattlebOro, simply for practice
Result, loss oftwo fingers the part of Din smort
The Colt and Dnsmore ,ys of Brattleboro, hi
roes OF last weeks shootngs that Colt didn't IT,
10 shoot pipe from Dnsmore's hand but that tn
latter lost his Gnsers Though his own careless u.s.
of the pistol.
The residence OF Mrs. Edwin Evans at We
IL Brattleboro was struck by lightning Sunday durn
the heavy thunder storm, and Rufus Stearns, fatht
j.. of Mrs. Evans, was knocked down and seriousl
. injured, both shoes being stripped from his feet.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The pickpockets did u thriving business
10 UBriens show in Ludlow, and |. N. Wadegh
i house was broken into and robbed of jewelry Il
same day.
q John P. Phar has been considerably indulge
K, since his last reprieve, holding positions of +
u sponsibhty ct Windsor prison, and being above
J. the range Ofthe institution. But few days ago
was remanded 10 his cell, not because he was plaI
f ming to escape as some supposed, but probab
either to prevent complaints of ,avOrtism or {
III account of letter received by Phair from h
n counsel saying that, as his reprieve found him in
NJ state OF solitary confinement, he must remain