Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-01
CHIpTENDEN COUNTY


John Taguc, well known captain of sailing
vessels ON Lake Champlain, and resident of Burl.
ington, was drowned of the steam ting Glen Iris
in Burlington Bay, Thursday morning
Monday forenoon, three prisoners escaped from
Jail in Burlington, viz: Fred Bushy, Eugene Car.
penter, Peter Callaghau. They were all imprson.
ed for drunkenness, being unable to pay their fines.
They escaped by knocking down the turnkey,
Charles Douglass, as he opened the door of their
cell to take out the sweepings
Ex-Governor Kellogg and Governor Packard,
of Louisiana, were in Burlington saturday. They
left for Saratoga in the afternoon.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A boy about years old, son of Oliver ST. Johns,
was struck by passenger train Saturday, at North
Georgia station while trying to run across the track
and thrown across the side track. His skull was
crushed over the left eye anl temple. lie lived
only an hour.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Orange county Jail has no occupants.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Harmon Butler and Reuben Niles of Newport
Center, on the night of June Il, went to Barton,
stole fifteen bushels of barley and returned home
reaching there about daylight, Unfortunately for
them, one of the bags leaked and they were easil,
tracked.
The Barton Landing Advance has come to al
untmely end, aged eight weeks.
Eptaph on a stone in Greensboro:
"Worthy parents and friends sincere.
In the cold, silent grave now restelh here.
We are now confined within these borders,
Remaining here for further ORDERS
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The stockholders meeting of the Rutland rail
road Thursday rt elected The old board ofdilcctor
with John b. Page for president.
Rutland county has raised over 1920 for tn
| Bennington celebration fund.
John Cross OF Farhavcn has no barn and ha
NOW. Last Thursday he took Il smoke there an,
fired the building.
Rev. Dr.. A. l.. Stone and wife of San Francisc,
are visiting relatives at Rutland.
Early Saturday morning, a large portion of Tn
ceiling of the blue marble quarry, at West Rut
land, belonging TO the Rutland Marble Company
fell in. The sound caused by the fall was heard
for miles, and persons in the vicinity thought al
earthquake had visited the locality. 1t is estimate
that fully SCOT tons of rock had fallen. Fortunatc
the workmcn had not arrived else the loss Of Inf
must have been irghtlul, for not man ut work il
the quarry could have escaped
The recently presented annual report of The
Rutland railroad showed the receipts for the yea
to have been $3H, 4sO, and the disbursements s3il
COB, OF which $i5 900 was paid for floating debt
$4,000 for coupons, and $lOl $40 for coupons pa
on mortgage bonds. The reduction of rent on tn
Addison road from to per cent was announces
a saving to the Rutland road of $4,000 a yeal
The president explained The details of the transac
ton showing that the claim of 100000 receive,
from the Central Vermont in the settlement of
year ago was virtually a cash benefit to the CON
pany to that amount
: WINDHAM COUNTY.
The presidents uncle, Austin Birchard, at New
fame, has been quite i'll since the memorial service
OF last week, although it is thought he will soon b
: about.
Haynes Il. Baker, who died of fever at Mime
apolis, Mimi, on Wednesday, aged &C, was one G
Windham couDty's solid men, He was born /
Washington county, N. T., afterward became
merchant in Newlane, and for the past quarter of
century, has resided at Putney. He was an exec
lent business man, and, at the time of his dealt
was q trustee in the Windham county saving
bank at Brattleboro, also director in the Vernon
notional bank, and he was widely known an
Lightly respectce.
WINDSOR COUNTY
Rev. P. B Fisk of the Springfield Congregation.
church ia called TO Lake City, MINI.