Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-11
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

The watch.chain swindler took them in at YER
gennes TO the tune of $780, He is bound to succeed
wherever he goes.
The acreage ofpotatoes planted in Addison coun-
ty, this year, is greater than ever before and a
great yield is promised, the potato bug having done
very little damage.
A Shoreham correspondent says Some of our
wealthy democrats have recently been visited by a
gentleman representing himself from the South his
ostensible business being to procure the names of
democratic gentlemen Of wealth, to cooperate with
southern democrats, politically and financially, in
organizing a new party" 1t is supposed that the
man was slightly demented, or else that he is a
scamp of the first water.
A state exchange says: The other day man was
in BridpOrt, claiming to be the tx.rebc General
Mosby, searching for rebel aid. lie called at the
house OF Horace Lapham, Sem, claiming that he
had been recommended by S. i. Bissell to Mr.. lap
ham, on some important business, and stopped all
night In the morning Mr.. Lapham found that his
visitor had been searching and drawing map OF
the house and its location, supposed to be intended
for burglary Mr.. Lapham is in fear of being rob-
bed as he is a wealthy farmer.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The fare on the Central Vermont railroad for per-
sons attending the Bennington celebration will be
half the usual price, and it is expected that other
lines will make similar reduction. The hotels
will furnish the veteran soldiers board for $l.6O to
so 50 a day.
There will he an adjourned term of the Benning-
ton County Court in Bennington, July 16, for hear
ing chancery cases Several important cases will
be heard, among which is that of e. Roberts VS..
Barnum Richardson, it being controversy re-
gardng Peru turnpike
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Moses Huntley of st. Johnsbury, has failed with
liabilities of $780, assets $780,
Willie A. Ward, aged 10, of St. Johnsbury, was
drowned at Marshalltown, Iowa, on the 18th ult
Mrs. Hartshorn died at st. Johnsbury Centre the
I'd, at the extreme age of 100 years and nine months.
The barns of Luther A. Gray of Sutton, were
burned the other night it is supposed by tramps.
The Lyndon Union relates the following: kim
Marshall, the village blacksmith ofWells River,w was
born with an irresistible learning for mechanical
arts. When he was little boy and lived In MCIn-
does lie had heard that when pollywegs grew up
they became frogs. AS boy Kim took great in
terest in frogs. In personal appearance they were
handsome, in motion graceful, and as game they
were the hanlcst animals TO stone known to sport.
ing boys. Kim wished the tadpoles would grow
faster and increase the frog community, and with
that desire he set his mechanical ingenuity in mo-
ton. AS Worster Hunt was passing mud hole
one day he discovered Kim very industrious at the
waters edge, and called out, What are you doing
there, my little boy% Not quite sure that the en-
terprise was right, Kim hcsitatel to speak at first
but, finally, encouraged by the thought that he was
in the manufacturing business he Strengthened up
and replied, " Pm btin' pollywods tails of TO
make fOds of 'em." AS Hunt passed along the
young mechanic stopped down and set his factory
in motion again. This little incident will explain
why frogs have always been SO plenty in Mcln-
does.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Timothy E. Davis of Underhill lately caught
200 pound bear in trap.
Mr. Robert Burdet, the Burlington Hawkeye
humorist, is as famous at home for his tender care
of his invalid wife he is for hislunny paragraphs.
lie has been her nurse for years, doing his edtori-
al work At home, and visiting the Hawkeye Office
only for an hour Or two in the day.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The barn of Duncan Stewart in Granny, with
fourteen tons of hay, were burned the Both ult.
supposed ncendiary. Insured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Guy Catln, aged about Is years, son of NJ. D..
Catn, OF Swanton, was drowned in the river be-.
low the Falls, the 4Lh, His body was fund in a
deep hole in the river bottom.
Much sympathy is lelt at st. Adams for W. II. H..
McAlster, deputy collector of customs, who was
removed Friday for appropriatlng $1,000 of govern,
ment funds. lie had b en- unfortunate in his pri.
vate affairs, the cost of his new house having ex-
ceeded his expecta ions, and he used money that
was in his hands to meet pressing Obligations, not
doubling his ability to repay. lie has an honorable
recor!-of three years service in the army during
the war, and his pension OF $!SS year is now the
only support of his family.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Johnson is to have village library.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Randolph Normal School gradratcd 81 stu.
dents last week.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
One day last week the lock of the bank safe at
Newport refused to dO duty. All efforts to get 1t
open were unavailing, and an expert was summon.
ed from Boston, who after several hours maniDu-
lation, succeeded in opening it without drilling or
other injury to the safe. Although but very small
piece was broken from the end of a spring it was
enough to stop the work of the lock.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
While j. b. Stewart Of Clarendon was mcnding
fence Il few days ago nail flew and struck him in
the eye, entirely destroying the sight,
On Sunday, the LIST Poutney experienced the
heaviest storm for years. The river overlooked its
banks, damaging grain anil grass crops, and hail.
stones four inches in circumference fell. Some
parts Of Bennington county were visited by dcs.
tructive storm on the same day.
The selectmen Of Rutland I'VE been examining
the number Of persons in the Vermont asylum for
the insane from Rutland for whom the town was re-
spOnsible and have hal six of them transferred to
the state, several Of whom have been kept there at
the expense of the town for series of years. This
will save Rutland 81 900 year.
Hubbardt9n celebrated the Tooth anniversary Of
its battle Saturday with great enthusiasm. num-
Der of military companies, invited guests and about
1900 citizens formed a procession on the spot
where the battle was fought, and marched to the
grove, where addresses were made by Cyrus Jen.
nings of Hnbbardon, Lieut.. Gov. Proctor aud 9TH.
ers. A picnic, parade aud sham fight CLOSED The
festivities.
WINDHhM COUNTY.
Westminster was visit d bOa disastrous storm
on the LIST, which unrooled Sheds broke down val
liable trees AMI injured the crops seriously.
Rowe Whitney, a farmer of Westminster r, about
go years old, hung himself at Westminster NY
tn. Cause, financial troubles.
The seventh annual meeting of the Windham
county Anti-MasOnc Society was held in Fayette-
vile, on the 2Gth day ofJune. The officers were re.
elected for the following year, and are: Gen. J. W.
Phelps Of BraltleborO, pres hlent, Judge I,aOan
Jones Of West Brattleb DrO, vlce.prcs ident AbjIh
Muzzey of Jamacia, 81 vce-presidrnl Il lson 81 N
chard OF Gulliford, secretary. AN extended series
ofresolutons in strong opposition to Free mason.
ry was adopted.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Woodstock Standard says - Large quantities
of wool have been purchased hereabouts recently,
the pri, paid ing not to exceed 25 cents for I'm
washed and from 80 to 81 for Washed with an occa.
slona extra lot a triae higher. Some are holding
for ~ cents aud in the aggregate there is good
deal thus held back.