Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Mr. f. II. Smith, Congregational, was ordained
at Shoreham recently.
Two Vergennes dealers have purchased ten tons
of poultry at from to 10 cents per pound.
Mrs. e. A. Warner, Of Cornwall, has a "swalloW
tail cactus" which now contains over one hundred
buds and blossoms
The Annual Catalogue of Mildlebury College
for the academical year of 1878, has lust been
issued and shows ten seniors, twelve juniors, Of.
teen sophomores, fifteen freshmen; total, GGty-two
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Luther baptized seven persons in Ben
toms pond, Sunday.
F. W. Breckenridge, of Pltsneld, Mass, while
at work upon the new Baptist church in Bennng.
ton, fell upon The carriage of a circular saw and
lost two fingers Of his lett hand, narrowly escaping
with his life
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rev. j. II Marsh, Baptist, has closed his labors
at East Hardwlck.
Mr. q. Z. Bingham, of St. Johnsbury, has snail
shell which weighs quarter of pound and meas
ures nine inches around it. When the usual sized
snail shell is considered, this one must be classed
among the mamnoths.
| The passengers at the West Concord station ere
surprised, the other morning to see umberloadeC
car rush by at express train speed and disappear
down the line. 1t was afterwards found that it hat
broken away from loaded train at North Concord
but it was finally found at East ST. Johnsbury, a
the end of the grade. Fortunately the track wa.
clear at the time, or serious accident might have
happened.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
rRatrIck Ryder, of Burlington, who disappeared
| Nnyan1I,ar haa vat hon
from.
| Burlington has lS4 Students including IL youn(
women. The seniors number 20, juniors %, soph
ignores 81, Freshman 20, and medical students so
The boiler room and dry house of the Wilistor
steam mill was destroyed by fire the ed; fully in
sured in the Champlain Mutual Fnc Insuranc,
| Company.
Rev. l.. Il. Hbbard Of East Charlotte recently
gave lecture to the Fletcher grange at Proctors
vile, which was well received though he admins
tered some wholesome criticisms on some of the
methods and purposes.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Last week l.. W Jones of CRANKY caught bea
WEIGHING $50 pounds in tap.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Corinth Uniou Copper Mines are now unde
uul plO5pGCtb arc tLdt OuO w u
lose anything, Ii is said by competent judges, tina
1t is AS rch copper NINE as there is in the Unite
States, an the day is not far distant When large
worksor smelling ores and chemical purpose
will he erected.
ORLEANS COUNTY,
A family in Brownlngton numbers fourteen
children the oldest % years old and the younSes
Gall living.
Albert French, at Clattsbury, was recently fine
forty dollars and costs for liquor selling, and wa
committed to ja till payment OF the fine.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
) Ii. J. Hudson and Harley Smith of East Have
RI recently killed 80 pound bear in the woods.
Prof. e, j. Hyde, of Hydeville, has gone to Flor
da, to take plolessorship offered him in the I'm
yerstty Of Florida
WlNDIAM COUNTY.
At Brattcboro, on the 2lst inst, not two hundre
| pounds of meal could he bought in town, which
one of the results OF the stoppage OF rcights in IT,
railroad fight.
The Fail Mountain Paper Company OF Below
t Falls, have the past few months been erecting al
t other new mill for the manufacture of paper lro
wool. 1t is inclosed and nearly completed, an
makes the fifth mill owned at Bellows Falls by th
mammoth stock company.
Lonn Tyler Of Whitngham u lad about 10 yea
t OF age recently made an attack upon Rufus Ha!
, den, while the latter was passing through peC
of woods by jumping from the bushes with
drawn knife, inhlctng severe wound on Hayden
hand.
;, WINDSOR COUNTY.
Woodstock sent % 900 pounds Of poultry to Boz
ton, Wednesday.
q james n. EdmuIster, ESQ and his wife,
Windsor, left, last week for Denver, Colorado,
- the hope of benefit to his health,
S PomfrCt, which IS long been noted Tor its fl
sheep, is now getting reputation for raising SOC
, cattle, aud recently % full. blooded Jersey COW
and hefcrs have been bought there by out-oftoW
y parties.
G The grangers Of Windsor county are forming
O 1re Insurance company for msurng farm bull
ngs only. In no ctse will they take a risk eXcee
> ing $1,000 nor will they insure in locality whe
II the houses are less than 100 rods apart.