Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-19

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the other night to give the Freshmen their usual
serenade, and returned to find the knobs removed
from the doors of their rooms, and the key holes
filed with plaster of Paris. 1t is said that their
wrath was terrible and the classic halls resounded
as the massive No. II boots crashed aganstthe
doors in the frantic efforts of the bafied Sophomo.
res to regain their rooms.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The annual convention of the State Sunday
school association will be held at Bennington,
October 1926. The services will be conducted by
Prof, William F. sherwin, assisted by Rev, Lyman
Abbott, both ofNewark, N. j. The annual sermon
on the evening of October "a, will be delivered by
President Buckham.
George w. Clark of Bennington has grown over
400 Ggs on prolific ig.tree in his door-yard this
season, about 200 of which have already niatured'
A large addition is being made to the Bennington
wooleu mill and the whole, when completed, will
be the largest manufacturing building III the state.
The extensive knitting mill of Maj. A. B. Valen'
tine Of Bennington will soon be shut down for the
reason that he has q surplus Of goods already
manufactured
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
John B. Hollenbeck, Esq, of Burlington, has
been Justice Of the Peace in that city for thirty-one
years, and in that time has tried over nine thous
and cases.
large association OF Shelbuln people have
inauguratod noble reform by pledging them
selves not to patronize tradesmen who dIslgure
| rocks and fences with their advertisements
ESSEX COUNTY.
At Essex Junction, yesterday, a young apple
pedder boy of twelve years. son of MI. George
Chase, swtchman at the station, sold an apple to
man in a car. AS the boy handed tup to the pur-
chaser, the man reaching down through the car
window, caught the boys wrist, it is supposed in
fun, and lifted him from the ground. The car wa 5
then in motion, and when released the lad fell with
his right foot upon the rail under the car, the
wheels of which passed ever and crushed his foot
ankle. Doctors S. W. and q. Z. Thayer, of Bur.
lngton, were sent for, and amputated the leg mine
inches above the ankle joint. The car passed on
and who the passenger was whose reck less and
criminal act thus resulted in erippling for life q
promising lad is not known.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
James Hinch of Morrisville who was bound
over for stealing money from the express company
has been bound over in b6J additional for purlon
ing registered letters from the post office.
RUTLAND COUNTY,
Lendsey Round, who died at Clarendon several
monthsago, affords striking illustration of The
maxim that the evil men do lives after them He
was always supposed to be the soul Of honor, but
recently deficiency of $4,000 has been found in hii
accounts as administrator of estates and his
bondsmen have been compelled to make good the
loss.
Darius Stafford, of Tinmouh was the unfortu
nate loser of several valuable cows last week
Too much green corn was the cause.
a story and half dwelling house owned b!
John Fitzgerald, in RuIland was burned last even
ing. The loss Is estimated at from 81 800 to 81 900
partly insured.
A young man who expected 10 go up in the bal
loon at Rutland, with Prof King took down to tn
fair ground au opera glass, a basket Of lunch, fu
cap an ulster, pair of artlcs, change of winter
clothing an electric heater, a canteen and (havin
Donaldson's fate and Lake BOmoscen In view
life preserver, and yet somebody is cruel enOugl
10 hint that he was not happy.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
They are still agitating that projected railroa
from Brattleboro to Whitehall Meetings are to b
held, and new and vigorous effort made to ge
the back towns to bond themselves 70 its buildln
The impression is gaining ground that the Bra
tebOlo FIRE was not the work of incendaries, bu
wholly from carelcsness, as 1t appears that partie
who were occupying portion of the barn had VII
ted it but few moments before the fire was dii
covered, and it is probable that clay pipe ma
have been the ineendiary.
Tyler Waite Esq, of Wardsboro, aged 81 an
Mrs Ashvile Kidder, aged 80, were married on III
10Th Of August.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
william Butterfly and Thomas Dushan, VIII
were sentenced eight years ago to 10 years each !
the state prison for arson, will be released OctobC
9th, on account of good behavior.