Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-06

According to the statistics of marriages
in Vermont from 1860 to 1876, fools VI
1858, and the number of divorces grant
cd 1401.
Charles Mason of Vergennes has solo
about 700 merino bucks in Colorado dur
ing the past season, one car load of then
bringing $4,000.
John Levanway of Bolton was arrested
last week for outraging his lifteen-years
old daughter. He was bound up in the
sum of $3.50 for trial, and is in Burlington
jail.
The examination of James II. Batchel-
der, charged with forgery has been post
poned again until Wednesday at 10 A. NJ,
in Middlebury. Mr.. Bascom has returned
to his home in Brandon.
The Supreme Court of Rutland has de-
cided the suit between the Rutland ant
Central roads as to which shall pay the
taxes on the leased property in the hands
of the Central in favor of the latter road.
The matchmaking woodchuck came out
of his hole, Saturday noon, (Candlema;
day., gazed plaintively on his shadow
gracefully retired, and is now holding tile
fort. In other words, according to the
old-tim weather proverb, there will be q
hard winter and late spring.
MIXED RELATIoNsmP.-They live n
Lyndon, their names are Samuel Weeks
and David Currier, and here is the gcnea
logical mess they have got into: Week!
married Curriers' sister for his secont
wife; and Currier married Weeks daugh
ter for his first wife, and for his seconC
wife married the widow of Weeks son
who was Weeks own niece. The com
bned families are sitting up nights trying
to figure ont their relationship.
The Vermont Witness, Atwater's tenn
perance paper. heretofore published al
Burlington, is to be printed ut the Union
Office in Brandon.
The Free Press notes us Il remarkable
coincidence, that the decades Of 1893
1908, 1918, 1928, 1888, 1848, 1858, 1868
and 1873, should be productive of mild
winters. But there is yet time for the
present winter to ruin its reputation for
miIdness.
When Mrs Luther Adams Of Morris
town returned from slcigh-ride with hel
little six months-oid girl baby the Other
day she laid the child on lounge, and,
turning to pick it up II few minutes later,
she found it dead.
There are now in Vermont twenty-five
savings banks and institutions of tina
character, with 3l,529 depositors, and re-
sources amounting to over 100000. 1
the silver bill should become u law anC
the silver dollar be worth only ninet,
cents, the loss to all these depositors would
amount to 100000 or $28, so to each de
positor, on an average.-SpeeCh OF VI
Deering Of loWa, IN Congress, Jan. 26.
Paris Fletcher of Bridport, who has
been unwell for some time, is failing, ant
small hopes are entertained for his recov
cry. He is eighty-four years old, and wa
president of the Mddlobury bank for owe
thirty years, until short time ago, whel
he resigned, and was succeeded by JOIN
w. Stewart. He has always been yer,
careful business man, and is credited will
being worth over million and half.
Some Rutland men have just bought {
dozen deer at Port Henry. These deer are
to be kept ut Rutland and fed until thu
SHOWS are gone from the mountains, wher
they will be turned loose. There is al
absolute prohibition against killing deer il
this state for the term of five years from
the last session of the Legislature, and tn
gentlemen who furnish the money to oh
tain these deer will see that the law i
strictly enforced and at the same tim
will share with the farmers, over who's
land they may roam, the expense of an
damage they may do by coming into thei
enclosures and destroying crops. Othe
towns might well 90 and do likewise.
W. II, johnson of Flints, johnson
CO., formerly of Bellows Falls, has resign
ed his position as manager of that compo
ny owing to u slight financial irregularity
A company note was coming due, an
johnson, instead of paying the note wit
funds obtained from the company for tina
purpose, had the note renewed and use
the money-whether about his own or tn
company's business does not appear
When the note came due second tim
it was protested. A bill in chancery ha
been brought against him to account 70
funds and praying for Il receiver.
White River Junction has II scandal in
volving the son of most respectful
farmer named Chandler and II Miss Howe
who worked in the family, causing tn
young mans temporary Punishment I
Canada. His father effected settlemer
with the woman for one hundred dollar
in money and four hundred dollars in notes
and then, in the absence of her lawyer, ,
H. Holmes, formerly quite well known
the state us the Vermont correspondent {
the Boston Herald, induced her to Civ
} him II written release from paving III
notes. Holmes has them in his possession
: however, and, claiming their validity.
said to havG'sued Miss Howe for two hun
dred dollars and trusteed the old ma
Chandler.
AN INTERESTING CAsE.--There is pen,
y ing suit for divorce by Mrs. Geore
Marston of Williamsown, against III
husband, the court having the custody
her children, two girls aged eight and t,
years. She took them to the Shakers
Enfield, N, H., last spring, and for son
reason the suit was dropped and the f
Their was then legal custodian of the CHI
y dren. Last week he appeared in Enliel
. and against their fearful protestatons tot
II them away and carried them to William
. town. BY The statements of Mrs MarslC
e and the children, he not only treated |
is family in a most brutal manner in yea
It past, but had attempted an aggravated Il
Q sault on the oldest girl last Thursda
&c Elder Henry Cummings and two Shak
IS sisters went to Williamstown and caus
Marston's arrest, and he was taken
Mortified for trial, with the two girls
is witnesses. Some of Marston frien
o then made up charge against the Shake
i and had them arrested and placed und
" $4,000 bail, which was promptly furnish