Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

needed improvements in the surroundings of thu
| pump house at the city water-works. A new
bridge is being constructed by Mr.. Norton fon
the mil pioperty TO the lslan |, an the woodwo,
OF the abutment at the upper corner Of the Islanu
is being placed by heavy masonry, forming u
strong Ice break
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Pirate Hi;ks of Troy, N. T., arrested TO
completely in the Harmon robbery at Bennington,
has proved an alibi and been released.
Two young men named L. Bottum and Joe Bart.
len of SALISBURY stoned the Troy train as 1t al
preached Bennington Friday, the stones crashing
through the windows of a coach and engine. The
train was stopped, and after chase of nearly +
mile Bartlett was captured and jailed. Bottun
escaped No one was injured.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Albert Fisher of Lyndon was instantly killed tn,
18th, in saw mill of the Lyndon mill compan,
being cut through the body at the hips by 40 incl
saw.
Johu Corliss, of Sutton, was thrown out OF his
wagon, recently and so severely injured that h,
died in a few days.
They are trying to get Gen. Butler as the orator
at the Caledonia county fair.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
The veteran conductor on the Central VT. Henry
Chamberlain, is at presant very sick in Burlington
Senator Edmunds and family have arrived il
Burlington, and Will soon take trip to the Sague-
nay.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Theodore J.sayers of swanton was arraigned be-
fore Justice Bell of that town, on the charge of in
decent exposure AMI making improper pr oposals,
and was held in 800 for trial. In default of bail he
was committed to Jail here last night.
S. NJ. Mitchell Of Richford has settled his $4,000
SUIT against the Methodist church for $500, each
party paying their own costs.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Grand Isle will celebrate tho Fourth by a base
ball MATCH sack, foot and wheel-barrow races, and
fireworks.
LaMoILLE COUNTY.
Morris Sargent ofStowe has been committed in
default OF $500 bonds, for bur Slary and larceny
C ,mmtteI at the residence of Geo. IIales in lha
town.
A. W. Griswold of Morristown Malvern Farm"
nooriety, has been obliged to sell his fine residenc,
on Filth avenue, which brought $685.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Ten divorces were granel at the late term of
The Orange county court
Harry Stevens, of Bradford, was kicked over
and trampled on by horse, the other evening
eceivng fatal injuries.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Eghty-four-yea Mrs. Hunt, of Greensboro,
recently mounted and rode a four-year,o'd colt
which had never before been under a latly,s sad.
die
Mr.. and Mrs Seminoe, OF Barton, were blessed
With par of twins, the other day, making seven
cen children that have been born to the still
youthful couple.
The Orleans county session OF the supreme court
,5nvcneb at Irasburgh on August %. There are
many important cases to be heard on exceptions,
imong them the case OF Edwin e. Hayden, who
vas tried at the September term of the county
,ourt for the murder fins wife, in which excep. |
ions were filed by respondent. The majority Of the
ega profession are understood to believe that |
lay den's chances for a new trial are few, and |
hat the decision of the county court WILDE sus- |
anel. In that cas- sentenct viii be passed by |
he supreme court.
RUTL AND COUNTY.
The Central Vermont Rlilr Jal company have
commenced laying ten miles of steel rails north
rom Rutland.
Gen. II. II. Baxter of Rutland, IS a secured cred.
tor for $ls0,0Oi OLA. b. StockwclI, once New
FORK" Wall street king" who has gone into bank
'uptcy.
John Richardson, of PlttsIord, has 25 grade Dur
am cows-four three ear-olds, eight four.year.
Ids, ten six-year.olls, two seven year-olls, and
ne old COW. One of these has not come in and
ne is farrow, which m likes 81 cows he is milking.
rom these he shippe 1l9 pounds of butter in The
month of May, and used m the family what was
quivalent to one and one-hilf pounds of butter
err day. What he sold averaged 292S pounds of
utter per day or Over35 p)unis tpl cos for 81 |
avs making an average of one pound three-,nd
ne.half ounces per COW day.
The Brandon scale works will be moved TO Rut-
md n two or three weeks.
WINDSOR CoU NTY.
Woodstock people date all Judge iilI,on's iron.
les to the day that he stoppsl th3 mills in their
llage, owned by A. T. Stewart & Co. /
company from New York an Ph'll lelphia ara ,
work on several of the meadows, near Bethel,
yglng black sand, which is said To be found in :
eat abundance. II
A Jury at Woodstock were unable to agree I
beth sr lager b,er is an Intoxicating drink. The !,
andard says: "In dscharging the jury, Judge +
arrett remarked severely upon fact that had for
any years come under his observation, that some
ryman always decie a case before hearing 1t ii
ID regardless of evidence or the Instructions of =
@ court A juryman said afterward that the ri. y y
ark of the court was illustrated IN this lager b
er case. One of his associates said his mini was
ade up TO n verdict of guilty before hearing the u
dence." u