Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-04

them Tor the paper.
George Marcott and Joseph Wool were
lodged in Jail Tuesday night for raising
disturbances and general disorderly con-
duct.
RICHMOND MARKET, Sept. 5-Butter
sold as follows: Ordinary, 8 to 10 cents;
fair to good. ~ to IA cents; choice, Is to
16 cents; fine, II to IS cents; cheese, farm
diaries, 81 to cents.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Sept. Sd.
Election day: Market SHINY attended,
receipts light, choice lots in demand. We
quote butter 10 to l6 cents per ID; selec.
tions is to 10 cents per Id; with some
choice fancy lots at higher price.
STATE FAIR.-The state fair will be held
at St. Adams next week Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday. The Central Ver-
mont railroad managers have made great
reductions in their rates. The fare from
Montpelier and return is 50 90.
BATTERY IN CAMP.-The Fuller Light
Battery encamp on the old camp
ground" in Brattleboro, September 4th t.
eth. The battery will be inspected by
Adiutant and Inspector General j. S. Peck
The review by Governor Fairbanks and
staff will occur on Friday, September G.
VETERANS REUNION The Lamoile
County Veteran Soldiers Reunion will be
held on the fair ground at Morrisville.
Sept 10th and 18th. Old veterans al
over the state are invited to attend
Half fare on all the railroads. Bring
your rations, the rest will be provided
State papers please copy.
In this vicinity there has been goo,
deal of irregular voting, but the repubi
can county ticket is elected by goo
round majority. On representatives Their
have been sharp contests. Berlin ha'
eight ballots before electing the republ
can candidate, Mortified has no choice
Waterbury, new candidate was taken VI
and elected after several ballots. Marsh
field was voting at noon to-day. Barre
elected u democrat at o'clock this morn
ing on the eleventh ballot. Worceste,
elected democrat after several ballotings
In Groton there is no choice. In Brook
field no choice. And in Randolph. as il
Waterbury. new man was finally agree
on and elected.
As George Hazard, an aged negro, wa
unconcernedly driving across the Langdo
crossing on the branch railroad his cheer
full meditations were rudely interrupted
by the engine of the o'clock down train
which struck the wagon squtrely, smash
inc it into very fine kindling wood an
throwing George some fifteen or twenty
feet in the air. The train was stopped as
quickly as possible and backed to thu
scene of the accident where George Wa,
found lying on the side of the track com
pletely insensible. He was taken into thu
baggage car and back to Montpelier Hs
injuries were at first supposed to be Sc
we're, but he was about our streets n day
or two after the accident explaining" You
see Is'e jist drivin' long, lookin' at thu
wood side the road like. and the frs
thing knew l didn't know nothing-l
didn't hear nothing too.'
On Monday afternoon as fourteen year
old daughter of Mr. Hayden, who lives OF
the Lafayette Knapp farm on the Middle
sex Center road, was proceeding HON
from the village with the mail, she wa
assaulted, when few rods above the cul
vert under the railroad track, in thic
piece of woods, by a man who threw he
down and attempted to outrage her person
She made heroic and successful defence
her cries for assistance attracting the al
tertion of q young man named Richard
son, in the employ of Norris Wright, VIII
lives on the opposite side of the track. o
Richardson's arrival the girls assailar
made good his escape, but was recognize
as one Murphy of Moretown. The gil
was taken to Mr.. Wright's house an
kindly cared for. she having been consie
erably bruised in her resistance. Justic
Holden was Immediately informed Of til
occurrence and made out writ for Mul
phys arrest, who is now in Montpelie
Jail awaiting trial, having been found ,
his fathers house in Moretown. Murph
is of large build and has borne ba
character.