Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-03-20
LAMOMIE nnITNTY

LAMoILLE COUNTY.
johnson hasa clean record asa town. Il is not
only out of debt, bat has surplus of over eight
hundred dollars.
ORANGE COUNTY.
West Randolph has a couple of pullcts that weigh
IS pounds.
Mr.. w. V. Well late conductor on the Central VI
II. r. has purchased place at West Randolph,
AMI intend, 10 make his home there.
RbrLAS COUNTY.
John Cook, recently assauite in Rdtlanl, is in
serious condition, and the examination of Kennedy
and PecOr, the roughs WIN attacked him, is walt
ing for his recovery.
a horse and wagon was stolen Thursday night
18th, from the livery stable of Thos. A. Richardson
of Brandon. Scott. convict, who escaped at
Whitehall the night previous, is suspected of the
theft.
There are IS men and women in Rutland jail.
At meeting of the Brandon Statuary Marble
Company, Albert p. Cross Of St.Albans, was chos.
cn assignee. The debts arc very large more than
a hundred thousand dollars of which have been
proved. The principal creditors are Bradley Bar
low, Stephen Goodell, Mr.. Tilton of New York.
and several banks. The assets of the company
are large, and it expects to pay 100 cents on a
dollar.
While three young lads we've out Monday on
Iaystack Mountain, in Pawlet, rolling stones down
the cliffs of rocks stone struck boy by the name
of Albert Trombly about lG years of age, nocked
MN down the side o the mountain, about 100 feet
killing him almost instantly.
The Brandon Farmers Club will erect, this seas
on, building for their use, to cost completed and
and furnished, about Sc 900.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
james Fisk has atIched the Fisk block, Brattle-
boro, owned by Mrs. James Fisk Jr to secure, it
is claimed, his portion Of the legacy LIFT by the late
Col. Fisk. 1t will be remembered that the fathers
dowry from the sons estate was exceedingly gen.
erous, and with other similar requests greatly ex-
ceeds the valuation of the estate, rendering 1t i'm
possible for the widow to comply with the strict
letter of the will.
Hartford is sOrrowfuly looking bsck to the time
half a century ago, when there was in the town a
silk-hat factory, lead pipe factory cotton factory,
wooden null, tlnncry and last but not least dsti-
lery-all of which have becn swept away in the
march oftime.
Newfanc votes S95.OO) to tho BrattleOoro and
Londonderry narrow-gause railroad providing the
road 6 oes through Fayetteville.
o. c. Fits, 4 mer chant and lumber dealer o,
West Wardsboro has failed. Liabilities, SIS, 900
assets not as yet known, but very small.
little threc-years.old daughter of d. W. agar
of Brattleboro fell into deep brook, and was
rescued by her brother, only six years old.
Mrs. Ebcnczer Persons, a highly respected old
lady, aged 10 years, who had been blind for a num-
Der of years living in a retired part of Marlboro,
was burned to death on the 9Th, by her clothes
taking fire from an open fire place, while other
members of the family were absent Life was
extinct when she was found.
The oldest htigant ever known in the Windham
county courts, is Ham ali Holland of Townshead,
who appeared at Newfanc last week as the plaintiff
in suit to collect note of S24j Although 93, no
one would sup pose her to be over 40. She lost he
case.
James Wech the aged uibcrnian who was found
nearly .rozen to death at Guiliorl in January, has
lost both hands and part OF both feet but is st
alive, with a fair prospect of recovering his
18th.
The Bratleboro Record plaintivey remarks tn at
" it is useless to disguise the fact that violent
assaults have been too frequent among the higher
circles of the village of late" The latest Brattle.
boro outrage occurred the other day, when Capt
Devens punched one Schuster's head lin the latters
own house-which lamentably failed to be castle
this time. Schuster has sued Devens in trcspass
for 500.
WINDSOR COUNTY,
Rev. S. A. Parker, pastor of tine Bethel Unive sa.
list church for the past lG years, closes his abors
May /.
Wallace L. Markham of Pomfret has been he Id in
800, on the charge of stealing % heeces of wool
from Daniel Abbott.
e. p. Holmes of Royalton, long confined in jai
on account OF inability to pay line of $500, i'm
posed for firing a revolver upon parties who were
trespass!ng on his premises, has been pardoned by
the governor.
Jesse Briggs of Bridewater, soldier of the war
1872 and now almost 90 years old, rode seven
miles to town meeting, the 9th, Mr. Brlggs's first
presidential vote was cast for James Madison.
Horace Britton of Springfield, VT, committed
suicide by hanging the 9th inst. Mr.. b. has been
in low spirits for long time and short time ago
returned home from the Brattleboro asylum His
age was 80 years.
a story comes from Woodstock, of an old clock
that no amount if tinkering will induse TO run but
at every annual gathering OF the family it starts OF
ITSELF and keeps on ticking and striking the hours
until the visitors have departed.
TRUE WAY OF ADvERTISING.--We
commend tO the attention Of thn hnSinnSe