Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The g. A, II, Post at Weybrldge is raising funds
for n soldiers monument.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Manchester shipped, during the past year, $751;.
40 nounds of nnorLIo

for a soldiers monument
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Manchester shipped, during the past year, $751;.
4i0 pounds of marble.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Quite successful musical convention has lust
been held ut st. Johnsbury, large number of sing
ers, among them several well know ones, being
present.
A st, Johnsbury druggist has connected his store
with the houses of the leading physicians by tele-
phone
ST. Johnsbury doesn't intend to Drag of big
dogs but when you are speaking of that particular
variety Of CANNES it may be well to bear in mind
the fact that Colonel Franklin Fairbanks has one
Gan English masLiG) which weighs 100 pounds, and
is as big as, and the color of, an Aldernoy calf
from which, however, it differs III important par
ticulars.
The people at East ST. Johnsbury have what they
call legislature, with a speaker and seven com.
mittees to whom are committed all bills. They
make their reports to the house where they are
discussed and tabled or passed according to the
opinions of the members. Various bills of impor-
lance have been handled anil decided contrary to
the existing law of the state. They have abolished
the hunting laws, have settled that tobacco is not
injurious to the system, and that the silver bill will
be beneficial TO the country.
CIIIrTENDEN COUNTY
The youngest daughter of George Shurtlefr, of
Winooski, fell into tub of hot water the 2Oth and
died about noon Friday.
The republican caucus at Burlington nominated
Hon. Jo d. Hatch, for mayor, and IL. O. Wheeler
for city judge
ESSEX COUNTY.
A son of Harrison Stowell of Luncnburg was
badly cut on the head day last week, By an axe
in the hands of his brother. lie stopped to pick up
a stick of wood while his brother was splitting, and
received a full blow from the axe but he is expect
ell TO recover
hAMOILLE COUNTY.
Some places in Lamoile suffered quite severely
from Fridays gale. In Cambridge the barn OF
Charles Warner was blown across the Burlington
and Lamoe railroad track.
A. G. Wyman was instantly killed by falling
down his cellar stairs at Watcrville, Friday.
ORANGE COUNTY.
| Brookield claims span of 49.year-Old horses
who still work right along, The same town has n
girl who gave her lover the z. b. just because he
couldn't raise money enough to buy marriage H.
censc and tried to borrow it of her. Remarkabl lie
town, Brookield,
RUTLAND COUNTY.
1t cost 81 567 to keep the poor of Rutland last
yeaI-most of it going to the poor not to the poor
house and to tramps.
Rev. John F, Aiken, of PawIct, has written book
entitled, " The History of Liberty"
1t seems that the trouble aboutthe Rutland water
works is that water enters the reservoir in four
inch pipe and leaves it in a ten.inch.
The Rutland Herald says the wind blew II gale
from the south Friday. barn belonging to Mr.
Glddings of Casteton was blown down; the roo
of the grand stand on the fair ground as blown
off, and window in S. c. Mason's store was blown
| in; several signs were blown away and tho slip
perry sidewalks and the water works were" blowr
up" On the mountain and down the Bennington
road the storm was very severe,
George Osborne, of Pittsrord, about month
since hired vagrant fellow calling himself Johr
Mcdonald as Il farm hand, who on Wednesday
evening, during the temporary absence of osborne
and his wife, broke open his desk, stole revolver
a gold watch, three rings, some money, and two
suits of clothes, and started of with Osbone't
horse and sleigh After short but exciting chase
however, he was arrested and lodged 10 jail.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Oldest Inhabitant" of Woodstock is
Chauncey Richardson, et S., who was born in III,
town and has lived on the same farm is years.
/ Henry WplIs of Nnrwi IN racnntIv lost n Ii,If
child from an overdose of morphine
Weston man killed sheep last week that was
l6 years old.