Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-08
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

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/ Z, d. Mason, OF New Haven, sent a carload of
hne herlno lambs and few superior ewes to Col
orsdo, iheother day. The ewes we're bred by A. r.
! Ellsworth, and are all registered. Mr.. Mason has
sent over eleven hundred rams and two or three
hundred ewes TO Colorado in less than year.
Hon. George W. Grandey of vergennes will DELI
yer the Decoration Day address at Hines burgh.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Ex.iov. Tilden OF New York. who is said to be
a large creditor OF Trenor W. Park, will be added
TO Benniugton's counsel in lighting the bonded
debt.
Edward Collins, workman in an East Dorset
stone quarry, was crushed to death, the other day.
by falling mass of stone.
d. &. Tobey of wooIlord com mitted suicide by
taking morphine, the other day, account of fam.
NY troubles.
! A large party ofex;ursionsts will soon leave
Bennington to prospect In Minnesota and Nebraska
with view TO permanent settlement in the West.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Dexter johnson of West Burke was killed in his
mill the other day by being caught in the ma.
chInery, thrown on a saw and fearfully manged.
Bishop Bissell visited St. Andrews, ST. Johns
bury, on recent Sunday aud confirmed twelve
persons
number of Caledonia county farmers are plant
ing sorgham this year.
Richard Peabody, the forger, who is still confined
in Jail, at st. Johusbury, busies himself with
studies, drawing and reading and says he is finish
ing his education. He has wound the bars of his
cell window with white flannel, that something of
the gloom might be removed.
James Hurlburt, a Waterford farmer, 70 years
old committed suicide, on Thursday, by cutting
his throat. Cause, dspondency.
Ross & Shaw, of st. Johnsbury (the senior part
ner being Judge Ross, of the Supreme Cour), have
settled with their creditors In the lumber business
carried on in Victory, and been released from the
financial embarrassment which at one time threat.
ened them.
A lawyer named Boyle threw stone into the St.
Johnsbury Caledonian office, because the paper.
had Published his testemony in disreputabe trial
Boyle has fed to Orleans County
Samuel NJ. Bailey, late of Hardwick,:was attack
cd by mad bull in California. and received inju-
ries from which he subsequently died.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY
The Central Vermont Railroad authorities have
commenced work on their picn ic grounds, situated
IN Sheburne Bay, about two and quarter miles
from Burlington. During the coming season the
road will run prnic excursions to these grounds
dock will be built to render the place accessible
by steamer.
Tuesday afternoon the dead body of a man wal
found in tho WInoossi liver above the dam, In
Burlington lacking the head and bearing every In
dicalion oil having been in the water for long time
On he right les the flesh was ne, from the knee
down; but on the left leg the flesh firm and
shoe was still on the foo. The body is supposed
to he that Of one Cunningham, who has been miss
ing since April.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Rev. e. W. Griffin has just closed a two-years'
connection with the Baptist church at East Ran
dolph.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
East Coventry has an athletic sensation in the
shape of the finding Of the half decomposed body
OF female infant in house which had been ten
antlcss for some time, by family who had just
moved in.
Rev. N. Z. Sanders and wife of Newport we're
thrown from their carriage, the other day and both
quite seriously injured.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Michael Mullen's house at West Rutland was
burned Saturday evening, with most of its con-
tents.
Many farmers in Rutland county have decided to
devote little land to potatoes this season, as they
fear the ravages of the potato bug which has al.
ready put in an appearance.
East Hubbarlton boasts of a geranium with 16i
blossoms and 1850 buds, and a horse-radish root
feet and 10 inches in length
Many farmers in Rutadl county have decided
to devote little land to potatoes this season, as they
fear the rtvages of the potato bug which has aread,
put in an appearance.
The pos.olice at Castleton has been in N e same
family for the last s. years, Samuel Moulton hav
ing held 30 years and his sons, Cullen and VIII
liam, 10 and 10 years respectively.
The Rutltnl icrAli says Bnrln 5t)n's lumi-
naled clock " has only one fault, it dosent illumi-
nate,
story comes from Clarendon to the effect that
on the 1st there was caught there a trout twelve
inches long and seventeen ounces III weight, in
whose stomache was found water snake fourteen
and one half inches long AMI three minnows, each
three inches in length.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Marlboro man shot an eleven. pound loon the
other day.
A sad affection befel young lady of Bratllebore,
the other day. On the sth Of June she was to be
married and leave for Europe on bridal tour. All
the preparations were made, and in q week she
was to meet her aflanced at Saratoga, when last
week Wednesday, she received n letter in f,rminp
her of his death in San Francisco, Of spinal men
nights, after an illness of only three hours.
The Republican says that Charles N. Davenport
of Brattleboro who will go to New York in the fall
to reside permanently
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Rev. Dr. Drake, who recently died ut Royaton
left an estate of $4,000 $40 900 of which goes to
Middebury college at the death of his daughter
who is in delicate health, and the remainder to the
American Board and to the Home missionary 3d.
cIety.
Mr.. Charles Morgan, of Rochester, has a butter
nut root in his yard eighty lone feet in length.
Mr.. W. II. Haskell, of Weathersfed 30 W. has
accomplished the feat of raising ninety six early
lambs from ninety-three ewes, this spring.
On the farm of Martin Guild. of Chester the other
night, a stone 40 feet long, 20 feet wide and feet
thick, slid down the mountain, nearly mile, tear
ing up trees and everything else in its way. In
many places the ground was torn up to the depth
of two feet, and the noise great to awaken
persons two miles away.
weathersdeld man, while passing graveyard
the other night encountered couple of ghosts"
This was too much for him, and he ran for home
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