Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-20
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

An East Middlebury family has lost Ave of its
members by death, within the last fifteen months.
fine horse belonging to Sn it'll 'ssvery stable in
Vergennes has died from poison and another horse
is SICK from the same cause, but the person who
administered the poison is unknown.
There are 2s court cases and rs chancery cases
upon the docket Of the December term OF the Addi-
| son county court
| The skif of Francis Better, the missing boat
builder of Vergennes, has been found near Basin
tiarbor. No other traces of the missing man have
been found, and there is little doubt that he was
drowned.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Sixteen tramps were lodged at the town hotel in
Powhal Center on recent night.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Lyndon Center has forty seven -year-old goose.
The venerable bird is still as kinky as gearing.
Th. famous Roy oxen of Barnet, weighing 1900
pounds, and which have taken numerous premiums
at fairs, have been sent to the Boston market.
Rev. Rowland s. Cross, ately acting pastor over
the Congregational church at st. Johnsbury Center,
has accepted a call to church in Aoka, MINI.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Mt Merchant of the Burlington Democrat an,
noun;cs that he will soon commence publishing
sunday edition Of that journal.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Lester Swan, of Fletcher, who accidently shot
himself the other day, died from the effects of his
wounds last Sunday.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Ref' Scion Martin, of West Fairlee Center, who
died the other day, was one Of the most esteemed
Congregational preachers in the state lie was y
years OF age and had spent the entire term of cler
lcal laOors IN the villages Of Corinth and West Fair
lee Center. Ills wife followed him to the grave
only Two days later.
Rev. Josiah Britton, for many years a resident O f
Bradford, who removed to Fort Atkinson, Kan,
nine Years ago, died in the latter place October
3oth lsel7s years, As preacher of the Univer-
salis faith he was well known and highly es.
teemed
ORLEANS C)uNrY.
William Rswson, of Craftsbury, 20 years old
shothimselfiu the head, blowing it all to pieces,
the llth. lie put the muzzle of the gun to his ear
andpued the trigger with his toe.
Ms. Thomas Jenne, of Derby, had the misfortune
to b'sak her wrist a few days since but succeeded
in 'selting" it before the doctor came by tying it
to abed post and putting it into place.
Charleston points with pride to a 73-years. old
ladywho walked 10 miles, spun 200 knots Of yarn
knittwo pair of stockings and one pair double nit.
tensin one week.
quarrel at North Troy, the 18th, between Horace
Leach and Chester Abee eliminated in a fight, in
which the former was stabbed. Leachs wound is
thought not to be fatal. Abee has fled, but officers
went In pursuit. The cause of the row is jealousy
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Ina population of 40 1000, Rutland county aver
ages thirty divorces annually.
The bay horse that carried Major Kingsley of the
Twelfth Vermont, through the service of that resj
ment, died in General kingsley's stableA at Rut-
land Monday night, aged y years.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Mrs. Jane A. Bailey of Brattleboro, who had lust
returned with her daughter from driving fractions
COLI was thrown from the carriage in her door
yard on the 10th, by the horse taking fright, and
striking an overhanging apple limb, she was fatally
Injured.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
e. IL. Slayton, of South Woodstock, has sheep
with perfect miniature mouth inside one of its |
e.rs-tesh, tongue and all complete, which opens |
and shuts when the sheep chews her cud
Charles Kinds, ofNorwch, has rails ed this sea- |
son, on eightacrcs of land, two hundred and forty.
eigil bushels of beans of the improved yellow eve
variety. They were hand picked and slted before
going TO market. He realized 500 per bushel for |
then, making the snug sum Of 1896.
TIE Universalist church. at White River juno |
ton, is rapidly approaching completion, and will
be ready for dedication early in December. The |
Uni7ersast state missionary, Rev. j. N. Farms.
worth, will have charge of the young parish for |
season.
r. 4. Sprasue, of Plymouth, raised some chest |
nuts this year from tree which was planted in his
garden 10 years ago this fall.
Nnsom Town, yolng N m of about a years |
LYING in StocSbridse, was out hunting recently,
with shot gun, when it was accidentally discharg-
ed, the shot and Burning powder passing through
his lett hand, shatterng the bone of his forefnger
thus passing into his left and shatterng the |
bone above the elbow, but under the skilful treat
ment of Dir. G. G. Smith both his life and his arm
are in fair way to be saved
shunks are so numerous at Woodstock that poo
pie dislike to go out on the street after dark.