Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNY.

There is n general complaint OF great potato
bug visitation in all parts OF the state.
81 he town of Leicester has neither doctor, lawyer
nor minister, yet it is not the worst place IN the
| world.
| Diphtheria is a scourse at present in Lincoln.
On Thu sday last Dir. Hyer lost one child, on SAT
urday another, and on Sunday morning the doctor
| himself died Of TINS disease. His wife and remain |
ing child both lie sick of it and The wife is not
pected to recover. There are some eight or ten
olhes cases in town.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
At Bennington Friday, JOS McGrath one of the
i've masked burglars VINO entered the residence ol
lion. Geo. W. Harmon, April 2ith, was found gull
y and sentenced tcl5 years hard labor in the state
prison.
Near North Bennington, the other day twenty |
two-y ear old Miss Burke, while near the river was
seized with a fit TO which she was subecD, walked |
directly into the water AMI was drowned.
An incendiary burned Daniel O'Donnelps barn |
ut North Bennington, with several wagons aud
sleghs the 18th partly insured.
The North Bennington post.oni,e was robbed OIL
Sll5 in money and postage stamps Friday night.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
At st. Johnsbury, Friday, Rev. Il. b. Hobkins
was acquitted OF forgery in the of the Fire IT.
surance Association VS.. the Merchants Bank |
| The jury were out 80 hours
Rev. W. Walcott, for so years a clergyman oil
the Baptist Church died at Walden, recently, aged
ST.
| The Masons of Northern Vermont will celebrate
St Johns day, June 2lth, AT East Hardwlck Ora.
ton by Hon. Henry Clark of Rutland.
The house and barn of Geo. Rollins in Danville
we're burned the It'll. Contents IN, stly saved.
A band of 20 or 80 gypses disturbs the tranquil
| ty of CALEDONIA county people.
Diphhera and measles prevail in the vicinity of
St. Juhnsbury.
The irost did immense damage on the low lands
near 81. nsbury.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Chittenden Couaty democratic convention at
Essex junction, June2 th.
Burlington had serious runaway accident
Saturday, in which an iufIut child of Mrs. Whalen
was severely injured, and the driver Of the runa
way team had his loot badly crushed. Tue team
also came IN collision with pnaeton in which were
Mrs, q. f. Pope and son, but they escaped serious
| injury.
Johnsbuly, was on the rampage Friday, breaking
furniture. lie was ordered into his cell and re-
fused obedience The other prisoners threatening
interference, the police were called and compelled
todrag REVIEWERS. ierkterk was overpowered,
Ironed and put IN lose confinement.
A Jericho young mln sent his sweetheart letter
closing wilh, "May heaven cherish AMI keep you
| from YOU truly, John--."
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through to Brushton, N. Y, all alone, the other
day. TO visit uer grandmother.
L.iIOIL .E COUNTY.
| A Grand Army Post is to be ore lnized at John
| son.
ORANGE COUNTY.
| In tn Orange county court, tue 18th, Levi Rich
ardson was s,nteacc | to the state prison for two
years for ltrceuy. This is his second term III
prison for the same offence.
Harry Stevens Of l}rI ifJrI - kickel over and
ira pied on Dy aaJis1 III. othsf evening, rec tiv-
ing fatal injuries.
The frost at Newbury, the other nigh killed the
potatoes, beans, etc, IN the h1lds, aut many OF
the vegetables IN the gardens. Judge Bailey oil
that town has kllleJ 80 potato bugs Oh one
fourth OF AN acre, and destroyed eggs enough 10
make tnJusLn Is more, WItliu the past two We eks.
n. II. Farna, Of NaSbury has GA II crab apple
tree near his summer boarding house, where the
apples the size OF cherries, two full Llown white
roses These appeared after ali OF the apple bios
SONS had fallen.
| ORLEANS COUNTY.
| lamp Of gold weighing 5! Il Va, htish JIt of
tna mhes near South Troy recently.
RUIZ ANO.COUNtY.
! AlunIhis been riisdIf FRA Fou,th OF July CO..
citation in Rutland.
| Brilliant meteor was seen at Il Itall 1T ,
O'Clock Monday morning, passng from east TO west.
rne HIVE scale oImllny arc last remIvIug their
property from Brandon to RUTLAND.
Mr.. Forest Fisk, Il Lumber Il ,aIjr Of Plttsiield,
went to Rutland the lou, to attell to some busi-
Rrs'. Al 10 o'clock the SAM evening h. called At
the Farmers 10 tel aud askel to have his horse
taken care Of sayiug he would call fIr him IN the
morning. Since lh ittlne thing ms been seen
or heard OF MIN.
Rutland is talking Of Iren 5n', IN lstyr for July
4th.
One of the coored women arrested at iiutland
for stealing flowers lom the cemetery, was fined
% and costs, AMI the other was discharged.
Among the celebrities OF Shcrbume are white
woodchuck and white hedgehog.
Prof Walter q. Howard VIII retire from the
position of principal fine Stats NJrml sen ,o at
Casteton, this mouth.
WINDHAM COUNTY,
The largest drive OF logs ever noateG down the
Connecticut passed Brattcboro the l2th-thirty
million feet of timber, requiring IN Its passage the
canstant services of25O men.
Eugene Sergeant, Brattleboro youth of 10. was
probably fatally injured las week by ling from
u load ofhay.
WINDSOR COUNTY
ST. Paul's Episcopal Church at Win 's,r is now
without rector Rev. j. Taylor having resigned.
Sharon farmers complain bitterly of the depre'
datons of crows, which appear IN large numbers,
roost sauciy on the don't scare-crows, dig up
corn fast as it sprous,pck out the eyes of young
lambs, and seem to consider strychnne nothing
more than healthy spring tonic.