Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-11
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDloON SOONAA
Lightning.rod swindlers are around verzennes
threatening suits against all whose notes they hold
Il they do not pay up Immediately Notwithstanding
he fact that the parties were told when they gave
he notes that they could have ten years If they
iesire'l to pay them in.
The railroad buildings recently burned at the
Vergennes depot are being rebuilt.
In the names elected as justices Of the peace in
we notice that of Gen. W. Granley,
who has been reelected TO that Office for over forty
years. The whole board of justices is an excellent
one.
starksboro had two elopements in one week of
married women with young men.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Mr.. IL. II. Bishop has sold out his lease Of three
years OF the American hotel, at Burlington, to Is
Drew The sale was effected on the 9Th and Mr..
Drew took immediate possession.
The Barnes hose company of Burlington went
to the Chicago 1remen's tournament last week and
won the frs prize for running, over % other COM
peltors, and when they returned home on Satur-
day night the whole city turned out to welcome
them.
The freshmen class OF the university Of Vermont
Is, including one woman.
A barn situated on the Bay road, about one and
a half miles from Winooski, the property OF CLARK
Rood. was destroyed by fire early Friday. Loss
between $500 and 800. The fire is supposed to
have been set by tramp, out of revenge for being
refused lodging in Mr.. Rood's house.
Jane Eccles, woman about Al years of age who
had served as domestic in Burlington aud at
Winooski, and who had made two previous but
unsuccessful attempts to commit 8 iicide by poison
ing, took corrosive submate at the poor house
and died on Friday.
LlMOlLLE COUNTY.
Full returns from Lamolle county show the
election of the entire republic an county ticket.
Mr.. Presley OF wolcott, while climbing over a
board fence recently, caught one leg between the
boards and fell his weight the board cutting two
cords of the leg completely of. lie will be Grip
pied for life.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Application will be made to the approaching
legislature for charter for railroad from Ely
village, in the town of Vershire, to connect with
the Central Vermont or Passumpsc railroad The
Vermont Copper Company employ between 500 and
800 men in their mine at Ely, and the amount oil
their freight is simply Immense.
There is an apple tree, in West Randolph, in D.
NJ. Englisis orchard that is quite curiosity. The
tree stands about four feet high, the body of The
tree measures 10 inches in diameter, and upon
the tree there are 100 good sized apples, many
measuring more inches in diameter than the body
of the tree.
f ORLEANS COUNTY.
The farm buildings Of William Tate were burned
with their contents at Glover recently; insurance
$1,000
Justin Cooks little son dropped asleep and fell
out of his seat at Glover church service recently
dis locating his shoulder and breaking his collar
bone.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
William Cleveland took l25 pounds of honey from
the spires on the Congregational church AT Pawet,
the other evening.
The Rutland county fair closed at Rutland on
Friday, and 1t was the only successful exhibition
for years. Tho society cleared 5000 after paying
premiums; frequently they have not made enough
to pay the premlums in full. The chief attraction
this year was the stock from Gen. Ii. H. Baxter's
stock farm, which contains number of imported
Jerseys anu uuely uEeu luo LioItlnS puioco
were all small and the horses of only local reputa
ton.
Robert J. williams house at Fairhaven was
burned on Saturday night by the explosion of a
lamp; loss 5000, insurance 1900.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Friday evenings concert, given by the Fuller
battery glce club upon the Old camp.ground was
largely attended, Gov Fairbanks, with portion of
his staff, ami Gen. Kingsley being present. The
eucampment has been an unusually pleasant one,
Notwithstanding many of the boys were somewhat
disappointed at the prospect of soldering so near
home
TIE national rifle club held their 2lst annual
shoot at South Vernon .ast week and, H.W. Martin
of West Brighton, N. Y, won the medal. The Off.
GERS tor ttfe coming year are John Williamson,
president, and N, S. Brockway of Bellows Falls,
secretary.
Richard Dana, 3 |, of Boston arrived at Brattle-
boro about noon yesterday upon bycicle, which
he had ridden the entire distance from Boston,
travelling from Greenfield, Mass, yesterday in
three hours.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Hon. Frederick Billings, of Woodstock, recently
received three Jersey COWS, aged two three and
four years respectively, which he has imported at
a cost of about al 200.