Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.


The hat worn by Mr. Francis Better, the missing |
boat builder, was found, last week. by Mr., Newton |
near Basin Harbor, but a short distance from the
place where his skin and oars we've recovered
Another long search along the shores of the lake
failed to reveal any further clew of the missing.
man, Il
AT New Haven, Dec. 10, butter, Ii to % cents;
eggs, 20 cents per dozen potatoes, 70 cents per
bushel poultry Il cents per pound; beans, $l.2j
to $50; hay, per ton, SIS to ali.
Charles IIallcck, the owner of the four barns re
Gently burned in the northeastern part of Bristol,
was arrested for stealing wagon and bound over
for trial at the county court.
At Orwell, the Sth, Walter Utrdge, while skating
on the lake, fell through the ice and was drowned
His parents heard his cries aud went to assist him
but were too late.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
There are several cases of diphtheria in sheffield
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
At recent church sociabie, in Burlington under
a framed motto on the wall bearing the words
The Lord wi Provide" was placed a placard
reading: "Cake and ice cream, 20 cents" The
combination excited considerable merriment.
The team belonging to n. b. & |. j. Flanagan, in
which Mccain, the delaulting clerk of the Burling.
ton and Lamoie railroad made his exit, last week,
was recovered at Ilighgate Springs and brought
back Tuesday. McGann had purchased a ticket for
Montreal, and is now Il resident of the land of
Lorne.
Mr.. james II. Edwards, of the firm of Edwards,
stevens y Co, of Wnooski, died of apoplexy Tues.
day morning. Mr. Edwards arose and took be TX.
fast apparently in his usual health and went to the
extensive machine shop of the firm, where he gave
his orders as usual to the hands, Immediately he
| fell unconscious upon the floor of the shop, and
soon expired. His age was g. IIe represented
Colchester in the legislature Of 1861, and held var
| Gus town offices ofTust.
ESSEN COUNTY.
| The Island Pond Herald tells big story Of Joe
Rabbit who ate Pc eggs, shells and all, on Thanks.
giving day.
Rev. S. Dean Of Lunenburgh has received ard
accepted call from the Baptist church in Groton
and has commenced his labors.
LlMOlLLE COUNTY.
Asaph apaulding died in Hydepa.k, Monday
g Uncle Asa" as he was called was man of much
originality aud many marked traits.
Dan Isham, Ian lord at Stowe lower village, was
committed to jail, Friday in default of bail, order
ed by the court in several prosecutions against hin
for violation Of the liquor laws.
| Several weeks of unpleasantness 10 the home
Elmore Laboldie, of Cambridge, eliminated las
week in a serious family jar In which Henry Proc
tor, Labordie's stcp-son, threatened 10 shoot
Proctor was arrested but readily found bail and on
promising to keep the peace was released from
custody.
Elmer johnson OF Morrisvlle has a wholesale ca
in his family. She goes out hunting, and in he
travels for rats and mice comes across a trap sc
for this kind OF game, which she takes and lug
home whether there is any game in it or not Dur
ing the fall she has lugged home to her lord AM
master no less than four or i've traps.
| ORANGE COUNTY.
Mr.. David Whitney, a soldier of the war of lSl2
died in runbrldge, the 10Th ult aged 81 years He
had lived ON the same farm IS years.
Henry ;. Waterman of Fairlee recently demand
ed 500 loi damages sustained by him on the higl
way and has now compromised tbs matter for sljt
, James Eastman, an aged citizen of talrlee, die
instantly last week while sitting in his chair warn
Ing himself before the fire. lie had been in hi
usually good health previous to his death, whic
was probably caused by heart disease.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Wood choppers in Jay arc getting 80 cents a cor
for eating or Sl2 per month and bolri.
At Juhnson's auction in Derby, COWS sold fro
$50 to $2} each, AMI oats from 81 to 3! cents pr
= Oushc
, Ray. John Fraser has just commenced 81
months pajtorate over tins Congregational churC
: AT Browninslon.
The WestmIrc lumber CO npLny, which did i
= chief business at West BIr&e mas fl lied, and
settling with the creditors at 81 cents on the doa
Hon. L. y. Cushmlh Of Ira5bursh had an attaC
of Dleelins at the lungs while on his return fro
Montpelier. HIS lriells reIt that it will result
. consumption.
u, W. Thompson, tue veteran hunter OF Sou
!; Barton, has been out with only eight traps this f
but he has eau 5ht coous, 5muskrats, j skunk al
"a foxes.
john Tyc of East Albany was caught by a SIX
= on which bIlldns WIS being drawn, one W.,
ago Saturday, aud one leg was broken and So ror
" petely crashed that am Dutition was considers
e necessary.
The little loHn Of Cclttsblry, by Ia. o1nsl,
n 1870, contained Tut $50 inhabitants. BY actu
. count It's population nov incIud.s ons hundr
~ and three oyer7J years of age, seventeen over
II and two over 90, All twelve have died the pr
J. year over =.
d six hun lrcl aul liily djllr forgery at Il
Il Newport bank has just cone TO light. a noLo wi
the pretended signatures OF three prominent c
% zens of Froy was negotiated three months ago b.
ii pretended cattle buyer. The bank officials have
=, description of the torger, and eGDrts to trace Ii
out have been unsuccessful.
~ RUTLAND COUNTY.
: Prof e. l.. Hatch OF Rutland hts orglnized
" orchestral band in connection with his cornet ba
1t Z. e. Frost, the temperance oratorwilI commen
p a series of lectures In Farhaven the first week
January
A Rutl lnd mla bought horse in Canada
other day, and did not pay the duty on it I'm til At
he arrived in Rutland, and then ha paid more IN
=" would have been required If he had settled W
It's Uncle sam when he crossed he line.
~ Amos Pratt OF shrewsbury founl IN oil NJ
be dead In one oths.bl rus, re3e1tly. HshtdnIL be
y, to the barn for number days, rs itwas stu VI
iai near the railroad. The man was ab1 1t six feet
ID. and wore very good suit OF clothes, and
about 10 years old.