Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

| hr' ahi MIS- george w. GflsWol1 of Cornwall
celebrated their golden wedding the other day.
At Vergennes Saturday, a'two-horsc team raj
down steep hill striking buggy IN which wer
Rev MIR. Dayfoot and daughter. Both were throw,
out. The daughter was seriously and MIR. d ayfoo
quite badly injured. The horse was killed and thu
buggy demo lshed.
| BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bennington is trying to organize musical con
| vention.
Mr. Green Brimmor Of Pownal. who was assault
CT by tramps lew days ago, and on Saturday wal
reported to nave died from his injuries is still aly,
having revived from the stupor that caused the
report OF his death. Hopes are now entertained
| that he will recover.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
H. E. Fletcher oil ST. Johnsbury has sold a fine
driving horse to New York man for $500
From Is to 20 car loa Is of apples have been sold
in ST. Johnsbnry, at sl.25 to sl7j por barrel
The Warkmcn ON the new church being built at
st. Johnsbuty have quit work because of a reduc
lion of % per cent in their wages.
VIC. Bartlett of Danvic has been ACQUITTED on
the charge oil shooting Samuel Burneau of Walden
Both parties were under the influence of liquor a
the time of the ARRAY.
The y. NJ. z. A. convention at its recent meeting
at ST. j ohnsbury, passed the following resolution
Resolved, That, in view Of the many instances of
failure in business aud of commercial iriegularity
we deem 1t impolt in to place on record our convic.
ton OF the necessity of thorough and ientIous
uprightness IN all business matters.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
John Seymour of Essex was thrown from bis
wagon, on the road to Winooski, the s3,l, by the
breaking of the whfletreo, and kicked by his horse
At last accounts Mr. seymour was still alive bat
his recovery was despaired Of.
burglar attempted to break iuto the railroad
ticket Office in Burlington, the other night, where
large sum of money was deposited to pay employ.
es, but was scared away before he had time to
complete the job.
Mrs. Hammond, the Methodist revvast is
holding meetings in Burlington. They are largely
attended and much religious interest is becoming
manifest ~
An cleven-y ears-old sou of E lward McG rath was
run over by freight train at Winooski Monday,
having slipped while attempting to climb upon the
cars, wnerc he had no business Both legs were
smashed at the knccs, and death isprobabla.
,.r. ESSEX COUNTY. r..
A Womans Christian Temperance Union has
just been organized at West Concord with Rev.
Mrs. S. NJ Perkins as president, ....
Mrs,Jabez James of Victory heard noise among
some sheep feeding close blythe barn, one day re-
Gently, and on looking that way she discovered
bear trying to catch a sheep. She tried to scare
Mr.. Bruin, but he thinking perhaps she was better
game than tho sheep, tnrncd upon her. The old
lady changed hdnuhlp jeL far ha
arriving there in to shut the door upon Mr..
Bruin. .....
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Hustis, the embezzlieg Boston and Albany ele-
vator clerk, who gave himself up at ST. Albans the
other day, to officer, after squaudering 81 800 he
stole, has been held in 50 900 at Boston.
Two little boys of A. W. Iurlburt of Georgia
John and Bertie-aged four and three wears reepec.
lively, performed big job the other day. They
gathered 90 bushels of Mangel WurtzeI beets. One
day last week the boys, unbeknown to their par
cnis, went to the barn and husked bushel of corn
The barns on the place occupied by David Co.
burn, In East Berkshire, were destroyed by fire
Wednesday night Some 50 or % tons of hay were
burned. Insurance light ...
ORANGE COUNTY.
Orange county Jail Is nearly empty, there being
but one prisoner confined in il. ...
ORLEANS COUNTY. EN-,
A teacher at Newport Center, recently, punished
a hoy by making him "chn the blackboard" until
he fainted ".i. /
In Brown'ngton cows are selling from $40 to $40
each; hay from 81 to $40 ton; butter from 10 to 20
cents pound potatoes from so to 80 cts. bushel.
George Minor of Newport was arres ted recently
charged with the crime of drawing revolver and
threatening to shoot his niece, Miss Lula Rogers,
young lady of that village. He was held in 5000
Tor trial .''
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Ira has produced a ave-legged frog.
The marble auction at Rutland realize $4,000 |
rhe amount realized last year was about $50, 900.
Rutland loafers render themselves conspicuous
IN sunday evenings by their disordclly conduct.
The removal of the Howe scale works from Bran
don TO Rutland has given new impetus to the
,rowth of the latter place. where the company have
within year erected nine age buildings for their
business. The new works occupy about 10 acres
aground just south of the village, and they are
,onv, nienlly situated between the tracks of two
ailroads. At present over 300 men are employed
nd this force will probably be increased to 500 be-
ore long H