Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-24
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

against the dam and bridge at the falls with terrific
force. The former structure was somewhat
injured.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Gen. George p. Foster is visiting the towns on
the line of the bennington and Rutland Railway
serving processes for 7. W. Park on the towns for
the collection of the interest on the Harlem Elk.
tension bonds.
NJ. q. Huling, q well-known business man of
Bennington, and its representative in the last
legislature, is shortly TO remove to Illinois, to
take up his permanent residence there.
The will of the late II. e. Bradford of Benning.
ton gives s25, 0IG to his widow, his manufacturing
property to two sons, $4,000 each to his two daugh-
tiers, and makes several $1,000 beg ests to worthy
relatives and friends
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Caledonian says a SOW belonging to G. f.
Wiley of Lyndon, recently gave birth to eight pigs
all perfect, but one which had double tongue, a
windpipe, but no opening for throat; its head and
body are quite perfect, ii has six legs two in front
and four behind and another one started from one
hip. The pig lived until it starved to death.
VIM. P. Horne of ST. Johnsbury was wounded
by musket ball at Fort Wagner in 1863, Recently,
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tenth ribs, about fourteen inches from the place
where it entered The ball is in battered con-
dtion and weighs almost ounce.
Dr. Royal NJ. Aver of Danville died the l4th, aged
| 66 years. lie was skilliul physician and an
eslimable citizen.
st. Andrews Episcopal Church at St. Johnsbury
was finished last week, and the first services were
held therein on Easter day.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
| DIR. s. w. Thayer of Burlington, who sued the
city for $4,000 damages for injury caused to his
property and the health o his family by an open
sewer near his residence, h as been awarded only
$766. Sc damages The case will go to the supreme
court.
The Burlington authorities are making another
raid on houses of i-repute.
An exchange says Capt. S. S. Brown. a retired
merchant and active spirituallst of Burlington, is
determined that the Burlington photograph com
pany managed by him, shall do business on the
Sabbath and tells the objectng city authorities
that, if intorlered with, he shall compel the drug
stores TO close also.
Goo. l.. Reynolds of Burlington was thrown out
of wagon. Monday and was run over by the
wheels. His collar-bone and several ribs were
craCRcu, anu MS spine lnJurcu, Huu Une dhklc anu
one heel were severely hunt
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Among the many enterprisng" farmers i'll
Stowe is who Tor four or five years has brought
all the water used In the family, and also TO water
quite large stock of cattle, out of well upon n
ladder. We would suggest that some OF the pump
agents give him call.
/ ORLEANS COUNTY.
Over at Crartsbury it has been decided that
woman cant hold the ONCE of superin tendent of
schools ami the selectmen have appointed a man
to ill the position, place of the lady originally
chosen.
a wooden leg, which Robert Emery OF Albany,
Orle ms county, has worn since the war, say.
ell him from horrible death the other day when a
big log started TO roll over him
RUTLAND COUNTY.
AT Mount Il oily. the other day father forbade
his daughters marriage, and she and her nothe r
aud lover lit out and took refuge with neighbor
Here the girl saved her intended from tar-and-
feather socIable by hiding him in a chest; and the
marriage ceremony finally performed. the
trio went home and turned the old man out of doors
and he still remains in that IL element region.
a fire broke out in the press room of the Rutland
Herald at O'Clock Sunday morning, and burned
through the door into the Globe job Office before ii
could be extinguished. Tho Herald press and th rr
paper was badly damaged Their loss Is about
$l 500. The Globe paper cOmpany's loss on print.
ing office and j. W. Cramton's loss on building
have not been estimated. The hre took in a cup.
board used by the Globe paper company in the
press room.
Tho veteran teacner. Prof Judah Dana, is to re.
tire from the Rutland Ugh school at the end of tile
present term.
A man visited Castleton last week, who resided
there through 1918, II and 49, and found not per
son living in the village who was in 1t at that time
He is 80 years old.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
At Brandon, Saturday, was laid the Cornerstone
OF the building erected for the Farmers club by
Col. N. L. Sprague. The exercises included adj
dresses by Col. Sprague, Prof ]. 5. Cilley, 5. p.
June, e. II. Griswed and Col. II. IL. Merritt.
or the inmates of the States prison at Windsor
thirty-oue are sentenced to ten years and upwards,
including four under sentence Of death; for ten
years; for twelve years;2 for fifteen years; for
twenty years for II years; for fourteen years;
/ for eighteen years. AMI fot life.
Over at Barnard, Thursday, tramp made things
lively for a while. Our correspondent writes
young woman by the name ofMorgan was out In