Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-20

| ""'o III town and since has been carrvin
on " system of petty stealing but was In,
uesd"y arrested at Mortified, where h
,aa gone to dispose of some Of his plur
uor' anu was on Saturday brought befor
Justice Livingston and bound up in III
sum oil one hundred and fifty dollars i
deiauIt OF which he was committed to Ia;
rainier was known among his acouain,
anceS as Chuck" and had planned fc
'ne evening on which he was arrested Tn
robbery of Mr.. E. R. SINNERS store. from
which he had previously stolen several 81,
llcles which were found on his person
we also understand that quantity O
stolen goods were found secreted unda
the Baptist church and in the cred arcl
bridge" He had previously ,attempte
the entrance of Mr.. Sprague's store bu
was frightened away by noise from within
and very recently stole some twenty dol
lars from Mrs. Walling, his BOARDING
mistress.
on tuesday evening there was hearing
before the judiciary committe, In the Sen
ate Chamber for the purpose of getting
the sentence of Asa Magoon committed
Heath and Carleton appeared for Magoon
and Dillingham; for the state.
Magoon was convicted of murder in the
hrst degree; and his counsel now ask tina,
1t be changed by the legislature to murder
IN the second degree. The defense claim
That the proof was not sufficient to bring
the crime within the definition of murder
IN the first degree. Section one of No. A
oil the acts of 1869 reads, "All murder
which shall be perpetrated by means Of
poison or by lying in wait, Or by any other
kind of wilful, deliberate, and premedita-
ted killing, or which shall be committed
IN perpetrating or attempting to perpe-
trate any arson, rape, robbery, or burg.
larry, shall be deemed murder of the first
degree; and all other kinds of murder
shall be deemed murder of the second de.
gree; ~
Should the sentence be committed 10
murder of the second degree, the punish
ment will be imprisonment for life instead
of hanging. We understand that the ill.,
dietary committee will recommend to the
legislature such a Communication.
CALAIs.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Kent
start for Aiken, S. c., to-day Thursday,
where they go to spend the winter, and
perhaps spring months, for his health. He
has been suffering from trouble with his
lungs and hopes, as do all others, that he
will there find relief Aiken is a town
ship village in Aiken county, recently
formed, on the South Carolina railroad
one hundred and twenty miles northwest
of Charleston and seventeen miles north
east of Augusta, Gu; population in 1870.
2,259. The surrounding country is some-
what billy, the ground high and the air
dry and healthful. The climate in winter
is mild, in summer very pleasant and &C.
NAL. Aiken has recently been much re-
sorted to by invalids and pleasure seekers.
They have the heartiest good wishes of
many friends, for pleasant journey, and
that it may do for them all they hope it
will.
About 10 o'clock on Thursday evening
of last week, the buildings owned and oc-
cupied by Harvey Lilley were discovered
to be on fire. The fire originated from n
stove in a milk-room at some distance
from the living-room. fhe family had re-
tired and were only awakened, by the
barking of the dog, after the flames had
made rapid Roadway. They had time to
save but few articles. The stock was all
liberated and escaped with the exception
of two pigs. The house, ell, shed, barns,
and all attendant buildings, together with
the years crops, nine tubs of butter, and
nearly all the furniture, were totally con-
sumed Insurance about $4,000.
The graded school in this town closes
this week. The school has been very sue
cessful for several terms, and largely pat
ronized through this and adjoining towns,
its patrons all the advantages of
schools of far higher pretensions. The
same teachers, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Aims
worth, have been secured for the winter,
which is Il sufficient guarantee for its sue
cess. Parents out of the district can 90
further and fare worse, to find school for
their children.
CHARLoTrE.-C. 2. Pringle, our state
botanist, has been rendered an appoint
ment in the agricultural department at
S. E. Russell, our new merchant at
West Charlotte, has put in full stock of
goods, and asks. what he deserves, Il lib
eral patronage.
Willie Swain, who has removed his
stock of goods to the East Village, is Sc
curing many friends and IA good share of
patronage.
William Laird, Jr., who has
been studying medicine about year and
. half past, has given it up and has COM
nenccd the study of law with view of en-
5erng the legal profession. We learn that
he is student in the law office of S. B
Hebard, Esq.
The Cornet Band gave the citizens an
last Friday evening. We
ire glad to learn that the unpleasantness
hat had previously existed has been re-
moved, and it is to be hoped that all things
will 90 on prosperously.
Chester Sanborn lost very fine Jersey
leifer few days ago, that he valued at
more than seventy-five dollars.
We are authorized to say, in answer to
many inquiries, that the little Slack boy,
IN whose neck DIR. S. N. Goss performed
he very difficult and dangerous surgical
operation, by which bean was removed
from his wind pipe, is all right and per-
Tectly well. The operation was complete
success.