Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-03

Widow Rogers. who lost two sons in
the late war, has just received twelve
hundred dollars from government, in adj
dition to her pension of ninety-six dollars
year.
ID. c. BurPee was thrown from his wagon
last Saturday on to pile of wood and had
his collar bone broken.
H.S.Tolman has bought the village grist
mill, which has been closed the past two
months, and it is now in running order,
and Charles Daley is reinstated in his old
home. Success to him.
ID. c. Melvin last Monday killed black
snake near the village that was five and
one-half feet in length. 1t is supposed to
be the first one ever seen in town.
Last Saturday Chas. Kilburn swappel
horses, and the next day while driving the
one he got he laid down in the road and
died. He was valued at forty dollars
when traded.
Last Monday j. L. Porter had valua.
bic mare feeding in a pasture and going
too near bank where formerly stood a
saw mill, went over and down some
twenty-five feet, but escaped with few
slight bruises and bloody nose.
MARsHFIELD.-About four hundred per-
sons left the depot on the excursion train
bound for Queen City Park, Saturday.
o. I. Dwinell. who has been spending
the summer at home, has just begun six
months school at Richmond, Vt.
Mr.. Fred Parker and wife of Brandon
have been visiting her brother, Charlie
Adams, for two weeks past. Last Friday
night Mr.. Parker gave q violin concert,
accompanied by Mrs. Adams on the
organ. Saturday evening it was repeated,
on which occasion he was assisted by the
orchestra.
NEwBURY. Jacob Kent had one Shout
der dislocated and was otherwise injured
by being thrown from his wagon on
Wednesday. The accident was caused by
the breaking of the king bolt.
NoRwIcH.-Mrs. Clarence Reynolds fell
through an open place in the kitchen floor
Sunday night and received such injuries
that she died the next day.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from one
hundred to one hundred and fifty of the
citizens of the West Hill and others, Fri.
day, August 22d, ranged themselves as
hunters for bear that had been commit
ting depredations on the focks in that
section. No bear was captured, and the
only " fun =" we have heard of connected
with the hunt was that the ring was
formed with Bruin left outside of it, as
subsequent observations showed.
The graded school opened Wednesday,
August 9th, and the fall term of Nor
witch university opens September 4th.
POMFRET.-A new road of about one
hundred rods has been laid out east of the
town farm, to run north of the brook, thus
saving climbing the big Hill on the
south side of the stream. The new road
is being built by Frank Perry of South
Pomfret. at $l.1S per rod. This move of
the selectmen will not only accommodate
the " Bridgewater Hill folks, but will
save its cost to the town in few years.
DR.. Henry McIntire arrived in town
last week from Alaska. lie has made a
short but successful trip to the Seal Islands
this year. Prof. Atkins of this town, who
accompanied him last spring, is to remain
on one of the smaller islands till another
season. Prof. Atkins health is much
improved since he went there.
WEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS entered
the saloon of G. w. Barnes Tuesday night
by breaking out glass in the door. They
obtained but little booty with the excep-
ton of about five dollars in the money
drawer.
RoXBURY. and Mrs. Otis Bachelor
celebrated their golden wedding and the
ninetieth birthday of Mr.. Bachelor on the
Goth ult.
WoRCEsTER.-1n the absence of Mr..
and Mrs. Luke Lawrence the other day
their son, some nine years old, got down
the bush scythe to NOW. firing of the
sport he laid down, when his younger
sister took the scythe up, and swinging it
around hooked it upon the inside of the
left ankle of the boy, severipg Il small
artery and cutting cash just below the
ankle joint two and one-half inches long.
The little girl ran some half mile to
procure assistance, he losing considerable
blood in the meantime.
Mrs. E. NJ. Hamblet has gone to Wells
Beach, Me-, for her health. Mr.. Hamblet
carried her as far as Lisbon, N. H., with
his team, she going from there by the way
of the White Mountains. Mr.. Hamblet
started back from Lisbon at quarter past |
clock and arrived at Worcester mt II
the same evening, coming II distance of
some sixty miles, Mrs. Hamblet writes
that her health is greatly improved.
George Gushy's son, eleven years old
while chopping wood with his father cut n
cash in the top Of his foot three inches and
one half long.
Nathan Goodhew's little girl fell, break
ing her right arm inst in the elbow Joint.
Mrs. II. W. Collier is quite low with a
fever, but is thought to be on the gain a
little now.
No services are to be held in the M. L.
church next Sabbath on account of the
camp meeting.
A temperance meeting is appointed in
the Congregational church next Sabbath
afternoon at o'clock, to which all arc
invited.
! WuLIAMsTowN.-M A. A. Clement
commenced fall term of school Monday.
September LIST, to continue ten weeks.
The ladies' circle and Sabbath school
held basket picnic last week Thursday
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