Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-02

Cox, the murderer of Mrs. Hull, has
been indicted in New York City.
The Fall River strike does not as yet
make much progress and the manufacture
ers are succeeding very well in getting
help.
Lille Crane, the female member of the
last cass at the university of Vermont in
Burlington, lie! all her classmates in schol-
arShip.
Parker B. Cady, seventeen years Of age
of Waitsfel,l, has been arrested and helt
to answer for lascivious conduct toward.
several very young girls in that village.
The demand for railroad iron during the
last ninety days is said to be unprecedent
ed. There is not mill in the country il
operation that is not full of orders for iror
rails.
Rev. j. l.. Harrington, acting pastor Of
the Congregational church at Orange, has
accepted II call from the church in East
Dorset. He will close his labors at Orange
the LIST of July.
The latest slate of the New York demo
Gratis is the denomination of.the old boarl
Of state officers, with the name of Clark
son N. Potter in place Of Lieutenant
Governor Dorsheimer.
The following patent, have recently
been issued to Vermonters: j. Desiardin.
of Burlington, windmills; w. W. Rodg
ers, Hartford. butter packages; B. Bohan
on. West Fairlee, leather cutting pouches
The first sample of new flour grount
from Missouri No. white wheat was ex
hjbted at the New York produce ex
change, June 2lst. The flour dealers wer,
enthusiastic in their praise of its condition
and quality.
A rather uncommon case is that of Johr
Leech of + .st Rupert, who hls been com
mitted to jill for contempt of probate
cou in refusing to obey the order of the
CoutI W Ply oFOi Wv d tuOutl lIOiu LIE
fathers estate to the widow.
Mrs. J. s. Currier of Norwich, recent,
making tea for dinner, poured some boil
ing water upon her hand. She bound i
up in common cooking soda, and in few
minutes after it was rs well as ever, nc
trace of the scald being left.
The trial of Richard f. Peabody at St
Johnsbury for forgery closed last week.
took eight days and the jury were on
eight hours, when they came in with
verdict of guilty. His counsel took ex
ceptions, and Peabody is out on $4,000 bail
Timothy Vinton, an old and respected
citizen of Brattleboro. fell from his office
door in the paper mill recently, and
striking on a stone, fractured his skull
His recovery is hoped for, however. lii
is one of the Oldest and most prominen
Odd Fellows in the state.
There was foot race on the trottin.
park at Lyndonville, the other evening, il
which ten persons started for walk or
run of one hour. They all made five an,
one.half miles or more. Wesley Fishe
made the greatest distance, namely, eigh
miles in one hour and ten seconds.
Poughkeepsie isn't behaving very well
and ought to he ashamed of herself.
colored young lady. graduate of one 0
the high schools there, wasn't allowed an,
part in the commencement exercises
simply because she was colored. Not ,
very bright thing for Poughkeepsie to do
1t has become generally acknowledge,
that President Hayes has opinions of BIZ
own, and cannot be deferred from acting
upon them by either democrats or repub
licans. The Herald is about correct wher
it remarks that. of all our prominent pub
lie mon. he has gathered in tho mos
laurels from the extra session.