Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23
Vermont News.
REMINGTON COUNTY.

BENNINGTON COUNTY. i
A kernel of pop corn taken into the windpipe,
and thence passing into the lung. recently caused
the death of J. A. Adams's thrce-year'old son IN
Manchester.
Prof Shaw, # Burr Seminary, IN Manchester is
Obliged to give up the management Of that school |
on account Of III health
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Little Danville reves in two sensations. One Is
furnished by a I7.year.old French girl named
Gaudapie, WIN, it is said, was recently spirited
away by Alfred tile, for whom she had worked.
She was tracked by an officer over crcnitous
course back to Danville again, AMI 10 now in GUS
toby. People think there is something wrong IN
the relations between Gle and the girl, and she is
much depressed and threatens suicide. The other
mystery is the death of William d. Huntress, who
expired suddenly in the presence OF no one but
his wife, and she notified no one for ten hours
Huntress's brother.iu law objected to the burial
until an investigation could be made but finally
allowed the funeral to go on.
J. d. Abbott the Barnet defaulter, is sinking,
and will probably never recover.
StJJhnsbuty puts "a airs over Clayton llar-
roun, who shod twenty-fOur horses in one day.
Hiram Perkins, of Walden, died Jan. H., in the
10th year of his age. Mr.. Pcrknl has Teen town
clerk, with the exception of one year. for nearly IS
years; for mole than 80 years a justice of the
peace also high sheriff of tho county, member of
the State Legislature, as well as selectman, town
treasurer, trustee of surplus funds, constable, and
collector of taxes. with other Offices of tru>t
Mr.. Joseph KldIcr, farmer and butcher, of East
IIardwick, has failed; liabilities about 81 800 as
sets 81 800. Caused by purchasing real estate
when butter was selling for Al cents per pound, and
trying to pay for it with butter at p cents.
East IIirdwick is agltaed over a snow storm
with the unusual accompaniment of a fash of
! lightning.
DR.. IL. q. Staples, of Hardwick, who attempted
suisile by shooting himself at Hanover, N. H., will
recover. 1t wasn't serious wound-the bullet
only went in back of the right ear, through the
the brain, and lodged against the skull back Of the
left ear.
In Lyndon family are Samuel Phippin und
wife, nearly so years old, their daughter Fanny and
her husband, David Gibson. Then comes Gilsons
son Myron and his wife, Jennie jenkins, and the
fourth generation is completed by the addition OF
Myron's daughter, about two years old.
Over at Peachlm, the other days. chap agreed to
buy a lone widow good star spangcd banner, il
she would make it into a dress and wear l.. The
widow accepted the proposition and the young man
made the purchase, but now he says he didn't once
dream the widow would go OF AMI pat the stars
and strides into a dye tub and give the cloth
fashionable dress color before she had il made up
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY
The city papers report that b. $. Nichols & Co. o.
Burlington have gone into bankruptcy, Liabilities
not less, probably, than $50 900.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
1t is stated that the failure of John f. Henry s.
Co., has placed in financial embarrassment the old
and well known drug firm of l.. L. butcher & Son
| of st. Adams.
LAMOILLE COUNTY
Rev. Il. ID. Whttemoro, of Bevdere, has gather
cd over 6ol pounds of spruce gum during the past
year.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mrs. Louise Woodwork Foss, the dramatic
reacr, whose spine was severely injured by fall
on the sidewalk at Boston year ago, is still con.
linel to her room at rhetIord.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The scholars of the Porter district school II
Troy, attacked their teacher, the other day, an,
tried 10 eecthim from the school hon Sc but after
severe struggle the scholars surrendered uncon
ditOnally.
rLlND COUNTY.
Michael Coney, Of Hubbardton, was kicked in
tI,nf I,yn ,,ny n,h,