Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-29

- ''HusoHis hds u poultry cluOt winch Will
hold lis FIRST exhibition the last OF. December.
John Lord of Union Village, % years Old has
hnsked 200 bushels Of c'rn this season and is still
al work. lie gives his ea'hinss to the miss onaries
CIIrTENDEN COUNTY.
yours man by the name of Lpvsrn, Of Rich
mond' recently attempted to commit suicide by
taking Paris green. Emetics saved his life.
The Burlington I'll has now only seve inmates
the smallest number for several years.
The Burlington gas light company propose to use
petroleum as gas-makng material.
six-year-old son of Joseph Abair, of winoo.ki,
weighs los pounds
work has teen commenced or the extension at
the north emil Of the Burlington bieakwater
Major White, of Font Montgomery, has charge Of
t.
l ESSEX COUNTY.
Mrs. Hammond the revivalst. begines her work
at Essex to-day.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
st. Adams had village meeting, anil vote g..
900 for dredging its reservoir. and $500 for its
bankrupt fire department.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
A span of horses, with a clrryall, containing
Thursday afternoon in Belvidere. To check their
course he reined them against an iron fence. The
occupants were thrown out; Mr.. Bouney was bad
ly bruised an the ladies' oighuy injured. one of
the horses was so badly mi red as to require being
killed.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Miss AUbe Wright, the American lady who was
Killed in Switzerland in July by the overturning
of carriage hnr Mt RraJ NH h.
sided until few years ago, in the capacity of
housekeeper for her brother, Hon Hubbard Wright
prominent local politician, who in early life had
been railsman on the Connecticut river. Another
brother, who went to New York to-" seek his
fortune,' became president of the Bank Note En-.
craving company. an d at his death she Inherited
his large estate. She was travelling with party
of New York friends, and TIC accident occurred
because of the kicking OF refractory horse at.
tachcd to the rage in which she was riding.
Her remains were brought to New York. and fu-
neral services were held on Friday last. The bulk
other propc ty goes TO the adopted daughter Of the
deceased brother.
Asa and Edison Magoon, of Orange, have been
held in the sum of SEQ and $500 respectfully, for
stealing turkeys.
Flagg, OF Braintree, the wrestler is to wrestle
Duier, the champion soon, for The championship
OF America Flagg rejects all invitations to prac.
and proposes to rest his success on the science
which bore him through the army of tne Potomac
as its champion.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Newport is to have new veneer mill, 40 by so
feet and three stories high New York parties rurn.
ish the capital.
The other afternoon, three.ycar old chill of Mr..
Ploof, was lost while picking chestnuts in the
woods of West Jay. Foul play is suspected.
horse was killed at Newport Centre recently,
by eating Paris green.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rutland is to have weather signal station
The house of correction is crowded with prison
ers, there being 81 inmates, Fifty men are now
employed in the marble shop.
II. e. Colburn, of Fair IIiven, lost a thumb and
two fingers in buzz saw the other evening.
Three inches of snow fell at the summit Of Mount
Holly, on Friday
C. f. Richardson of the Berwick House, Rut
land has been fine so aul sentenced to one
month in the house of correction for second
offence OF liquor selling. Appealed.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Mrs. +. w. Clark of Bratleboro slpecd on a
frosty door step and broke an arm.
Bible society statistics for Vernon: Number of
families, $50; individuals, GjS, attending church,
~; Sunday school, go; families without Bible,
8; families supplied, 5. The families left destitute
were iliterate Single individuals found destitute
and supplied, II; books sold, 81 books donated, y ;
contributions, 81 50.
son of Gilman Warren, OF Vernon, fell from a
tree recently and broke his leg.
Puncy has lecture course.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Ha,tanI is aliictel with sneak thieves and
highwaymen, some of the latter being mere boys.
Three Dung men recently stopped a boy on the
road, demanding his money at the mouth of a
shotgun, but were frightened away by an ap.
preaching team.
II. e. Harris of White River Village has been
fined SO and costs for illegal liquor selling.
A lad named Henry Merritt, of Woodstock,
broke leg badly while scu(lng the other day.
The proprietor of the White River hotel, at Hart.
ford, has been lncd IS? ,9i for liquor selling. lie
paid 1t.
One morning about year ago, Wells Green OF
East Bethel discovered that during the night, his
house and BAN had been dislgurcd by sundry
daubs of black paint. Mr. Green has since re.
painted his house, and on recent morning it was
found to have been dist cured a second time. The
ncighbors turne out anil soon removed m )st o
the paint.
Bradley Barlow of tic Southeastern railroad,
offers 81 900 reward for the detection Of the per
sons who recently placed distractions on The
track of that road.