Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-13
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

New Testament Greek, in the Bangor Theological
Seminary for one year.
One Antoine Jerome, who lives with his family
on tue little Island in Button Bay burgh was
the other day, for abusing his wife and cruelty
whipping his little girl sent to the workhouse for
sixty-one days.
Silas Tappan, Of Panton, had a narrow escape
recently from being gored by bull. He was
'hrOwn by the animal, but managed to get away
WITH a sprained ankle.
An aged couple in Addison, who lost two sons
in the war, have received 1927 back pay.
The town of Lincoln was excited, Saturday
morning, at the finding of Miss Lemon, by her Ei-
Their, lying dead the railing of the stairs in his
house, in passage about two ieet wide. Several
physicians from Bristol were called and an examln-
| alton was held. The doctors labored for several
hours and finally came TO the conclusion that the
girl died from the effects of sefattempted abor.
ton. Miss Lemon was about 20 years of age. The
funeral took place Saturday afternoon.
The trade in Spanish IN erino sheep is improving
and four car loads were shipped at Mddlebury in
| one week recently, IL. Barnes Of Antonio, Texas,
coming for a car load of fine animals. George
Smith of Addison disposed of fine three years old
buck for 500, which approaches the old time
prices,
Bristol has the largest coHia mandatory in
Vermont They shipped 100 conlus to Boston last
week.
| They've dug up another material curiosity. This
me it is perpetually bearing apple tree, on the
land of Joseph Boynton at New Haven Mills. This
tree bears fruit on one side one year and on the
other the neyt. 1t has been doing this double bust.
ness for some years.
| BENNINGTON COUNTY.
| block of East Dorset marble, measuring 20
feet 6 inches in length, feet inches in width,
and feet ) inches in thickness containing about
1873 cubic feet and weighing some 2,iOl pounds
was drawn from the HOLSTER quarry on Dorset
| mountain to the station at East Dorset the other
day. The quarry being 1850 feet above the rail.
road and two miles distant, the descent of such a
| load is no small task, requiring wagon weighing
1900 pounds, six yoke of oxen, AMI brakeman
beside the teamsters. The time occupied in this
| instance was seven hours. The block goes to
Philadelphia.
William llarman, son OF Austin Hartman of North
BenningtOn,fcll from his seat on a reaper, Wednes.
| day afternoon, while cutting barley, and became
entanglcd IN the machinery so that it became
necessary TO knock the machine 10 pieces with an
| AK 10 effect his release. Though horribly manglcd
| he directed the work of those who came to his as
| sistance. He was injured at lOA NJ. AMI died at
| p NJ. lie was 80 years old and leaves wife.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
The expenses the town of Stlnnard in Gale.
don'a county, last year. were only $l23, which in
clnded the support of one pauper, which cost si2
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
The Burlington houses of ill.fame were raided
the other night, aul ID female inmates captured
| and ia lied.
Rev. Mr.. Murray's yacht at Burlington has been
sold and the attachment satisfied.
The annual parade of the Burlington fire depart
ment VIII occur Scptcmber2d
The sherman Band of Burlington cleared s2OOd
by recent boat'rilc. And they are going to re.
peat it.
ESSEX COUNTY.
at Lunenburg, the other day, an eght-year-oll |
daughter of Moses Hubbard jumped into a river |
after stick thrown in by a companion and was
drowned.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
On Saturday, Alfred Randall of Newport, who
has been sick with sciatica for three months, but
was getting better, while lying in bed went to sleep
when his right leg fell over and broke near the hip
II cannot be set on account ofhis age and weak |
ness, and he cannot survive l)ng.
Maggie johnson of Newport, the remaining vic
tim of the burning by the kerosene stove, died |
tuesday, closely following Miss Barnes She was |
about Is years old The accident which termIna |
ted so fatally occurred three weeks ago anil both
girls have suffered all the time severely.
The Vermont Emery Wheel company at West
Charleston recently shipped two wheels to New |
York, each three feet in diameter and four inches
thick They were the largest wheels ever manu-
featured by the company, and cost $3.50 each.
Gen. Nat p. Banks, United States Marshal for
Massachusetts, will deliver the address of the |
Barton fair, October LIST.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
1t is proposed to organize lodge of Odd Eel.
lows at Bradford.
The widow of Oscar Remington of Walngford, |
who was drowned in the lreshet last spring, has
| sued the town OF Rutland for damages.
panther is reported to have been seen in the
swamps south of Fair Haven.
All the mills along the river in Fair Haven have
had to stop work on acc )unt of low water.
At West Rutland, George Tower was hit in the
head and severely wounle ed by stones thrown by
careless boys.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Mrs. Wareham Morse of West Brattleboro, an |
estimable and much respected lady, IS years old,
day. She was picking berries in her own garden,
which is near the pond, and was induced to get up
on the raft on which two young ladies, the Misses
stowe, Ii and Is years of age, were riding. On
stepping aboard the raft was overturned and Mrs
Morse drowned. The two young ladies' were res.
cuei 0y boy II years of age after great effort
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse were formerly of Canton, MY.
Herbert, fiveyear-old son of \. o. johnson of
Brattleboro fell from heavy log wagon on VIII ich
he was riding and was run over. His spine was
somewhat Injured, AMI his left side is pirtially pa.
rayzed, an his recovery is doubtful.
The Winlham county savings bank has declared
| emiannual dividend of ~ per cont.
The Bapti'ts of rownshelI are mikias ex.en.
sive repairs on their church.
Miss Rowell of WIlliamsville, who has been
living near Boston, but recently visited friends at
5raltlebofo is missing and she is supposed to he
insane.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Preparations for work at the Bethel mines are
going forward. We understand that it is the in
| ention of the company to employ men in three
gangs, one at Gaysve, another at Stony Brook
and third at Locust Creek. Those parties will
wash out the black sand this summer for the use
Of the furnace in the fall aud winter.
Ter, thirteen years Old, ~ inches in circumference
eight feet high and containing $50 buds and bios.
SONS.
Parties at lllrtf1rd near White River Junction,
oGtr to give j. Estey & Co., 100 acres of land, |
oget1er with one of the finest water privileges in
the state, providing the firm will remove their
organ works TO that place.
The annual Universalst State Convention OF
Vermont will beheld at Springfield, commencing
on Tuesday evening, August 18th, and continue |
through Wednesday and rhursd ~. Rev. .. X. |
Crosby Of Woo Istock will deliver the annual ser. |
mon.
The annual exhibition of the White River agri. |
cultural society occurs the 18th AMI l7ih of nc xt
month at Bethel.
A grand union temperance camp and
a.