Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-10
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

One Little of Mijdlehury has been arrested for
stealing hides. wool, ETC., aud now awaits trial by
the next term of the county court
Vermont state Spirtualsts, association will hold
its quarterly cow ention Jan. q and 4. Free re-
Turn checks on the railroads will be furnished
The Addison county conference OF Cong esalion.
al churches will hold its annual meeting in New
Haven, December IL and II.
Editor johnson, of the Vergennes Vermonters, is
reported seriously i'll of fever We trusthis Illness
will not be Of long duration.
The Rev. Joseph Cook will lecture in Middlebury
Dec. Is on " Ultimate America"
e. Full4l's residence ON Cream Hill, Shoreham
was entered the other night and some $40 stolen.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. Johnsbury possesses remarkable curiosity
1t Is school district all the property included in
which is unmorgaged.
CuIrrENDEN COUNTY.
Owe. llty cases OF measles are reported in Rich
mond village
Giles Howe, of Richmond attempted 10 throw Il
pitchfork into the NOW, when il hit the barn and
rebounded, one of the tines struck his collar and
penetrated TO his lung. Mr.. Hove drew out the
To-, k and is doing as well as could be expected.
Bu,linglon's vital statistics for November are
Marriages s; births 80; deaths 81.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
A case of restitution is reported in Stowe, in
which mother is said to be insane because OF the
need OF the necessaries life for herself and two
little boys.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Five deer were recently seei u.,r w.t. t,r-
dolph.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Peter Gabaree of Wes1eld who was seriously
injured iu the Montgomery notch recently, has
brought suit AGAINST the town OF Montgomery,
laying the damages at $1,000.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
There were neatly u 900 sheep In Castleton 30
years ago, and now there are less than 5000.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
| The FIRST congregational church of Bellows Falls
| many years ago contracted large debt in enlarg
| ing the church building. The debt has hung ovei
the society since, greatly hampering its efficiency
| though 1t has been reduced somewhat. Sunday
through the iu3tru nentality ofthe pastor, a. u
| Uascomb, the whole Indebtedness was raised, with
no previous knowledge of the effort by the society
the only outside assistance being a donation OF
800 from ion Frederick Billings Of Woodstock.
The other day james O'Neill, employed in tht
Fall Mountain Paper Mill, at Bellows Falls ant
belonging at Keene, was caught in u belt of som'
of the machinery, and thrown with much forc'
against the shafting. One shoulder was dislocateC
and his skull was fractured and he died the mex
day.
Sneak thieves, probably tramps, forced an, CT
trance into C. E. Puffer's house, in Putney, OF
Thanksgiving day. while the family were absent,
and appropriated jewelry, spoons, gloves, a Goa
and pants in all valued at about $50. They were
tracked far as the railroad, and there appeared
to have been several of them.
The Bratteboro Methodists are raising $40 ,00C
wherewith to build church, and $1,000 are alrca-
| dy secured.
WINDSOR COUNTY
Denny Gehen of Ludlow some Is or II years Of
age, while intoxicated the other day, strayei from
the highway into an adjoining field, laid down by
the aide of A wall and fell leen. When liscoypret