Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-05
BENNINGTON COUNTY.


SUPPOSED MURDER AT PowNAL,-Mrs. Owen
Murphy died at Pownal, VT, OIL the 10Th, under
rather mysterious circumstances. She kept a
boarding house for the benefit of the woikmen
employ ed on the Boston, lIoosac Tunnel, and
Western railroad, and it is alleged that the night
preceding her death row occurred in her house,
during which she was kick al out ofdoors, rcceiv-
ing Injuries from which death resulted Her re-.
mains were taken to North Adams, aud Hurled
within 81 hours after death The Pownul authoti.
lies neg lcctcd to investigate the case.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
tire close Of the hearing Of the T. & o. Rqtl.
road case at ST. Johnsbury, Chancellor Ross init.
mated that he should probably render his dec suns
about the 10Th inst.
Dana Coe of Burke, has caught iorty.six foxes
within the last two years by trapping.
CHurTENUEN COUNTY.
The broad lake at Burlington /. Opea again in
strcaks.
a little four-yclr.ol son OF William Brown of
Burlington, was so badly burned, Friday after.
noon, by his clothes taking lire from the stove that
ne died the same evening.
ESSEN COUNTY.
There has been an epidemic prevailing IN Iun.
enbur. for the ppsttwo three weeks to an extent
that has required the services OF two physicians
night and day. There have b,cn some ctses Of
pneumonia one Of which proved fatal.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
y movement is on foot to revive the Ri,hlord
brass band with Il fam pro pect Of beng success.
ful,
y RchlJrd correspondent says rlavcl between
this place and all points in Canalt, up The river
road Is in tn worst con ltion knpwn for many
winters, it being almost impossible to get loaded
team through without capszmg-
The bonded Indebtedness of the town OF Il clifford
is $50 500, on which it pays an annual interest
amounting to s2,3sS an TO pay TIL, interest and
the current expenses ofthe town. tax OF nmty
cents on the dollar is laIsc'.
Mr.. Henry PvlRe, OF St. Alaans had hi, leg
broken in fail from a building some three month.
since, lost his wife Il few weeks later, and last
week was the victim of u repetition of the frs
accident in again breaking tie leg lie has sis
small children, AM M visible melns OF support
for himselfan his stlly aGl;ted f,mily.
ORLEAN, COUNTY.
The snow is said 10 be exceedingly deep in the
Jay woods, disseminating lumbcrmen very much.
Qnie number OF farmers in Derby are still
holding their summer butter,
/ Samuel Moody, of Charleston, dcvourcd at onj
meal, the other day, one gallon Of oyster stew. :;
crackers anil one mincc pie.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| There were twelve funerals in Rutland las
week.
WINDIilM COUNTY.
Ecv. George L. Walker Of Braluebolc, accept
a call to Hartford, Ct
| Rev. George Porter, pastor ct the Eisa Towns
hcnd Congregational church. has been nude DR.
of Divinity by the University Of the Grand Duch,
| ofilcssc, in Germany.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Misses rownsey and Beck are ho ldilEa serie
+ of meetings at Weston.
At Windsor, last Friday, Luke Belvhle, Froncl
man, stabbed William Gallagher making an In
cision three inches long on the let temple, with
jack knife, scvering an artery. HetviIl, h.I t.
New Hampshire. Gallagher is low but may rc
cover
Frank LaCarlce, Of McInducs Fails, has bee
sent to the house Of correction for 10 DAYS fn
savagely assaultlug with knife, fellow min ban,
named Money,