Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-09
Vermont News.
ADJiSoN COUNTY.

therin.
Mrs. Z. A. sIuricvaut, Of Middlebury, has been
by executive commrt.e Of the state W.
Z. T. u, to organize local unions in the state. In
view OF Mrs. SturtovanI'. well known energy, ex-
ecuIive ability dull rleasingyai,lres, no otter az.
poin meut for such purpose could have been
made. She will enter upon her duties 10 that part
Of the state in a short time.
A Lanhgroye woman, lost the power of speech
several weeks ago, but has now regained it.
This is the second time she has been thus afflicted,
aud no cause is given therefor.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Manchester has voted to buy the old Congrega-
Ilonai oh urch at The Centre. move 1t a few rods
west and lit IL up as a town hall. The church
society will rebuild on the old site In anticipation
Of its centennial in July.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
James Robinson of st. Joinsbury In his collar
hone broken on Wednesday by horse whose legs
he was clipping laying over upon him.
CHIrrENUEN COUNTY.
There are two feet of frost In the ground at
Burlington.
Col. Albert Clarke, of St. Adams is to deliver the
Decorationday address IN Burlington.
At Richmond, Monday, butter sold at u to II
cents Tor fair Is 10 IL for CHOICE aud lew choice
tubs ut 10 cents. Cheese sold at from to cents,
eggs AK potatoes 81 to ~. maple 10 to Il,
and syrup from Is cents 10 II dollar a gall N.
The famous piano suit between o. n. ElkDs and
II. .Pettengil Of Burlington. has at last been set
tied. Pettengill Withdrew the suit, paid his own
costs and bought the panO.-[Soith Troy Pal
ladIum. Not SO. Elkius paid $3.50, gave up the
piano aud each party to the suit paid his own
costs.-I Burlington Democrat.
Well, gentlcn en- you seem to he only about six
octaves apart.
Last Friday evening an infant. about one week
Oil was lett AZ the door OF citizen of PlaitsOurgh.
Stops were taken to Investigate the matter, and It
was found that young lady OF this city was guilty
of the crime (or such 1t Is under the laws of New
York;, and, the detectives being pur on the track
she was arrested at Saranac Lake and lodged In
Clinton county jail. Her name Is for the present
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
DIphtheria has again appeared at Swsn'on juno
ton. Several cases are rep,rtel, one fatal.
C.F. Smith Of swauton, lost a valuable horse,
last week lie nal taken of the shoes when the
horse slipped down, striking on his head and Kill
ling him Instantly.
The Central Vermont Railroad Company IL build
ing large Tiffany refrigerator in the freight depot
at ST. AbanI, which will have capacity for 800
tubs of butter. The butter will become lhnrou sh-
ly cooled before shipment, and as 1t will be car,
Rad to Boston in Tiffany cars. it will arrive in
prime condition and command the top OF the maj.
ket.
At Franklin, the other div, as Willis Welch an
employee of A. f. riley was putting out team in
the dark, he was kicked, the blow coming on the
forehead, making hole through the skull over
the LEFT eye. A large pool of blood showed where
he fell and lay for some time, but when found he
was leading horse and partially Dew ildered; he
soon after became Con sciuus and has remained so
ncay all the time since. No hopes are entertained
ofhls recovery.
LaMOlLLE COUNTY.
The spring term OF the norm II school at job son
has opened W tn l05 scholars.
l. IL. Doty of Elmore, has 10 high grade jersey
COWS. He has made more than a tho usand pound
OF butter this spring.
| A Cambridge correspondent says " the Cham
plain Mutual 'v!ctlm, here are not the p!easautes
portion of our community"
The docket of the Arpil term OF the Lamo
county court (Which commences April 22) contain
ITO cases, and there .. III, CHI ,ncery dockc.
| Our village came frightfully near losing one G
our prominent residents on Saturday, In the perso
of Brigham Young. He had sold or his wife
things and was going to New Hampshire, when n
p. Grout followed him for his taxes. Young swor,
-[MorrIsvllle Citizen.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Attwo recent appearances ofihe Boston Coined
Troupe, at Ely, Mr.. Ely-Goddarl, or Ely d
Goddard" as he was calIe by the boys at Mont
pcer. took part In the play, and it is sail
acting compared well with that of the traine
| actors.
Solomon Pelrr who lived in the south. east pal
Of E lst Charleston, was killed while falling tree
on NJ Inday last. Ho went to the woods to cho
some IS alone, AMI lodged a tree on 10 smi
one lilo cut tbs second tree, and the two in ia'ln
bent over small maple that few back and stru;
Mr. Petre on the h sad with such force as to brea
his skull and his shoulder. At seven O'Clock h
vas found in the snow, where he had lain nearl
all day alive, but in an nsenslble condition.
lived until about midnight lie leave wife an
seven small children penniless.
, ID describing the recent railroad accident at Co,
entry (already mentioned in our columns),the Ly
don Union says: Mchinstry, the Advent preacht
was Oh b. ard, AMI furnished pr ,cticil II ustri
ton of his doctrine by' going up" short distance
But the ascension was brief and he returned wror
end NIB with his heal in hat rack and his hat
the wool box, all oil which gave skeptlcs anothe
+ point AGAINST him in tle argument Emmons r /!
.r,l<., nla nyaf Q
a,to see how the boys do 1t on such occasion
The president is an old gentleman but his some
{ sault was just as spry as any OF them
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Hon. Henry Ballard will speak at Rullnl, an
= Hon. George II. Bigelow at Brandon, Decor attic
Day.
A Castleton youth, u years of are, weighs
pounds an d stands feet inc les In his No.
oets.
q Mrs. Jared Long of Rutland aget 81, was blow
, down and her leg broken in two places, I
high wind oil March 3lsl
n William and Jane Bailey, a colorel couple, VI
z live about a mile from Farhaven Center, had
= quarrel, the other day,which ended by the husba
and wife going OF in different directions and lei
ing three children TO siaive. The situation of
, abandoned children was not discovered until T.
y days later, when the youngest chill was fou
) dead on it's face between the bed and stove. VIII
!, the remaining children were in perishing sts
from cold and starvation. Mrs. Bailey WAS pursu
I, and "A, res ted but h'r husband has not get be
- found.
), Nellie Monogan, a girl about Is years old. "
" had been living with Mrs. j. J. Rowe at Poul,n M
confess ell to setting two incendary fires. She
admitted two unsuccessful attempts to burn
:, house, Que of which was made previous to the u
) lire and the other few hours after the secor
~ she is under arrest but now denies her guilt q
- saws she was frightened into max ing the confess
u by threats made 10 her that unless the confessed
y setting the ares she would he taken to jail.
J. motive for the crime assigned by her at the time
e making the confession was desire 10 get hoi
W She had been very homesick, and only remain
/. because her mother insisted that she must.
~ wINBHAM COUNTY.
n Lieut.. Commander Allan d. Brown, son.in-l
il OF Hon. Royal Tyler of Bratteboro, has won
IN prize of 500 and gold medal in the naval acadt
~ ut Annapolis for the best thesis on 81 Naval eiu'
ton for officers and men,"
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Vi Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Jaqnith. of South Woo
X stock, celebrated their golden wedding the oil