Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDtSON COO
As George ScorbrOugh and Mr.. Jennings, OF Bris-
toll were passing over Lincoln mountain January
18th their horse was instantly killed by tree which
was being telled by a boy
lara Kent, of Addison, a veteran of the war of
1872, died, the other day, aged 6! years.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 5. lIomcnwaY, of orwell, ceie'
brated their golden wedding January llth.
Mrs. Hammond still abors in NIiddlebury.
Charles Strickland, barber of Vergennes, was
taken with bleeding at the lungs on Friday morn
ing; in the afternoon he was taken with another
attack and a blood vessel broke and he bled to
death within ten minutes. lie leayas q wife and
two bright little children.
John Frame, who has nearly completed a SEN
tence to state-prison for blowing open The ID Yer
GENES bank vaults and robbing several stores in
The city turns ont to be connected with heightened
and wealthy Maryland and Pennsylvania families,
none orhy friends except his sister, knowing of his
whereabouts. lie claims TO have fallen into bad
COMPANY at Boston and formed the acquaintance
Of Il gang Of burglars, with whom he operated till
his arrest at Vergennes He says he is completely
reclaimed, aud when he gets out OF prison he will
return home as Il prodigal to lead different life.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
bennington lelpioe5 that all its factories and
work shops, with perhaps one or two exceptions,
furnishing employment to nearly 1000 hands
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Fourteen large newspaper sacks passed down
over the ptssumpsic railroad Jan. lOth, hled with
advertising sheets mailed in Canada at cent n
pound, to people in the states
A st. Juhnsbuly despatch says that the several
cases which the State has brought against Alvin II
Stokes for procuring abortion have been carried to
the Supreme Court by the defendants counsel,
they having tcmurrcd to the indictment, on the
ground that il falls to show malice aiorcthought.
\ hanted fox at Burke recently climbed 30 feet
up ceder tree and concealed elf among The
boughs, but his pur5u9rs found him.
UHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Work ON the Howard Opera House in Burlington
is going on briskly. The frescoe painters have a
weeh 8 work before them, and in the carpenter
WORK much remains to be done.
Tlree prisoners-Georgc Armstrong, jerome
Howard and Thomas Pope-broke Jail in Burling-
ton Friday night, by digging hole into the CHM
ney climbing through the nue TO the roof anu
thetcc jumping to the ground
Tie steamer Herald made her last "trip from
Burlington to Pittsburgh for the season The 18th.
The Free Press says the Chittenden county jail
is uNcrly insecure flr tbs safe keeping Of prison
ers
Like Champan is closed as far north as Ar
nold's bay, teams crossing near Pot Henry, N
Y ,anl tue broad lake will probably soon freeze
oval'.
IL Il. Board OF Milton, has large mus KRAFT
farm in the extensive marshes near the mouth of
the Lamoe River, where the seductive fowls
have multiplied 50 rapidly that plentiful harvest
is Anticipated.
james D. scully, for some time past mail agent
betgcon Burlington aud Boston, has resigned to
accept responsible position in the establishment
of Nes3rs. IL. W. Mason n Co.. Mt Winooski.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Eisj Fairfield has new Masonic hall, ant four
inches Of snow,
asa Whttcomb, of Highgate, who was injured by
a fdl from building while painting, sDnn weeks
siu4c, Il Ell the l2th inst.
LNMOiLLE COUNTY,
vi :. MctollG of North lfydepark has made the
pas 1e,aon from two native cows, without giving
then any extra feel, as pounds of butter.
| Tie lawyers will breathe easier. Tho Emorc
lyc,um has just decided that their profession Is
! beIelcial TO society.
! me town clerk of IyIe Park recorded the Other
: dag IA dcel measuring feet inches in length.
L)well, during 1873 had only six deaths, the youg
! eslperson d Ing being 81 years of age, and the
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