Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Mrs. j. Il. New, OF Middlcbury, was thrown from
her carriage and so seriously injured that it is
doubtful whether she will ever entirely recover
from the shock
Ii. w. Brcwster's show window, in Middlcbury,
costing s75, was broken by stone the other day.
W. J. Fish, resigned his position as principal of
Beeman Academy, New Haven, and c. G. Cove, a
graduate of Mddlebury College, class of'74, and
since then principal Of the Westport, n. Y, graded
school, has been hired to Ill the vacancy.
The family of Peter spe, of North Ferrsburgh
consisting off eight persons,' have an aggregate
weight of 1892 pounds. His six daughters arc
somewhat delicate, and tip the scales at only 2l7
pounds each.
John Newell, a young man from Orwell, while
swinging from the platform of a car near Whiting,
was struck by brilge and fell through 30 feet to
the stones below. The train was stopped and he
was taken to Orwell station, where he was kindly
cared for by the employees of the road. His head
was cut badly in three places, his shoulder and 4
ri BIS broken, besides other severe bruises.
At Ripton two inches of snow fell upon the
mountain on Saturday. large black bear was
killed last week, only halfa mile from the door
yard of the Breadloaf Inn while another almost as
large as COW was seen on the mountains the fol-
lowing day.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A great deal of drunkenness is reported at Ben
nington during the celebration on Saturday. Tina
was the curse of the celebration in ~.
The Bennington pear and plum crop will DO the
largest in many years.
Hampton Stewart, of North Pownal, lost three
fine four years-od colts, from his pasture, Thurs
iaV nipht Thpv ynrn al lint
clue to the thieves has yet been obtained.
CHIT ENDEN COUNTY.
There ale lS5 jury cases on the Chittenden county
court docket for the September term-oC which his
honor, the state, is pantiG in Gland II chancery
cases.
wednesday evening, the candy and cigar store
of NJ. l.. Elliott, in Burlington, was broken into
and several boxes of candy and cigars stolen. The
money drawer, containing about $l.50 in money
and some papers, was rl1ed of Its contents.
Rev. DR.. Sawyer, pastor of the Charlotte Baptist
church, has resigned and gone to Kansas.
&The Uniyer5alists of Richmond arc building a
$j,O00lchurch, and expect to have it finished by
January next. The work is done by George Guern-
sey Of Montpelier.
1t is now dcdn itely understood that tho Chittca
den County Agricultural Society will not hold a
fair this fall.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
st. Adams doesn't seem TO very well sustain
that fine musical organization the Brigade Band,
The Advertiser says In the last four years it has
not received anything, while the expense of furnish
ing music alone reaches 500 year, which added
to the cost of instruments purchased and other
expenses amounts to large sum, and the organi-
cation is now $50 in debt
On the ith inst, boy named Edward Rogers
IA years old, whose father lives in the west part
of ST. Adams, was arrested for stealing a watch
from BLACKSMITH shop. lie confessed before
reaching jail, conducted the officer to where the
property was concealed aul and gave ii up, and
on promising better conduct was delivered to his
father. Since then he stole of money from his
fathers house and ran away. Sheriff Halbert, sue
ceeded in finding him and took him home where he
is in jail awaiting examination. Shortly before the
watch was stolen Mr.. Writings bookstore was
robbed of$i0. Suspicion has rested upon this boy
and subsequent evidence tends to confirm it. He
is rather fast and has spent money freely this sum
MGR. which he evidently did not acquire by work.
LAMOlLLE COUNTY.