Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-16
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
As Lester A. Bryant of Lincoln and family we're
coming through The Ripton woods, recently they
heard fearful screaming among the tree tops ano
upon looking up, saw an animal jumping from tree
to tree which was thought 10 bs a caiam luut. lie
was tie size of large shepherd dog and m UGH
longer. lie followed them twenty-five rods.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The strike in the chair shops in Arlington is
ended and the men have resumed work.
At stamford, the other day, II years.oli Charles
Lee fell down a flight of stairs aud died in two day
in consequence ofhis injuries.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Luman Owens, convicted at the present term OF
Caledonia county court of aduitry, was sentenced
thursday TO state prison tor two years.
The jam of logs at Waterford has finally been
started down The liver, heavy rains having raised
the river enough 10 float them.
AT West Burke a Ms. Couchie was holding
seances. ZIm Fogg was watching the materaIiza-
lion as they appeared, and when one pretty spnil
came out the temptation to embrace her was toe
much. Zim threw his arms around her and found
he was caressing the medium herself. or course
he was disappointed, but once having her in his
arms he investigated and found her dressed in thin
gaimt nts. easily shifted. In her traps were sew
erai spirit hands manufactured of paper, which
had been eficientin awakening interest in her ex-
hibitions.
Harvey Powers of South Ryegate was probably
fatally hurt Saturday by broad AK falling on hle
head from high beam. His skull was fractured
and two arteries were cot.
George circuit of Franklin Maine, was killed at
Mclndoes July ID. lie was at work on a drive of
logs, was struck by log and carried down Il g
sluice, since which time nothing has been seen OF
him. There is large jam of logs In the river below
and some time must eiapse before the body can be
recovered.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
W. s. Freeman, of Richmond, had the nisfortun
to deposit 500 with some pick pocket here on the
4th. Fifty cents is Il man really needs to attend
a circus.-I Burlington Clipper.
Burlington is having telephone all over. Sever
al miles of wire are laid, connecting stores anu
factories with each other, with the homes of the
poprietors, with the hotels, police office, etc. AL
communications will have 10 be sent rough GEN.
trial Office; 80 man can't tell his wife that friend
IS coming TO dinner and she must be sure to be
dressed and have something lit 10 eat, without let.
ting third person into the family secrets.
Hon. Geo. p. Marsh of Burlington, who has so
long represented this country as min lister to Italy
has recovered from Lis recent long and serious
illness.
Fred Martelle, of Burlington, was committed to
the house OF correction Saturday for 90 days. His
crime was petit larceny.
Friday afternoon an eight years old Milton boy
named Ryan loet his hat while looking out the car
window 10 passing through the Burlington tunnel
and he ran out and jumped after it, breaking his
leg.
The body Of young Granger, who was drowned
last spring, was found in the river Sunday ate
noon, about half way between the Winooski fall.
and the railroad bridge.
AT Richmond, Monday, ord mary butter sold at 6
to 10 cents, fair to good II to l., fine 12t and few
extra tubs at a shade hi CHER price. Cheese farm
made, sold at 4 to 5h and factory at to cents.
The Burlington & Lamolle road is running q
stage from Morrisvie to Jacksonville. to spite the
P. & o., aud help L mobile county people to go to
Burlington and back in one day.
The Burlington Free Press is responsible for the
narrow escape from wal cry grave Saturday night
lie was fishing for bull.pouts off Thompson's Point
when a pout of superior strength got hold of tn,
line and pulled the barrlster overheard. His COM
panions, hearing a star tied cry, looked around anu
saw nothing OF their brother fisherman but pan
of No. II boots waving above the water. The grand
juror was rescued. however, having sustained no
damage beside a severe fright and good wash.
ing"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
o. W. Wright, of Richford, lately gathered ,e3s
potato bugs fem one-half acre of potatoes.
VIM. Morits, who was committed to the house
of correction from Highgate, for adultry, and was
employed in the bakery, escaped Saturday morn
ing, while the oven was temporarily in the
woman's depai on account of repairs. II.
scaled the fence by means of an iron pipe. He has
not yet been found.
1t seems that the first reports as to the preva
lence OF the smallpox at Enosburgh Falls were
exaggerated. There have been only two cases OF
genuine smallpox aud half dozen cases oil
an ,ly one death has occurred. The
have taken all necessary precautions to
prevent the spread of the di 5ease and pc st house
mas been erected and other measures taken o con-
fine 1t within its present limits.
LAMOlLLE COUNTY.
John Wade, an old resident of Stowe, in his s7th
year and his wife in her Slthyear, have been mar
RED IS years and have been members of the Melho
dist church for about hfty years
ORANGE COUNTY.
At West Randolph, the It'll Mrs. E. A. sturtevant
of Midllebury and Mrs. f. q. Green of st. Albans
oil nanta tnnan nor min 1uth
Willard Gay as president, Mr.. II. T. Dubois, vice
president Mrs. Ii. W. Chase, secretary and Mrs.
John Marsh treasurer. In the evening public
meeting was hell at the Christian church vestry.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Abel Curtis of Lowell died in that village, July
ID, aged o.. He taught the first school In that town
was he d at pos tmasteri he built the first frame
house, and performed the first marriage. lie built
a grst.milll in 1872 was town clerk 81 years, and
was member of the state council of censors, many
years ago.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
DR.. O. Ii. Morehouse, while fishing in a brook
near Sudbury, found large turtle whose shell was
covered with moss. Having some
to know how thick the moss was, he
caught the turtle and with sharp stone removed
IT, when TO his surprise he found it bore the da to OF
I7s5.
DR.. A. NJ. CavorIy, an Old and respected citizen
and popular physician of Piltsford, and author OF
The history of the town, die at his home Friday o:
William and Martin Bulger, of Hydeviie, were
arrested on Saturday afternoon, for intoxication
and breach of the peace, and committed to the
house Of correction. They were fined about $1O5.
they disclosed on some parties in Granville, N. Y
WINDHAM COUNTY.
vagrant boy broke into store In Cambridge
port, near Grafton, stole some articles and hid,
sccidently fired the store by lighting lamp, anu
was discovered; the store was saved, and SO was
pupil for the Reform school.
Moody. the evangelist, preached to full house
n Vernon, his old home, sunday. Notw ithstand-
ng his severe and exhausting labors during the