Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
CHITrENDEN COUNTY.

the Baptist Sunday school. in East Charlotte, $3.50
volumes of new books, lat ali expense of over $1,000
The library now consists of 7GJ volumes of choice
reading matter.
VIM. H. Dewitt who has been in Jail at Burling-
ton for many months past for attempting to brain
man with a sad iron, pleaded guilty to assault,
Saturday, and WIS sentenced to % days in the
house of correction.
In the Chittend en- county court Jennie Collier
pleaded guilty OF assault, AMI was fined So and
costs.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Mr.. D. e. L.insley, manager of the Burlington
and Lamoills railroad, has completed shute by
which, with water for a motive power, cord wood
is brought from the forest and landed beside the
line of railway at Cambridgeboro.
Anumper of the physicians of Lamoille county
have organ lied the Lam ollie Valley Medical AS
sociation with the following officers: President,
E. j. Hall; vice-presdent, IL. w. Hendrick; Sec
rotary Joel Allen; treasurer, David Randall COM
mittee of arrangements. I. j. Holbrook, d. d.
Grout and Joel Allen. An adjourned meeting will
be he'll 4 in Hyde Park. Wednesday, Nov. tn.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The rival Bradford Opinions are now betting on
their respective subscription lists. 1t is opn.
ion that they can find better business without
making much of q search.
A foot peddler was assaulted by two men while
travelling near Bra ford recently, and had trunk
stolen, but 1t was Subsequently recovered.
| A. II. Libby, the 10 and p mile champion of the
state, will give an exhibition of his skill as ped
esrian on the last day of the Tuubridge fair, octo
Der o. walking onehalf mile backward, running
one-half mile forward, and walking two miles. also
covering 20 feet in two standing jumps-all 10 be
done inside OF 30 minutes. Mr.. Libby was the
trainer of Daniel O'Leary, the long distance cham
Mon of the world.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cephas Avery of Thelford, cele
braed their golden wedding last Friday evening,
receiving many presents. Mr. Avery has resided
ON his farm where he now lives 10 years.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
John Morrill,, of Barton Landing, was recently
thrown from load of potatoes and badly bruised.
Jasper Facto of Troy has gone to the house of
correction for 1872 days. Intox ication.
Post Office established: Morgan Center, Orleans
county, Frederick A. Gray, postmaster. Postmas-
tiers appointed: julius W.Bakers at Ripton, Addi-
son county; Egbert H. Robinson, at West Charles.
town, Orleans county.
At the terrible railroad accident near jackson,
Mich, Friday Moses Gray and William Gray of
Troy, Vt. were killed, adj William Busg of the
same place had his right leg and hip crushed.
William B. 3awyer's Greensboro village, dwell
ing and barn have been burned. Insured for
$780,
An incendary has burned the house, barn, sheds,
hay, grain, farming tools and household furniture
of William Little of Irasburg; loss $1,000, partly
insured.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rev. Mr. Pug OF Fairhaven struck his vito on
the head with a stove hook. inficting a dangerous
wound.
George Mcdowell of Ferrisburgh was committed
to the house of corr ecton Monday, for petit lar
ceny, for a term of nuety six days He has had
three terms in the reform school and was last dis
charged from there May !, 1879.
| iuryman who had been summoned as a tails
man in the Rutland county court desired to be
excused because he hal three or four bushels of
apples that he was afraid the boys would steal un
less he was excused. He was not excused, but the
court suggested that the sheriff could take care of
the apples.
The house of John Travers, in Rutlanl, was
Patrick Riley's house and barn were destroyed
Tuesday morning. Insured for 5000.
Mrs. Aldace vondette, of West Rutland while
riding lately, was thrown from the rear OF the wag
on by the sudden displacement of the seat and sus-
tanned painful injuries. An infant which she car
ried in her arms was also badly bru sed.
Pierce the negro contestant for the o'Leary belt,
was formerly employed as hostler by Gen. Baxter
of Rutland.
HDiphtheria has been raging at West Rutland in
epidemic form. One physician has had 40 cases,
three of which have proved fatal, There are ten
cases there at present.
| WINDHAM COUNTY.
There are no more cases of small pox in Bellows
Falls, and no more cases are expected The change
already quite perceptible in the number of PEG.
pie who come to town to do business.
Mr.. II. A. Fuller Bible distributor, found 296,
families in Guillord, composed of 1,l37 individuals
of whom COS attend church occasionally, and 243
attend Sabbath school; he also found rs children
under years old. He sold lbs copies ofthe ible,
costing SjS47, and gave Al copies, costing Sla so
There were Is families without a Bible, of whom
$ were Roman Catholic and II American Protest.
ants. Twenty-Five single destitute individuals
were also supplied.
| WINDSOR COUNTY.
Bishop Bssell has called convocation of the
Episcopal church Of the state to assemble at Wood.
stock, the 10Th, glst and 23d of October.
| The barn and its contents. with portion OF the
house, in Norwich, belonging to Mrs. Sarah Wal.
bridge, were burned Friday night. Probable loss
| $500; insurance unknown.
Barnard had severe frost on the night of the
9th of September, when the ground froze so that
1t was difficult to dig potatoes the next day until
thawed out by tho sun
Leavitt Hunt of Weathersfeld, brother of tho
eminent artist, William NJ Hunt is arranging to
publish the latter's biography.
People in Gaysville are greatly ANNOYED by n
series of petty thieving which has been carried on
for considerable time. Pork, soap and other
articles have been taken from cellars. Attempts
which have proved unsuccessful have been made
upon the residence of Fred Gray.
Deacon Franklin S, Hazeu, a prominent citizen
of Hartford committed suicide Tuesday week while
temporarily insane, by hanging in a sugar house
He had suffered few years from the effects of A
sunstroke, and last year his only son, member OF
the freshman class 10 the agricultural department
at Dartmouth died, since which time he has been
occasionally deranged.