Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.


fleece, 3GX pounds. Weight of carcass. l6s I
pounds. Eleven months and three days growth
Age thrce years in July. 1919. This ram was bred
by Ia T. Clark Of Addison, and got by the eele
6raled ram, General. Mr.. Clark sold, onc-half ii
trust to L. Townsend of Pavilion, \. " for 81 200
In the winter of 1875.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Goodrich. of stanford, cele.
brated their gOl len wedding April 7th.
The charter Of the village Of Remington pre-
scribes that 4 ballot for the election OF officers
shall he had If called for. Monday evening q
ballot was called for and refused by the acting
moderator. Good lawy ers decide that all the pro-
ceedings OF that meeting are void Several newly
elected trustees refused to act, and proper pro-
test Is being signed by all, irrespective OF party
The signers of these protests have called public
meeting to be held on Saturday afternoon next, to
see what shall be done to provide a lawful govern
ment for the village during the ensuing year.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
st. Johnsbury Is to have butter market.
Miss Ida ger was clectei superintendent o.
schools of Sutton, beating college gra duate of the
sterner sex by Il majority.
The epicurean ST. JOhnsbury Caledoniln had
ripe strawberries of home growth April 9th; and on
the llth its horny.handed editors cut green grass
nine inches tall in the ofice yard.
Peter Brown of East st. Johnsbury became
jealous OF the attentions pad to young lady by
Charles Barton, n cripple, and roughly assaulted
him, for which he has been auel go and costs and
sued besides.
The Fairbankses have Just flashed an elegant
platform scale from newly designed pattern
which has been sent to the Marquis of Lorne, the
new Governor General of Canada. It is finely
painted AMI embellishe bearing the cat of arms
oil Canada and the United States with round pillars
and nickle plated beams. The cost will be $1,000.
Mr.. Moses lIavlland, who lived two miles from
North Danville was splitting wood at the door o
MS house the other day, when he was taken will
great distress in his stomach, went into the house
grooming, threw himself upon lounge, called the
MINES of his children and exclaimed, " Oh my
stomach" and expired at once. lie leaves a wife
In feeble health, and two children in destitute cir.
cumstances.
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
Mrs John o. Nor,hrop of Burlington has hel
seventeenth child.
ESSEX COUNTY.
An East Concord man complained OF several
young men for intoxicatlon and they were fined.
The next day some OF the boys complained Of him
aud the testimony will show that the Sunday be-.
fore he took pig in his sleigh and was driving
through the street wnen the pig jumped out and
he man went after him in hot haste. lie overlook
him and the squealing and general uproar created
ty the man and the hog when they empraced in
the street was breach of the peace and breaking
ofthe Sabbath which called for legal remedies
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Willie WEIGH, of Franklin, who was kicked by a
horse few evenings ago, died on Saturday.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The mail service between IIydcpark and Lowell
has been increased TO six times week the depart
ment having lately dered its refusal of las
year.
Mrs. Austin, an agel and respected lady resd
ing with her son in The south part of Cambridge
was fatally burned Monday by her clothes tax ing
fire from match used to light her pipe. She
fingered in agony till Tues ay afternoon when
death came to her relief.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
D. W. Porter, of North Troy. has IS ewes that
have given birth to y lam bs this spring.
AT. Daily, of Derby is trying the experiment
this spring OF running a spout from each tree of
the sugar place to holders, thus saving the trouble
ofcarrylng the sap by hand
The South Eastern railway bridge which spans
the Mssisquoi in North Troy is being repaired and
strengthened. Two large cribs each l5x5O feet are
being constructed which will form the foundation
for trestles. Trains are not allowed to cross
during the repairs. Passengers, baggage, express
and mail are transferred by team.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Castleton invalid has selected his palbearers
and they accept
Matthew Doo)ey, Of West Castlelon, 81 years old,
was fatally crushed recently while running saw
in slate mandatory
An old woman at West Rutland is singularly
anecte by music, which paralyzes all her sen SEES.
Recently she dropped senseless on hearing brass
band.
John MCGOWAN of Rutland numerically beat a
young lad who had offended him, and a warrant
was taken out against him for assault with intent
to kill. When the officers went to his house they
were refused admission, but they burst open the
door, and at the same time MCGOWAN leaped from
up stairs window to the ground AMI started in
the direction Of Bald Mountain, with no other gar
ment to cover his person than an abbreviate shirt
The officers pursued him, but did not effect an
arrest for about five hours, during which time
McGowan lodged around various corners, and
succeeded in getting little clothing at the house
of his sister. He was held in $500 for appearance
at the county court.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Lieut.. Commander Allan d. Brown, son.in. law
of Hon. Royal Tyler of Brattleboro, has won a
prize of 800 and gold medal in the naval acade.
my at Annapolis, for the best thesis on Naval
Education for Officers and Men"
The Fall Mountain paper mill at Bellows Falls
is lighted by electricity. One room, 100 feet square
is made so brilliant by one light of 24OO candle
power that the finest print can be read in any
corner. /, was put in by the y. Y. Fuller Electric
Co.
Mrs. Cuts Of BrattlCboro dropped dead saturday
morning, as he stepped from train at the Ellie
depot in Jersey City, Nj She was about is years
old and she hal been visitinga DAUGHTER in Pat
terson, Nd. Her body was forwarded to Brattie-
bor0.
John Gcer, IA gardener, and early fruit producer,
living about two miles from Bellows Falls, after
preparing for church sunday in his usual health,
fell dc III IN his cellar, whore he had gone an En-
rand. The deceased was about 30 years OF age and
unmarried. lie leaves a mother and one brother
The cause of mis- death was heart disease.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
l.. II. Edison. OF Bethel, fell down stairs and
broke his lower jaw last week.
A year ago the people of sharon discovered a
400 deficiency in the town treasure's account, and
they have Just made mp their minds to investigate
il.
The proprietofs OF the White River Iron Works,
just west of Bethel, have organized into a stock
company. They say business VIII soon be com
menced.
WIN. BRgs, of Woodstock, has driven stage
fifty years, commencing when he was seventeen.
His son follows the business his father, having
driven stage twenty years, commencing when he
was fifteen.
Chester Scales, OF Ludlow was tossed across the
yard by vicious bull. The animal followed up the
assault but Scales seized and held him by the nos.
trils until his wife and daughter came with pitch
fol ks aud drove the animal OF.
Why do you never see young mule ?