Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-18
Vermont News.
AUJISON coIfNpV
The Dotens Of Monkton are the latest inherto
Of vast fortune in England.

ADDISON COUNTY.
The Dotens of Monkton are the latest inherito's
Of vast fortune in England.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Because oftroube with his fourth and recently
married young wife, Bensjah Potter of Bennington
gashed his leg terribly, with suicidal intent. satur
day.
Several Bennington liquor dealers, who have
been Indicated Tor violating the state! liquor law,
are soJournng in Troy. N. Y, says the Times,
until The adjournment of the court at Manchester.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
The little village of North Danvnle, with not
over 1900 Inhabitants, has nine blacksmiths and
seven blacksmith shops.
catamount that is thought to weigh some 60
pounds, was seen in Hardwick recently. 1t escap-
ed the subsequent search ofhunters.
Mr. Robert Kelsey, of North Dlnville, died June
10, ofdropsical affection. Ills age was about IS
years. Mr.. Kelsey was a prominent man in a
prominent family in Danville for many years. lie
had buried four wives.
While the funeral procession was, on its way to
the grave a few days since, and the hearse was
conveying the remains of Mrs. John Barber, Of
sutton, for nterment, the hearse broke through
bridge, swapping both thills and doing other slight
damage.
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
In the rife match at Saratoga, Thursday, the
Burlington team won by ll3 points, the largest
score ever made in a match.
On Friday at Burlington, Peter Cross was bound
over in $500 for committing an assault on a girl
named Stacy. In default of bail he was committed
Professor F. N. BENEDICT, of the University of
Vermont, is failing with chronic dyspepsia at his
home in New jersey and his friends have serious
fears that he will not recover. His age is 20.
Tomas Meagher, Jr., of Burlington, died in Chi.
cago Wednesday night, from injuries received on
the Michigan Central railroad. Deceased was son
of Thomas Meagher, Sr., of Burlington, gas filter
and plumber by trade. His age was 90 years.
On Thursday morning little daughter, two
years and six months old, of VIM. Ramsay, living
on Battery street, Burlington, walked backwards
into pail of boiling water on the floor, immersing
almost her whole body except the extremities
The child fingered in great agony until 10 O'Clock.
at night, when it died.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Enosbursh Falls has five cases of the smallpox.
LiMolLLE COUNTY.
Two hundred tubs of butter were shipped from
Morrisvllc station last week Tuesday.
W. S. Noyes of Wolcott received an order for
over twenty thousand dollars worth of ptchfork
handles few days since.
Rev. Lyman Bartlett, who preached in Morris
vile twelve years ago, but has since been mis-
sionary in Turkey, is home now. There was a
social gathering at the vestry last Saturday even
ing, to enable his old friends to meet him. He oc.
cupied the pulpit Sunday morning, and in the even
ing talked about Turkey and its people and hi,
work there which was very interesting.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Derby will celebrate the Fourth.
On Monday as five men were bcigng let down it
crib into the pit of the Melbourne Slate Quarry
near Derby line, the rope broke letting them fall
distance of 40 feet They were all more or less
injured and are all in a critical condition.
While George White and Riley Smith were at
work on the road in Bloomington, the other day,
they got into quarrel and Smith struck White
with the edge of a shovel with such force as tc
cut the ear in two, ceave the flesh from the skull
and leave White in very dangerous cond iton
Smith fed and has not yet been arrested.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
DR.. Warren II. Hamilton young Brandon ply
stefan, has just died Of malignant diphtheria, caugh
from patient
Hiram Levin, of Mason City, ILL.,, formerly o
Rutland is chosen to the highest Office In the order
of " Red Men in that state.
Thomas Lynch, foreman of Flint Brothers quarry
at Rutland, while loading block of marble on the
10th, had his arm broken.
A two.years old daughter of Mr.. Doran on Ter
rill street, Rutland, fell from window recently,
a distance of II feet, sustaining fracture of the
thigh
One of the Castleton farmers fed out last winter
to his stock ton of hay day and he has plowed
so acres of land this spring for corn, oats potatoes
aud buckwheat. lie don't claim to be much of al
farmer either.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
i. d. Uarrs's barn and shed adjoining his house
at Brattleboro, were burned by an ncendiary last
week, with three horses.
Joseph Freeman, Canadian Frenchman, was
arrested at the Bra teboro depot recently, charged
with stealing some $50 from Bryant Sawyer, of
Vernon. He was searched and nearly $40 were
found upon him. In default Of $500 bail he was
sent to Newlane.
Clark p. Whitney, of Westminster, had a very
valuable mare stolen from his stable about four
years ago. After thorough search all hope of find
Ing her had disappeared. Last week he received
information which led him to believe that she was
in possession of the mayor of New Haven, ct. lie
went to that place AMI now writes back that the
mare is his.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
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CURED.
George w. Davis carriage factory at Chester
depot has been burned; loss $4,000.
A fish commissioner is expected to stock White
river with pike Barnard pond is to have a sup
ply of black bass.
Benjamin Whitney, of Rochester, n man nearly
70 years old, was severely injured on the morning
OF the 9th, by log roll ing upon his leg, and dis
locating his ankle.