Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-15
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Middebury is agtating the question of maca-
lamizing the roads leading into the village. The
lgures demonstrate that for period OF 80 or Az
'ears such roads make large saving and they are
infinitely better.
Isaac Lovelt of Middlcbury killed heller less
han lG months old, which dressed $50 pounds and
lad 40 pounds of rough tall>w
Twenty five persons, converts under Mrs Ham
nond's preaching, Joined the Methodist chuIch'
tergennes, Jan. 9th.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Ex-Gov. Inland Halls wife died at North Ben
linston on Wednesday,.
At North Pownal, the other day, Patrick Keelet
Thomas Kelley and Matthew Medley were inJured'
~ premature explosion Keere was blown down
cut Is feet his face badly bruised and one oil MS
eyes tom out Kelley also lost an eye wnhe he''
~ was only slightly injured.
The bennington Banner. speaking of the pro
posed inves tigat on into the late election in tina
town, as suggested by Senator Thurman says
By all means lei us have the investigation, and
" the quicker it comes the better 1t viii please the
" republican party in this town and equally
At South Dorset, June ID, James Burns nearly
killed Charles Reynolds by striking him win
whifetree. Reynolds was taken up for dead, but
it is now thought he will recover. Burns had HIM
self complained Of and got OF by paying s ID Tor
common assault, but this is probably not the end
AS an indication Of the revival of business it is
noticed that the extensive coal kilns of the Ben
nngton and Glastonbury railroad company in the
vicinity of Bennington, are being started up, to-
gcther with other parts OF their extensive lumber
and coal business upon the East mountain This
will give constant and increasing employment to
large number of men, as well as contribute TO the
substantial prosperity of all the surrounding
region.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
ast. bloomsbury had not a lre during The year 1873
Capt IL. X. Ide Of st. Johnsbury has gone TO
Florida to reside.
Dana Coe of Burke has caught As foxes within
the last two years, by trapping.
A Danville gnl,aged nine years and eight months
weighs 1870 pounds, and is still on the gain.
Rev. j. 7. Humphrey, for many years pastor of
the Congregational church at st. Johnsbury, has
resigned.
In Lyndon there are several thousand bushels OF
potatoes for sale. A few have been sold Tor IS
cents, but they go slowly at that figure.
Danyillc has had small avalanche A snow
slide from the hill south of the village crushed in
the windows of house, filled the rooms and
blocked the highway for a long distance
There came near being a destructive fire in st
Johnsbury on the 3 | Instant caused by the foolish
ness of man in the grist mill who thawcd out The
water wheel by burning straw saturated with
kerosene. The fire companies saved the mill an1
| 1000 bushels Of corn.
A section orthe chimney of the Baptist churcl
in St. Johnsbury, that was built angling and no
supported, kicked out " last Sundy and CRASHED
through the ceiling into the entry, but iortunatel.
no one was hurt.
The Lyndon Union says that Col. Fairbanks
hostler was considerably surprised last Tuesday
when he attempted to drive away from his hltchin
place at the depot. The horse, which had nevc
baked before refused to start and acted quit
lrisky and strange. Otis was surprised. But
helped matters somewhat after he got out and un
htched.
Conductor Ranney receive Christmas preser
of beautslul SO lantern from the train boy
The top halfofthe glass is blue and when Il
white and blue of the lantern come in contact wi
the complexion of the conductors countcnance
makes patriotic combination pleasing TO behol
Lyndon Union.
| The South Eastern Railway from sutton juno tic
to S)rcl, is completed; and trains will probab
commence running very soon.
t,IIITTENnEN CpIrNpv
II. q. Boarlman of Milton has a large muskr
farm in the extensive IN lrshos neir the mouth
/ the Lamoe river, where til, ol1rif1rous roIcni
have multiplied so rapidly that a plentiful harvc
is anticipated.
II The Burlnstbn NJ tuutlcturing Company ha
:, recently closed contract amounting to abo
sGOHOo with wealthy man in Chicago to furni
marble tor an elegant resi- encc to be built in tn
If city the coming seas on.
V The Burlington M3thDIist church received
G persons on probation the other evening, result
Mrs. II I'M non rs meetings.
George Dearborn of huntington, aged
II brought his lett han in contract with n circu
10 saw which he was rnanng, jan. 9th and ii was
lacerated that Dr. Chesmorc had to amputate
first three 1ns gers. Two other members OF
80
j. mills
I. ESSEN COUNTY.
i A meeting has been called in Concord to
what shall tie done about The town bonds. Til
=. are nine suits against the town and all the money
j. men are leaving. Personal property has been S
out of town and the farmers are taHln: stock fl
lr other towns TO keep for pay. a maj )rlty OF
;, bondholders have offered 10 take 80 per cent Il
accurel interest.
Ill FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There are at least two villages in Verm ont,
. considerable size, that have got so far through
Is hard times without II failure, namely Svtn'on a
H. Lyndonvie.
y, LAMOlLLE COUNTY.
9r, Miss Mary Knowles, an evangelist from Farnl
M p. O., is winning golden opinions in johnson
al awakening much religious interest.
Snow averages three feet deep in Lame
he county.
zee ORANGE COUNTY.
President Ely, of the Ely mines, havin DO
,so the one at Cornth, formerly known as Pike
it is now called the Goddard mine, ia honor of
u' Goddard.
Ely station is the best On tho PdssnnpsiG II
tly save st. Johnsbury and Newport. Tn rec y
one month were 5000. In Dccomber i6c car /
,, "pgs" were shipped The ieceIp,s of cpie
Wv month average 600 tons, an will soon be mere;
Ter to 1000.
me Two Randolph farmers recently t,ok to \
in buryport, Mass, two-horse lJa erh OF bu
,sb and returned with sh, which indicates that F
have adopted the olden style of going below
market their produce.
William l.. baldwin,, n prominent North ;
to ford citizen. aged 80, was thrown from 81
csc under his horses heels recently and fatally hui
i've Dipthcriai is prevailing in Orange again
red great extent.
lex ,oo1 =, ,o,.,,, ,,no, ava, on, .,.,o
the knIod w.rron Mi,,or , ~ Sawhnrr Im. I,r
was % years old.
AL ORLEANS COUNTY.