Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

| The Addison farm and the Vergennes household
of Deacon Ezra Smith, the wife poisoner, Will be
sold soon for the benefit of his creditors. The
debts are nearly 500, and the assets not over
$500.
! CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Burlington hal a small fire in the -four and feed
store of c. Smith in the east end of Leavenworth
block Thursday morning,
1t has been decided to hold the coming winter
meeting of the Vermont Darymen's Association
at Milton.
There is talk of several wealthy New Workers
building elegant and expensive residences in Bur-
lington, next seas on.
The Vermont Witness, Burlington. has suspep.
ded publication.
Geo. ID. Sherman, the well-known musician, is
organizing new band in Burlington.
The fact is re calledthat IN the remarkably mild
winter of 1878 Captain, Judge, s. d. Chap
OF West Char lotte took nearly loo young ladies
from Burllngto n on his boat on Lake Champlain
excursion New Years day, and while returning
the party had dance the upper deck in the open
air, The lake was scarcely frozen over during the
winter, anl no Que crossed it on the Ice,
Fx.Aliermau r. {. Rove of Burlington died
Friday, aged A. years He had been a telegraph
at the lime OF his death proprietor of the stan.
ton House.
Hon. Lyman Hall formerly of sheIburnc. died IN
Moir, Iowa, afew days ago. He had represented
shelburn III the legislatures and held the office of
assistant judge Of the ChitIenden County court
CALEDONIA COUNTY
The mail trains on the Portland and oslensburg
connect at st. Johnsoury with mail trains Oh the
Passumpsic road, aud the express on the former
line connects at Cambridge Junction with trains
| direct te Burlington.
The county court at ST. JohnsOury adjourned
Friday after passing tle following sentences: rne
oIore Hutchinson, Tor incest, Ave years the
state prIson, the full extent of the law John Brown
for threatening to burn building, elSnteen months
IN al Ashley Bishop, for brutality to animals, s!5
| due Out OF SIX petitions Tor divorce only two
| were granted, which Is an unusually small proper
uon. Fairbanks x Co. have GeI cross-bill in the
foreclosure suit against tue Vermont division oil
tue Portland and Ossd n burg abroad.
The stage between HarIwick and Paindeld fell
over bank Monday ami was badly damaged. but
tue driver and passengers escaped with but slight
injury.
Hon. John ". HaItshorn Of Lunenbulgn was so
seriously Injured by something falling upon his
heal, at the depot IN that own the 3st ult that
his recovery is despaited Of.
A tramp named John own. who threatened to
burn Judge BpSmtn's buildings IN st. Johns bu ry,
some weeks ago. has been sentenced 10 year and
h1fil tlt sat pftstl
The St. JohusUury Athcngum brilliantly
Illuminated ON New Yeas night for the mutual
| reception of all tue citizens. The entire building
was thrown open, reading room, library, hail and
| lar NH nj md al and
cxcRan sed New Year greetings. Gov Fairbanks
was present aud received The warmest congratu.
| lltions OF the citizens. The rooms were richly
decorated with the choicest plants and skillIulIy
| arranged flowers, and there music by the ST
| Johnsbury Band Additional works Of arts were
laced in the gallery from the houses Of private
citizens some of rare excellence. The Occaslo
was most enjoyable ond was highly enjoyed by the
villagers generally.
Eugene Farnham o # Lunenburgh committed sui
c ide by drowning at East Boston recently. He
95 years old, and unmarried, and had seTved in the
regular army SIX yeas.
..::sutton folks don't vase money lawyers but
argue their own cases before justices nd juries.
j. D. Abbott. a prominent citizen of Barnet, has
failed, with liabilities from $4,000 to $40 CO., and
assets of $4,000. The number OF victims is large
and includes both rich and poor.
The Mayor of Burlington has called meeting to
see 1.-THE city will appropriate $2!0O for the pur-
chase Of a site Tor fair ground.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Chancellor Royce has issued order granting
the petition ofthe Woodstock railroad for grade
crossing at White River Junction, at the same time
allowing appeal on the put ofthe Central Yer
mont road to the supreme court. The case will bc
the first on the docket at the next term, beginning
at st. Adams January 10.
Central Vermont affairs are TO be IN court again
once more before February 5. The Vermont and
Canada mas brought bill in chancery with
ton for a new receivership, which Will be heard
before Chancellor Royce.
Dnlck Cutting of Faiflee shit hinselfin the
stomach with revolver Wednesday, and there is
little chance ofhis recovery
A Frenchman named Moquin died in Swanton
; the alst nit, aged IS years, aud leaving
70 years Of age.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
WOleott has got things down to fine point
Good beef is selling at three and half cents 10y
the side; pork, five dollars per hundred; potatoes,
T forty cents; dry hard wood al one dollar aud Gny
cents, and green hard wood at dollar and
twenty five cents cord.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
About 81 800 has been pledged far. FOR The
erection of a Methodist church in Coventry, and it
is expected that work will be begun on it
Mrs. John Cheney of Bloomington was thrown
from a wagon, the a7th ult.. and badly iuj ired
that she died next morning.
Stowe has a " tn ee-score and ten society"
organized in 1874 with 81 members, of whom IS
| survive. Two reached the age of 100 Mary Y.
Pike, born in IVA and Mrs. Ann Mcmahon, whp Is
living at the age of lU3 and still active.
The store of B. Frank Pearl in North Troy was
broken into by boy of of fifteen years, thelst and
i've watches, considerable OF money and 4
quantity of Jewelry stolen. lie has been arres ed
and is held for examination The watches and SIS
in money were found in his possession.
1t is now thought that the two daughters of Mrs.
Bliss, of Fairlee, w. who strangely disappeared
lew nights ago, did not commit suicide aller all.
they have been trace / to North Thei'ord, where
they took the cars to Manchester. n. n.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rev. J. p. Chalmers of Fair Haven Cougrcga.
tional church accepts call to Albert Lea. MINI.
j. c. Murphy, Rutland medical student, has
accepted Latin protessorship in Canadian
college.
Major John a. salisbury, formerly Of Rutland.
the Barnes House at West Rutland.