Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-02
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

party OF gentlemen are going into the A iron.
dacks soon, from vergeunes.
Dea. L. Z. Burrows, OF Middlebury. was serious
ly hurt latelS by being thrown from buggy.
The Midllebury 10 lge of Good Templars will
have an excursion to Q Ieen City Park on welnes.
day, July I'D.
Z. KIRBY vast thrown from q wagon in Middle.
bury recently, AMI quite seriously injured. A
namcless Samaritan resuscitated him captured the
nyaway team, aud sent him home, where for sew.
eral days he WAS closely condne |, but is now on
the gain.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The estate of Harmon Canneld of Arlington pays
six per cent dividend on $50 900 of debts.
At the recent term of the Bennington county
court the twenty-vear- oli life of C. ID. Sweet oh
tanned divorce from her seventy. year.old bus.
band.
Rev. j. L. Harrington, acting pastor OF the Or
ange Congregational church, accepts call TO East
Dorset.
John p. McKeon. young Benn ington carpenter
died suddenly the other day, from drinking ice
water too freely.
While Michel Seymour of East Dorset was at
work near circular saw, recently, one foot came
in contact with the saw and was split from the toes
TO the instep.
OOhh hcAhSu1t WIN cSCdptu lTOW tue III at Ben-
nington several months ago, gave himself I'D the
other day. James a. lson took him In charge
and returned him to Bennington There was re
ward of s75 offered for him.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Frank Auyur, st. Johnsbury blacksmith, was
drowned while bathing on Wednesday evening
In Sheffield most Of the wool soil for q cents
per gouni. Early lambs have brought 90 each.
John Hopkins, of st. Johnsbury, was arres ted
for int 'xcation few avs ago, an disclosed on
stranger. These strangers are mighty convenient.
Moses Frost and wife OF Groton are Sc years old,
were married in that town 6. years ago, have had
IL children, of whom are living The couple are
still in good health.
The Caelonian says the jury in the Peabody
case went to church three times on Sunday, and
considers it rare thing for some of them. Does
the Caledonan consider such things 10 jury.ous?
Burglars at ST. Johnsbury have p,en rather
annoying of late. Several houses have been en-
Tered, and one man loses about sl6j. The authori-
ties are endeavorin! to er ct out the guilty par.
ties, but nothing has as yet been discovered.
The house of Cyrus Hill OF Waterford was struck
by lightning, the other day Mrs. Hill and Mrs.
Mulliken were in the room together, and the baby
was playing on the floor. When the crash came
Mrs. Mulhken was knocked nearly across the room
the stove was upset, stoveppe knock down,
looking-gass broken, flower pots upset and some
sixty lights of glass in this and other rooms broken
Mrs. Mulliken was much affected, but well enough
to return to her home in day or two. Mrs. Hill
was not injured and the only indication that the
baby had experienced any shock was constant
pulling of the ears. The lightning struck the chin.
which 81 ahluf lnIn Al hal nd aral
the room where these persons were by the stove
iunnt passing through the Dor into the cellar evil
IDENTIFY and escaped into the ground by water
pipe melting The pipe some two feet outside Of the
cellar wall. The stove stood upoa piece of zinc,
stood. and one end of the zinc was melted OFF and
the dress which Mrs. Muliken had on Was
scorched.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
b. 5. Melvin. the Unierhnl burglar, had hear.
ing, and was bound over in $500. The other per.
sons arrested were discharged.
ESSEX COUNTY.
G. W. Humphrey, of East Haven, had a thigh
bone broken the other day by log which rolled on
to him.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
bear was recently caught in Montgomery.
Mr.. E. p. Phillips. the well-known St. Adams
musician, is to rem we to O5densburg, where he is
to take charge of the Episcopal church choir.
The auction sale of 500 shares of the stock of the
st. Albins Iron and steel works, resulted In the
same being knocked down TO f. j. Houghton at 81
per cent the par value of each share, and accrued
interest, the amount oil the purchas being al $751;.
%.
LAMOlLLE COUNTY
Hazen Homer Of Hyde Park has been hell for
trial on the charge of robbing the store of Miss
Orezna b. Foss, On the nj Iht of the 18th inst. He
says he will save himself to death If he is kept in
jul. Charles Manning nd Harrison Bidwel, who
were arrested for the same offence have been dis.
charged
Mrs. Julius Scott of Waterville recently, me,
with severe accident. She was unhitching a horse
from wagon aud having nearly finished the horse
jumped sudd My kicking her down and stepping
upon her head, cut two large gashes upon the left
side near the ear. She was taken up insensible and
thought to be dead. AT last accounts she was
comfortable and will fully recover.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Justin Lindsey and wife of Newbury Center arc
each u years old and have been married 5. years.
TunNidge proposes to trot horses on the Fourth
and $2s5 are offered in premiums Aside from this
there viii be other diversions.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Derby man, named Bennett, Tell s. feet from
barn roof recently and was probably fatally
hut.
Leonard Austin's hotel at Lowell, owned by
Herbert Brown, was burned Saturday; loss $1,000,
partl ally insured in the Vermont Mutual.
Mrs. Sarah Wiley Of Glover was found dead
recently, in an old barn near her dwelling. She
lived alone, and was not missed until halfpast
five in the afternoon; and as it has been discovered
that she went to the barn early in the day she mns
have lain in the position where found during the
whole day.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Hartland is to have Fourth of July celebration.
There will be racing on the track at Rutland the
Fourth Of July and large meeting is contemplated
the latter part of that month.
David Mcbride, proprietor of the Brandon House
was the victim ola runaway accident, the other
day, by which he broke leg.
Pittsford young man, seventeen years old
quarreled with school companion much hi.
Junior the other ~, and kicked him to death.
The depots at Sunderland and Dandy, were en-
tered by burglars on recent night, and at the
former place fifty old coppers were their only
gains.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
A one legged hen in Jamaica prides herself on
laying an egg Weighing 81 ounces and measuring
TX inches.
Henry Allen had his eyes filled with powder by
the premature discharge of blast lam iica, anil
feared he will lose the sish of ne eye al least
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Plymouth mare has twin colts.
A Norwich man has made set of wooden teeth
which he wears.
Mr.. G. W. Smith, of Plym Duth, keep, man dur.
ing the summer TO chase tramps
Royalton is the Oldest towu in the state; the
original village was burned by Indians in 1850.
The late Isaac MOrgan's son, Leslie IS years old
was drowned Saturday while trying to swim across
mil!-pond at Windsor.
AT recent Congregational Sunday school con.
vention held 10 WiudhIm cpunty, II OF of the 10
schools of the county reported 3l7l pupils and 1875
teachers.
A correspondent of the Win lsor JOurntl, at
Felchville. gives " heart-rending "account of the
state of matrimpuy in that place. lie says there
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