Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-14
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

REV. Ward bullatu OF NeyOTluse 10 Nois Nv
not expected to recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. PnilI Jewett, of weybrilse, cele'
brated their golden wedding, the other day.
Fifteen deaths have already occurred in Shore
ham since January LIST. This is the average num-
Der for a whole year.
Henry Lane Of Milllebury, has just started for
rexas. sixty, two aud three year old Merino rams,
selected IRON some OF the best noeks in Addison
county.
| There was drunken on Main stree Yer
gennes, about mhlnight The 9Th. Pistol shots were
drel cries of murder, etc, went up, and the result
was several bruised heads and party badly
pounded up.
Rose Scott of Mdllebury, alias Rose Lee alias
Mary Batchelder, a shop-lter, was examined be-
tore Justice Watkins at Whitehall, v. Y, the 9th
and held to wait the action of the grand jury. he
was committed to the Salem jcIl IN default Of bail.
a box which she had expressed to Mlddebnry was
returned to Whitehall, and contained articles stolen
from various parties.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Rev. S. Gardner has resigned as pastor OF the
Union church, East Dorset and removed to Bis
ItJl.
The total debt of Bonn ington is $500 9j9.1s. To
pay this debt would requ re ash upon each dol
tar OF the grand lst of 1873; or $5O6l upon each
lnhabiiant by the census of ls70-less now because
the population of the town has increased since the
census referred TO was taken. To pay the town
bonds, would require $1,000 upon each dollar oil
the grand list of 1873.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Ed shanty of ,rnet was commit, ri to stJohns.
curry jail, recently, in default of 81 .0oj Donls-for
grand larceny.
Wick Brown of Peacham has received pension
# $3.50 back pay. and s96 per year hereafter. lie
thinks Uncle sun is fine fellow. lie went down
south and di his BEST and this is his reward. lie
ook the pension mo ney and removed one of those
Heath grips from his farm, Commonly called mort
gages). lie appears like new man.-[Caledonlan
A sad life history is that of Eddie Ame, of ST.
JnhnsbuIy, who eleven years ago, then eight years
old while playing around the railroad station,
Jumped upon the steps of an incoming train, was
swung around under the wheels one foot being cut
If and the other so crushed that it was all ampu.
lated except the heel. He was expected to die
rom the shock, but he lived, recovered, and ran
,,oul the streets like other boys. He took to books
ind although quite poor, his family gave him good
advantages, and he was making good gtogress in
he Academy up to the last vacation, when he con d.
racted a violent cold, and went into consumption
lying Wednesday.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Milton trappist has caught 80 muskrats this
spring.
The Burlington aldermen vote 800 for Decora-
ION day.
Eugene Goodrich5 farm house near Burlingt tor
! vas burned Sunday. Insured for $780,
|
The high bridge. was burned, with about 200 cords
fwood, Saturday. Loss about 81 900.
| A Texas paper brings word of the fatal shooting
Cha,les Mccartney, son of James McCaffrey, of
burlington, who was private in the U. s. army,
~ his superior officer, Capt Sumner II. Lincoln.
Two of the reform school lads, named William
Carter and Rockw ood sentenced from Burlington
ind st. Johnsbury respectively escaped while at
work On the farm last week. They were coatless
nd barefoot when last seen.
| Albert TAYLOR was sentenced from Milton for
larceny and committed to the house of correction
IN the 9th, for I'll days. Barney Cahill was SEN
enced from Underhll for a breach Of the peace ant
committed to the house of correction for 100 days
.Ie gave his age as So years
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
| A Cady's Falls man has hcter 81 anxious to
make record as a mixer that it is necessary to
,ttcnd to her three times day eighty quarts Is he
,er diem contribution of mllk.-TRutllnd Herald.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mrs Hultlah Sargent RDbertson, of Randolph,
celebrated her humid edith birthday. April 30ih.
A house in Fairlee, owned by John A. Worthen,
vas burned on Fri law morning, caused by defec-
i've chimney. Loss $500; no insurance.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
North Jay boasts of snow drifts six and sever
feet deep.
twenty bushels of suckers were caught in Gov
mtry the other day.
barn belonging to Myron Dunn of East Albany
vas burned last week. The fire was caused by a
,erosene lantern
| A young man in Jay threatened to kill hmsel
he other night because certain girl refused his
fer of escort. His ma was alarmed and tried tc
'ersu lde the fair one to accept the young mans
Gallant attentions, but of no avail and lie still ad.
'eres to his terrible threat, but he has not yet put
It into execution. We are anxously awaiting t,
chronicle the horrible deed Palladium.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Mrs. Hammond made one hundred converts a
| Ftlsiord.
Castleton has four soldiers OF the war oflsl2 still
living; Hyde Westover Beers Perry, Levi Phillip
MI Jacob Wheeler, all of them over 81 years o
lgc.
Mrs. Newman Weeks of Rutlan sustained q
racture of two ribs and severe bruises on her arm
md shoulder by being thrown from wagon a
he railroad crossing, near the fair grounds, Frida
,Iternoon.
Mr. q E;roy Francisco who was burned severe
y at the burning OF Cadens store at Rutland, SOM
we weeks ago, died from the effects of his injnrie
1t the residence OF his brother, MIR. NJ. j. Francsc
that village, Sunday afternoon.
house owned by the estate of Joseph Adams
If FaiIhaven, situated on North street in Rutland
occupied by w. A. Palmer, was burned Friday
| morning. Insured in the North British insurauc
= : mpany, for $500 The Dire was ncenliary.
A helring was had before the governor at Rut.
and on Friday,on the application oil George Brom
| ey of Dandy for pardon from the state prison
! he hearing wa, not completed, and an adjourn
nent was had for two weeks. Bromley was ser
i ence last fall to Imprisonment Tor five years 70
d assault with intent TO kill.
Il The population of the town of Fairhaven il
, | bout p 10. The nationaties represented anon
nc inhabitants are more var ed tn IN in anv othe
pwn in tho state, and are estimated as follows
| AMERICAN 80; WEIGH, 800; Irish, $50; French 3OO
L English, Norwegians, Indians and Germans, abou
40. There are seven churches, four slate mills
our marbeizlng shops, marble mill and
machine shop.
S On recent Sunday at Castleton, an eighty year
Y Old minister delivered Gny years old serm IN a,
hp, Congregational chapel on the su7jsct OF Re
pentance," from the words, '" And they went gu
an preached that men should repent" The dis
course was first preached at Liberty, Indiana, fit
years ago last November. Among his hearers al
thai time was the fithor of General and I'm itet
q states Senator Burnside of Rhode Island.
= The Faihaven Era says Hugh Young keeps ,
! liquor saloon at the state line or bridge, about
' mile from Falrhaven, and near him lives Mrs
5 Bridget Cassidy, an Irish woman nearly eight
yeats of age. Mrs Cass idly receives government
pension and has the reputation of carry ing como id
U cradle money about her person. While on her wa
lnme from Young's some three weeks ago, in III
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