Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-28
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

The Addison county supreme court Mt Middle.
bury on Tuesday, Jan. eth, Judges Barrett Royce,
Redlield and Veazey presiding.
Walter Williamson of NJ iddlebury, IS years old,
of highly respectable family, and who has moved in
the best circles, was recently caught taking money
from the cash drawer in Pumley's drug store,
where the clerk had arranged m irror in the
so that he could sec what occurred in front Will
hanson gave up the money, 90 cents, and left The
store after which his father had him arrested for
the crime and fined a. and costs
At Bristol, laet Sunday, four persons were re-
ceived into the Methodist church in fun ton
| eleven W ere baptized, and nineteen were taken On
probation.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
AT the recent poultry exhibition in Albany, NY,
G. D. Mlngton. of Bennington, carried Off the
first premium on light Brahma fowls.
The new engine, $50 horse power, of the Ben
nington wooden mills, has been placed in pos iton.
| 1t is fed by Ave boilers, and this immense power
shows to some extent the large manufacturing in
terests which fills the two great buildings to the
northwest of this village.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Andrew Laird, of West Barnet, caught trout
| on the goth inst out of Harvey poni, which weigh
ed eight pounds and measured 29JI inches in length
1t is said to be the largest trout ever caught with
hook AMI line out of this pond.
The railroads in tine vicinity are TO give grand
ball at s.. Johnsbury on the 3Oth inst.
l.. Z. Shear of ST. Jobnsbury has sailed for Eng
land to look alter the interests oil the heirs of the
Hyde estate, { which there is so much SKID now-a-
days.
! 9 I,nn .l,rr, Ern an f,-l
last year.
| The Passumpsic railway shops at Lyndonville
are running on full time and employing extra help
CiIrTENDEN COUNTY.
At the dedication services of the Unitarian church
| at Richmond, Friday, 900 persons were present
Distinguished cergymen from Burlington, Mont
pelier and other places were present. The church
| was built the past year at a cost Of $1,000.
M. r. W. Mack of II inesbnrgh raised on his
farm i've spring pigs which weighed, dressed, p.
| l4i poundsan average of 429 pounds.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Tho temperance people of Franklin county hold
their convention at Sheldon on tho 9Th of mex
month.
LAMOlLLE COUNTY.
On Saturday afternoon, as the mail train for St
Johnsbury on the Portland and Osdensburg roat
reached Wolcott, the breaking of that part of thu
switch called the target rod threw the baggage ca
from the track, demolished its trucks and those o
the car following and delayed the passage of ira I'M
for four hours.
The mill property in Wolcott, lately owned b,
the American Hone and Box Company, has beer
bought by New York man.
ORANGE COUNTY
The copper mines at Ely are in very prosperou
condition. The price has recently been increase,
and there are now 700 men on the payroll.
George H,Reneau has been appointed postmaste
at South Ncwbuiy, and Samuel A. Jones at So4tl
Wheelock.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Orleans county musical convention unde
Prof II. S. Perkins of Chicago, closed a cry sue
cessful three days'session at Newport with gran,
concer Friday night.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
John and Thomas McCarty Of Rutland, were AZ
rested for drunkenness Teuls;ay night. The I'm
and costs Of each were $l2.2s, which they paid
They disclosed on Frank Hickey and John Cooney
each of whom had fine and costs amounting I
$500 imposed; they appealed.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The Brattleboro bank, n few days ago, receive,
for redemption a one dollar bill, date March /
1926. This BILL with two others, one of which wat
on the bank of Bellows Falls, appears to have be
longed to one Nathan Bailey, of Waterford, N. Y
In 1876 these bills were found In bank book in tn
garrett OF the old Bailey homestead, and fell int
tho hands ola grand daughter of Mr.. Bailey. Til
bill was promptly redeemed.
Dorman b. Eaton lectures at Brattlsboro, on ciyi
service reform, Feb D.
State Senator Eugene l.. Norton, Of Charlsiowu
Mass, who died recently from an amputation
owned one of the best farms in southern Vermont
His estate 10 near the Vernon depot and on it h
raised forty acres Of corn annually and kept her
of nty nne cows.