Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-02-11
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

The Central Vermont railroad has built a large
ice house at verseunes station to supply butter
cars. The shipmen;s of butter at that point arc
increasing.
The town tax of waltham this year is three cents
on the dollar of the grand list-thc first town tax
for years.
Norman Harvey, of Middlebury, was tipped
from load of hay and had leg broken.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Some contemplate miscreant recently chopped
down Is choice apple trees belonging 10 Elias
Thompson, OF Manchester-depot.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
NJ. d. Ainsworth, of Hardwick, has been arrest.
ed and held in the sum of $500 for adultery.
| Capt. Stephen McGaffey of Lyndon Center, died
the other DAY, at the age Of of es years. Mr..
McGaGey was always prominent in the manage.
ment of town Affairs, and represented the town at
Montpelier more years in succession than any
other man who ever lived there, and was for
long series of years kept in positions of trust by
his townsmen.
Two ST. Johnsbury boys, while coasting across
the railroad track, struck by passing engine
though strange TO say, neither oil them was dan
geTously hunt. 1t was marvellous escape from
death.
A. J. willard, of St. Johnsbury, was thrown
backward out of his sleigh the other day and Sc
verely hurt.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Some friend, who does not wish his name TO APP
pear, has kiven the Fletcher Free Library, at Bur-
lington what is probably Darley's masterpiece
his outlines TO Hawlhorne's Scarlet Letter." con
ssting of sci les OF twelve striking folio plates.
The annual report of Mayor Hatch. OF Burlington
shows the city's assets to be s23 26O ST. and the
total Liabilities sl4,l0j 81.
There were IL marriages, % births and II deaths
in Burlington in January.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There is to be trot on the ice at St. Adams Bay
next Saturday, between Star Ethan, Island Boy
and Village Boy, for sweepstakes purse of $500.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. y. Grow, of Braintrcc, celebrat.
ed their golden wedding the other day.
Warren steans has been depot master at Brain
tree for 20 years.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Horace E. smith, soldier in the late war, son
of S. Z. smith, of East Clarendon, was killed by
tree falling on him while telling timber in the
woods at Bell Prairie, Mimi, Jan. 26. His age
was % years. lie went west last spring.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Charles c. Waite, a native of Brattleboro, pro-
prietor of the Brevoort House, and part proprietor
of the Windsor Hotel in New York, died there the
other day, at the age of So years.
David Leahy's house and barn in Brattleboro,
were burned recently. Loss 81 200.
During the year 1879, the Bellows Falls post
Office sold 1857 $40 stamps, amounting to IS 9Osos
Number of envelopes and paper wrappers, 20 $50,
amounting to 60l.73. Number ofpostal cards sold,
1888, amounting to s47s.7s. Total, si,9Ss.44.
Diphlhcria is quite prevalent in Jamaica.
Captain Alexander Aicherson of Westminster
the veteran fox hunter of Vermont, in his 69th
year,has caught and collected more furs of various
kinds this season than in any of the more than 40
years his experience. He has just made sale
of about three thousand dollars worth to a Bos ton
firm. The Captain appears to be good Cor another
ten years. hunt.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A ten.years old son of S. Ward Cox, OF Wood
stock, broke his leg last week Thursday morning,
while sliding down hill.
Clinton Hatch, of Pomfrct, while trying to W ak
on picket fence, fell the pickets and was
severely hut.