Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-14
Vermont News.

A sneak thief named Barnes is under arrest at
from old and nearly blind negro named Prmus
Storms.
Frank Burns, of Panton, has been sent to the
house ofcorrection for IS days, for larceny.
The Vermont shade roller company at vergennes
has increased the pay of its employees.
The cost of schools at Middlebury, as shown by
the prudential committees report during the past
year, was $49j9.96, and 60 per cent was voted to
pay running expenses, and per cent for interest
on school bonds.
Eddie Hoyt,son of Edwin lIoyt, of West Addison,
whild hunting fish, placed cooked revolver in his
left coat pocket; lin passing it from his left to his
right hand, the hammer caught, dscharging the
weapon. The ball entered the right side of the ab-
domen, and lodged near the knee The patient is in
critical condition, and his recovery is doubtful.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
During the past few weeks over hundred men
have been added to the working force of the st.
Johnsbury scale works, and the company is still
much behind in a ling orders.
1t is claimed by the St. Johnsbury authorities
that there is not single place in the town where
in the several towns in Caledonia county over the
liquor question has resulted in the adjustment by
nearly one.half the towns of their liquor agency.
Good citizens of St. Johnsbury are petilionng
for improved and permanent sidewalks.
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
In the medical college at Burlington are 55 can
didatcs for the degree of NJ D., at the coming COM
mo Epprv NaXyE al MI In 10
ented in the NUMBER, and New York and Wiscon.
sin.
Hon. Daniel Roberts has been elected city atlor-
ney OF Burling ton.
The spring term OF the STATE university began
Thursday.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
John Moar's sugar house, near Cambrdgeport,
has been burned, with ten cords of wood.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The snow in the woods in the town of Jay is still
betwee three and five feet deep.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Charles Jones, of Casteton, comm ltted suicide,
on the sth, by taking opium. He was y years old,
and. but for the habit of drinking, promising
young man.
Batcheller & Son, of Wallinglord, promise their
employees an advance of 10 per cent on Mayl.
JoHn W. Carney has been arrested for selling
intoxicating liquors at Brandon, and was convict
cd on two offehses and fined $50 and costs amount
ing to $2Sl2 The next morning he was re.arrest-
ed for keeping with intent to sell and lined SO and
costs. amounting to $1,000 He appealed, and gave
bonds in the sum of 800.
A fire at West Pawlet last Thursday morning
destroyed the Avenue hotel, occupied by A. e.
Phinney, and dwelling house and barn belonging
to F. j. Nelson. The hotel was total loss, moth
ing being saved. The contents of the house were
savei. Loss on hotel is about $4,000 partly in.
sured. The loss on house and barn is 81, 500
insurance, $1,000. Some of the inmates of the
hotel would have lost their lives if 1t had not been
| for Mr.. Phlnueys dog, watch first gave the alarm
| by jumping upon Mr.. rhinncy's bed, bowling and
barking until the proprietor was aroused, When
| Mr.PhDney awoke the floor of his room was badly
burned, and he experienced onsdcrabe difficulty
| in getting all the boarders out in safety.
william Edward Mead OF Brandon took the frs,
prize at the junior exhibition of Wesleyan col
legc at Middletown, Conn.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A Springfield establishment has shipped l4OC
gross of the "gem puzzle, making four tons Of
| freight.
| The Windsor state prison how has LAG inmates.
| a young man by the name of Frank McCoom
some 90 years Of age, subject to fits, went out o
| his uncles house that Of Alden Earle of Plymouth
| the other evening, and wandered in the darkness
| and rain until he per- he'd. His body was foud