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


gate of 28O yeas. They are all remarks-
bly, smart and active old ladies, aud give
promise of living another decade.
A chapter of misfortunes. While Mr..
/ Scott George was making wedge Of a
piece of wood, on the 2lst of January, be
unluckily shortened one finger SO that it
was about an inch shorter than it was
before
On the same day Hon. B. Martin was
passing from the post Office and when OPP
posite Mr.. Marston's grocery he slipped
ON the ice and fell in such a manner AS to
break his left arm below the elbow. lie
threw his hand back to save himself,
which brought his weight on to that arm
with great force.
Mr.. Josiah Douglass was Frustrated by
paralysis on the 2lst of January, so rs to
be unable to converse. He is an old man
of about So years and his recovery is quite
uncertain.
A runaway accident occurred on Satur-
day last. A young man by the name of
Reyes was driving young horse which
took fright when near John Stanton's and
ran, throwing him out of the sleigh
Young Reyes lost his hold upon the reins,
and the colt ran furiously about half mile
to the center of the village. dashing in
among loaded teams and group of men
who narrowly escaped serious harm. The
horse was captured near Shaw's meat
market, with less damage than could have
been expected.
Mr.. Asa Robbins, of the east hill met
with II very serious accident on Friday
evening, January 23d. which it is feared
will prove fatal. He went to his barn in
the evening, and assembled to the high
beams for some hay to feed his horse, and
fell from there to the barn floor, where he
remained in an unconscious state about
two hours, his wife surprising that he had
gone to one Of the neighbors. In the
evening, seeing barn door open, she went
to see what was the occasion, when she
found her husband. Medical aid WAS
called which showed that the spinal
column was seriously injured, so that the
lower limbs were perfectly paralyzed. He
is man quite advanced in life, and his
recovery is very doubtful.
Later. Mr.. Robbins died on Monday
morning, January 10th, aged u years.
WEST FAIRLEE.-Hon. A. Bean has been
town clerk for thirty-five years.
WEST NEwBURY.-Mr. j. Hutton WAS
carrying pail OF hot waer across some
ice, when he slipped, by. which means
the boiling hot water was poured on to
his arm and hand, frightfully scslding
him.
| NoRrHFIELD.-We understand that Geo.
Fisk is to open his hotel to the public
about the lst of February. with A. j.
Robbins, landlord.
The funeral of Mamie. only child Of
John and Emma Temple, of Providence,
r. l., is to be held January 2S.h.
| Our community has been unusually
free from the inroads of death this winter.
If the pale horse rider has done much
visiting of late, his visits have mostly
been made elsewhere.
Isaac Kathan, one day last week, went
upon little jollifcation. which resulted in
his being taken in charge by Deputy Sher-
if Howe, for acting in u manner and using
language unbecoming peaceful. orderly
citizen. He was arraigned before Justice
Averill, and his spree bill was settled by
handing over ten dollars-fne and costs
for the benefit of the state treasury-less
the costs of prosecution.
At II special meeting of the shareholders
of the Mortified library association, held
at the library room on the evening Of JAN
uary 18th, committee of ways and
means" was appointed, whose duty it is to
devise and report some plan for securing
the benefit of the legacy of Mrs. Chamber
lin, for public reading room, the report
to be made to an adjourned meeting, tc
be held at the same place on the evening
of Saturday, January 5lst, at Z O'Clock.
Let there be such an attendance as shall
indicate deep interest in the important
matter to be considered.
Unlawful vending and imprudent use OF
the critter" have recently brought some
of our citizens into the {" imbos of the
law" About two weeks ago three young
bloods," who tarry near East Roxbury
came to town and loaded with more tan
gle foot" than they could well carry
consequently, they were found "spil
out Some neighbors took them to theil
respective homes, and thereby prevented
their becoming badly &" frost bitten.
Aaron Smith was arraigned for being
accessory before the fact" of thei
drunkenness, to which he plead guilty
and paid SIG 60 in fine and costs to the
state treasurer. for doing what the slatut,
forbids.
Deputy Sheriff Avery has held paper.
for nearly two weeks for the arrest o
William Blood, on complaint of selling
liquor in violation of law. He had man.
aged to evade the officer till Sunday
afternoon last, when Avery called for hin
at his residence, knowing he had been "a
home through the day. Bat again the
liquor bird had flown; aud the officer
r spent the night in search for him, and moi
5 till 4 o'clock the next morning had he the
pleasure of securing the object of his
search. On Monday, January Goth, h
= was arraigned and plead guilty of tw
t third offences, which plea was accepted
and the fine Established by statute) fixc'
at $40, with $3.50 costs, and thre
months Imprisonment. An appeal wa
taken 10 the next term of the Washington
e county court, Harvey F. Briggs going n
bail in the sum of 5000. The responder
g pledged the court that he would "qui
) the business forthwith, which promis