Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-19

POultney VHlhSo "~
instant. ,
The general convention OF Congr'@a-
,;onal ministers is to be held at Chester
commencing June 8.
The mills of Willis Lane OF Marshheid
and of the Billings Brothers, MIddleseN'
will soon be in running order again.
Mrs. Carlos Parker of Bloomington was
thrown from buggy by a frightened
horse, Sunday, and received dangerous
conclusion of the brain.
Hon. Geo. w. Hendee, the receiver Oh
the National Bank at POultney, Will pay
creditors n dividend of twenty per cent
the last of this or the fore part OF next
month.
In game of foot ball at the university
at Burlington, Tuesday, George ID. Girls
void of Cambridge, n member OF the
freshman class, had leg fractured in two
places.
Castleton boasts of the veteran shoe
maker. He began the trade in 1876 and
in 1920 commenced business for himself
and though now almost four-score, still
sticks to his last.
At Coventry the quantity of fish taken
from the river within the last two weeks is
simply wonderful, and only to be estimated
by bushels. So many have been canght
that the price dropped to twenty-five cents
per bushel.
At East Shelburn, Amasa Isham's barn
was struck by lightning Sunday night and
splintered pretty badly, though not setting
it or. fire. One COW was killed and another
was singed.
The saw mill of j. C. Hodges, ut Jericho.
was burned last Wednesday noon, with
most of its contents. Some machinery
was saved, but the loss will be some $500,
without any insurance.
The Montpelier & Wells River railroad
company want to build Il $4,000 depot at
Wells River, and have the Passumpsic
and the Boston, Concord and Montreal
roads rent it. The other two roads want
to have hand in building it, but the three
roads could not agree last year upon the
cost and style.
fru1np hoe cnal tba of
Newbury, claiming ten Thousand dollars
tor damages sustained on the highway
last fall, by falling from his load Of wood
when going down the Wes;gatc hill,
whereby he lost one arm and was other
wise injured.
The two victims of the recent disaster
at Mineville port Henry were, it seems,
Vermonters, both yonng men, about Is
years of age. Roger Moynahan's home
was at Mortified, and William O'Neil's at
White River junction.
There was an alarm in Burlington on
Tuesday, caused by Il fire in the two-sto-
~ dwelling on Lafountain street owned
by William Blonli lin. The fumes were
soon extinguishel, with bit complra-
lively small loss. The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
The great scarcity of men at work in
the quarries at West Pawlet has caused
the introduction Of Germans, quite u num-
bar of whom have arrived from Castle
Garden, New York city, They work well
and are sober, quiet, peaceable, intelligent
citizens.
Providence. r. l., parties are prospect
ing in the vicinity of Swanton for meer-
schaum, with encouraging results, it is
said. A few years ago it was claimed
that meerschaum could be found in paying
quantities, but the work was never prose
cuted to any extent.
AT a special village meeting in Fair
haven it was voted to raise $4,000 more in
excess of the $4,000 raised at last meet.
ing. to complete the water works and
defray other expenses Of the corporation
A tax of so cents was voted to raise the
same and pay interest on bonds.
| Nathaniel II. Eaton, editor of the NorH
Star, died at Danville on the 18th inst.
aged 65 years. About a years ago Mr.
Eaten's father began at Danvlle the pub
LEGATION of the North SlGr, which he con
tinued until his death, when he was sue
ceeded by his son ', who has ever sine,
been its editor and publisher.
Edward F. Smith of Tunbridge, who
recently sold his farm and nude an auc.
ton of his personal property, preparator!
to removing west, lost several hundred
dollars in money and his household furni
ture by fire which consumed the houst
in which he lived, the other day. Tht
barn also was burned, and II COW whicl
happened to be in it, belonging to "Va'
| Cushman, Smiths father-in- law.
PATENTS. The following patents hav
been issued to Vermonters: o. w. Bart
lett. Bratleboro, reed organ; j. w. Dor
sey, Middlebury, and F. l.. Reed, Benson
water tank for milk can; G. A. Mosher
Sharon, dairy bureau; +. Paquet, Etst
Brighton. belt tightener and regulator
w. w. Reynolds, Rutland, poise for scale
beams; J. F. White, Brattleboro, key
board attachment for musical instruments
Many persons are puzzled to- understand
what the term "four-penny, ""fve-penny,
"six-penny," and "ten-penny" means a
applied to nails. "Four-penny," mean
four pounds to the thousand nails, six
penny" means six pounds to the thousan
nails, and SO on. 1t is an old Englis
term, and meant at first ten pound nail
(the thousand being understoodD, but th
old English clipped it to ''ten-pun" AM
from that it degraded until penny" wa
substituted for pound"
A Wells River correspondent of Il
Boston JsurnaI says that the farmers il
that vicinity have sown their grain an,
are engaged planting their potatoes am
preparing their land for other crops. Tn