Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-02-04

ADDISON COUNTY.

| ADDISON COUNTY.
Miidlebury young people have organized tele.
! graph company, and have wires running to four
teen different places.
| Hon. Alexis T. Smith ofVergenncs, wel-known
through the stlte an extensive ant successful
farmer and stock-raiscr, is wiuterins $50 steers.
Col Joseph B1ttell, proprietor of the Bread
Loaf Inn" at Riplon, will build telephone line to
Mddlebury, a dozen miles away.
The diphlheria is spreading in East Middlebury
and Rpton, and several deaths have occurred.
The store of Fred Haskell, at Cornwall, was
entered the other night and various articles taken,
including -four, groceries, mttens, glovcs, pipes,
etc. II was evidently the intention of the thieves
to make big haul as quite guam ity OF goods
we're put up ready for tran portltion but, by APP
pearances, they were frightened away. Sleigh
tracks were seen around the store, showing that
there was team there in waiting.
| Charles Jones died in Leadve COL, in the fall
of ISIS, leaving to heirs in Starksboro one four tn
interest in mining property in Lealville. These
heirs were induced last spring to sell their intere.
in jones' estate for 81 200, and the whole mine is
now valued at 100000,
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The supreme court for Bennington county sits
the first Tuesday in February.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
The drive wheel on saving machine that Frank
Bunum, Of McIndoes Falls, was driving recently,
burst, and piece hit him on the ley, njuiing him
seriously, but did not fracture the limb.
Albert Mason, OF McIndos's Falls, was attacked
last week by one of his cows and thrown to the
ground, and had 1t not been for his son who was
near.him would have been seriously injured. Mr..
Mason is a man about Is years of age.
| Frank Drew Of St. Johnsbury mas adopted nov
el and apparently effective method of collecting
| bills. Having numerous bills due him for wood,
AM trying in vain to make collections In the or,li
nary ways, he informed the beats that he would
advertise them through the streets. Sure enough in
! a day or two alterward his sled appeared on the
street with list of dead beats painted on one de.
The effect was good. When the E led appeared after
dinner two of the names were marked paid
Arthur Powell, a small son of Geo. F. Powell OF
Fairbanks village, st. Johnsbury, ian his sled
against post while coastng the other evening a Id
| broke his leg.
The Caledonia county agr icultural society has
elected the following officers: Abel r. Hoycy.
st. Johnsbury. president; Asa E. Livingston, st.
Johnsbury, Cloud Harvey, Barnet, vice.presidents
!. w. Sanborn, Lynionvle, N. NJ. johnson, ST.,
Johnsbury, G. d. Branerd, Danve, secretaries;
G. Nj, Stone, St. Johnsbury, treasurer. Voted to
hold the annual fair Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, September 18th, 18th and 10th, 1880.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
james A. Shedd. Esq of Burlington, is feeling
on his farm at Angola, Iowa. this winter-l55 head
OF steers, ls5 hogs besides 80 other head of steers
and COVE, and six horses, the last used for farm
work. 1t requires 50 bushels of corn per day to
feed this stock.
Mrs. Z. c. Allen, of Burlington, fell on the lev
sidewalk, Sunday, and fractured her thigh,
NJ. W. skinner, of Northaeld, linn. has present
ed the church at Jericho with beautiful commun.
ion service.
| Jericho has Shakespeare club.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Recent deaths: Hiram Barlow of Fairfield, IA
brother of Bradley .Barlow), aged TO- Cornelius
Stilphen, of st. Adams, aged 81.
| Fridays gale at s.. Albans was the seyerest
within the remembrance Of the Oldest inhab liant
freight car was started by the wind and run over
the switch on to another track; the spire of the
Congregational church swayel from three to four
feet and there were other notable mantle stat ion
of the power ofthe wind
| LAMOILLE COUNTY.
| Citizens of Lamoille county, through Senator
Edmunds, have pettioncd congress that the paten,
laws be amended so as TO prevent the prosecution
ofpersons who may isnorantly infringe upon pat
ents, and thus protect them from specu la tors or
impostors.
+, l.. Merritt, of W0lcott, was severely hurt tho
other day. by his horse biting him on the right side
| and jamming him to the ground and then lifting
| him up and shaking him. 1t was a very narrow
escape, an would have be en- worse had not man
| at work for him beat the horsc off with shovel.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The golden weddings of Daniel Meacham and
| Ralph Erwin of Newport Centre were celebrated
on the Goth inst.
The schools in Holland are suspended ON &C
| count of measles.
| Mr. Albert Brown OF Coventry was severely in.
jured the other day while at work in the woods
numbering. lie was trying TO dislodgea partly
| fallen tree and was hit by the lever he was using
| lie was taken home in an insenslble condition and
remained SO about p hours.
| RUTLAND COUNTY.
! Cyrus Jennings, of IIubbardton, has purchased
Col E. s. StowelPs entire flock of sheep, 1874 in all
| and the Stowell ewes of IL. F. Dean. This is tbt
largest sheep transaction made in Vermont fol
many years.
| The Congregational church of Farhaven have
purchased site, and will build parsonage fol
| their new minister.
Martin Murphy, of Rutland, gets 81 days in tn,
house Of correction, for assault.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
The poultry and pet stock association of Brat
tleb1Io,aiter paying premiums and other expe nse
of TIE recent exhibition, has some money in thu
treasury.
| / Mrs. J. 5. Spaulding, OF Townshcnd, slipped OF
the doorsteps few mornings since and broke al
arm just above the wrist.
]. Lincoln Ellis, of Bratt lcboro, for keeping
nuisance was fined $50 an d costs.
Putney, with 100 inhabitants, has IS widows an,
widowers. Eshty-six persons are over 20 yeah
of sge.
A two horse team with its driver went throug
the ice on the Connecticut, near Brattleboro, with
out serious injury.
a young man at Bellows Falls named Steirns,ar
"mploye in the Pail Mountain paper MILL h ai 4
flinting lt the other day and fell upon an oil can
the long sharp nose Of which penetrated some dis
lance just below the collar bone.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Alta Catholic wedding in Ludlow, the other day
n slight ripple was createl by the father of III
bride, who pnt in a demurrer on account ola dis
like for his prospective son in law. The prizes
paid 20 attention to him, and the marriage wa
completed.
BethePs button factory has moved to Boston.
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