Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-24

7'N'lii ihhlN' III StoN b"o S'uhPS Wv
brought against him for the attempted
assassination OF the president
West Salisbury woman owns II large
farm, upon which she does most of the
wol TX herself, drives the wheel-harrow in
sowing time. the moving machine and
horse-rake in haying season, and loads
and stacks hay in fine style. She keeps
20 cows and takes care of the butter and
cheese.
A valuable Jersey COW belonging to
Gen. Baxter of Rutland was recently
killed by mistake. She strayed from hei
pasture and got among lot of cattle in
Mr.. Buffum's inclosure, which had been
sent to he slaughtered and he killed her
for beef. Gen Baxter priced the heifer
very highly, valuing her at $500.
Daniel GODS, a former resident of St
Adams, is now grinding scissors in Indi
annapolis, Ind. He is 1O4 years old, but
hale and hearty enough to carry on hi,
business. He was bonn in Nova Scotia
but went to England and served under
the Duke of Wellington in all his grea,
campaigns, taking part in 40 battles and
skrmishes, including Waterloo. During
his service he received 1872 sword cuts
and wounds. He is now AS loyal to the
stars and stripes rs he ever was to the
British flag. He has had II children, tn,
eldest being 80 and the youngest, by q
second wife, %.
In his Braintree centennial address Dr..
S w. Thayer of Burlington said of the girls
of sixty years ago: Girls did not wear hat,
then perched upon the tops and sides OF
their heads, ornamented with fowls and
feathers, and OF all shapes us if they had
been run over by the ears. They wore
good warm wooden mittenS and stockings
knit by their mothers or themselves,-not
the three, four or five button gloves to
cover the pipe stem arms, shriveIled
waists and vulure cllwed fingers, nor
thin, bright colored stockings with long
dresses to cover the holes in the heels
Wasn't it glorious to look at those red
full faced, broad shouIdered, big wasted
grsP
The village of Bristol is excited over the
disappearance of Milo Varney, a crazy
man about forty five years old. He left
his mothers house the 10th and has no
since been heard from. The citizens Of
Lincoln, Monkton and Bristol are Joining
Iiy,t h,,, h =,
tract covered with timber growth for
miles joining the north end of the town.
and it is believed that he Is hidden there
subslstlng on vegetables, roots and berries
Some persons thought they saw him FRI
day through telescope on the brow of II
prec'pice near the highest point of the
mountain, but he fled before that almost
inaccessible point was reached. Another
determined search will be organized. the
people turning out in large numbers.
Varney, who has wife and three
children, Was formerly coffin maker
4 About year ago he unsuccessfully tried to
kill himself with razor.
BENNINGToN's BATrLE.-On Tuesday
the 10th, the one hundred and fourth an.
niversary of the battle of Bennington was
celebrated at White Creek, N. Y. The
day was ushered in by laundering of can.
non, the ringing of bells and music by
the bands. street parade vas made bv
the White Cheek cavalry, under the som
mand of Major j. j. Cross, and the band
OF fifty pieces played national anthem
and the Japanese pvrotechncs ilumined
the scene. The line was formed at &c
O'Clock and proceeded to the historica
battle grounds and to the grove, where
eloquent and able addresses were deliver
ed by Revs. II Gordon of Cola, William
H. Meeker of Hoosick Falls and Hon.
James Smart of Cambridge. At inter.
walls music was furnished by Prof. Lara.
bees choir. After the speaking, various
kinds of anu, ements were INDUCED in,
and at sunset II parting salute was fired
and the celebration closed.
FINANCIAL CROOKEDNESS AT BRATTLE-
BoRo Jared G. Davis of BrattIeboro tor
a number of years a noted local fancy
horse breeder, failed about three weeks
ago with about $4,000 liabilities. This. it
was hoped, would he fully covered bv
available assets. Last Monday Davis con
cluded TO file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, but for some unexplained
reason no schedule of liabilities and assets
has been furnished, while the petitioner.
with his lawyer, is now said to be out of
town to get pecuniarv help 1t seems that
the town record shows double mortgages
on his stock, and, more than this, there is
evidence to show that he is the forger of
two noles, one for $3.50 bearing the sigma
ture of f. M. Thayer of Guiltord, and the
other TOR $780, ii is claimed, bears the
forged signature of well-known Brattle-
boro merchant The former appears to
have been raised from $50 to $3.50, and
both are reported to have been discounted
ut Greenfield bank. Some profess to
believe that Davis. who heretofore has
borne good reputation and is spectably
connected, will yet clear himself from the
charge Of forgery, and finally extricate
himself from his financial embarrassment
-RepWbItcan.