Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

new worm is destroying the young corn in
Addison county.
Mr.. John Wright OF Hancock, proprietor Of
"rshrs hotel, died the eth ult
The Addison county Jail is one of the lonesome
places In the county. There is hut one poor sinner
confined within the walls
Many Of the town clerks having neglected to for.
ward lists ofgraud and petit jurors to the county
e'erk within 10 days after their selection at the
ireeman's meeting, the jurors for the June term of
the Addison county court have been drawn from
only 10 ofthe % towns
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Rev. J. c. McCollum has resigned the nastors,o
OF the Congregational church at East Arlington.
aud accepted a call from Post Mills.
The Bennington and Rutland railway has placed
on Its line this season two new drawing room cars
the "Vergennes" and Manchester"
little Bennington three year.old, in passing ser
plate for more pineapple, said she would take
some more of"that pumpkin with prickers on"
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The depot in Hardwck was broken into tn
stolen.
Inc musical convention, which there was some
talk ofholding in ST. Johnsbury this month has
been postponed until late in August.
st. Johnsbury has voted to refund its indebted
ness on account of water works, as 900 at a rate
ofinterest not exceeding * per cent.
Little Bessie daughter Of DIR. Spar hawk of ST,
Johnsbury, fell from table upon which she had
been climbing and broke both bones of the lower
third of one leg.
CHITrENDEN COUNTY.
One hundred and thrty-four soldiers graves
were decorated IN Burlington
In Burlington, Henry Parker, prop ietor of
howe's hotel, was fined $50 aud costs tor Sc ling
liquor.
Inc postmaster.genera issued an orde proyid .
ing for the establishment of free delivery service at
Burlington to begin July l, with four carriers.
Dr. William b. Lund of Burlington, has been
convicted Of breach of city ordinance In driving
on the grass in Battery park, Decoration day. and
fined % and costs.
First Lieut.. NJ. Z. Tutherly, First Cavalry bas
been detailed as professor OF military science and
tactics at the university of Vermont to take effect
July l, relieving First Lieut.. A. S. Cummings
fourth artillery, who will join his battery
HocGA COONIf,
The people of East Haven have decided TO build
u church.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
DIR. Baxter of Highgate has curiosity in the
shape OF pa signed by Benedict Arnold
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Henry Goodsell of Isle La Motto has sold his
quarry ofgray marble to Mfr. Hayward of Burlng.
ton, for $1,000.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
This life is mostly tragedy and always was in a
catastrophe. Philosophical but somewhat abstruse
remark by the Worthwhile "Citzen."
ORANGE COUNTY.
The late r. b. Salisbury of West Randolph had
life insurance policy of s5 900.
The centennial of the settlement of Braintree
occurs August and there Is some talk of celebrat-
ing the event.
The Orange county cour; docket contains 2lI law
and AZ chancery cases. Only At cases have been
set Tor jury trial, and the term, whc begun on
the 7th, Will be short one The celebrated high.
way damage suit of Melendy against Bradford
comes on, though it has been tried four times
already, once with a verdict for IS $751;
ORLEANS COUNTY.
John E. Ross of Jay, who was arrested three
weeks ago, for burning Hunters wooden mill at
Frellghsburgh, P.Q., was acquitted on Friday.
Allie Chandler's house and outbildings were
burned Friday at Derby Centre. Nothing was
saved; insured for $500, DR.. II. II. Blauchards,s
office was also burned; uninsured; probable loss
on the whole 81 800.
The supply woodshed of the Passumpsic railroad
at Newport, was entirely consumed Saturday.
One hundred cords of wood outside were burned
me new car house caught fire, but was saved
Loss about 81 900.
Willoughby lake is contributing liberia llv to the
fishermen. Parties have caught from SO to 125
pounds day, mostly by trolling. They run from
to IL pounds each.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The army worm is appearing in the country
about Rutland.
Another new slate mill Will be erected at Fair
Haven during June, with a capitol of BIZ, 900.
Rev. DR.. j. g. johnson of Rutland. has been
engaged to deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of st. Johnsbury academy
There are between 25 and 80 grand lists in
Castleton over five thousand dollars. The largest
B.
Walter Poverty. while driving across the railroad
track at Capin Hill, Fair Haven, May Both. had his
wagon smashed and mis- horse MORALLY wounded
oY the schenectady freight train. Poverty luckily
escaped injury.
Maggie Devcr of Rutland, while lighting a fire
had her dress gnlt in some way, In her
fright she ran up stairs, where her mother and
sister smothered the flames with bed clothing The
gill was badly burned about the legs and back, and
Is lying in a critical condition. Her mother plso
was burned about the hands in trying to nut out
the fire.
The old fashioned base ball game played by men
between 10 and 80 years old at Castleton the 3Oth
was very animated, and there were 200 spec tators
Rev. Mr.. kndppen, over 70 years of age, was the
successful batter; Stephen Andrus, aged a. tailed
ID, and was the last man Hawkins side caught
out. j. s. Benedict, aged 50. was one of the last
men out on Proctor's side.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
A young man named Donovan went from Bellows
Falls to Keene, n. H. recently to get married, but
becoming suddenly crazy walked to Fltz william.
where his friends found him.
Lucius Rowland, ESQ.,, formerly OF Bellows Falls,
has been made superintendent of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad.
workman at Gregg's iron foundry, Brattleboro
named Hoyt, narrowly escaped horrible death
recently. While oiling the machinery his frock
was caught by the shafting, and though by great
effort he succeeded in freeing himself, it was only
by considerable loss of skin and nesh from one
arm and almost his entire clio thing.
AT West Jamaica on the I'd, a three year. old son
of A. T. Clough fell from loaded OK cart In which
he was riding. and the wheel passing over his head,
he was instantly killed.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The steam mill at Chester, so long talked about,
is now an assured fact
George W. Walker of Barnard fell from ladder,
recently, and broke three Of his ribs.
John Davis house in Chester was struck by light.
ming recently, doing considerable damage.
John II. Marsh the cornetist of Woodstock, is
very low with disease of the BRAIN and is not ex.
pected to recover.
The house owned by j. s. Warren of GRAVY lille,
NY, and occupied by John MacGrather was burn.
ed at springfield, Friday; loss 81 OOa, uninsured
Hon. and Mrs John Porter of Hartford, cele.
brated their golden weddinQ Mt their radiance nm