Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-17
Vermont News
AnnIsnN COUNTY,

ADDISON COUNTY.
Granville claims the latest snake story which is 1
lOOws: Two years ago, wh lie drinking from |
spring aller dark, Oscar Parker was dsagrceably !
conscious Of having imbibcl something a little
liyelcr than hcmlOck twis aud less puguacious |
than hce'lc bug. SiuCe then he has never en- !
iOycd an entirely peaceful gasironomc conscience.
4 short time since he gave himsclf into physi- |
clans charge, aud after enduring medicinal iortue
for ten days presented Esculapius with striped |
snake twenty inches in length.
The Vcrgenues postoni;e "wlT' is settled By the |
denomination OF II c. johnson.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
POwnal woman, worth 5000 property yalua-
ton, not iace.value) have been deserted by her
husband, and wishing to protect her money from
him, confessed to a lawyer that the husband had
another wife living and this other wife had at least
four husbands. the last Of whom Is minister in
good standing. The lawyer assured her that her
deserving husband could have no possible claim
upon her property. She then went out and
married forthwith Petersburg man, whose wife
had inst died of neglect.
q game of base ball at bennington between the
school nine and the Williams freshmen resulted Is
to 10.
Hon. u. l.. Kent OF Dorset died Sunday.
CIIITTENDEN COUNTY,
There arc twcnty.eisht commercial tourists at
the American hotel Burlington, over SUNDAY.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
carload of lumber on mixed train reaching
ST. Johnsbury the other noon was found TO be
afrc, but after some trouble the fire was put out
wi tn little damage
Thp CoIndon ian bc,ya ia Tho lusg az some fitppn
or twenty st. Johnsbury young men who have lately
gone west; but Editor Stone has been out there
himself, and thinks " there "a more room west,and
that country needs just such men to influence and
mould the coming center Of empire"
| A drive OF sixty-nve million feet OF lumber has
been started in the upper waters OF the Connect
| cut river. near Mclndoes Falls. 1t will be driven
down to the Connecticut river conpanys mills at
Turner's Falls. The company employs 5V.mcn at
an expense ofabout 1890 per diem.
| Rev. E. I. Fairbanks, pastor of the South church,
st. Johnsbury, sails for Europe next week, to be
| away till the latter part OF July.
| Pastor r. N. Hammond of tho Goodwillie church
at McIndoes Falls resigns on account of -health.
Henry Browns buildings in Sheffield were re-
| Gently burned.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The st. Adams Messenger points out several
suspicious circumstances connected with the death
of Peter Stcbbins who was reported to have b cen
| drowned in st. Adams Bay last week. Not only
do the searchers fail to find the body of the uufor.
tunate man, but at last accounts the oars Of the
boat in which he and his companion were
had not been found. Sit is natural to suppose that
The oars il lost out ofthe boat would float ashore,
l,t ,otbi hos hoan nct h vaf hia civ
| the matter dark look. The authortiesl propose
| to probe the mystery, if it is not revealed very
| soon.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
| The listers of Morristown report the personal
property in the town as. footing up SlsO,!0I or go
| 737 less than in ISL.
| ORANGE COUNTY.
| On the docket for the June term OF tue Orange
county court are 81 court and jury aud q chan
Gerry cases.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
| Parties are smuggling liquor INTO Barton.
| The house and barn orDr. Barrett of Craltsbury
have been burned.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| Mechanicsvlle reports fair prospects for sleigh
ing,
The house Of correction, Rutland, has now but
| nhy-ivc mcmbers-forysix men and nine women
Edwin Boswortn of Benson lost an arm in plan
ing machine tho 9th.
Brandon has secured from the government four
pieces of condcmned iron cannon, to be placed in
the public square, beside tho soldiers monument
soon to be erected there
WlNDHAM COUNTY.
| BratNeboro has home raised cucumbcrs in mark.
| ct.
Prof. H.D,Eylcr's wife has diphthcria at Spring.
| lcld. There are few cases at Bellows Falls,
| Singular freaks of nature appear in the forna.
| ton OF young pig in BrattleDoro. With perfect
body and limbs, the ,hcad resembles that of a
monkey or human being, while one pig and mall
round car proicct.from it.
| a man about 81 years old, named James AIcDon-
aid, was arrested at Bellows Falls for highway
robbery tho SUI.
| Monstrosty rcycalcd-A call which recently
passed through BcllowsiFalls TO market hal three
| legs and its tail at one side Of the hip.
! WINDSOR COUNTY.
| A Windsor county exchange advises It's patrons
10 strain their boughten milkalcsts the polywog
should rise with the cream.
| The telegraph operator at Ches ter depot, happier
! ing TO look out tbcI window in the direction o
Chester Falls, the other night, was Mortified to SCI
what he supposed terrible connaSratioT
| lighting up the he ycns. lie immediately sent
dispatch to tho Falls, asking where the fire was
| The answer flashed blck, Don't know Of W
| Upon this the operator rushed to the wlndow-and
bchcd fair Luna wadins up the sky, with her skirt