Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-08

COi DIO"H Is putting up Il lelcpuOne LOT
the Gay Brothers connecting their works
at Gaysvile with Bethel.
Jonathan X. Darling has been appoint.
Cd postmaster at Groton, and NJ. X. Hal
postmaster at South Cabot.
Eugene Smith is taking vacation of a
lew days having had his hand badly torn
on the bntfsr ut the carriage works.
David Curry of Middlebury has sold
his farm to Henry Campbell of Montpelier
and has moved to A, w. Halls house al
the head of Clay Hill, this village.
The posloilice department decides tina,
letters may be returned to senders be lore
delivery to address, on tclegraphic order
Of the postmaster at the office where the
letters are mailed.
ELECTION OF JUDGEs.-In the joint
assembly this afternoon Hon. Homer f
Royce was re elected chief judge by a
vote of 1874 to 11S for all others. The
other judges were reelected by UiUa
rocc vote without oppos ition.
Through the enterprise of Col. A. C.
Brown Wiiiamsown has telephone con-
necJion with Barre and Montpelier The
posts were all set last week and the line
is now in fine working order. The Will
Jamestown office is in the residence of DR..
Charles Bailey.
About two o'clock Saturday evening the
police arrested Geo. Hill of Washington for
intoxicatiOn and about an hour later Hugh
Shannon of Berlin was pulled for the
same so1ence On Monday they were
brought before a justice and fined which
was paid and they were discharged.
At the annual meeting Of engine COM
pany No. 4, held at their engine room, the
following officers were elected for the
year ensuing: Foreman, Charles F. Col.
Inns; LIST assistant foreman, Thomas H.
Keegan; 2nd assistant foreman, Fred
Emmons; clerk, E. w. Brown; treasurer,
Hiram Atkins; steward, o. G. Miles
On Sunday evening john B. Witt died
at his residence in the village after an
illness of several weeks, the cause believed
was for thirty years worthy citizen of
ibis town, coming here in 1852, from
Woodstock, VT, and engaging in the
painting business, which he continued
until his death. His wife died one year
ago. IIo leaves one son and two daught.
crs. His age WAS G7 years.
TIE OFFICERS REUNIoN.-The Ver-
mont officers reunion was held last Thurs
day and the attendar CO was very large.
Major James s. Peck was elected president
of the society and Fred +. Smith takes his
;ace us secretary. Hon. Geo. G. Benedict
delivered the address in Representatives
Hall in the evening to very large audi
cnce. After the address the societyrepaired
to the Pavilion where the banquet, to
which 1S9 guests sat down, was held later .
Gov. Barstow presided and there was
a general good time and many good
speeches. Fifty ladies were present at the
banquet.
The First Vermont cavalry held their
annual reunion at Montpelier on Wednes-
day night. The meeting was the largest
ever held since organization of the society,
Il large number Of veterans of this famous
cavalry regiment being in attendance.
President p. OMears Edison of Boston,
the old surgeon of the regiment, called the
meeting to order. The society elected the
following officers: President, Quartermas
ter Herbert Brainerd of St. Adams; vice
president, Capt. G. X. Moore of Shore.
ham; secretary, Sergeant S. II. Wood of
s.. Adams; treasurer. Sergeant Warren
Gibbs of Burlington; executive committee,
Capt II. O. Whooler, Capt. w. G. Austin
and Capt. Horace X. Ide. A banquet was
held ut the Pavilion Hotel, at which over
fifty members sat down.
On Saturday evening between the hours of
half-past seven and hal-fpast eight o'clock,
George Bates and Frank Clifford. the
Mortified savings bank burglars, made
their escape from the Washington county
JAIL where they had been in confinement
some four weeks, making Il hole through
the granite wall in the dungeon, which is
in the third tier of cells at the end of the
jail. This made, only few bricks had
to be removed to let tn m out, which was
easily done, they letting themselves to the
ground by tying the blankets together
taken from the cells. The outside door
of the dungeon is always kept securely
locked; the lock was either picked or
broken anil has not yet boon found The
Implement. used in breaking the granite
which was one on the top layer next to
the ceiling, was an iron bar about three
feet long, one inch and half wide, by
iive.eights thick, which was sharpened at
one end and which was taken from the
IRON stair case it being connected to rod
from the ceiling and driven into the wall
as II support for the stairs and was
removed by taking off a nut. The hole
was easily made by prying with the bar
through the ventilating hole. The stone
had been cracked at some time by the
settling of the foundations. The piece
removed was two and half feet in length,
foot wide and ten inches thick. The
inner dungeon door was removed from
It's hinges and placed against the wall
running from the hole to the floor to aid
them in getting out. The hole though the
Dr'cE wall was only four bricks high by
Two wide. All the work could have been
done in an hour.
Inc escape WAS first discovered by Mr..
dudley the i.iler, probably less than
'n'rIy minutes alter their departure.
Sheriff Futile was notified and a thorough