The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-02-22
LETTER FROM MIR. HOLCOMB.
SnOWs.R Oads..La W.Suits, sc.

week, for this place, for the purpose o
hearing my doom pronounced on tn,
question then pending in suit between
Joab See y and myself. reached the
east side OF the Mountain at twilight, anC
soon night came upon me. Found tn,
snow about four feet deep, as | SHOULD
judge, on level as descended the hill
| came in contact with loaded team
and had TO turn out. My horse wen
into the snow, and | thought did no
touch the bottom by considerable, as ht
seemed to be feeling for terra frma, fo
when he has a good foundation 10 star
from it does not take him so long 10 b,
off as he was then. le got clear, how
ever, and seemed TO Say, as he looked
back, you don't catch me there again
| reached Rochester the next morn ing
transacted some business, and left for
Randolph in The afternoon. | found the
road most of the way between those towns
extremely bad - in some places so much
so that II was necessary TO exercise eau.
ton In keeping 'lhe ballast right side OF
the ship 10 prevent capsizing. From
observation as | passed along, think for
quite distance, the sleigh path was at
least four feet above the ground so that
when the snow shall yield to the rays cf
the sun, it must be almost if not quite
impossible, for season, for teams to piss.
| also found in Randolph, and from there
10 this town, heavy body Of snow
much more than usual. As was CON.
ing from Braintree 10 Roxbury, met
two men with team, blowing the path
wider, and removing the drifed snow
1t would be utterly impossible in many
places on this side of the Mountain, for
loaded teams 10 pass each other, without
first preparing a place for one team to
stand, while the other should 90 along
| was so lucky as TO meet no Iolded two.
horseteams, where the road was so ex.
remely bad, and those | met with one
horse sleighs were pretty good natur,d,
and we got along very we'll. But among
the a~conveniences named, perhaps |
oughtto mention some odcantages arising
from the deep snow. noliced ln severa,
places, instead Of being at the trouble OF
opening the door yard gate as the people
wished to pass 10 and from the house,
they walked 0rer the gate, or fence, as
heir fancy might chance TO dictate
Another advantage appeared, which was,
he houses we've so wei! baked that the
in the cellars must b. perfectly
secure from the frost. | will name bat
one more advantage, which is, there is
no danger of a PERSONS being thrown on
he grOuad, should he be sent ever so fir
from horse or sleigh.
| will now introduce another topic.
arrived here on Tuesday, near evening.
and on Wednesday the Trial came on be.
tween the Priest aud the Black smith;
The terms Of submission being as oIovs
1T is submitted to Hon. A2ei SpaM
ding, 10 decide according 10 law, case
now pending in Washington Co. Court.
between the undersigned, ii being an &C
ion OF debt on bond or wiring obliga-
.ory, aud the whole cos'S to abide the
event - the award to be made aud pub
ished within one month, and said suit is
0 be discontinued upon publishing the
award. JoAB Sicily,
J. HoLcvMB.
Montpelier, Feb. IA, 1874"
Ga the next day, about 2 o'clock p. NJ
he following verdict was rendered:
Whereas Joab Seely and ]. Hocomb
have submitted 10 the arbltrament ard
award of me, the subscriber, TO decide
according to law case now pending in
Washington Co. Court betweer them,
The SAID Seely & HoItomb. it being an
action of debt on bond or writing obig-
atory, and the whole costs TO abide The
event - the award to be made and pub.
lished within one month, and said suit to
be discontinued upon publishing the award.
In pursuance thereof me, the parties on
the 18th day Of Feb'y, 1914, The day of
the date of said submlssIool nj my office
in Montpelier, and having fully heard
hem with their testimony and dGly con-
sIdered the same. do award, adjud2e and
determine that the said Seely has not
his said action against the said
HoIcomb, and that the said HoIcomb shall
recover of the said SeeIv all his legal
c0sl made at The Countv Court and his