Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-02-26

common schools. The average wages of the opera
tves is about 81 per week, besides board the sums
earned range from 75cts. to ST. SIS. They have 81
100000 in the Savings Bank at Lowell.
Mr.. Littlefed has found under one of the pews in
the old East church, Salem coat which evidently be-
longed to of the carpenters employed in erecting
the house, hundred and twenty eight years ago, 1t
is a specimen of old-fashioned economy having more
patches upon it than could be found among troop Of
beggars at the present day. In one of the pockets
were gimet and piece of chalk and i'll the other
cotton handkerchief, in perfect preservation.
The Boston Traveller says that some cunning y an
kee down east, has invented apparatus on which
to hang out clothes to dry On upright post, which
is made to turn four long arms are fixed at right angles
and through these a cord is passed, at intervals Of
eighteen inches from the post to the extremity Of the
arms, much after the fashion of spiders web The
careful housewife has nothing to do but to take her
stand with her basket of wet Clothes and having filled
up one of the angles to turn the machine and repeat
the process until the whole web is covered.
There is or was letter in the Springfield Post
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man." There are multi:udes who might claim it, es-
peciay among the wives of drunkards and gamblers.
The individual referred to by the writer may not be
easily found.
The colorcd people of Pittsfeld, have caused a
church fee to be erected for their accommodation,
which is to be dedicated this week.
N. Y.-The Magnetic Telegraph between Alba
ny and Utica commenced operations on Saturday.
magistrate of Rochester having occasion to leave
the town, affixed placard to his door with "om Of The
cHy,' on it. Some fellow wrote underneath Bless The
Lord"
The number of acres of improved land in this State,
is 1l,7G727G. Last year were raised and harvested,
of oats, 26353O5l bushels; of buckwheat 23G53 Ans
bushels wheat, 1891, 40 bushels and of corn H.
124,1 ia bushels.
In March, 1915, there were in N. Y. city 935 Smiths,
and 10? John Smiths.
An indictment has been oundagainst John Johnson,
of Greene for the murder of Mrs Holt. lie has been
arrested, and is now in the custody of the sheriff Of
that county.
Fifty canal boats are building at the different yards
in Rochester, for the spring business. Their aggrc-
gate value, when completed, will be about S75OOO-
The boat builders of Rochester enjoy reputation not
Surpassed if equaled, elsewhere boats construct
ed there being the finest vhch float on our canals.
The Grand Jury Of Cayuga Co. have found true
bills of indictment against Hiram Rathbun, Principal
Keeper of the Auburn Prison for mansoughter in the
case of the whipped convict Plumb
PA.-The only additional information we have in
relation to this sad affair, we find in the Wilkcsbarro
papers of the 4th inst The Farmer says We learn
that the bodies of five of the unfortunate men buried
by the caving in of the coaroof at Carbondale have
been recovered. One man was found with his leg
broken, but otherwise uniniured and is supposedto
have died of suffering and starvation. The bodies of
the rest so shochngy mangled to be scarcely
recognizable. There are yet nine men missing.
An old woman in Philadelphia, supported by chart
ty and dying, was provided by her neighbors with
nurse Wishing to pay her before she died. she gave
her the key of an old chest to take four dollars from
bag containing $500 in silver coin which her relatives
took when she was dead but who gave her no assis-
lance while living
MD.--On Monday last the house of delegates was
engaged in the discussion of bill to repeal the law of
1881, which allows negroes the r;gM to assemble for
the purpose of religious ,cor8hp The Slaveocracy Of
the country is evidently shaking in its Shoes
A colored man died of small pox at Annapolis, and
SO great the fear of his neghbors that his house
was fired and his corpse with all the building contain
ed was consumed.
MIss.-Gen Henry S, Footc was on the 10Th elect
ed U. s. Senator for six years from the 9th of March,
1917, and Hon. Joseph w. Chalmers for the balance
Of the Intermediate term.
We lean from the Indiana Freeman, that gang of
slaves were recently sold in Natchez; that among them
was youth Of sixteen or seventeen, with light com
pexion, auburn hair, and blue eyes, who was bid off
ct $500.
The Legislature have resolved" on the whole of
Oregon; nothing else"
TENN,-The bill to secure to married women the
possession of their property, has been rejected in
the house Of Representatives.
S. C.-Tho crop failed to much greater extent
than was at first supposed The lower as well as the
mountainous districts have some sufferers, and corr
now sells at 81 the bushe or twice the usual price
The failure of the cotton crop in these sections makes
the situation Of the planters one Of much difficulty
DEL.-Capt. Alden Partridge recently OF VT, has
commenced a Scientific and Military Academy al
Washington, in this State
colored woman prisoner in of the cells in the
city Hail. Wilmington, endeavoredto efecther escape
by setting fire to the building, which nearly succeed
ed.
Mr. Geo. Hollingsworth, an ingenious mechanic o.
Wilmington, has invented new seanl-engne, one Of
which with 40 horse power can be placed in an ares
of three feet square.
!, CoNN.-Some idea may be gained of the immense
business carried on in Clustering at this place. from the
fact that at the present time there are sent over t.
Bridgeport and up the Housatonic Railroad about lOO(
gallon kegs per day. Last winter informed OF
credible authority there disposed of at this place
some where between $50 and 100000 bushels of shell
lod ovstprs-Nelp EIdpen IIpr0ld