The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-11

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her arms. The house was new, and DO in
surance.-Gcnius Of Liberty, (LulioW),
FATAL ACCIDENT IN HUNTINGTON. Mr.
SOLOMON ROOD, an esteemed aud valuable
citizen OF huntington, was fonnd dead in the
woods not fur from his residence, on the 18th
ult. The circumstances Of the deplolHble ac-
eidcnt which caused his death are thus re-
lated by Mr. David Ferguson in Il letter to us
under date Of January 2G, 1917 Mr.. Rood
was al years Of age Free Press.
"i5eng concerned for his safety on account
of his failure to return at night from his labor,
his friends repaired to the woods in pursuit
Of him. The high winds having distinguished
the light in his lantern, Jacob Rood first tound
his brothers hat, then reaching overa small
tree which had fallen that day, put his hand
upon his brothers liteless body. The spirit
had fled; all was silent as the house of death
1t appears that in telling spruce poles, one
had lodged in the top Of another, and Mr..
Rood, surprising himself safe, proceeded to
trim one lying under the one which was lodg
ed. On account Of the noise Of the wind in
the top of the trees, the lodged pole fell with
out giving him warming and struck him dead
to the ground breaking his skull. lie APP
peared not to have moved after The fatal blow
was struck Mr.. Rod was conscientious
and upright man, and a very useful member
of the community in which he lived, and in
his early and sudden departure in the very
prime Of life, that community has suffered
great loss. He has also left behind him be-
sides other near relatives, wife and six
small children to lament their loss. Although
to them the loss is irrcparuble, at least as it re-
spects the present world, yet their grief is as
suaged upon the joyful consideration that they
have no cause to sorrow us those who have no
hope. DAVID FURGUsoN.
January 26, 1917.
New BoAT-CAPr. DAVIS We see that
a new Steamboat is to be put upon Lake
Champlan, next summer, to be called the
United States" and commanded by Capt.
Davis
Why don't they call the boat "th9 ETHAN
ALLEN" We went through the lake last
summer with Capt. Davis, and took regular
notion to him, He is Il most capital specimen
Of Il Vermonter, and in the easy, and quiet,
yet, effective way he handles himself, exhibits
the true Ethan Allen touch.
Let the Steamboat Company call their new
boat the ETHAN ALLEN" put Davis aboard
we will warrant her success against
any water craft under heaven ". Patriot.
FIRE. On Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock,
a fire broke ont in the house at the West end
Of State Street, occupied by Rev. Jolb Scclev !
The streets were then filled with snow, and it |
was extremely difficult to get the engines
upon the ground, and indeed slow and hard .
task for one to get himself there. Fortu.:nte-
" ia iva IN, no ntl ia, nd lt1rp 1SlC
aud aid was at hand in time to extinguish the
flames after burning the upper part of the
building. No insuranee.-W. JVa!caman.
LET man fail in business, and what
wonderful effect it has on his former friends
and creditors! Men who have taken him by !
the arm--llughcd and chattci with him by the
hour-shrug up the shoulder and pass on
with Il chilling, Glow do ye do?' Every
trlle of Il bill is hunted up and presented, that !
would not have seen daylight for months to
come, but for the misfortune of the debtor.
II it is paid, well and good--ifnot, the scowl .
Of sheriff, perhaps meets him at the first
corner.
A man who never failed, knows but little
Of human nature In prosperity he sails along,
gently waited by fhvoring breeze5, receiving
smiles and KIM words from everybody. He
brides himself on his good name and spot!ess
character, and makes boast that he has not an
enemy in the world. Alas the change. He
ooks at the world in different light, when
revcr5cs come upon him. He reads suspicion
ol every brow. He hardly knows how to
whether to do this thing or the
other--for there are spies about him. and
writ is ready for bis back.
To understand what kind of stuff the world
Of mind is made of, a person must be untortu-
nate and stop payment once in his ilfetme.-
If he have friends, then they arc made mani
fest. A failure is moral sieve. 1t brings
out The wheat and shows the chat. A man
thus learns that not words and pretcnlal COOL
will constitute real friondship-D. c. Coles
poThy.
A WoNEERFUI SIGHT A Jolly jack tar
having strayel into show at a fair, to have
look al the wild beasts, was much struck with
the sight ola lion and tiger in the same den
"Why, Jack" said he to messmate, who
was chewing quid in silent amazement, 81
wonder ii next year they were to
carry about Il sailor and marine living peace
ably together"
"Ay," said his married companion, cor
man and wife !"
REMARKABLE CASE A dog in reA
tcenty scoen days viMoM fol "A gentleman
of undoubte1 veracity informs US that dog
belonging to Mr. NJ Clark, Of Franklin, Mass.
disappointed sallenly and myster;ously on
the 22l Of December last, and was not seen
nor heard from until the 18th inst, when he
WAS discovered in an old well, and taken ont