Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-15
Gbr Mus Glrauer.
Notes and Comments.

NOCCo clASl SO4IIuOAJ Us.
TEACHERS AssoCIATIONs.-A writer in the
". Chronicle recommends the formation of
Teachers Associations in all the different coun-
ties in the State and calls for an expression of
opinion by teachers on the expediency of such
movement. TO this proposal, we, as friend
to educational interests, most heartily respond.
No association can be formed and kept up with
out soon imparting to its constituent mass the in
formation and experience of its most intelligent
and judcious members. This alone will make
it most profitable school to the majority. Be.
sides this, the constant comparing of different
modes of instruction, government, text books,
and all that appertains to the duties of our COM
mon school teachers, cannot but prove in the
highest degree beneficial 4; and we can think of
no action which now, next after the establish
ment of the public Teachers Institutes, can be
taken by the friends of education in Vermont,
more promising Of good than the faithful car
rylng out OF the plan the writer has proposed
Two great interests require to be elevated in
Vermont--the educational interest and the agri-
cultural interest. Hand in hand they should,
and will 60 together; and as they rise or sink, so
rises or sinks the prosperity Of our noble little
State.
RAIL ROAD CONVENTION IN PoRrLAND.-On
the 3lsI of July great Convention was held at
Portland, to take into consideration the impor-
tant PROJECT OF constructing Rail Road from
that city along the coast northward to and round
the head Of Funday Bay to the eastern coast Of
Nova Scotia, for distance of $50 miles. Our
Portland exchanges consider it the largest and
most ably represented business convention ever
held in New England. IT. was attended by ma
ny of the most distinguished men of the British
Provinces, as well as the abes Rail Road men
of the Northern States and if the spirit of the
proceedings as reported 10 us, is to be taken as
true indication of what will be done, the i'm
portant object involved will yet be accomplish.
ed.
THE VERMONT CENTRAL R. R.--The mel
receipts tor June were $2l77,50, while those o
July, up to the food, showed proportion 25 pei
cent higher. The food, causing damage in ex
pense of repairs and loss Of receipts during The
two weeks interruption of travel, to the amount
in all probability, of fifty or sixty thousand dol
lors, was real misfortune. But grumbling ant
croaking, it is found by experience, will not tea
up the rails, or overthrow the embankments of
II aAaJ ID o,J oh
be greatly surprised to see the Central live ant
prosper some months longer.
THUNDER STORM AND METEoR.-On Frida
afternoon of the 9Th inst, violent storm c
wind, hail and rain, attended by vivid lightnin
and an almost constant roll of thunder, passe
over the towns of Elmore, Worcester, E. Mon
pelicr and Planfeld, doing more less damag
in them ALL We learn that in Stowe the wnol
crops on several farms were nearly ruined b
the hail, which fell Of the size of doves egg
and even larger.
We have rarely seen a more fearful displa
of electric fluid than that cloud from distance
and another which subsequently passed to tn
west of us, presented. About ten O'Clock III
same evening, large and brilliant meteor, 70
lowed by Several smaller ones, was seen at tn
place passing from the southeast to the nortl
west through the northerly portion of the hea
ems. A gentleman who had a fair view of l
describes it as appearing two-thirds the size
full moon.
A New CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MONTICELLO
The Catholics have purchased the old Cou
House, and are now, under the superintendent
of the Priest they have engaged to oficiate
it, fitting it up as place of worship. The san
constitution which protects us in the enjoyme
of our chosen religion, must protect them
theirs. And whatever be the errorism which the
creed may embrace, it must be remedied othe
wise than by intolerance. At all events, the r
straints of such an establishment over our Cat
oc population (now numerous enough to NAL
quite congregation may be, we think, s
cial benefit.
THE GREAT SERPENT OF LAKE MEMPHEM
COCA correspondent in the last Caledonia
after stating tnat " numerous dhu IesPe0'au
persons, from the first settlement to the prese
year, have been witnesses to The existence Of
monstrous serpent in the waters of Magog," pr
ceeds to relate that about two weeks since,
Mr.. David Beebe, while fishing near Mago
Point, in that lake, was startled by a plash
the water, when turning, he beheld the he
and civ feet of tho hodu If n hupe munster DC
fecty erect and graceful" rising from the 81
face within two rods of his canoe, and then so
disappearing This account is noticed by anot
er writer in the last Orleans County Gazette W
says the people of the lake generally disbelie
the existence of any such animal in this boz
of water, though he seems to assume that SUI
have been the reports. Whatever reliable fac
there may bein this matter, we should be glad