Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-16


out Of his second marriage, had as the Countess
once sarcasicay remarked 10 us, too little faith
in wonln's prudence to trust her with the ptin-
cipal. Sarah was once engaged in marriage to
Young lawyer, but the match, we believe, was
broken off by her father, and she remained
through lite IN single blessedness She was a
woman of cultivation and inteIlec,--but her
genius partook largely OF the mathematical and
mechanical characteristics which distinguished
the mind of her father, and she would sooner
spend fifty dollars in going journey to examine
some new mechanical invention, than lay 1t out
in dress, of which she seemed most strangely IN
different. She was Republican in principle, and
regretted her fathers desertlon of the Americ n
cause. but her reverence for the rank and orders
Of the old world, where she had passed most OF
her life, rendered her an odd tumble of the Re
pub]lcan and Monarchst She was no ordinary
woman, however, and her memory will not soon
fade from the minds OF the large circle of her
friends who were among the most influential OF
Europe and America.
DOUBLE DISTILLED SCoUNDRELIsM. Some
time last summer, a r!chly-dressed and smooth
tonguol young man made his appearance in one
of the old towns Of Chittenden county called on
Young lady, with whom he had formerly tolncd
,,,,;rr a n,aucn :, tho cnrS and soliritad
an intimacy with view to marriage, pretending
he was the son of rich Alabama planter, aud
was sojournng in the North for health, informa
ton, aud to secure one of our well educated and
industrious New England girls for wife, to
grace his lordIy Southern home. The young
lady, being not only far, but intelligent, and her
family high spirited as well as respectable, he
probably saw the necessity Of going to work
Systematically. At all events he did so; and
so adrotIy, too, as to gain the consent of all
concerned, provided all should turn out as he had
represented. Against the advice of her family
however, who were not without their suspicious
and wished her "lo wait and see" she married the
fellow, this fall, at Vergennes, whittier he had
in Luccd her to accompany him for the purpose
After cutting d great dash about her fathers
awhile. he removed with her to Lowell. Mass !
where he obtained some business connected with
the railroad, pretending TO have received the
alarming intelligence that his father was dead
aud his uncle had obtained all his estate by
4. q. 4 .Nl tI,ntt hi,
same rch Suuherner" has young wife and
two children in a town in Washington county
and still anoth r, it is reported, in Orauge Coun
ty We fnrbear names, al present, lest 1t IN
teriere with the operations Of the ministers Of the
law, who are in motion Tor the n,lscreant and we
will therefore, only add, that the State Prison
TO which he is destined, # secured is palace
of ease and comfort compared to the place tt
which sheer Justice would consgn him.
Oh for whip
10 lash the scoundrei naked through the world"
A New LAW Coon ONE j Blessed be the
Legislative brain that conceived the act to b'
fouad among The laws published in this pape
against putting the calcasses Of dead animal
into any Of our ponds, brooks and rivers II,
shall have our thanks II those of no others.
THE WEATHER The first ten DAYS Of De
cember, 1912. have been, for the warmth an
blandness of the atmosphere, perhaps without
para lei IN the history of our Northern cli"ate
Lei mark be put on that period as the memo
rabe December, when the farmers pIowed ant
the strawberries bossomed 10 Vermont.
WEST RANDOLPH ACADEMY.-The yer!
handsome looking Catalogue oil this Institution
which has lust been issued from the Ngs press
shows the unusual list of AZ pupils, in the Class
ica department, meaning thos pursuing colIes
studles-and list of 265 IN all, who have at
tended the past vear-a sufficient comnenlar
on the Furnishing condition Of this school,
New SUBSCRIBERS, at least enough to suppl
the place OF those lost by removal, death, an
Hunkerlsn, would be gladly received. Frlend
what can you do for US, and the cause, to begI
the year with?
Mr.. Webster Root of Mlddcsex, raised tn
past season from tour bushels sown, % busheI
OF rood Black Sea wheat. His luck IN whet
raising should induce others 10 try.
WASHINGTON COUNTY OTFICERs-'The Off
GERS elect OF TINS County wer) indicted mi
office on the lst Of December, and made tn
following appointments:
CHARLES REED, Esq, Probate Register.
Col. u. WAsHBUkN, Jhter
A. l.. PAIGE, Montpelier, Deputy Sheriff.
u. T.. A. RICHARDSON, DO.
A. M. JACKMAN, Butrc, do
|. &. BRuwN, Waterbury, co.
L. N. oPALDING, RUXbury, do.
SAD AccIpENr.-ln L len, on Friday last,
little son OF Mr.. Cough was almost Instant
killed, while on his way to school, by log 70
ing over HIN from pile lying by the side OF Il
road.
A RAILROAD COLLISION, between two freig
trains. occurred al the Junction, near MOntpep
on Monday last, 10 which one cur was destroy
and one engine badly damaged; and what
worse, two braitmenawere considerably hurt
The Annual Meeting of the Vermont Sta
Temperance Soclety will be held at Rutland,
the first Wednesday OF January next. /
meeting vii doubtless be an unusually Intele
ing and important one.
FIRE IN MARsHFIELD. The Starch Factt
in Marshield village, owned by Stephen Pltls
and occupied by Putnam g. Wooster, was c.
sumed by fire on The morning OF the ION IN
together with the other buildings belonging TO
The fire was discovered about half past tive
o'clock. 1t originated in the dry kiln which :