Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04
Teachers Association of Vermont

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pays. BY an arrangement with the Vermont
Railroad Companies, those who attend the
meeting OF the Association will be carried and
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be furnished by the conductors. The friends of
will receive a hearty welcome at Rut-
land.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
TUESDAY. Forenoon, Address by Rev. w.
Smith, ID. d.. Burlington. afternoon, Address.
= Words" by Rev. j. F. Walker, Principal of
Troy Conference Academy. Evening, Address,
- The importance of cutivating Taste in Com
mon Schools" by Rev. J d. Wickham, Pruc-
pal of Burr Seminary.
=, WEDNEsDAY.-Forenoon, Address, Grada
tons of Schools" by Rev. ]. H. Parker, Burling
ton. afternoon, Address, " The sources of Ed
ucGtiona Influence" by H, circuit, Principal of
the Thetford Academy. Epeniag, Address,
:" Books" by C. H Hayden, Esq, ST. Adams.
TnURsDAY.-Fo Forenoon. Election of Officers
and miscellaneous business. afternoon, Ad-
dress, sTeachers' Mission" by Rev. II. P
Cushing, Mortified. Evening, Address, "Mor
al Culture, by c. G. Burnham, A NJ, Principal
of Royaton Academy
The themes suggested by the Lectures and
other topics relative TO education, will be dis
cused during the intervals of the regular Ad
dresses. J. \. SPAuLDINe, )Ev.o,,;vo
X >. B H,cH. Committee.
Barre, June 20, 1853.
Enthusiastically recent terrible fire at
Oswego is supposed to have been the work of
by way of revenge upon some of
In an s1fi hat e. &C.,
licenses to sell liquors. The following epistle
was received by one of the Commissioners Of
Excise, few days before the fire. doctor
Hard sir Wis to gev you Motifs that ef thar
arnt emmy lisense give dalnb soon that thar wont
be much OF this Town left by next spring mind
that loco matches are plenty and the pepel arnt
tn be Deprived of thar rites by A lew cussed
fools in the land of liberty for nothn old Robe.
son better not fine nuther man or 'hele koch
hel. one ov five hundred free men,"
Charles Trainer, on Monday, received letter
from his wife's master, stating that he has
higher offer for Emma He is to leave Mobile
in few days, and requires Trainer to send him
the 500 for his wife forthwith or it will be too
late to obtain her.
The mother of Laura Shields in New York,
went to call her to attend ball on the ming
of the ill., and found her dead on the floor Of
her chamber dressed for the ball.
Gerrit Smith, we are pleased to learn, is per-
tectly relieved of painful disease Of seventeen
years stanuing, by recent surgical operhon.
1t consisted in the removal of six large hemodal
,umors, by tying and cutting
Hon. Cert Smith has Just made donation of
$25 600 TO the city oil Oswego for the purpose of
establishing public library.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-Two men in Illinois, near
Lacorn, stole a bottle Of rum, as they supposed !;
they both drank Of it in such haste th,t lis pun
gency and deadly power were not discovered
until too late to avert the evil 1t turned out 10
be nitric acid, procured for the purpse of gaven-
izing. But moment elapsed before they fell
to The earh, overwhelmed with the most intense
ard excruciating pain, such as would have en-
sued if they had swallowed red hot Goals. Death
soon followed.
IMpEAcHMENT-JohnC c. Ma,her, one of the
Canal Commissioners of New York, has been
lmpeached by the State Assembly for grave
mi,demeanors in Office, aud is now on trial be-
fore court composed of State Senate and
judges of Appeals The Lieut.. Governor pre-
sides. Mather is a merchant o3 Troy.
PHILADELPHIA, July 28.-Six more deaths
from yellow fever occurred last evening in the
vicinity If the.-&outh Whalves the victims
we're a Il buried before daylight this r1ornng.
The rapid spread of the disease has caused much
excitement and fear in the neighborhood, and
many have closed up their houses and stores,
and fled to more healthy quarters.
THE SEA SERPENT RIyALLED-A Vertabte
Snake Sory.-Ou Friday last, son of Mr. Da.
Wis X. Gates, Of thus city, was fishing with two
or three companions in Browning Ponds cailed)
in the north part of Spencer when, hearing II
furious splasbing in the water nearly half d
mile distant the party rowcd their boat forth
with to the scene of action. On arriving near
the spot, they saw, to their astonlshment, a
monster snake, of brown color, with its head,
resembling the form of a persons two hands
joined with the palms together. elevated a little
distance above the water, and watching their
approach. Some of the incredulous ones of
the party at first supposed his snakeshp 10 be
only the dry limb of tree, although the water
around him was in constant motion with what
subsequently, proved to be eight or ten young
serpents of come three feet in length, as near as
an estimate could be formed of their dimensions.
The movements Of the boa. soon frightened the
old one, which fled in an opposite direction, &C
complained by its whole litter Of snakelngs.
The old monster appeared TO be about twelve
fee, in length, and performed his fight in an up
and down zig gag course, portion OF the upper
half of each coil appearing aoove the water.
A sporting party of dozen or more, from this
city. intend if possible to make their guns &C
quained with these rivals of the sea serpent
race.--Worcester (.Mass.) Transcript, July Is.
PENNsYLvAYIA..-A Mass State Convention
of the friends OF Prohibition viii be held in the
" Big Tent" in the City of Lancaster on the
9th OF August next, to commence at 10 O'Clock,
A. NJ, and continue through the day and eve
nlng. The friends in Western Pennsy lvaEia
will assemble in Mass Convention at Pittsburgh
on the lllh Of August.
WASHINGTON, July 23-The President has
appointed Walter Fearn, Esq, of Mobile, Ala.
banla, as United States Minister to the court Of
Brussels ~
The New York Tribune learns by letter
from Athens, that the affair of DIR. King is OF
the point of being arranged. He will be in.
Identified tor his property, and the remainder of
his sentence will be reunited by the King.
RICHMOND, "a, July 28.-Major Seare, o
the United States Army, died at the Blue Sui.
phur Springs, in this state, few days since
FREE Soil APpoINTMENr.-Josepa c. Fuller
Free Soil, has been appointed Postmaster at s.
Johnsbury, VT, in place of Mr.. Jewet, Wing
removed George c. Barney, National Dem
ocrul,' and the Postmaster under Polk, wanleo
the office, and his friends are very sorry at his
disappointment
The Maine Liquor Law men Of Baltimore
have issued cali Tor ward meetings, to cleo
delegates to a convention TO meet on the 2Sih o
the presen. month, to nominate candidates 10
the Legislature, and devise other means for car.
ryiDg out their views.
A SWIMMING ExCURsIoN.--O took place a
Hartford, last week, and was witnessed by up
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