Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-01-20
Che Nous Dleancr.
Notes and Comments.

Notes and comments.
DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY ON
THE WESTERN LAKES When we come to get
the statistics together, we find the amount OF The
loss of life and property, on the Western Lakes,
to be absolutely appalling. Within the year
1852, there were lost by fire, explosion and
wreck, 70 steamboats, and 1l3 of all other de-
scription of craft aud 458 persons persisted In
this unprecedented succession Of disasters. If
one 1.-THE Of the money our Government are 'of
ferlng for Cuba, were expended in providing
harbors, sc. for these lakes, a vast proportion OF
this annual destruction might be prevented.
MuNTpELIER AND ITS IMPRovEMENTs.--Mr.
James R. Langdon, of this place, has built the
past season, at the cost Of about $5000 large
and most substantial FIGURING Mill, on the Ber-
lin side of Onion River, which has been for
some weeks in iull operation, turning out IS
barrels of excellent -four per day. The Con-
PAM, Lsngdon g. Burbanks, are importing, this
winter, 40, 900 bushels of Western Wheat, for
the supply of their mill for the season. Messrs.
Bancroft g. Holmes and R. w. Hyde have also
purchased and fitted up the large building re
Gently occupied by w. Sprague, on tho same
side of the river, for another large FIGURING Mill
These Mills will be quite an addition to the bus
mess of our village; and there is yet another
privilege on the Montpelier side, in the old
building formerly occupied by fl. Richardson for
Cloth Dressing and Carding Mill. which we
hope soon to see as well improved. T. J. Hub
bard has built beautiful brick block, now occu
pied by stores and shops, on State Street, in
place of thu old Village Hotel, on the East side
Of tn, Branch Bridge and Mr.. Walker, of the
firm of Walker g. White, has built tasteful
Cottage House, on Main Street. not far from the
Academy Verify, Montpelier is prckng up,
both in improvements, and 10 business, which
has not here been so prosperous and lively for
many years.
THE WoRKINGs OF CONSCIENCE ILLUsTRA.
TED.-ln the family Of one OF our relatives once
lived little orphan boy, who was carefully
trained to truth and honesty. One day, after
having been alone in the sitting room, where
there was new ivory comb lying on The window
sill, he came rushing into the kitchen, amidst
the family, who knew not where he had been or
what he had been uolng, vociferatng with an
indignant expostulation
81 didn't! didn't say it, didn't"
Didn't WHAT" asked the family in surprise.
Didn't drop the ivory comb down behind the
casing, where nobody can get it, didn't, and
so there "
What moral on the natural force Of con
sccuce is involved in the act of that unsophisii-
Gated boy! What sermon ever spoke more for
that great and nnfailing co-laborer OF Justice
the human conscience
CuRIous MEMENTo OF LA FAYErrE,-During
the Revolution, La Fayette, with detachment
of men, was employed by Washington, some
months one season, in cutting out military road
along the south west mountain in Virginia, the
first great swell which rises from The tide water,
dUu runs ptIulti WIN tuc DiuC hitOuSn
the State the object being to keep open a COM
nnnication between the North and The South at
safe distance from the British, then IN posses
SOU of the Iowands. Of,this TACT, which is not,
we think, mentioned in history, we we're Curl
ousy, and for the first time. apprised in 1929
i when we made an excursion over portion OF
this road to see the old grove-embowered Meet.
ing House where once figured the venerated
! Mundlc, the old blind preacher, inmortalzed by
the glowing pen of William Writ. On our re
turn, we called for little rest, and Iellet from
the heat, at the residence of an aged planter,
whose family consisted of himself and maiden
daughter OF sixty who pretended to do the hon
ors Of the mansion, wherein she ratified away
| like Bunyan's laxative on any subject or no
subject" Till she could contrlve 10 lug ia, as we
were afterwards told she always dld, her favorite
theme
ibid you know, sir" she soon SAID, coming
to the subject at heart by pretty short Gu; in
the conversation" did you know, sir, that you
had been travelling IN tive Marquis Road"
No. lady; but what Marquis do you aude
to?n
The Marquis La Fayette--the great and
noble La Fayete, to be sure, lie 0ade this
road. He did us the honur Of m king his home
10 our family. tor many weeks and such gen.
lIeman. But peihaps you would like to see how
he looked in those days" she added, drawing
something from her bosom, and graciously Of
fering 1t for our inspection.
Wetook the proffered article, and sure enough
was avcritable and richly sci miniature OF the