Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-24
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WASHINGTON COUNTY WING CONVENTION
The Old Line Wings, we suppose they may
properly be called, who were opposed to tho
ticket nominated at the Republican Convention
two weeks previous, met at the Court House
last Saturday, and nominated the following
ticket
JOSHUA TwrNc, SENATOR'S
HENRY JONES, ''
l 10. sEn monDrS' }Judgcs.
DENIsoN X. SMITH, Judge of Probate.
G. W. WILLARD, State $ Attorney.
LEVI Boutwell,, Sheriff.
JAMES PiTSsN, High Bailin,
So, contrary to what we had supposed, we
are, it seems, to have three distinct tickets in
the field
Tine BATTLE OF BGNNiNor, N.-The nth
Anniversary of the Battle of Pennington, was
pirate ceremonies and by concourse of many
thousand people. The day was usllered in by
the firing of cannon, and at the appointed hour,
military procession was formed, which pro-
ceedcd to grove near the village, whre an
address was delivered by J T. lleadly, another
of Bonapart and his Marshas At the dinner
table addresses were also made by Hon Jacob
Collomer Hon. Heland Hall and others. The
Slate Banner thinks there were ten Thousand rer
so s in the village that day, and represents the
whols as an unusually interesting Celebration
Nothing can be more appropriate than the Gel
ebration by the people of Vermont of the Ami
versary of this memorable battle, to the ,esu is
IF which, more than TO any other event they are
indebted to the Independence of their proud little
State
DaouTH AND Es.-The drouth in Yer
mont is greater, perhaps, than has been expe l.
enced since 1921, if not since the settlement OF
the State The skies are as of brass, and the
earth literally like ashes beneath cur feet. The
Springs are everywhere giving out, and Onion
River and all its tributaries in this section of the
State, are over than the Oldest settler has ever
seen them before. Fires are beginning to run
in the woods and even in The fie DIS in all dlrec-
tons; and. in the Cores and Mountains especial
ly, east of Painfi-ld and Marsh6ed thousands
of acres of timber are already destroyed and the
settlers are leaving their houses in expectation OF
no1or,l ,f tho NamCc the
country as well as woodlands And yet other
parts of the country are said to be dryer than
this. If so, God save the people.
THE GREYruwN AFFAIR. TT is estimated that
claims to the amount of hot iess than 900 :
000 will be made against the American govern
msnt, by American. british, French and Span
ish merchants, for property destroyed during the
late attack upon Greyown, by the United States
ship Cyane A draft on the government made
by J. w. Fabens in favor of S S. Wood, fol
$1,000. was presented at Washington on Monday
This was for money Fabens borrowed of W ood
to pay the faln.ns guard which Borland set uE
to defend the buildings of the Transit Company
The DnouGIIT AND Crops IN New flAMp
sHlRE.-rhe hay crop is now mostly in the barns
excellent quality, cumming up the scythes
as farmers say, remarkably. In the eastern part
of the State it is more THAI middng," and
along the valley of the Merrimack it is in some
parts abundant In the northeastern p TT, and
along the valley of the Connecticut, it is fair
crop in quaatity. and of extra quality. Wheat,
rye, oats and barley now ready for the hand o
the reaper, or already stored and be yond the in
An nf ,ho Jr,nnht Cnn1
than usual Fruit generally, will be abundant
though no peaches to speak Of Till within two
weeks corn and potatoes look finely, though the
yield of early po atoes has been very small, tn,
cops no ding out too much promise tor the bot
toms But the drought, which now reaches eve
nv part of the State has blight'd all expectat on
of these two and even ahundent rains now conlt
not remedy it wholly. Bropks and springs have
d led up, all the streams among the Franconis
and White Mountains are very low. Wells are
dry, pastures ar drying up, and some farmer:
are obliged to drive their cattle long distance fol
water. The drought has rot affected this regior
till within a few days as much as some Other
parts of the State The drought in Skowhe
gan and the surrounding region is very severe
and al kinds of vegetation is suffering The
potato rot has also made It's appearance This il
Sail 10 Nc Tue uTVtSt year SllCc iOSO.- IHuH
chester Nv. H. Mirror, Aug. Is.
Machcm arr being seized in great numbers
along the southern coast of Nova Scotia. Evei,
little creek and bav from Cape Sable to Hall
fax is overnowing wit, them. They are takel
in nets, from one hundred to six hundred barre
being secured at single dranght Men wome
and children, are employed day and night curin
them vet the whole atmosphere is . odorous
with the stencil of those impossible o be take
care of So says the Belfast Age.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE Quickly ENDED =
Died, in Nashua, N II on the 2lst ult., harle
Willis, adopted child of w. IL. W.. and Mar
Ann Ball, aged about ten weeks, There is tai
connected with this little chit which somebod
NAV be intsre sted to know About Two month
ago, while Mr. w Ii W. Bali, who keeps tn
refreshment no IN in the railroad station IN thu
city was standing upon the platform, and jus
AS The evening train was upon the point OF stat
inc, a gentleman unknown ohm stepped iror
the car and h ,nded him package and IN
mediatey returned to the car which was
ready in motion. On examination, the packag
was found 10 consist of oll of bank bills, bu
not word of explanation. About nine coo
ON the same evening, Mr. Ball heard carrlag
drive 10 his door. anu uolT Bent'y op0". 1t" w.
bell rang and the carriage went away On gong
the door handbook was found In the ent y, a
rected to W H. ". Ball, upon opening VINO
they found, to their surprise, beautiful Gnu
fast asleep. A long with it WAS note, piayln
that the CHI might rot be sent to the poo house
but that Nr Bal would keep it and give 1t III
name. The request was comp led win, an
MIR, and Mrs Ball have cared for the lite strar
ger with nothiag short of parental affection
few days ago it was taken sick, and fnally wa
removed to the land of the blest There is
heart somewhere and, possibly more than on
which will bleed when this little history meet
Their eye, if it should ever do sou. ID. Ieb