Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-23
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u ne next Fongress will sec the unusual SIGHT
81 'hFae hroihefs Oh the floor The TIRES Wash
onris, elected ON Name, Illinois and w iscon-
sih' ar h:o'aers i is not often that such an
s'ect 'ahea piece.
w. l.. SKATER, one of the most promising
lawyers of Vermont. has gone to California on
previous engagement to enter tine law office of
hessrs. Park IL Billings, of San Francisco, at a
Salary Of $4,000 year, and expenses paid both
ways, tor the Iirst year .-Boston Ere Telegraph
QUEBEC, Nov. 6-The Government has an.
pointed commission to enquire ioto the carsss
OF the recent frightful accident on the Great
western Railroad The commissioners will pro-
coed at once 10 the scene Of disaster,
CONVICTIONS IN SEDUCTION CASES "A suit
was lately brought in Franklin co Va by Eli
lah Hodges, for the seduction of his daughter
Julia, by Chas. Z Lee, The Jury found fer
the plaintiff aud assessed the damages at S4500.
one third of the defendants estate.
In Phladel phia, Geo w. Keyser, convicted of
The seduction of Sarah Ann Ashton, has been
sentenced TO pay fl e of $1,000 and be impris-
Oned for three years in the Eastern Penteniary.
NEW YoRx ELEcTloN--Ne,o York, Nou. II.
The opinion Is gaining ground as official re-
turns continue to come in. that Clark, Wing is
elected Gov,rnor of New York.
The soldiers of the war of 1912, held meet
ing in Washington, Nov. l4,h, to respond to
call for National Convention, to be held there
or the 9TH of January next, and appointed COM
mittee of thirty-wo to make he necessary ar
rangements tor that purpose. The object of the
Convention is to take measures to procure an in
crease of the pension rates.
1t is said that the snow lies three feet deep on
the top Of Mount Washington. The breath
from that region would induce one tn believe it
was Chh.-N H.sPatriot.
| The dwelling-house of WIN. c. Griswold, of
Orwell. Vt, was destroyed BY fire Nm Monday
the 18th inst, and Miss Abigail Moon, an estima-
be young woman of 25 or 80 years Of age per-
ished in the flames Miss Moon was alone in the
house. a
| :, THANKSGIVING. The Governors of Vermont,
Connecticut New York. Illinois Michigan and
North Carolina. have fixed upon the Seth inst as
2 day OF Thanksgiving.
UNIVERSITY OF VzRMoNT.-There are 20 Sc
niors, 80 Juniors, 81 Sophomores and 80 Fresh
men. Whole number of students i0S-of these
81 are from Vermont -+.
MIDDLEBuRY COLLEGE .-Seniols 6, Juniors Is,
Sophomores %, Freshmen 81. hole number
6O--of these 81 are from Vermont.
Fernando Wood is elected Mayor of New
York by small majority He is an unprincpled
man, and under his rule New York will be still
worse governed than she has been in the past.
The Wreck OF THE New ERA.-Ne,c York
Nor. l5h.-Out of four hundred and ten persons
on board ship New Era, ashore at Jersey coast,
: one hundred and fifty have been saved by boats
from the shore. Over two hundred and fifty
were lost.
BANK FAhvnE.-The City Bank, Chicago,
has failed
Butter AND CHEESE There was exported
from franklin county, Vt by railroad during
, the month Of September, 1914 $50 pounds Of
. cheese, and $40 500 pounds Of butler-valned at
$4,000. The papers up that way think the
above can be beat.
, A little daughter of G. c. Burnap. of Pitts.
field Mass, aged twelve months, was killed by
the hook of dress sticking in her throat
The Accountants employed by the Vt. Cen
trail Railroad Company to trace stock. fraudulenty
$ issued, terminated their labors on Friday last
Nov. 10th. Of the whole number of shares
over issued, about 1000 are located in State
street, and 1000 On the hands of outsiders.
I A man named Strong, native of Vermont
{ was accidentally killed on the 18th inst. in ma
r chine shop an Brantford, Canada West II,
left Vermont about eight years ago, and wal
> foreman in the shop, and learned his trade il
: Buffalo His age was about 20 years.
DIR Graham was sentenced in New York oil
u Friday the lGili inst. to seuea years confinement
: in the State Prison, (the full term allowed b,
: law,) for manslaughter in the second degree il
the killing of Col. Loring. The execution o
the sentence however, was suspended in orde
= to allow hearing on an application for new
). trial.
o The widow of Alexander Hamilton died a
4 Washington, recently She was the daughte
y of Gen Philip Schuyler, and was married t.
: Hamilton in 1880, She has survived her hus
/ band more than fifty years. Her age at the tim
IS of her death was SO.
If BANK RoBBERy-The Windham Bank a
v Windham, Ct was robbed on the night Of tn
:, 9th inst. of $22 900 in bills and COIN The rob
bers gained access TO the bank early in the eve
n gagged and blindtolded him.
ID PLEASING EMPLoYMENT.-In New York tn
At the oyster dealers hire men to stand at thei
10 counters and devour oysters during the hour
"a when customers usually frequent their establish
ments. Good wages are given and the exampl
81 of the paid eaters has quite an influence on tn
y transient customers.
y TREASURE TRovE-lt is reported that O
Saturday, the 18th inst, Mr.. VIM. Traver q
Schenectady, N. Y, while removing the s,on
;. from an old well upon his premises, found q
" the bottom box containing four thousand della,
v in gold and silver bars, also silver tea pot an
W kettle. 1t is supposed to have been placed ther
ID by convict new in Auburn State Prison.
" TEE RIGHTS OF RAILROAD PAssrKGeRs.--Th
II Marine Court of New York has decided that
!; through passenger on railroad has right to h
IL seat until the end of the route, even if he shou
|! leave it temporarily