Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

O"oNrf COMMISSIONERS in Was ington Co.
d'ram Jones of Waitsfed has 1851 votes, and
Jacob Scott 1920 Majority for Jones 2sl.
In Rutland County, Barnes Frisbie of Mid
iletown has $50, G Spencer 1923. Majority for
Fribie, 257
Chlltenden County, Charles A. Seymour is {
elected by 222 plurality. {
N. I. Churchill, Windsor County, has COG !
majority. All are friends of the Temperance
Law, we believe.
NOT CHRISTIAN SPIRIT The Christian
Messenger says, If anybody has stolen from
The Freeman we pity the thef" Now, MIR.
Messenger, we might resort by spying that ,os
pitied the Editor of the Messenger But we
shall not. We consider the Messenger very
neat paper, and the organ of Christian Socie-
", We forgive you. And we are further
pleased to learn that it is not to be removed to
Boston, as contemplated by its past Editor; but
it has been purchased by Rev: A. Webster, and
wilIstill remain at Mortified. Mr.. Webster
will bring good experience and acquaintance
In the State to the post, and will we trust, be
successful.
The deluging rain storms have soaked the
ground thoroughly, and will bring on vegeta-
ton rapidly. The high water has done some
damage, washing the banks of the Winooski,
carrying off dams, &c. A bridge was carried
off on the Central road below West Randolph
last week
The trial of Rev MI Kalloch, which has
created 50 much excitement in Boston for y few
weeks past resulted in his discharge. He is
again preaching to his society.
RoGuEs CAuGnT.-Deputy Sheriff Bradish
last week arrested young man by the name Of
Thompson, formerly Clerk at the Exchange
House, Burlington, for breaking open the Depot
at tina, place, His accomplice had previously
been arrested, and turned States evidence.
The Bookstore of P P Ripley in Burling-
ton, was burned out inside last week Insured
for 5000.
Boats have commenced running on Lake
Champlain.
The number of newspapers taken in the town
of Hartford, w., per week. is ITO The vote
of the town seldom reaches four hundred.
Half million worth Of property was des-
troyed by fire in Baltimore, April IA.
The circulation of the Temperance pledge in
Bradford has been attended with very cheering
results Some over one hundred have already
affixed their names
Advertisers in and about West Randolph can
have their cards or advertisements put in the
Freeman, at good advantage, by calling o,
Samuel Bass, Jr.
+ A SURPRsE.-Rev. Charles Fay, of st. Al
bans, was surprised to find $62 50 in letter
upon his pulpit desk, a Sunday or two SINCE 1t
was presented by the ladies.
Six inches of snow fell in Mississippi, on the
18th.
The new fire engine, purchased by our village
corporation has arrived andu beautiful machine
tits, and a new company has been organized, to
whose care and management it will be delivered.
-No,thfeld Messenger.
Liquor SEIZURES. The St. Johnshury Gale
donian chronicles couple more successful liq-
uor seizures at the Centre last week. They have
a persevering Sheriff.
The LIQUoR LAW IN CABoT.-On the 18th
ult., Hiram Perkins of Cabot was brought be-
fore Justice Fisher for violation of the liquor
law last September at a camp meeting, and
deening discretion the better part Of valor,
plead guilty, and was fined. with costs, $25 so.
On the same day George Hubbard and B. P.
Cary, of Marshfeld, appeared at Court to serve
as witnesses in the above case, and being :" in
, quite too facile u mood " to serve the ends of
justice, their services were dispensed with and
on the next day they were brought before the
0 same Justice and fined for drunken misdemean
9 Or
The Blacksmith shop belonging to R. Farms
= worth, and occupied by A. X. Wilder, at SAX
. tons River, was totally consumed by fire, April
LIST. No insurance.
o ANTIQUARIAN DIsCovERY.-The N. Y. Times
mont, agent of the Smithsonian Institution in
Paris, is stated to have discovered u collection
of four thousand letters, wholly in the hand
) writing of DR.. Franklin. great many of then
% were written from Passy near Paris. The let
T. tes are duplicates taken by the manifold process
|, Elk President Pierce is at Concord.
J. After long and soaking rain two inches o
snow fell Tuesday night, and lay upon thu
! ground the next morning, "a demnition damp
cold moist, unpleasant body" in the words .
8 Mantalni. In fact those adjectives may be ap
n piled to the whole month Of April. thus far il
r this vicinity - Burlington Free Press.
~ A fire broke out in the dwelling house of Mr.
IT Geo. s. Hubbard, in this village. on Tucsda
IL morning, but was extinguished without mater,
% damage.
RIuToUs DoINGs the 9Th inst, severa
~ persons took possession of the basement of Y
Spoonars store in Vergeunes, and peted tn
:, owner with salt fish, old boots and shoe 9 an
- whatever they cou d lay hands ON till they drov
X him out they then went into furniture store
he and made themselves comfortable regardless c
ii expense, till the owner was compelled to cor
n promise with them, in order to save his furntur
I, from obstruction. The Citizen says: sit wa
." certainly avery unusual procedure in our usual
for quiet town."-Free Press.
y. beautiful and accomplished girl, ster
Z" daughter OF II Mr.. Stone in Landsgrove Vt
ep clipped few weeks since witha daguerrean ar
AN ist named Kelly. who leaves behind IA wife an
nv three children, and the guilty couple are wal
~ dcring about the country, pursued by the stel