Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-12-31
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tale of Is foo cap pages or more. which shall be
presented 10 US on or before the first of April
next, $50-the award to be made by three com
petent Judges to be appointed at that Time. The
author must he resident OF this Stale Pre-
ference will be given historical tales, or thuse
connected with the locality Of Vermont.
New DRESS AND New STORY .-Next week we
shall give our readers palmer type, and we
trust still more acceptable and intelestin pa
per. We shall commence the tale of the Can
ada Counserfeters. which we have promised,
and which has been pronounced by good judges,
who have exami lined the manuscript, the best
ever published in Vermont. Hon. D. P Thon-
son, whose Judgment upon such matters is rei-
able, says it will be +" the best ever published in
the Freeman. The author is gentleman of
high reputation as literary man. and has never
before contributed to the Freeman. We have
made arrangements with large nu mber ofspe
cial contributors to the Miscellaneous, Political
and other departments, which warrant us, in
saving that the Freeman for 1858 will to the
people of Vermont be far the most desirable pa
per ever published
To our friends, Subscribers and agents, we
again tender our sinceraSaasasgr their aid and
encouragement the past year, ahd hope they will
still do US the favor to suggest to their neigh
bors, who do not take it, the idea of subscribing
for the Freeman. We have now $50 new names
in addition to the old number. to commence
with the New Year and from TIE many com
pimentary and encouraging remarks from our
various classes Of readers, we shall continue
with determination to far exceed our best
promises.
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many who will be out of employment the pres
ent'wintor, and to Them we offer an opportunity
to make small sum, over and above their ex-
pensos, by soliciting subscriptions to the Free
: man. There are a number already engaged who
ar. making from ten to fifteen dollars per month.
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$25 per hundred for good subscribers. Try it
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very large circulation in the towns of I.amole
Orleans, Caledonia, Washington, Orange and
Windsor Counties, and throughout the State
double that of any other paper, and affords an
6 excellent medium for the country merchant to
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SUBSCRIBERS OUT OF THE STATE We send M
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=, paid in advance or ordered by persons in th
E State Those not receiving them will know ths
q reason.
BURGLARS ARREEsTD "A few days ago Mr.
; Eli B. Henry of North Bennington had larg,
quantity of Butter, Lard, Cheese &C., stole
from his residence and al the same time Mr.
Chas Thatcher, Jr., lost whole washing whic
was left out through ths''night On Monda,
last Mr. Thatcher received word that "a quan,it
y Of articles answering the description of his, ha
j. been discovered at hotel 10 Wndhall. kept b
% one Luther Moen. Thai Aaeniag be in aompan
" officer Dyre, proceeded 10 this no ell and
: made OF search the premltss. when NY sOt
found large quantity of The clothing which ha
been taken from his yard, and the Butter an
e Lard taken from Mr.. Henfy's residence. Moo
! was arrested and lodged in Jail.
The Orleans County Court commenced il
Is sessions on Tuesday last, Hen. l. P Poland prt
e siding.
. We learn that liquor was seized, one day las
week, on the premises of Stephen Bennett, /
tn S village. He was fined 800 and cost, abou
J.. $40 more, and the liquor was turned out /
d grass.
ALL sPIRITUALIsrs USIvEsALEsTs -Nearl
all Spirituaisls profess 10 believe in Unvers.
savaton-lndeed, if Spiriluasts, they must
70 Universasts. Wiz then, do so many of the
keep away from Universities meetings P
o, Christian Repository
d Friend Balou, are all Dnversalis,s Spiti,aa
ests
10 Mr.. Aaron Brown of Sheffield was killed q
D. the 18th inst by falling from the scaffnld ar
breaking his neck He was about fifty years
rs age, and leaves wife and several children.
~ Mr. Amos Cook Of Clover, broke his leg c
n the 18th inst. He had been chopping To-
no when il fell and be slipped off breaking his le
Is The Annual Meeting of the Orleans Coun
u Agricultural Society, will be held at Irasbarg
y on the Sd Tuesday in Jan. next at 10 o'cloc
- a. M At which time and place Field Cro
,,o will be exhibited for Premium.
en- Another incendiary fire broke out in the ba
H. of Gen. Sargent of Bratteboro, on the 2ls
~ and destroyed il. together with eighteen head
cattle and some hogs.
nd RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. The Union Me-
ers ing House on Hes Pisss'sssi, Berlin WAS dedica
ed on Wednesday Of last week
w There were nine combinations to the Epist
pal Society in this village on Christmas eve.
=. St. Mays Church in Mortified was open
or on Friday and consecrated on Saturday.
by CURE For CONSUMPTION Those of our rea
lte ers who are in search Of certain and perm
Of nept cure for Pulmonary Consumption, W
ro. welcome the appearance of q new remedy viii
has just come before the public of this count
in F0USEL'S PABULUM WIFE. We lea
las that this remedy has met with the most CO.
ell plele success in all cases where its efficacy h
The been tried not only for Pulmonary Cousun
est ton, but also for coughs. and soreness of I
90. chest and bronchial tubes A treatise on CO
Is, sumption accompanies the medicine which is
~" identy the production If one who has tn,
nP- ough and complete knowledge of the nature
the malady and Of its remedy. The medici