Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-09
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hAADoLfh WV ednesday evening Sept. LIST
the citizens of West Randolph and yicinage as
sembled, in harmony with the spirit prompting
the celebrations throughout the land. and right
we'll did they testify to the pride and joy every
American feels in this last grand triumph OF
skill. At noon the church and school bells
were rung an hour. In the evening they were
rung for an hour again amid the firing of can
non. The President and Queen, the thirty-two
States and Canada were saluted with one gun
each. Later in the evening, display of fire
works, and three guns in honor of the Master
Spirit of the sublime enterprise closed the fes-
tiyities of the day
We learn from correspondent that West
Randolph Acadamy, E. E. Herrick. A. B. Prin-
cipal, commenced Sept. LIST with an unusually
large number of scholars. Mr.. Herrick is a
gentleman of refined and scholarly tastes and
we are pleased to learn of his success.
George Walker Of West Randolph, was sud
denly killed last week Tuesday while at work
in his saw mill at Sandusky, he leaves wife
and two children.
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AGRICULTURAL
AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION. -ThisSociety holds
its third annual Fair at Charleston, n ii. on
the Dist ODD AMI 23d instants, and, we are in
formed that Hon. CALEB CUSHING OF Massachu-
setts has consented to deliver tho annual ora
ton of the Society on that occasion, also that
Halls Brass Band is engaged to furnish music
for the Fair.
GARRIsoNIsM One view of the subject is Civ
en- in this weeks paper If anybody has any
thing to say on the other side, we should like
to hear from them
LAMoILLR COUNTY FAIR.-The third annual
fair of the Lamoille County Agricultural Soci-
ETY., will be held at Stowe, Sept. %. "Spunky
Lamoille > always does things up brown, and
1t may be relied upon that it will be interesting
this year,
The Windsor Journal has an amusing article
upon Mr.. Littles operation in the House last
year. Those who remember the ludicrous scene
oftbe last night of the last session, will expect
some fun should it be the misfortune of Corinth
to return him.
New PApER.-We have just received the
prospectus of an educational Journal to be pub
lished under the sanction of the Vermont Teach
er's Association, " in case sufficient pledges are
made to Justify it," to commence with january,
1859. 1t is to be monthly journal, we believe,
and published at 81 90 per year, payable when
it shall be decided that its publication is to be
commenced
The BRATTLEBoRo' INcENDIARY.-Wm. Hill,
an Irish lad some fifteen years of age, was de-
tected in attempting to set fire to barn
in Brattleboro' last week, and confessed that he
had caused nearly all the fires that had occurred
in that village for the past two years. The
reason he gave was, revenge upon those who
had chastised him for rascalities. He was com
mitted to Jail for trial
FIRE IN WASHINGTON "A barn and shed in
Washington, containing 80 tons of hay, owned
by Gideon Downing, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night, Oath ult Loss $500: no insu-
rance. It was no doubt the work Of an incen-
diary.
The Standard says that at Mr.. Elkins mill in
North Troy few days since, d piece of black
web silk nearly yard long, in perfect state of
preservation, together with a few birch chips,
were discovered imbedded in a pine log, solid,
except where the silk was found. The wood
had apparently grown over the silk, as there
was no crack where itcould have been thrust in.
JONES, THE ADMINISTRATION the statement
of an official visit of the Governor of Massa-
chusetts to the Hoosic Tunnel, we take the fol-
lowing relative to Charles Jones, convicted of
numbering Jew pedler
I" The Council will visit Springfield Jail on
their way, for the purpose of holding an inter
view with Jones, the murderer of the Jew ped
Ter. no decision having been arrived at as to
whether he shall be hung. When the matter
was first brought before the Council, it was
thought that death would soon release the
wretched man, but his health remains about
the same, and decision in the case is necessary
:" SIX DAYS SHALT Thou LABOR ''-One of
the benefits resulting from Sunday labor was
shown few days ago. A gentleman in this
town had few acres of fallen timber which
he wished to clear off, and as the day was fine
h. 4l,o,~l,t bo xrould Era b;o h,uob bao,o IN
lighting one of them twig by some means
and thew it into the blazing heap. BY the time
was sc void and without FORM" The watch
was gold one and valued at eighty dollars.
This is one of the punishments for breaking the
sabbath, though God does not always settle
with the sabbath breaker in that way.--Iras-
buryh Standard.
The Harvest Moon, as one moon between
August % and October l6, is called every, year,
from its rising several successive nights soon
after sunset, and serving to lengthen the day
for the benefit of the reaper, is now giving us
some Of the finest evenings that will be had this
year. For six days the rising OF this moon
varies less than twenty minutes daily, and as
will be observed, serves very much to retard the
darkness and prolong the day.
, OPENING UP CHINA.-If the intelligence by the
submarine cable in regard to the new treaty ne
gotiated with China by the French and English
ENJOYS, be substantially correct it announces
an event of much Importance to the world
The foreign trade, now confined to five ports,
will have the privilege of ranging round the
entire coast and up the large river Of the whole
empire. 1t does not yet appear whether Amer
lean Commerce, without any special negota-
tions, will share in this extention. But we be-
liaro Il ,ras tho nnderstan dinr that hevnnd IN