Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-03
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of Calais assembled at the dwelling of the Rev.
Abram Hartshorn, of the Christian Society in
this town, to donate their spare grain and
change to their worthy Pastor, and also to see
Mrs Zerruah Hartshorn on her one hundredth
birthday. The old lady was born in Pembroke,
N. H., JAN Goth, 1859. Her maiden name
was Blount sho was married to Ephram Harris
horn soon after the commencement of the Revo-
lutionary war is the mother of eleven children
six boys and five grls-and has been for the
last sixty years widow; she moved to the
town of Danvile, in this State, some fifty years
ago. Her eldest son, Aaron, lives near Lake
st. Clair, Canada West. and is seventy-nine
years old 4; her youngest son is sixty years of
age.
The above-named Centenarian-the oldest
person in this town, and for sugst know, in
the State,-at at the table with the visitors.
has firm nerves, good memory, and appears
bright and smart If th-re is any older person
or persons within the bounds of the circulation
of your paper, we should be pleased to hoar
from or of them S.
Calais, Jan. %, 1859.
The Waterman says its "devil y married
couple from Hardwick last week, and " in his
greenness p" made mistake, and married the
gentleman to Miss johnson, when he should
have married him to Miss Joslyn. All we
have to say is that if that I" devil : is studying
for the ministry, or is the son of minister, lie
should have been sure he was right before lie
exposed his greenness in marrying the bride.
groom to some one who was probably Standing
up, with the bride. But Chief Justice Redfeld
will willingly make the I" one twain, and then
some minister past his "greenness - will for
IS, 90 make the twain one But what is fun
ner still is that the Waterman wants everybody
copying d" said notice " that its IS devil ~ last
week married couple, "to note the correc.
ton We have endeavored to do 80 above.
The NEW CAPIToL.-We presume the paper,
not u thousand miles from Montpelier, which
has such an adherence for anything being pub
lished as Editoial that is not written by "the
Editor, will not thank us,for crediting the arti-
Gle below, which cannot possibly be from the
Editors pen, as he knows no Latin except hog
latin, and but very little English:
The work on the new Capitol ia now going
on very rapidly Since the first of January,
nearly the whole of the building has been hath
ed and pastered. The iron stairs leading from
the first floor have been put in, and are very
fine specimen of iron work. The pattern is ex-
ceeding elegant, and the setting IL done in the
most thorough and workman manner The
House is warmed by several large stoves, and Il
summer temperature kept all the time. A
Waterman daily and nightly goes his rounds to
guard az inst the possibility of fire Thenew hall
begins to assume shape and beauty. We doubt.
if there can be found another room of more ar
chtectural grace and proportion in the country,
and when it is completed and furnished it will
be worthy of the State. The Senate chamber
contains nearly six hundred square feet more
than the old one, and promises to be a complete
gem. The ornamental work, the ceiling and
the pillars are sti simple, chaste, and yet singu
larry graceful and appropriate. The exeeutirA
apartments are more spacious and more elabo-
rate than those in the old House. The style Of
finish is modest, but In the best of taste. The
, hall below is to be tesselated with marble. 1t
is the intention of the Superintendent to finish
the building early before the next session Of the
Legislature, and to have it provided. in every
part, with furniture such as will become the
style of the architecture itself As we looked
over the building, and saw room after room be-
ginning to put on the beauties of its costume,
mouldngs, cornices and reHeros starting into
life under the hands of the workmen, a grateful
and proud sentiment crept over us, warming
our heart with quiet delight, that we were
permitted to invest little of our hard earnings
in so surprisingly beautiful building. "Dujce
est Ell decornm pro pdtr'd mort"
ELoPEMENT AND SuIcIDE.--A young man
named Harrison Sanders, and the wife of his
brother, Daniel Sanders, Of Springfield, eloped
Jan. %, and came to Bellows Falls and stop
ped at the Bellows Falls House. About 8
o'clock next morning, the sheriff with the hus
band arrived 70 arrest them, and reaching the
room, they waited for them to dress, and upon
entering, observed the parties drinking some
thing, which was dashed out of their hands.
They said it was strychnine. The young man
died in about twenty minutes. The young wo-
man is expected to recover.
Three barns and sixteen cows, the property of
Brewer and Richards, were burned at Higbgate
Franklin Co., Jan. 81.
= William II. Prescott, author of $ History of
Ferdinand and Isabella, - Z" Conquests of Mex
leo, y" Philip H., &C., died in Boston on tho
9th, aged So years.
The INDIANS OF RHODE IsLAND.-The annual
report of the Commissioner of the Indian tribes
was read in the Rhode Island Legislature Mon
day The number of persons at present claim
ing Indian descent, or regarding themselves as
such, is 49, They own 1908 acres of land, Of
which only 5S4 are suitable for agricultural
purposes. The Commissioner says that the
tribes are becoming more Industrious, sober and
moral and in education the pupils of the
schools # making fair progress.
The house occupied by Mr. Witherell in
Cavendish, and its contents, were entirely con-
sumcd on the l4th, the family escaping with
much difficulty in their night clothes No in
surance. Loss estimated at $500. Cause of
fre-ashes in the wood-shed.
The tavern stand of Alfred Walker, at Dut-
louisville, took fire week before last, as is sup
posed, from some one lighting a match in one Of
the chambers, and carelessly throwing it upon
the floor (after lighting lamp and while yet
burning, beside the partition. The fire was dis.
covered in season to prevent much damage.
/ SrovEs,-Any one in the vicinity of Stowe in
want OF beautiful parlor or useful cooking
stove, will find it advantageous TO call at II d.
/. Wood a will filed Tin and ua ~l,r.~. c..