Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-01
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headquarters of fashionable, substantial, and
desirable Dry Goods, and is equally SO in its
line of Groceries, Carpets, Crockery and Glass
Ware. new advertisement appears in our
columns to-day, and those about purchasing
anything in their line will do well to call and
examine goods and ask prices.
New FIRM.-The extensive Furnishing Goods
Establishment of Edward Dewey, in the new
Freeman Building, has been sold to Mr.. Jacob
Smith, man well known in commercial affairs
in town, and reliable dealer, and while we
see that he is marking down to close off the
Winter Stock, it will be found safe to call and
examine.
EDITOR OF FRTEMAN,-Sir:-I perceive that
your compostor did not decipher one word in
my last communication. Extraneous mica
slate " would not be very well understood by
biologists themselves. The calcareous mica
slate region embraces large part Of Eastern
Vermont. The word printed ertraneOus was
cdledreous. 5. R. HALL.
A correspondent informs us that new band
of music was formed at Hydepark, a few
months ago, called the Lamoille Brigade Band
with E. B. Sawyer, Esq, for leader. Their
teacher this winter has been Prof. j. Rice, of
Montpelier. Under his instruction they have
made such progress that they have commenced
a series of Concerts in their own and adjoining
towns. The one at Stowe on Saturday evening
last, was highly creditable to them, and accept
able to the people.
Hon. JAMES d. BELL.-We were in error last
week in giving the name of Mr.. Bell of Walden,
County Commissioner for Caledonia County. 1t
should have been James D. instead of John.
A little daughter of Levi T. Smith, of Mont
gomery, was SO badly scalded on the 18th, that
she lived but few hours.
WRECK OF THE HUNGARIAN STEAMsHIP.-By
dispatches from Halifax, we learn that the
Steamer Hungarian, with some twenty passen-
gers, was wrecked on the Goth. No particulars
CoNcREss.-But little progress is made at
Washington. No Printer yet elected. Mr..
Seward introduced bill for the admission of
Kansas, which will elicit some discussion this
week.
The Orleans Standard says couple of dogs
killed o couple of valuable sheep in Derby, last
week. Why don't you kill the dogs?
The boys seized considerable quantity of the
unholy critter at Barton, last week, which seemed
to be providing around without legal protection.
A young man, Henry Blaisdell committed su-
icide in Norwich Jail, on the 10Th.
The LONDON TMEs.-Any one interested in
seeing the size of the English Press, can find a
regular weekly file at our Office.
The Burlington Sentinel taunts the Republi-
can party as seeking to abolish Slavery. Why,
Mr.. Sentinel, the great fear of the most of us
" abolitionists'' is that the Republican party is
not halfaboltion enough. We arc not ashamed
of that taunt
The first District Convention for the election
Of Delegates to Chicago, is called to be held at
Mortified the same time as the State Conven-
ton, Tuesday, April Sd.
Our worthy contemporary, the St. Adams Mes
senger, appears In new type and makes beau
tiful appearance.
The Patriot is dreadfully exercised as to " who
owns the democracy of Vermont" One thing
is plain, the Editor of the Patriot don't.
The COOLERS OF Mass. are on a strike. Elk. Sher-
rycOblers are so high now they have ruiued half
the State.
Mr.. Curtin, who has received the nomination
for Governor of Pennsylvania by the Peoples
Party, was the chief competitor of Gen. Came
ron in the canvass for the United States Sena.
torship in 1855. He is one of the most effect
i've popular speakers in the Middle States.
The town elections in New York are coming
in finely. In nearly all the counties thus far
reported there it Republican gain over last
year. In one town, Panama, says the Albany
Journal, 1888 votes were cast and there was 688
Republican majority in the town
We learn from the Phoenix that Larkin e.
Mead, Dr., has commenced work upon the statue
OF ETHAN ALLEN, which has been ordered by
the State of Vermont for the Capitol at Mont