Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-12

v" ''N"J' +AHPio heterogeneous ub'o pcen nauo
to make the Fair decided success There are
to be discussions on agricultural topics each eve
ming during the continuance of the Fair. Rail
roads carry passengers for haf-iare and stock for
exhibition free The address will be delivered
Thursday afternoon by Hon. j, w Peterson,
OF Dartmouth College.
GOODS THAT ARE GooDs-We invite special
attention 10 the advertisement of c. w. Storrs,-
" 100 tons Of merchandise, to be found in our
advertising columns. Mr.. Storrs is veteran
in the mercantile service, being the Oldest mer-
chant now doing business in Montpelier, and
yet possessing oil the enterprise, energy aud re-
liability, which SO distinguished him in early
life. lie knows just how 10 buy goods at the best
advantage, and can of course, sell them 80 as to
make lair profit for himself, and give his Gus
toners decIdedlygood bargains at the came time.
New STORES Two new stores have been
opened in this village within few days W.
W. Ellis has gone into busnees in the "Rialto,"
next door west Of the FREEMAN Office and dis
plays rich and varied assortment Of goods
MIR. L. 5. Hodgdon well known formerly as the
gentlemanly clerk at NJ. p. Courser's, has rented
the store next door east Of Fullerons Shoe Store,
and filled it with nice stock of goods suited to
the times, and Is said to be selling them at low
prices
In view OF the approaching departure Of
President Larabee and wife, from Middlebury,
the ladies OF that town aad vicinity have pre-.
sented Mrs. Labape with $500, as token Of
regard and appreciation OF the interest which
she has manifested 10 the social and religious
welfare OF the community
A boy named Warner, IL years VI age, was
arrested one night recently, at Mlddlebury for
robblng and setting On fire store. The watch
man run him lnt0 the river, and had to put
pistol ball through his arm before be would
surrender. The boy is from New Haven, and is
an old hanl at the business.
TurT At fRoY Tom lladiock, liquor dealer,
lost Sllo the other day from vest which hung
up IN his back room. Jason Walker Of Jay Is
supposed to be the fortunate possessor Of said
money. Tie has been arrested
The tusk VI fossil elephant was found in
muck-bed, about five fe9t below the surface, on
the farm Of D. 5. Pratt, in Brattleboro, Septem.
Der >, BY workman who was digging muck
The tusk is torty-iJur inches IN length, and
eighteen inches 10 circumference at the largest
end and eleven inches az the smallest Ii IL in
fair state Of preservation, although some parts
OF 1t crumbled alter being exposed to the air
The workman on dc verlng II took O piece TO
Mr.. Pratt, remarklng, as be handed it to him,
That no had found curious piece OF wood Mr.
Pratt on looking Att, discovered its true nature.
This tusk belonged 70 a species Of elephant long
since extinct, supposed to be the Eephas Primo.
genius Coz mamm0th) Blumenback, that lnhab-
tied the northern paris OF North America hay
ing wandered across the Siberian plains to the
Arctic Ocean and Behring Strait, and beyond to
this country south to about the parallel OF forty
degrees. Their bones show them to have been
about twice the weight and one.third taller than
our modern species. Vermont Record.
EGG-HArcHING EGTRAoRDNARr The Free
Press IS responsible for the following story
la Jericho, the other day, the peeping of
chickens being heard in hay-mow. the hay was
thrown off, to the depth Of several feet and
hno brood OF chickens brought out. The mother.
hen was also discovered, but evidently many
days since dead having no doubt been covered
up While sitting on her nest, when the hay was
plled on the nov. The heat Of the hay it Is
supposed, Matched out the chickens
RAILROAD ACCIDENT The train which left
Nashville, Tenn, Sept 9TH, for Johnsonyille,
containing military stores, with passenger car
attached, met with an awful catastrophe. When
seven miles from The city, n car containing am
munition blew up, scattering the train into irag
ments in al directions SIX of the eight cars
were entirely demolished There were nearly
TWO hundred persons on board, seven wera in.
stantly killed. and nearly all were in some degree
hurt.
SNoKE.-The smoke which has filled the air
lot week or two, obscurng the sun, making |
the moon to look like q red waller stuck against |
the sky, and az times 50 dense as to call for the
constant ringing OF the log bell on Juniper L.
land, comes, we learn, from extensive fires in
the Canada woods. The smoke has been so dense
along the -. Lawrence as to prevent the nayi-
CATION OF the river down the rapids Free Press.
The General Term Of the Supreme Cour twill
DO held at Montpelier On the first Tuesday Of
November next. The Docket is to b9 made up
IN the order Of the circuit, except Washington
county, the cases from which will be last,
BAD FOR WooDcHucKs. MIR c. B. Hitchcock
a resident of Ohio, now visiting Sandgate, this
State, has shot elghty-two woodchucks in four
'een days IN that Town.
DR.. l.. d. Cox of Ludlow, a dentist, has been
presented with baby. Some one left female
child of few days old on his door step a few
nights since. IL bad plenty Of good clothes
leIt with it-a very important consideration in
these times Of high prices
H. 6. Aldrch Of Lyndon kicked boy down
stairs, few days ago, and paid 5 10 and cos,sin
a justice court tor the privilege
DROWNED -George w. Newcomb, aged 10
years, was drowned while bathing with Others at
The Bridge Falls on the LamoilIe River, near the
village Of johnson, Thursday afternoon last.
New countries have wants and habits peculiar
to themselves. In car widely extended and
sParscly settled territory, medicines ready pre.
pared are more employed, and are in fact
greater necessity than IN the old countries. DIR.
Ayers preparations have gwen the public great.
er confidence IN this olass of remedies than had
over been felt before. Physicians instead of
dscarding them really favor the use of such
ready at hand antdOtes for disease when they
gan be depended ON. And we wish our readers
V know that in publishing j. O. Aver i Co.'S
au'Ortisement, or any Others of like reliable
en"raeter' We think We are furnishing them as
aoo'ui ihlorma ton any with which We can FIJI
'ur ooiumns. 49, Louisville Courier.
cue.
FERRY DAVIS PsIN KILLER. great pub
pI oen'i 'e''on' we are happy to Iealn, is still
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