Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-27

SCHOOL EXAMINATION.-ihe annual exam
lnation of the Montpelier Union School com
menced on Friday OF last week, and will close
Thursday Of the present eek. w ednesday
will be devoted to the * examination of the
Academical Department under charge of Mr.
Gorham. Thursday, Rooms No. { ISIS Kim
BALI and No. (Miss Wit) will pass in review
Friday afternoon will be devoted TO rhetorical
exercises by the more advanced pupils con-
nected with the school. These exercises will
be held In the capacous Hail of the School
building. and will commence al o'clock P M.
Friday Evening the Annual Levee OF the
School will come off, also in the Hall and
ample preparations have been made for gen.
eral good time. We learn that thus far the
examinations hav@ been highly creditabe to
both scholars and teachers, and entirely salts
factory to the examiningieommitiee The school
is in a prosperous and progressive condition.
and commends itself TO The favorable regard
and support of lis friends and the public.
'iusIcAL CONVENTION AT RANDOLPH 1t
will be seen by advertisement in another
column that the Messrs. Phillips are to give
a Musical Convention at Randolph Centre,
next week. Mr.. A. L. Philips is we'll known
in thai vicinity, and his son, A. J. Philips,
Is from Jston, where he leads a Quartette
choir, and has good reputation a singer.
Miss Goodrich, originally Vermonter, Is al
SO from Boston, and has the reputation of
being a beautiful singer. We advise music
lovers in that vicinity to give them good
houses
WHTmoRE Il CLARks NIssTRELs gave
very acceptable performances at Village Hall,
in this place, Monday and Tuesday evenings,
and entirely satisfied the large audiences IN
attendance. No better company Of MlDstrels
have ever performed here, and we bespeAk
for them full houses wherever they go.
NORMAL INSTITUTE IN VERMoNT-At a
Teachers Institute recently held at Chester
South Village. VI, il was stated that a pro-
position would probably be brought before the
next legisla ur- TO seect Of the best ac-
ademies In the state 70 be converted into a
Teachers Normal Institute under the exclu-
sIve control vi the state, and providing that
certificate Of graduation frl this in stitute
shal be sufficient to authorize tea cher to
teach anywhere in the state.
BREACH OF PROMISE Cash. he Superior
Court, at Springfield, Mass, Wednesday,
breach Of promise case of Bona VI. Adams, of
" indsor, VI, against Otis Il. Smith, of VIII
braham, was decided in favor OF the plaintiff,
with verdict OF 1920, the amount claimed
The Republican says:
The case Of the lady was one of unusual
hardship. Afref engagement OF several
years the wedding WIS set, aud mr. preparations
were all made, wnen tue defendant broke off
the acquaintance abruptly married another
woman. Miss Adams excited much interest
IN court, and the verdict heartily approved
by all who heard the trial.
Patents have been issued TO the following
Vermonters
E. A Pond and NJ 5 Richardson of Rat-
land, for Improvement in generating and sup
plying Illuminating gas.
William REID Of West 4 rlington, for i'm
provement ID machines for com pressing the
cylinders of casks upon their heads to form
tight barrel.
d. F. SextJn of hitting. for improvement
in sheep racks.
George Simpson Of Waterbury,, for I'M
proved burglar alarm.
John z. Loveland OF Springfield, Tor i'm
proved dough kneader. Patented, January
10. 1866.
The new cheese factory in IL pesburg is in
operation. -Four thousand pounds OF milk
were brought in on the first day, and daily
receipts have since risen to nine thousand
pounds. Another thousand pounds daily an
tIcipated.
j. G. Stone of Jericho, was accidentally
shot some weeks since, by the careless dis
on pf nj in bo bas do of loi ba
bail gong through his ieg Just above the
knee, but without Inflcting any permanent
injury.
A man evidently deranged was found wan
dering the woods In Clarendon last week !;
he was seen several times before any one could
get near enough to spzak to him. He gave
his name as Robert Grover of Constable, New
York
DIR. W. b. MayhsH of Mon treal, was
drowned in Lake Champlain at Burlington
last y ednesdsy. 1t is supposed that he
walked over5oar from the steamer Canada,
while intoxicated.
FOURTH OF JULY-The ladies of the Con-
gregational society IN Bradford propose to
have "a festival or celebration at the Fair
ground on the Fourth.
ORLEANS COUNTY CoURT.-The June term
of the Court for Orleans County commenced
on Tuesday, the Goth inst Hon. w G. Will
on presii0g-
ORLEANS STILL AHEAD.-Mr. Allen Ripley
of Coventry, sheared the present season from
bis Spanish Merino buck, : Comet" bred by
Mr.. Sanford of Orwell, VT, p l2 lbs. wool,
l year and days growth. He also clipped
from lamb year and days old, II lbs.
wool. The lamb was bred by Mr.. Ripley.
Mr. Ripley it seems beats Child Brothers, of
Weybridge, and Mr.. Kinney of Vershire.
Two special trains of Mormons have recent
ly passed over the Rutland railroad on their
way to the lanl of much marriage. They
were emgrants from England to Utah, and
are a portion of four thousand expected this
year. AT St. Adams one of the cars contain
ing their baggage took fire and h alt its con-
tents were consumed.
APPoINTxD.-Henry Ely. of St. Johns
bury late Teller in the First National Bank
ct ST Johnsbury, has been Apo nted Cashier
1ro tenn. of the NorthtieId Nation al Bank.
A compromise has been effected between
the R. r. Co., and Mr.. Fender, by which ali
of the Memphremagog House, at Newport,
wac opened to the public on the 18th inst.