Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-22

10 eAPeclcu aiso, We understand. that the
Alumni OF the University will add largely to
this sum, and that the school in ite now loca-
son Will be put upon more solid and more
prosperous foundation than ever before. We
shall now expect that the institution will have
new life infused into it. while it enters upon
wider field of usefulness than it has hitherto
occupied. The people of Mortified can and
will do much for the success Of the school
while it's more central location in that town.
will enable it to secure a more general pat
ronage throughout the State. Both North
field and the University are to be congratu-
lated upon this arrangement.
AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW PLAcE-We
invite the PARTICULAR attention of our readers
to the advertisement, in another column, of
the new place of business in which G. w.
SToRRs, Esq, has just displayed his large,
well-selec:ed and desirable stock of goods.
Mr.. Storrs is veteran merchant of the
olden school-one who believes In buying
aud has intelligence and experience sufficient
to buy, the best of merchandise at the loves.
figures, and is willing to sell his wares at such
reasonable profits that no one in want of
goods will feel at all inclined to look further.
But while possessing the skill, Judgment and
probity of the oIden-time merchants Mr..
Storrs is not q whit behind the chIefes. in all
the improvements and excellencie les that have
been infused into trade in these la ter years
and probably no other salesman in Vermont
can dispose of more goods or wait upon more
notn han NJ
Storrs. We advise everybody and their wives
in this village and surrounding country to
just look in upon him in his new and en-
larged quarters and If he does mt make it
an interesting and profitable call for them we
will hereafter lay no claim to the gift of
prophesy.
New CLoTHING.-We take pleasure in call
ing the attention of our readers to the new
stock of Fall Goods just opened by GEORGE
NICHOLS, at the enterprisiDg clothing store on
State Street.
Engine Company Number Five, in this vii
lage. have just procured new and handsome
uniform.
CHAsE's IMPROVED MiCKoscoPE.-This is
very convenient, and may be really valuable
pocket microscope. It's magnfying power is
less than the expensive instruments in use for
examining exceedingly minute objects, but is
sufficient for the purpose it is intended to
serve. 1t is useful to discover the difference
between genuine and counterfeit bills, and
much amusement and instr uction can be de-
rived from 1t in the examination of inse cts,
plants, prepared objects, &c. The price is
only Sl.00. For sale by WILDzR, at the
FREEMAN bookstore.
YExGENSAs.-The people of Vergennes are
preparing for grand centennial jubilee on
the 2lst of August, the hundredth annivers
airy Of the founding of that place.
MIsslsQUoI BANK-Hon d. D. W cad Re-
ceiver IN the settlement of affairs of the Mis-
sisquoI Bank, announces that he is prepared
to pay dividend of so cts. on the dollar to
the holders of receipts given for bills of the
bank.
ORPHAN AssoCIATIoN.-A colored orphan
association his lately been formed at Burling
ton, and 500 children were provided with
homes last week among the farmers of that
vicinity.
STRUCK BY LlGHTNING.-O1 the 9th instant
MIR. j. f. Wing of Bridport found dead
under q tree, struck by lightning, twelve of
his valuable full blood Spanish Merino Sheep.
! The loss ls about 81 600.
MANUFACTURING The new straw board
mandatory Of Bacon, Vaughn Co., at
st. Johnsbury Centre, is now 10 successful op-
Grafton. They are turning out some two tons
Of the board every twenty-tour hours, rum
ming the machinery both day and night. We
arc glad to see this disposition to engage in
maui featuring which Is now manifest 10 our
State. AS illustration of what a small
mandatory ID town will do for the farm
ers eCen, We will state that since the frsl
straw board rianufactory was started here
! lIstle more than q year agO-straw has
/ doubled in price, al is now worth nearly as
much as hay CGlsdonian.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT VERoENNEs-
The Centennial Celebration of the city Of YER
/ gennes, takes pl-ce on Tuesday, the 2lst
! Hon. Fred. f. Woodbridge delivers the ora
ton. A Levee will be held in the evening, at
which the Burlington QuadrHle Band will
furnish the music.
| SMUGGLERs ARREsTED.-David and VIM
/ Munsey and John Beck of Bedford, q. E.,
were arrested Oh Wednesday evening last, by
| Deputy Collector NJ. z. eels, for smuggling
| 10000 knitting machine needles out from
Canada. They appeared before Judge Small
ley THURSDAY, and were bound over IN $1,000
! bail.
AcCiDENr.-Dr. G. j. Crowley of Shrews-
! bury met with accident yesterday while
shooting squirrels with revolver. After
making several shots, while handling the re-
voIver, it - went off" lodging bullet some
| where in his wrist arm. The bullet entered
his hand, passing upward, and It's exact
/ whereabouts has not yet been discovered.
! UNIvERsALIsT CoNvKNTIoN.-The annual
session OF The Vermont Convention OF UniVer-
salists will take place on Wednesday and
| Thursday August 295h and Both, at West
Concord. Rev. j. o. Skinner is selected to
preach the Occasional Sermon, and in his abb
sence, Rev. Moses MaIston. The friends at
West Concord will enter tain all who come
! from distance, and the Passumpsic and VT.
Central Railroads will return those who pay
full fare in coming to the Convention free of
charge.
a sad accident occurred in Chester, on
Tuesday about noon. Dorr A, son of K. l..
Cobb, Esq, thirteen years of age III taking
down gun from its place in the barn, fell
backward, causing the gun to discharge, the
whole charge entering his body just below the
ribs and part entering the stomach. He
died ct O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Jesse Royce of South Woodstock. an Odd
man about eighty years of age. was thrown