Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23
Inc NEW METHODIST SEhINARY.-Tbe

vi tfittIi-E tOulCft1Cc Iii iiIs Otdlo mas Qc-
tsrinIned. thar the interests of Methodism
would b. subserve1 By disseminating the two
denominational schools now supported by the
Church,ooe at Newbury land one at Springfield,
and Is 30 ishiug one strong and we'll endowed
Summary AMI Female College at some central
point, where 1t would easily be accessible from
all places 10 the Conference limits. A. the
recent session of the Conference at Montpelier |
the question OF locating the Seminary was
referred TO Committee, which will meet here
aext Tuesday for the purpose OF hearing all
Varties interested In the matter and fixing |
upon the Place most desirable, under all the |
circumstances, Tor the school. Montpelier, |
Waterbury, Mortified, Randolph, and per
haps other localities are making Efforts to
secure the School. The Methodlsts here
are Iaboring very successfully in securing
subscriptions from that society, and tbs paper
Is about to be presented to the citizens OF the
town generally. We cannot doubt that a
very handsome su description will be obtained
Every agrees that she School should be
secured here if possible. We have just raised
considerable gums of money for building
Churches, but the purses of the people are BY
no mems exhausted. We hope to be able TO
satisfy the Committee, both by the subscrip-
tons We shall show them and by many
other reasons, that all the interests of the pro-
posed School will be best uerved by locating
it here.
PxRsoNAL.-Daniel Greenleaf Thompson.
son of Hon. ID. P. Thompson of Montpelier,
has been selected, we understand, as one Of
the eight speakers from his class, at the com
Ing Prize Exhibition at Amherst College.
Young Thom p5on is a men Der OF the Fresh
man class at Amherst, and the selection o,
speakers Is made from tine best pieces written
by the class. We are not surprised that he
has place among the prize speakers, as we
have known him y singularly graceful and
forcioe writer for of his age, in his pre-
p4ralory course here.
EARLY PLANTS Monroe of Bellows
Falls, announces. through a circular hIch is
before US that be will furnish Tomato, Cab
bage, Pepper, Sage, Celery and Tobacco
plants for TINS spring. He has all the varIe-
ties If Tomato and Cabbage plants. At his
garden at Bellows Falls he charges four cents
apiece tor Tomato plants, fifty for S1.75,
and one hundred for SO 90 Cabbage plants,
100 for so cents, 50 for 36 cents, and less than
SO one cent each Sage and Pepper plants
100 for : 90, 50 Tor rs cents, and less
mum 1er Tor TWO cents each. Mr.. Monroe has
made arrangements that a full assortment
OF MS plants can be found at the .4rgus ond
Patriot ofhce IL Montpelier, where We under =
stand they now ready for delivery at the
above Irices, with the addi'i ion of sum
large enough to cover freight and carriage
charges. This furnishes an excellent oppor-
tunIty for those who desire thrifty and early
plants f tn above varieties to OBJ tam them
at very reasonable prices.
The VERMONT REFORM SCHOOL will be dedi
Gated Thursday, June I4ch The dedication
address will be delivered by j 5. Adams, Esq.,
at Burlington. In the afternoon there will
be interesting exercises at the Waterbury Ho-
Tel. The clergy Of ali denominations, teachers
and friends Of education and social and mora
progress and Improvement, throughout the
Safe, are invited to attend. The VT. Central
AMI Rutland Il Burlington Railroads vii
carry persons attending the dedication fol-
fare one way. A. q. PKAsE, }
l. A Dunn. Com.
LEWIS PRATT,
Lieutenant Commander George Dewey, u
). n, Of Montpelier is second officer of the
L. > corvette Kearsarge, Commander Howell.
The keaTsarge is in the African squadron
has been lately visited By yellow fever, and
one of her officers and eight of her crew are
dead.
Doors AND SHoEs.-We Invite attention TO
Bickford's advertisement in another co lumn.
Mr.. BIckford believes in getting good stock
OF goods, and then selling them by letting
pc pie know he has them. He has just fitted
his store on Main street with complete as
sortment OF all goods in his line. and Is bound
TO make prices 20 suit customers. Give him
4 call.
DINNERS, WITH A DUFERKNCI.-Our neigh
Dor OF the Argus lately dined on ." lobster
and cucumber " furnished by one of our Res
taurAnt-keepers, and was thereby moved TO re-
turn thanks to the donor. We have whole
some fear of the cholera, and did mt dine Oh
such fare; but did eat of deliciou:
"roast " OF beef such as Smith i Stsndisi
are noted for furnishing their customers,-ts
cay nothing OF the nice steaks tor g. brolls,
winch they Ofer at prices that do mt make a
mans temper :. broIl'' to LAY for-and oul
roast ssoned with the salads and sauces
Gleason i Richardson delight to soil all sheil
customers.
Nows YOUR TIME-We invite attention
TO the advertisement, in another column. of Ii
d Z. F. Fullerton, the gentlemsnly and reli
able propretors Of the old Harvey Boot ant
Shoe Store in this village. Their talk mean
turkey" when they say turkey and thei
stock OF Goods know. from personal nspec
ton, 70 be one of the finest ever offered in thi
vicinity. We hope they may receive the patron
age they richly deserve.
COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-The Rutland Herald
says Photographed Elves ON the Commercial
Bank, OF Burlington, W., are in circulation
They may be easily detected by broad re-
stripe across both ends, with figures five In th
red. Another exactly Ike the former, mimi
the red stripe, Is IN circulation. By examin
ing them closely 1t will be seen that the sig
natures engraved.
The Congregational church at estford
have engaged ~ acting pastor Rev. MIR. Nc
C.ennIng, tate vi Peterboro, N. Ii.