Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29

The preliminary meeting in this town, to
elect delegates to the State Convention to be
held here tomorrow, unanimously expressed
a preference for the nomination of Hon. John
b. Page for Governor, Gen. Stephen Thomas
for Lieut. Governor, and Hon. John \. Page
for Treasurer.
Rev Mr. Lord delivered the last of his
course of lectures to young men, last Sabbath
evening Owing to the rain, and to "a mis-
apprehension respecting a postponement of
the lecture. the audience was not so large as
ON previous occasions, although the Hall was
well filed. The lecture earnest and
impressive appeal to young men, and to all,
to cultivate the believing rather than the
skeptcal spirit, and especially to believe in
the Lord Jesus Christ. The discourse
abounded in passages of great beauty.
The militia and artillery companies of this
town Will 20 through the military duties
required by law, next Tuesday.
The WEArHER-Aftcr the cold wet
weather, which distinguished this month I'M
til the close of last week, Monday and Tues
day of this week have been almost miracles
Of warmth and sunshine. Vegetation feels
the touch Of the hot sun and bursts into life,
clothing the forests and fields with emerald,
garlanding the fruit trees with blossoms, and
filling the air with the sweetest fragrance OF
the rapidly advancing spring
From the most meadow to the withered HILL
Led by the breeze, the vivid yerdure runs,
And -y,cll- and dcepcn~ to the cherished eve
The hawthorne whitens; and the juicy groves
Put forth their buds unfolding, by degrees,
TIL the whole lcafy forest stands displayed,
In full luNiIriance to the signing gales
The cold wet spring, it is claimed, viii be
good for fruit-trees, as well as for grass. The
kinds of fruits generally abundant, promise to
he unusually -, and many varieties ordina-
rily yielding a small amount Of fruit are now
looking better than for many years.
The concert last Wednesday evening was a
success in all but the attendance, which
though respectfully large, was not what il
ought to have been. The Messrs. Hopkins
AZ usual. sang superblv, Messrs. Proctor and
Whitney played brilliantly, and the ladie,
won their fair share of the applause.
CoNcERr-Nlr g. W Dudley and Mr.. 4
j. Phillips Will give a grand vocal and in
strumcntal concert at Village Hall, mex
Monday evening, commencing at O'Clock
The following musical talent viii appear
Miss Xira Cross. soprano Miss Mary Blake
pianist; Mr. A. J. Phillips, tenor Mr.. G
W Dudley. baritone Mr. II. Fales, cornet
mo Mr.. :. b. Whitney, pianist Ticket
- cents for sale at Wilder's. and at tn,
door The entertainment viii be musica
treat
STATE REFORM ScuooL.-The annual cx
animation at this school Will take place the
10Th of June Prizes will be awarded an'
the exercises will doubtless be Of much in
tcrcSt. There are thirty-four boys now il
the school.
Hon John Sraulding, of Montpelier, FIX
State Treasurer. las been commissioned by
Governor Dillingham; az Assistant Judge 81
Washington County Court, to fill the vacanc.
occasioned by the death Of Judge Bass
Judge Spaulding formerly held the Office on
wear.
DANyuLE.- We understand that the tow
Of Danvillc ha, voted to take 100000 O
stock and bonds in the Montpelier and St
.Johnsburv railroad. \ decided majority o
the grand list IF the town has assented to til
vote Danville intends not to be behind an
town in doing her share toward securing tn
railroad.
CURTosrTIES. Cheney Prentiss, Esq. o
Wait~ield, has shown us what must be rar
natural curiositics found on a farm formcrl
occupied by him in Troy, Michigan On
j. the large part Of Il hornets nest, petrifed
vet retaining enough evidence of its oricina
structure to show what it was There
also similar smaller specimen, and a frae
ment Of petrifed mushroom. There wa
some popularity in the soil which led t
these transformations, as the plow quit
frequently turned up pieces Of petrificd wood
and other substances which had manifest
been hardened into rock Mr. p also foun
pieces of ancient rude pottery, and ston
arrow points chisels and fragments of battl
axes, which Were the household implement
race older than the red man, which inhabit
ed that State. Mr. Prentiss also showed u
a very perfect stone Ratchet found in Fletcher
in this State, which it would puzzle moderl
workers in stone 10 make without stee
instruments. These curiosities are to b
deposited in the State Cabinet and we hop
Mr. PrentiSs example in thus putting theI
in the Cabinet may be initiated by others i
the State who have in their possession sue
rare and interesting relics of other times an
departed races
NORMAL SCHooL-At the recent cxamns
ton at the Normal School al Randolph til
following persons were given certificates a
teachers authorizing them to teach anywher
in the State for five years Arthur L. Hal
of v e-tford, Joseph p. Otis, of Sheffield
Sherman II. Washburn. of Rochester, Nil
Addie NJ Baker, and Miss Matte L. Gran
ger, of Randolph. and Miss Louisa L. Jones
of Bethel. One hundred and one pupils ha
attended the school the past term.
MoRE1sv1LLE SCHooL.-We hear very goo
reports Of the school at Morrisville. III
academy at that place had been - poorly
for some time previous to last fall, when
j. Sanborn, Esq, formerly teacher at Sout
Hardwick, (now member of the Board
Education) took charge of the academy, al
the people of Morrisville = reconstructed
their system of education, and created
connection with the academy graded schoc