Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-31
Basket Picnic.


The common schools in East MONTPELIER
viii have Basket Picnic in the grove near
the church at East Montpelier, Saturday,
August 10th. An address will be delivered
in the church at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, by Rev.
J. o. Skinner of the Christian Repository.
After the address procession will be formed
and preceded. by martial music, proceed to
the grove After the refreshments there will
be sentiments and responses from gentlemen
present A cordial invitation is extended to
the schools of adjoining towns to be present
on the OCCASION BYRON GOODWIN,
Town Sup't.
East Montpelier, July %, 1867. wv
We learn from Mr. Goodwin that several
gentlemen from other towns will be present
at this Picnic, and doubtless there will be no
lack of speech-making. East Montpelier has
an enviable reputation for the interest its
people take in schools We know of no
farming town in this vicinity that equals it
in this respect. Every winter some public
entertainment calls together multitude of
Young and old to witness recitatons and
dramatic representations by the scholars of
the tJNU anu IOh VII tOOQhi III, tuC tACti-
lent Superintendent of Schools, has projected
thi- Picnic to bring as it were into a family
gathering the various schools of the town
for day Of the pleasantest and most profit
able enjoyment. We commend the example
Of East Montpelier to other towns
NORWICH UNIV ERsITY.-The following is
the order of exercises to be observed by the
Grand Lodge Of Vermont at the laying of the
Corner Stone of the new buildings of the
Norwich University at Norwich on Thursday
Aug LIST, 1867:
The Procession viii form at the hall Of De
Witt Clinton Lodge No. Is, at l l-2 o'clock
=. NJ.
LIST. Browns Brigade Band of Boston
2I Grand Lodge escorted by Knight Tenn
pars-
3D. Subordinate Lodge by rank of scnori-
The Procession under the direction Of ). G.
Patterson az Grand Marshal Will move to the
President Quarters, where the Corporation
and faculty OF Norwich University will join
the procession. which will proceed to the
University Grounds, where the exercises will
be as follows
LIST. LAYING Of the Corner Stone by tn e
Grand Master.
- OFdlIpH ny IIpil- iSCfcACbe ID iCobf
Grand Master. of Burlington.
3D.. Artillery and Infantry Drill by the
Cadets.
The Procession will reform and return to
the Masonic Hall The exercises will be con-
cluded in season for the evening trains. The
Vermont Central and Rutland L Burlington
Railroad Will carry persons attending for fare
one 1raV. Those passing over the Vermont
Central Railroad Will procure their return
tickets at the Station at which they purchase
their tickets and those over the Rutland Il
Burlington Railroad VIII procure return
checks of the Grand Secretary at Northt ED
COPPER ORE-We have been shown
specimen of copper ore found on Isaac Mer-
RAMS farm in the south easterly part of
Stowe. The vein is being worked by Hyde
Park company, and promises to be profitables
NoTNT MANSFIELD-The summer travel to
Mount Mansfield is now at it's full height
and tourists from the cities are numerous at
Stowe Mr. Charles Marvin, of St. Adams
il Chief Clerk at the Mansfield House.
BURGLARIoUs.-Tuesdayn night of last week
burglar entered three bedrooms in North
litl'i. tiAliS lHtltliOiI Ac P''iA0 VI
pants After picking the pockets he left the
unmentionables behind The entire booty
secured bv the thief was but little more than
800 in value
4 RELIc-Recently, Master Charlie Blair !,
while bathing in the Winooski, just above
this village, exhumcd a sword which evidently
must have seen service in the Revolutionary
War 1t is of the old Continental pattern,
and has every indication of having rested at
the bottom of the river for half century.
ANNUAL FAIRs-We have, from the Bur
lington Times, pamphlet preliminary and
descriptive. respecting the annual fair In
Chittenden county, which will be held at
Burlington. the 4th, 9Th and 9th of Septem-
Der We also have by the courtesy of Henry
Clark, Esq from the Rutland Herald Office.
similar pamphlet concerning the annual
fair of the Vermont Agricultural Society and
Wool Growers Association, to be held at
Bratteboro the 10th, Ilth, 10Th and 18th of
September.
The Justice of the Peace who held in
quest on the body Of young Allen of Gran
vile, publishes card stating that nothing
appeared to justify any other conclusion than
that the deceased committed suicide.