Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-05
1t is desirable that there should be flu

attendance from all parts OF tnc county upon
the temperance convention called for the Goth
inst For several years the attendance has
been very small. The commissioner is an
important officer for the whole county, and
while no better officer than the present one
can be selected. it is worth while to have his
nomination the expression of the whole coun-
~.
Rev Mr. Allen will continue his lecture
the Book of Job, by giving readings from
DR.. Moves translation, with comments, next
Sunday evening, at Messiah Church. com
mencins at o'clock.
- TuE SWEET SINGER, Phillip Philips
of New York city-is to be here to sing for
rs on Monday night, the second day of
March. Phillips is the most wonderful singer
IN America. Jenny Lind used to give
mus zeal entertainments all alone, and it was
great wonder Mr.. Phillips will do the
same and charm his audience always with
sacred song. Look out for the advertise
lnent in the next number of this paper
tessrs. Harris u Hawkins, Of Spring icld.
Railroad to build Howe truss bridge at
this place, % feet in length.
LIFE IN~rRANcE The National Life In
surance Company of this village has just
made financial statement, showing the fol
lowing figures Cash assets, 1864, 104 90 I:
income for 1867, SlS7, 1877 90 amount in
surcd, 81 ,24S .G7S GO; total amount Of losses
paid. $500 1872 90 4; dividend in cash, Jan
I. I76S. 10 per cent. amount of dividends
Paid over, &200, 600 90.
VALUABLE HoRsE KILLED.-On Saturday
Hist Nr. b p Young Of this village let
horse, valued NJ $500, to iona. Davis to go
in his stage team to Cabot. After reaching
ClbJt. the horse was fed with hay and GA Is,
and was found dead on Sunday morning
On examination Of the contents of the horses
ztonach it was found by physicians that he
had undoubtedly been poisoned
BARRE GaaNIrE-A new State House is
so be built at Albany, y. y, which will
cover space Of about six hundred by three
hundred feet y committee have visited the
granite quarrics Of Mr. l. p Harrington Of
Barre, and express their opinion that it i
rhe finest they have seen. If the New York
State House is built Of granite, Barre granite
win urd.,.btcaIx H.. uscd
'''' l''e 1iai''i,,,7-'i Dra'iia'ic Ciup en-
QUE 'i''1'iiS 'tSo''y c'cnihs, Jan
r '''' p'i-i'', ''l''-l--' i'n y sii'S
-hat thr entertainment was of that bi,l
character viii, which ,,.,nc ,.,,IJ h. offended
-I1 rt,. MARI. I.in., uerfectlv committed and
l-uir,blv performed. The sinrino was
.rhi.r. order. far surpassing any troupe that
tt~ ,rsitcI our place for the past three
ra-- The Instrumental music was well
.,llgtei 70 thc occasion. and performed with
ra,-- The Village Hall was crammed to its
utmost capscitv. and we hore the moral that
tire drama = intended - convey, was fully
Appreciated by the large and attentive au-
d'"n'e- J. NJ +.
Fr-r Tf.rr.-A man named Leslie Myers
IN Waterbury havjpg been fsrciblv elected
.-.-, q, .,rocery, while ~ ., state If intovica-
'''.'- HOB ""'7''iiiiii1 0o'l''"''' ie7oi' (" Oh
vengeance Collecting Il band OF his friends
p. returned with the intention Of :. cleaning
-.,, ,.,,- fba,- ;,,,r,..l;o+o1 ,,;tcbod ;n+.
'e -F"l'IF man. ana general h55lit ehsucd'
a' the close Of which Myers was nearly killed
anil his comrades. many of them. severely
i-,,,.J b, .,rire, =, co.r+o.+ nth Tho s+l,,.o
over VINO" 'iie pir keeper sent 'ilen PFoInIS-
'"'nsiy.
r.,,-- D,-,.-,-. r.. oex,-.4ou4.-. W..
...n.in. died in New York citv. Jan. y. aosd
DIX wears. He was the tenth and Youngest
-.n Of the late Hon. Samuel Prentiss. Of
..-+bi, ,,l,ca yrasa Iayvver b,, rrofassion and
-.. r.,o, ,,,,,,- .-a,rs =, ,,r,ctios in Ua+.r-
..,-, Ills illn..s vas FIJI If min and had
;..tu.i -. si-;II of rb,-.ic;,,s II. WAC,
,-,tl.,,o, t,,1I - +y.a iio,bos+ .s+oo., b,- III
friends ana areuaintauces
=,
>'*''i'' II NOT qui'e' three millions OF prop
troat business houses which ~ set Of sun
yc~terdy reared their proud fronts in arch-