Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-08-11

The Supreme Court for this county COM
menced its annual session here yestesday.
Judges Barrett, Wilson, Steele and Prout
were present. The hearings will occupy the
court the rest of the week, probably.
THE ECLIPSE came off Saturday according
to appointment punctually, commencing here
about twenty minutes past five. About two
thirds of the sun was hidden by the interven-
ing moon. Of course everybody was looking
through smoked glass, and mostly in an I'M
scientific way and MIR. Hersey, one of our
photographers, took a picture, which Prof.
Cromwell exhibited afterwards in his Stere-
opticon.
The scientific observers who 50 took up po-
sitions :" along the line of the total eclipse,
from Sitka to North Carolina, have made yet
but brief reports, but, no doubt, their OBJ
servations will help to solve many difficult
problems in astronomy, and add much that
is valuable to the sum of human knowledge.
The STEREoPTIcoN which Prof. Cromwell
has been exhibiting here for several days.
makes one of the most agreeable as well as
instructive entertainments and our people
have given evidence of their appreciation of
it, by a constantly growing attendance. 1t
is not every one who can travel and thus see
in fact the architecture, the statuary and
the scenery of the old world famous in song
and story or even the charming sights Of
our newer world and for such of us as re-
main at home the art of photography and
Prof. Cromwell's stereopticon give the il
Illuminated and perfect shadows of the won
drously beautiful realities. Lovers of nature
and of art in the towns which the Professor
is yet to visit should not fail to give them
selves the pleasure of a constant attendance
upon his delightful exhibition.
Rev. P. Perry of East Brookfeld, Mass.
will supply the desk of the Baptist Church
next Sunday. Services at 10 IL A N, and
l IL Pm. Subject-Resurrection.
The Sunday School of Rev. Mr.. Lords
Church have a picnic to-day in Mr.. Langdon's
grove in Berlin.
CoRN.-We take back what we said last
week about the lateness of the corn crop, or
rather we make an exception from our sweep
ing statement In favor of Mr.. q. W. Wilder,
of this village, who sent us on Monday of this
week a pocket full of ears of new corn, from
which we dined sumptuously. The sur
must have been rather partial to Mr.. Wilder's
garden, for SO far as our observation extends
he is quite in advance of the season here
abouts. As the sun has got through with
the eclipse business, however, we presume it
will give its whole attention now to the crops
and the warm weather for a day or two in
dicates a decided change in this respect.
Rev. Mr.. Lord of this village. who accom-
PANIED the Northern Pacific Railroad party
returned last week. The rest of the party,
however, will not return for two weeks, tax
ing the Lake Superior portion of the route on
their way.
The brick work of the new building in
process of erection, by the Mutual Fire In
surance Company. is completed, and the ROOT
is now being put IN. The building will be
ready for occupancy by the first of October.
The recent cold welther-in fact the cold
summer is charged to an unusual number
of spots on the sun ; but the Swans comfort
us by the statement that they have reached
their maximum. On account of the corr