Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-09-14

Norwich University received a visit on
Thursday Of last week from Capt j. A. Sla-
den Of the Regular Army. He bore a letter
Of introduction from Gen. o. o. Howard to
Capt. Curtis, L. S. A, Instructor in Mil
itary Science at the University, asking that
he might have the government, rules and
working of the University fully explained to
him, with view to introducing the system
into Howard University, Washington, D. c.
Capt. Sladen remained through the day and
witnessed drill by the cadets. He expressed
much admiration for the proficiency shown
in the evolutions and the soldier like bearing
of the corps.
The Annual State Encampment of the
:. Second Advent Denomination - is now in
session at Bethel. The public meetings be-
gan Sunday, in Il large camp-meeting tent
spread in a very pleasant grove near Fairlee
Bridge, about Two miles north Of Bethel vii
lage.
A BoLD TurEr.-A young horse and new
buggy, valued at $3.50, were stolen at Bethel
Sunday evening, between seven and eight
O'Clock 1t was owned by young man in
Royalton, who drove into Bethel village to
call upon = friend, and hitched his horse on
the street near the peg factory, while he
stepped into the house for few minutes /;
and on his return horse and buggy were
gone. No trace of the thief has yet been
found.
EAST BROoKFIELD, VT,
Sept. 10, 1870. {
MEssRs. EDITORS As q statement - of
the number Of aged persons who have died
in Brookfeld has been . going the rounds of
the papers - which is not correct, | thought
it might not be amiss to give the eract num-
Der, with the aggregate of their ages.
Within the last eight months, eleven persons
have died whose united ages were 885 years,
nearly--averaging so ID years-being a
fact which very seldom occurs in a popula-
ton go small.
Yours truly, F G. Below.
Merchants and others who have heretofore
received their supplies Of fancy goods, no
tions, etc, from E. 5. Fullam & Co. of thi.
village, will notice by an advertisement il
to-day's paper that the firm has removed tc
Burlington, and increased their bushes;
facilities to meet the demand of their in
creasing trade. Alessrs Fullam d Co. have
won hosts of friends here by their urbanity
and fair dealing, and we commend them
unhesitatingly to the confidence and patron
age of the denizens Of the Queen City Of
the Lake " and its environs.
NOVEL PoTAro RA1sING.-Ezra Marsh, Of
this town, has shown us the tops or vines OF
two or three hills of potatoes on which are
found, several inches up the vines, multi
tude of small potatoes, some of them as large
as a gooi-sizcd hens egg. The varieties we
saw were the jackson Whites.
Mr.. Marsh says these potatoes commenced
to grow on the vines soon after the rain o.
some few weeks since, and when we saw them
it looked as though his potato crop above
ground might prove nearly as large as the
one below.
Frost made its appearance in several place
in this section last week, and although the
damages resulting therefrom have not beer
large thus far, still we have been reminded
that cold winter is coming
r Remember the sociabIe to be given b,
the teachers Of Bethany Church Sabbath
School at Village Hall, this "wednesday
evening The sociable is ia aid of the Libra
~, and should commend itself to the patron
age of all our citizens. Refreshments vii
be served at 8 o'clock