Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-24
The Western injunction to "get up a

dust. had a practical, but not very agreea-
BE significance to the merchants and dwell
ers 90 State and Main Streets last Saturday.
The clouds of fine dirt from the newly
busted streets were intolerabIe. The plaques
Of Egypt were nothing compared with the
afl 1ctlons of the dealers in dress goods, mil
Inery and fancy articles A sharp breeze
was blowing, and the fine dust permeated ev-
erv crevice and corner. The street sprinkler
was not in running order. The waters from
Berlin Pond had not yet been brought into
the village, and the street hydrants were
therefore useless to lay the spirit of dirt
Dealers looking aghast at their soiled and
ruined goods found no relief save in impro-
vised dams, that held no water. One phIo-
sophie victim as he blew the dust from his
no-trils and wiped it from his eyes, remarked
that he had the consolation to think that If
IL wears hence his dust might be blown into
some other persons eyes and nose, and thus
he be even with the world The fine showers
If Monday laid the dust and allayed the dis
content But showers from the skies come
no. at mans bidding. Which we wish to
remark, and our meaning is plain, Bret
Harte would say, the street sprinkler is in
tlsrensabIe in a dry time. and the sooner it
,rlt in running order, the happier will
nlrtals be in Montpelier while the wind
will be estopped from raising the dust, when
We are essayins to % raise the wind - by the
sale of clearly and wholesome goods.
The members OF Naiad Temple of Honor
wiIl hold public meeting at Village Hall,
10 Friday evening, May Goth, where it is
expected short addresses will be delivered by
Revs. J. O. W. Coke, Dr. VIM H. Lord,
WIN. Fitz, J. f. Wright, and others.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
Doors open at : ID O'Clock.
DEATH or f. c. HOLMES, EsQ.-We regret
to announce the death Of E. c. Holmes, Esq
which occurred 10 this village last Wednes-
day. Some two years since Mr.. Holmes was
stricken with attack of paralysis, and his
health has been such since as to withdraw
him from active business. He was at that
time a member of the firm of Bancroft &
Holmes and few of the business men of this
section were more widely known. Mr..
Holmes leaves a wife, one daughter, recently
married to Geo. Howes, Esq, and son
Me are indebted to A. D. Arms, Esq. Of
Eist Montpelier for five nice looking potatoes
=, eye has rested on this spring. They are
called the =. Western Chief, -" and are now as
plump, firm and fresh-looking as when they
we're dug in the fall They cook nicely-or
rather the two did we tried and We may as
we'll confess that, having a touch of the
>33n Single mania for little bit of a
speculation, we have planted the remaining
three, and propose hereafter to raise our own
table potatoes. But lest our well-known
b5-pitabIe nature be taken advantage of by
our numerous friends, we give fair warning
that when we have the - Western Chiefs,
fr breakfast we shall only be as generous to
dr1rpers in as was the Dutchman, they
ean smell of the oven where the . murphies .
sere baked Only this, and nothing more,
unless they 90 for Arms.
PEA Blossoms IN MAT.-Geo. NJ. Scribner
viii doubtless be ahead on green peas this
sct-,n. On the 2Oth inst he plucked in his
garden pea blossoms of fun size, the peas
from which they were gathered having been
sown the 30th Of March last Scribner can
il few days cycIaim, . Let US have peas,
with a much more sanguine belief in the
realization Of his wish, than was found pos
z.ble IN the case OF the noted Grant eiacula-
ton.
There will be ID business NEE ting of the
Young Mems Christian Association in the
rooms lately engaged by the directors, over
A. l.. Carlton 5 store, on Wednesday even
ins. May 9th. at eight O'Clock 1t is desired
that all interested in the welfare of the
Association should be present.
Thomas W. Wood Of this place has been
elected an Academecian of the National
academy Of Design, being one of four elect
ci rom Ist of fourteen candidates. Mr..
Wood is rapidly growing into notice as
painter. and his late pictures receive much
conn e ldation.
County Clerk Newcomb has one Of the
finest looking cows in Montpelier, if not in
the county. but she did not look ell enough
to her ways last Sunday to save her from
tumblu- dowo the sand bank in hubbard
pasture where three cows have gone to their
death before her. The COW fed out on
narrow strip Of grass tart, oyerhanging the
sand pit. till She found herself in too narrow
place - turn about, and attempting that
feat went over and down some twenty feet at
one Ilunge. The falling was easily accom-
pli-hed, but the sudden stopping at the bot
tln ,auYe near furDIuy friend NpWcOmb =
visions Of gverh5wing milk pals and golden
butter this summer into as bitter dsap-
p.inyment as that experienced by the maiden
who on her head tossed the milk-pail. Blu
it is now thought the cow may survive the
fall, and not be counted in fourth victim
IT the lack of a few rods of fence
N0RTHFHLD Professor e. W. Wilder's
lecture Of Thursday eve before the students
and citizens upon tie subject :" our Planet ,
vas highly interesting talk upon that always
fresh and exciting topic.
The exhibition of Friday was we'll attend
Ell and the several parts were rendered in
manner very creditable TO the participants
and to the entire satisfaction of the audience.
be term Of the graded school in the academ-
&c department, just closed, has been in every
respect much more successful than its prede-
cessOTs as the examinations gave evidence
Of term of hard and persevering laber by
both teachers and pupils. The summer va
cation will last until the latter part OF Au-
gust when it will begin its Fall term, and it
Is expected the same teachers will be with