Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-24

Henry Lamb a vigorous writer and well
known Vermonter, is to be the managing
editor of the Troy Times during the absence
of Mr.. Francis on his foreign nilsson.
W.P. Davis, Esq, of St. Adams has be-
come editorially connected with the Tran
script of that village. Mr. Davis formerly
did GOOD service in the editorial ranks of this
State, and will be again welcomed back with
pleasure by the . old liners
An EARruQUAkE The shock of an earth
quake was felt at Essex about one O'Clock
Sunday morning, The same shock is also
reported as having been felt in Burlington,
Quebec, Ottawa and other places.
VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY,". The seminar
nual meeting of this Society will be held at
St. Adams on Wednesday and Thursday, |
June It'll and sth, commencing at / a. ~, |
on Wednesday The accommodation trains
from Rutland and Mortified reach St. Al |
bans in season fer the opening. The semi |
annual address BY the Vice President, DR.. |
A. Hyde, of Hardwick, will be delivered
Wednesday evening. Papers on various
medical subjects are expected from different
members of the Society throughout the State.
The case of small pox in Danville, referred
to not long since, was fatal, owing, it is
believed. to the misguided solictude of
fond mother, who upon the first symptoms
of the disease supposed to be simply cold,
effected a series of sweatiags. Much solicit
tude Is telt in the village lest others may
have been infected also in St. Johnsbury,
where the deceased attended . Lodge "
Just previously to his being taken i'll.
The largest amount Of lumber ever used
in any one month, at the Vermont Central
Car Shops, was used in the month Of April,
I it being %. 325 feet, OF more than quarter
Of a million, comprising fourteen different
varieties in the following quantities l09,-
9l5 feet pine, 1901 feet spruce, 80 500
feet oak, 18Th feet black walnut, g, 500
/ feet hemlock, 900 feet maple. / 200 feet
southern pine. 1852 feet ash, 3.2l0 feet
white wood, $500 feet tamarack. I, $50 feet
birch, 1850 feet chestnut. 200 feet bass
wood, 500 feet cherry.
The Vermont Central Railroad Company
now control go miles of road The rolling
stock of this company consists of 81 passen-
ger, 30 baggage, postal and express, $3.50
freight, and 400 coal and dump cars.
The Pullman Palace Car Company have
purchased and will run all the drawing room
aud sleeping ears on the Vermont Central
line. As rapidly possible the ears are
being fttei up IN Pullman style and painted
a sort of rich maroon, the color under which
the company runs all Its cars.
I Seven persons united with the Congrega-
tionalist Church in Derby the first Sabbath
IN the present month, and SIX children were
baptized.
They refuse to accept education as
charity in North Carolina. Teachers en-
ployed under the Peabody trust have been
warned to desist from their noble work
although they educate white aud colored
children alike
VERuoNrERS GONE WEsr-Maior L. H.
Bisbee, recently Of Newport, and John W
Marsh, recently of Springfield. have formed
a law partnership in Chicago, mo. s. WASH
ington ST. where they will make speciality
Of Eastern claims. Both gentlemen are well
and fayorably known in Vermont, and they
are men Of such ability and perseverance
that they can but succeed in the first city Of
the great West
Citizens in Mississippi have at last made
resistance TO the ku-Klux, and in fight at
Pontotoc, little town in the northern part
Of the State, succeeded in beating them off
with loss. One ruffan was killed. and sew
cral Others fled the State. \ few such actions
as this will do much to restore order, and
help to enforce the new law for the protec-
ton of citizens
The Vermont Central, after some months
trial of the Miller Platform, Compression
Buffer and Automatic Coup pier, has adopted
1t, and the cas- Of, the road are being fitted
; with it, 1t holds the cars together without
- shs"king,' and makes them ride more
steadily.
Mrs. Oliver of Rutland, so well known
here as fine soprano soloist, recently sung
in testimonial concert in Steinwav Hall,
New York. The beneficiary was Young
prima donna who is training for the opera.
and will make her debut next fall. Some
Of the best musical talent 10 New York took
part. Berge, pianist, AMI Wrener, violinist,
being among the number
Two persons united with the Charleston
Baptist Church Sunday, May 7th The So
eiety have engaged the Rev S. 5. Nickerson
of Randolph, to preach to them the coming
year.
Col. Charles Il. Joyce has received and ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an Grafton at
Brattle6oro on Decoration Day.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Con-
ventiOn resolved that = the Administrations
of President Grant meets the full annrova1
OF the Republican party of Pennsylvania
that his financial policy, his fidelity to the
principles of human rights; his loyalty to the
people in having no policy to enforce against
their will, and the spotless integrity of his
administration, merit the continued conf
dence of the American people, and point 10
him as an honored leader of our party now
and a proper standard bearer of the Ren,b'
lican party in 1872
Cold weather caught a party of hunters
in the Coast range of Mountains in Oregon
on the lth inst, and all persisted.