Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-27

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munication by the printers in our office, anC
did not appear on the original manuscript
which came to US through the hands of tn
gentleman thus unjusty assailed The cor
respondent may 8 shy the next stone " at
US, and we'll not Dodge.
The SUGAR Snow of the season arrived las
night, and dressed every tree and shrub il
white. feathery ard beautiful as a bridal
vail.
SOLDIERS CoLoNY.-Railroad tickets a
reduced rates Of fare, for members of tn,
Soldiers Colony, =ho start for Detroit LAX
/ Minnesota, April lst, may now be had of Col
f NJ. Brown, Montpelier, agent for Yer
mont.
T Our SUPPLEMENT.-On our fourth page this
week we give a Ledgsr story. for which we
receive pay as advertising. To make up to
our readers the space thus occupied, we issue
a supplement containing usual agricul-
tuIal matter and other interesting reading.
Subscribers lose nothing, for we give NOR,
valuable reading in the ExrkA FREEMAN, than
could be printed in the columns devoted to
the Ledgsr advertisement
EAST CALAIS ITE4s.-Mts Emerson, widow
of John Emerson, a residenr of East alais
for the last forty years, died March 18th. at
the residence OF Mr.. Gilmore Guernsey. aged
y years.
Railroad is the topic of discussion about
these times. Those acquainted with the l'ne
think the Black River Railroad through the
towns Of Hardwick, Woodbury.. East Calais,
Est Montpelier TO Montpelier, deserF es
more than passing notice.
The weather is cold, the snow Deep
some Of the back roads yearly impossible.
andrew Murray Of Hydepark has pur
chased the old Calvin Clark farm in More
town, of john G. aud Pablo Towle and A.
Loy,jiy for $3.50.
Coz 3 Exams and D F. Freeman have
purchased the store Of j. Evans in More
town. and will soon have behind their count
ets "a large assortment Of new goods Tor the
spring trade.
Tie town business il Norotown seems 10
lave been badly managed in past years, ac-
cording to the selee tmeu's report of this
year They say the town has raised money
every year to pay all its known Indebtedness
and still they would be surprised the end
Of the year to find the town owing from two
t. four thousand dollars. The last year the
/ scectmen have taken some pains to find
where tie money goes 80 and they reported
/ that they had found where one Of the former
.cleetmen had drawn large sum from the
treasury and put it into bis own pocket
+ The selectmen had Sufficient proof Of this,
so when they applied to tile man who had
! helped himself to the town money, he owned
up and said he would satisfy the selectmen
/ for it before town meeting, which be failed
to 90, and was out # town on the day of the
meeting Can it. be possible that there are
any =. Tamuany Rings " in this Democratic
town tina. Csrt. Stockwe.l has called the
=. Banner town IN the State?
AcclDExr.-On Sundly, March 18th, in
Stock5rid-c. a single team attempting to run
/ bv an OK team at a narrow place in the TO ID,
i the oxen. or s1eers, became frightened, and
+ there was collision Mrs. AlJnzJ Packard
who was riding upon the sled At the time.
was badly injured, sprained back, three
broken ribs and severely spTaineI ankle
vas tie result.
Sca,rs.--.- Long centuries ago - fertilizers
9fI land 10 America were leaves and leaf mold,
assisted occasionally by Indian fires Why
not furnish leaf mold with the addition OF
Iiue, ashes, OF plaster to our fields. s'rde is
ana orchards now
The best hedge plant for Us is the basket
willow (vox vlmina.is). If the fence tax is
tie heaviest TX fhe farmer pays, why not let
tais "il-o" pay part o., u
Mueh mas zee" s''I az ''' 0'l ',
oe.n2 : ever green. al P'A,''' ny o'a'
pit dust ana worms anu ,'i7'o'' ''''o - ""-
No' 10 III trv III ernar,
49, 49, ~
'n'I' ,,-, X.-.h p,r.+oa I,+e,
',,,,.re tree n r " B,vce
~ ,Lo-, !, .r,o o,t f,ur Iiv.
-.,@.,os. ready to start new politica
marty, but Mr.. Marble took their skins f5r
sleigh robe.
O.her alternating animals, out lookinE 10
water hear nothing OF the " Gentleman iroI
iiaD'''A'
A double elopement from nard~lek o
the 9th inst, from part Known as tn
OaIi' reLlr'eu 'pa' 90 r-o-,- l,.d.r
'n7 nalied " =, -,.,' f,,sao ,ri,b the WIFI
oy tue name % ''lii'o'I 1I''o0 u,;,ea -,
, OF Homer faIA'' anu Oo9'pI ~ ,ha.
i's7 80 s,raa+ sorrow ; t, the neighbor