Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-11

UNIVERSITY OF VEEMONT.-The exercises {
commencement week were continued Tuesda
at Burlington. The Alumni meeting wa
! held in the morning, Hon. Ii. N. Hubbard Of
Chicago, the Pres dent, in the chair The
treasurer's report showed that there was ne
Indebtedness, and that of the library com
mIttee that but little had been done to in-
crease the library The neurology of tn,
past year is as below
1871. Levi Holbrook, Danville, Va.
1878. David French, Burlington, aged 20.
Z 1928 Fred II. Allen, Boston, late professor il
Harvard law school, aged e..
1926. e. X. Huntington, aged 81.
ls29. Ira W. Mead, Ypsilanti, Mich, aged 60.
lo55. Edward w. Marsh, Plainfield, \. j., aget
ISIS Israel H. Levingy,, Madrid, y. Y, aged SO.
W hllam NJ. Miller, Saginaw, Mich, aged 46
The following officers were elected for tn,
ensuing year
Hon. II. n. Hibbard, President j. E
Goodrich. Vice President G. E. Allen, Sec
rotary; G. j. Alger, Treasurer Executive
Committee, NJ. II. Buckham, E. H. Bying-
tor, r. s Benedict, W G. Shaw and c. E
Allen
The orator chosen for the next year was
Rev. DR.. y. g. Clark of Boston; substitute
w p. Wells of Detroit, Michigan. Poet
Rev. O. G. Wheeler of Grand Isle substi-
tate. j. J Allen Of Brooklyn, N Y. Inter
citing addresses commemorative of Professor
g. W Benedict were delivered by President
Buckham, Rev. c. c. Parker and others.
Sixteen candidates have been admitted to
the University, of whom five are ladies. Tn
Phi Beta Kappa celebration was thinly at
tended. Hon. Benz. II Steele of Hartland
delivered an address on John Quincy Adams.
st the business meeting Hon. G. S. Benedict
was reelected President. In the evening the
Juniors gave their exhibition in the College
street Church before a crowded audience.
RASDoLrH GREELEY CLUB.-H. Blaisdell,
ESQ reports the people of his town as alive
on the subject Of Greeley and Brown. \
meeting to organize Greeley and Brown
club will be held at Mr. Blaisdelrs ohice at
Yves. Randolph next Saturday evening. The
sisuer= Of the call are, among others, Hiram
Blaisdell. Esq, Doctors Scott and Dutton,
Chas. o. StanIish. E H. Wiley, Geo. w.
Mann and VIM Mann. Mr.. BlaisdeIl reports
tha5 a telegram has been received from the
west side Of the Stste-from Major Salisbury
we think-wishing to know where Dudley
C. Dsuis1n stands, ami that they have writ
ten 70 Mr.. D. asking him just that question ;
he thinks that the design Is, If Mr. D. IS
found to be for Greeley, to give him prom
inent position on the Liberal State ticket.
We don't wish to Interfere with the business
of our liberal friends in making the sugges-
ton that his abilities point out Mr.. Blaisdcll
himself ~ one Of the fitting leaders Of the
new party in the broader field of State poll
tics they will not allow him to be cribbed
eabined and confined by any narrow town
lines.
The Liberal Republicans have called a
State Convention to meet at Burlington, on
Wednesday, July 24th. The Democratic
cII lJr a State Convention, we learn, viii be
On the same day, in the same place.
The semi-annual meeting of the Yonng
Mems County Temperance Society is set for
Wednesday, Aug. l4th, at the Lyndonyille
Grove. Rev. W. F. Mallalieu of Boston, -
a most eloquent advocate Of Temperance-and
Hon-.G. W. Grandey Of Yergennes, are ex-
t.lNttA 10 d4lltHF tlE tJitf thhlOils
Bey. S. F. Drew-formerly Of Cabot, but
lately preaching at South Royalton-has re-
moved 70 Castle Rock, Minnesota.
STATE TRIAL or MowISG MAcHINEs AND
UYIsG IurLE4E>rs.-The State trial Of
moving machines and hay implements, after
% four days close contest and severe tests
between twenty different machines, conclud-
81 1t Rutland on Friday. The best Of feel
in- prevailed between all parties, yet spirited
ezert.ous were made on all sides. The com
aittce IN moving machines have not yet
made their awards. The committee on hay
horse rakes awarded a gold medal to the Hol
Iiu.swortb rake, a silver medal to the Wei
cJma rake, a bronze medal to Nye's improved
Bay state and diploma to the new model
Bay State = gold medal was awarded to
Billiards. bay ted5er Great interest is felt
ID the result Of the trial in all sections Of
che country.