Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-07

IKE JAPANESE EMBASSY ~ VERONA
portion Of the japanese Embassy, BY an in
vitation Of Fairbanks a Co, visited the scale
works at St Johnsbury last Thursday
They vent up The Pas7umpsie in specIa
car provided for them, and were accompanied
by prominent citizens Ut the State
The annual examination at Midilebury
College occurs this week. Commencement
next week President Kitchel will deliver
the Blccalaureate discourse next sabbath.
A GRANT AND WfLsoN club has been formed
at St. Johnsbury, with Hon. Hora Fair
banks as President 1t was addressed by
Hon L. p Poland, Col Dickey and others.
Col. Dickey has acted with the Democratic
party, we believe, until recently
Gzn. VEAzEY is President Of the Grant and
Wilson Club at Rutland.
Cor. JOYCE Of Rutland and hENRY GLARS,
ESQ, are addressing Republican meetings on
the west side of the mountain.
Mr.. GREELEY will shortly visit New Hamp-
shire. and possibly Vermont.
seven persons j)ined the Congregational
chuTch at Middlebury at its last communion.
Among them were Gov. Stewart and wife.
On the 10Th ult., Hon. Charles Rich died
at his residence in Lapeer, Mich, aged 20
years. Judge Rich was born in Shereham,
Vt, in 1902, and removed to Michigan about
1916, where he has resided since that time
I DR. G. b. Billiard Of St Johnsbury writes
the Times Of that village that he is not
Greeley man, a. published but still believes
/ in Grant
Hon. Samuel Swift, Of Middlebury, re-
ceived the congratulations of his numerous
friends last Saturday, it being his birth day
and he 90 years old.
At the Greeley Mass Caucus held in Wey-
bridge, on the evening Of Saturday July -,
at which a grand rally was expected, there
were at least four persons present of a liber
al tendency.
BoUND Up FOR PERJURY-On Tuesday last
Mr.. Samuel 5. Andrus of West Cornwall
was brought before Justice Knapp Of Mide-
bury, on a charge Of perjury. and held for
trial in five hundred dollar bonds.
! MIDDLEBURY TEMPERANCE SoCIETY.-A meet
ing of the friends Of temperance was held at
the Congregational church Wednesday even
ing to act upon the report of a committee
appointed dt FORMER meeting 10 Ordtt q
constitution and bylaws. This committee
consisting of L. c. B4rrows, s. E Cook and
Prof. Ii. Seely reported a constitution which
was adopted. They proceeded to organize.
and elected as officers President, Rev. f..
P. Hooker, Vice President, o. F. Comstock (;
Secretary and Treasurer, L. f. Knapp /;
Executive Committee, Prof. II. NJ. Seely. l..
c. Barrows and Justus Cobb. The Rev.
Ovid Miner was present and made interesting
remarks
Mr.. Alanson Blake, of Brandon, about
IS years of age, was found dead in his bed
Friday morning, Aug, ID. He was as well
as usual when be retired. He was bache-
lor.
The q Scale Shop" is being painted and
business is going on rapidly. with over 5000
orders in advance
Some Connect icut colonists who bought
building lots in Kansas a year ago for 50
each and have just sold them for 800 think
it was quite profitable speculation.
The emotional insanity plea has spread to
the Indians. One of them the other day,
when arrested for killing and scalping some
white men, being asked to account for the
! eccentricity, said, g Ne heap crazy. Ne toe
much crazy"
New York is 10 have another large park
Ii will be in the vicinity of High-bridge
Seventy acres have already been set apart fol-
this purpose, or about ten acres more thar
are included in Boston Common and the
Public Garden.