Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-01

and the Salesman says " was an estimable
Citizen He leaves wife and two children.
and would have been forty five years old the
22d day of February next had he lived.
MIR. Emory d. Scagel, formerly we'll
known druggist at Waterbury, but Tor
short time past resident at Hoosic Falls,
N. Y. fell upon the sidewalk recently, and
received injuries from which he died. His re-
mains were brought to Waterbury on Mon
day for interment, where he was buried with
Masonic donors.
The Coon TEMpLARs' LODGE at Mortified
Falls, (Gouldsvlle), is an example of a sue
cessful society 1t was organized one year
ago with only thirteen members, but with
field surrounding it white for a harvest. 1t
has gone steadily on in it's work of bringing
good temperance men and women under its
banners, retaining the drunkard, and in
ducing men to spend their earnings to beau
tify and bring comfort to their homes, instead
Of squandering them for that which mars
and ruins both body and soul, until now the
Lodge numbers over one hundred and thirty
members. Better still, it is still progressing
in good influences as we'll as in numbers.
The beneficial results of the movement are
seen in many families in that village and
vicinity. Workmen employed in the manu-
featuring enterprises of the place, now pro-
vide moro bo1ntifully and comfortably for
their families. arc themselves better clad, a nd
clothed with that garment of self-respcct, so
BETTING every person. Judged by its fruits
the Good Templars' Society in Gouldsville
may rightly be termed a success.
The ADJOURNED TAx-MEErING.-At the
adjourned tax meeting at Burlington, yester
day, as we learn from the Free Press,
"Mr Roberts, in behalf of the counsel
appointed at the previous meeting, made a
statement to the effect that he had consulted
with Messrs Phelps and Hard, and had con-
sidered some recent decisions of the Supreme
Court on the subiect, not published, when
the City Council of Burlington took counsel
in 1870, and they had unanimously came to
the conclusion that there was NJ method fO
test this question in the courts with any fan
nope of success. The only remedy was il
the legislature, which was practically ON
nipotent in the laying of taxes, the power O
taxation being an arbitrary one.
On motion of Henry Gillett the meetin
adjourned sine die. =
The Franklin County meeting at St. Alban
the same date over which S. NJ. Boz nton
Esq, presided and NJ. B. Carpenter wa
Secretary
ResoIced, that the selectmel O each to " 1
in this county refuse to make up the tax bill
upon which State taxes are collected anC
that they take such other course in resist
Ing the collection OF the State tax may
hereafter be suggested and agreed upon by
other counties In interest, in order to get re
lief
q. 5 Fassett of Enosburgh, \. H. Bra n
erd of St. Adams and y. A Moore of Berk
shire were appointed committee to confer
with committees from Chlttenden and Gran
Isle counties. IN regard to the manuer of re
sisting the collection of the State tax.
As the Chittenden committee seems to b.
e non est that branch Of the * confer " vii
have to be dispensed with.
= VIII Franklin County 50 it alone
CnARLorTE.-Tne town of Char lotte, i
o Chittenden county held meeting on Sltur
day, ami resolved Taat we are in favor {
q resisting the plymene Of taxes under the
present cqualizlrion.'' Another resolution
= pledges cooperation, and a Supreme Coul
decision if necessary.
T. Frozen OvER-rhe = broad lake (Chan
plain) according to the Free Press went int
0 winter quarters on Monday the Both ult,
: being the earliest closing on record, and th
only time it has frozen over in December f
ffty-eight years. In connection with tn
j. early freezing the following facts are given
r But four times in fifty-seven years has tn
y whole lake closed earlier than January 18th
la 1885. it froze over January 10th; i
, 1859 January llth in 1868 January 9TH
and in 1872, January Sth. The earlles
ID date of the closing over of the ice is Januar
It'll, is 1867. The latest time OF freezi0g {
the broad lake on record, is March At
l. Three or four winters In the last ffty-eigl
N years, the lake has not be- n closed by ice
all 1t has never closed in Decemb
before, within the memory of the olde
e, inhabitant. The average time of closing
~ the last week in January, and the ayeras
~ duration of the ice is two months,