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

VERMONT CENTRAL.-The Boston Journal
of Wednesday says that I" the Vermont
Central managers and trustees have effected
an extension of their debts due to Boston
banks and individuals. running over to july
1874, twenty per cent, in cash, and the
balance in new notes. This will give them
time to negotiate their income and extension
8 per cent bonds, of which the amount on
hand is sufficient to extinguish its liabilities.
Mrs. Van Colt, the noted Methodist revi-
valist, who is at present pursuing her labors
at East Cambridge Mass, has lately received
a very handsome proposal from wealthy
lady admirer. This lady, who resides at
Evanston, ILL.,. offers to take Mrs. Van Goth
on Journey through Europe and the Holy
Land, to occupy several years, and afterward
to furnish her with pleasant home through
life. Mrs. Van Colt has declined the oher,
with the characteristic reply that she
must be about her Master business.
George P. Putnam, the eminent New York
publisher, who died of apople1y, in his store
week before last, while showing a book to =
friend, was born in Brunswick, Me-, Feb. I,
1914
Hon. Geo. V. Hoyle. for many years Su-
perintendent of the Ogdensburg Railroad,
and q leading man in Northern New York,
died Saturday, Nov 30th, at Champlain, N.
"
The will of the late Edward Harris, the
great cloth manufacturer. OF Woonsocket,
R. l., is to be contested by David Harris Of
New York, the testator's only SOD, who
receives $50, 900 from an estate estimated
by some as high as S2,000,00O.
Geo W. Bogue, formerly OF st. Adams,
is Serseant-a,-arms of the Florida Senate.
Capt. Edward e. Boynton Of the Third
Artillery, who entered the army as cadet
from Vermont in 1912. and who has recent
ly been stationed at the Military Academy
has resigned his commission
Cyrus w. Field, who makes himself
pretty active warming pan between the ma
tons gave an American Thanksgiving din
ner in London, and captured Gladstone as
the distinguished guest and principal speak
er. The speech glowed with kindness
toward Mr.. Field and ais native land.
| A bronze statue Of Gen. John f. Reynolds,
who was killed at Gettysburg while in COM
mand of the First Army Corps, to which the
Second Vermont Brigade was attached. has
arrived at that place, and will be placed on
pedestal already prepared for it in the
soldiers cemetery. 1t is eight feet high. and
cost ten thousand dollars. The State of
! Pennsylvania furnished the cannon used in
casting the statue.
! In the case of Susan b. Anthony and
| fourteen other women under examination for
voting illegally at the last general election
in Rochester, n. Y, Hon VIM. G. Stofrs,
/ L. S. Commissioner, has rendered his decis-
ion, holding each to bail in the sum of $500
to appear before the U. 5. District Court at
its next session at Albany on the third
Tuesday in January. Beverly w. Jones and
Edwin L. Marsh, inspectors of election, who
received the vote of Susan B. Anthony,
were also held to bail by L. 5. Commissioner
Ely for their appearance at the next term Of
the court
Gov. Converse has met with second SAD
affection in the death ofMiss Luna E. Edison,
nece of Mrs. Converse, who for manv
years has been a member of his family.
Miss Edison was in Burlington when Mrs.
Converse died, and, being summoned home.
took coli during the journey which ended in
a bronchial difficulty from which she died
early Christmas morning. She spent most
of tie time during the late session of the
Legislature, IN Montpelier, adding many new
friends to her already large list Of old ones.
who were much attached TO her. Her loss
will be severely felt in the immediate society
where she was uniVers lily beloved. Her age
was 80 years.
The St. Adams butter market was only
moderately active Dec. 3lst Common to
fair lots 10 10 zoe; medium to good, 90 to
25c; choice SOC.
Troy x BDston and Rutland & Wash
ington train cOllidei milo below Eagle
Bridge, Thursda evening. Locomotive
smashed. Nobody hurt.
The Christmas Services at the VI. z.
Church in WIlliamstosn last week, provided
a rich fund of intellectual and entertaining
enjoymene for those who attended those SER
vices or participated in them