Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-26

In the Stlte vs. Huntington for forgery,
the State failed on their own testimony of
making out a case.
The cases of the Montpelier and Wells
River Railroad against J. r. Langdon and
George Shepard, came on for hearing today.
before Judge Barrett.
TRAVELLING IN many sections of northern
specially in the back and hill
towns--is now attended with considerable
difficulty, owing to the great depth OF snow,
and the boisterOus winds of March. Teams
| are compelled to watch closely for :" turning
out places, and wait at those points for all
coming teams within sight or hearing Not
lntreqnently parties meeting at places where
no sidings have been broken out are compelled
| to unhiteh their horses, tread place "a which
to put t EN-, and then by hand take the light
er sleigh past the other. Good nature, per
severance, and plenty of patience are indis-
pensable TO highway travel in such cases :;
and the who allows selfshness or surli-
ness to crop out on these occasions may be
rightly voted fool and boor
AS specimen brick in the way of energy.
the resumption Of the chair-makiug business
at Waterbury will do we'll On the oath of
January, the shop belonging to VIM. o. Fair
bank, the effcIent superintendent of the
Reform School, was burned. He Immediate
ly purchased an adjoining building and in
lorty-fve days had it in running order, and
was again at work with new and improved
machinery. The boys under his charge could
not well have better example set before
them of the fact that man can rise from
the blows of misfortune by pluck and work
OLD Folks CONCERT AT WATERBURr-Th
singers of Waterbury Center, and Street,
united, under the direction OF Cbas D.
Joslyn, in giving with great success an . Old
Folks Concert " at Hotel Hall, Friday even
ing, March DIST, for the benefit Of the Ladies
Association connected with the NJ E. Church
at Waterbury Street, rendering such old style
tunes, with sacred hymns attached, as Com
plant, Sherburne, &C., intcrspersed with a
few OF tie worldly songs sung by or fore
fathers. Each song and chorus was gree Ell
with applause from a large and apprecative
audience,
The Spiritualists Of Central Vermont will
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
advent Of their faith by general rally at
Mortified Monday ami Tuesday, March
3lst and April LIST. Good speaking and
singing will be provided The Vermont
Central Railroad VIII carry passengers for
fare one way.
Our citizens should remember President
Buckham S lecture at Village Hall this, W ed
nesday, evening Subject: /" the Philistnes
be upon thee" Doors open at :; lecture
begins at ga.
School MEETING.-A meeting Of the Mont
pelier Union District will be held at the Vii
lage Hall, Monday evening, March 31st, at I
o'clock, to elect chairman OF the prudential
committee, rice Charles Reed, deceased.
The lecture of Rev W. H. H. Murray, at
Randolph Center, on the evening of the 18th,
called out large audience, and it is mark
of c0mmendable public spirit, when our small
villages have enterprise enough to obtain and
pay for such lectures.
The State Normal School, under Mr.. Co
nant, numbers about 40 students this
spring. The measles have to some extent
nterlered with the attendance, there having
been large number of cases in the school
, SUGARING in this re gion is still delayed by
the cold weather. Should warm day start
: the slccharine juices of the NAPLES, the
| gathering thereof would needs be performed
, on snow shoes, somewhat after the manner
, of our fathers of long ago. With four feet
of snow in the woods, travelling at it's best is
not made easv.
BARRE. The location OF the banking
rooms at Barre is not yet definitely deter
mined 1t has been intimated that suitable
rooms would be finished in the old g check
cred - brick store but there is slight hitch
, in this banking arrangement and few days
may be required to unloose the knot.
! Hon. Harvey Tilden, Probate Judge fol
Washington District, was seized with serious
illness Friday, while on his way home tt
Barre. He was taken into the house of Mr.
Edward Hubbard on Barre street, where ht
remained for some days too i'll to be removed
Mr.. Tiden makes an efficient and Trustworthy
> official, and the people will look forward
i, hopefully for his restoration to complet
. health.
e Tas ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETINGS for the cleo
IS ton of distric. officers, and to provide ma
n terial means for the support of the common
% schools of the State came off last TUESDAY
r evening. We trust the people were out t.
% attend these meetings, and thoroughly il
d earnest in preparing vigorous educationa
campaign the coming year