Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

The foil owing resolution and letter explain
themselves, and are published by request OF
the recipients of the gift.
Alta meeting of the Trustees of Goddard
Semi nary held at Barre July 9th. 1873, the
following resolution was unanimously passed:
Resolced, That the thanks of this institu-
ton are due to Hon. N. L. Sprague, Jr., of
Brandon, Vermont, for his generosity in
contributing pair Of highly finished scales,
known as the Howe scale, and will ever hold
this act of kindness in grateful remembrance.
Brandon, VT, July u, 1873.
Hon. Clarke King, North Montpelier, VI.
My DEAR S1R:-Your Kind favor Of the
10th inst is Just received. Allow me to re-
turn to you my thanks fol- your very kind
expression, and through you to the trustees OF
Goddard Seminary. | wish to acknowledge
the receipt of their very fattering resolution.
and in return l only regret that | could Dc
no more for them. Please say to them that
they have my best wishes for success as indi-
viduals, and officers of school that ranks
as one of the best in our State. And when
ever they wish to fulfill the Scriptures liter
ally, I" give good JUST WEIGHTS and meas
ures,'' l will be pleased to respond.
Your Ob't Serv't.
| n. I. SPRAGUE, JR.
| PERsoNAL.-In a private letter to friend
in this place Mr. Abner Crossman, who left
the employ of the Montpelier Manufacturing
Company few weeks since to take course
of instruction in design at the So. Kensng-
ton Art School, London, Eng. ANNOUNCES his
safe arrival after an exceedingly pleasant anc
and uneventful ocean passage of ten day;
a half He seems to be rapidly familiarizing
himself with London life and to 60 about the
great city with eyes fully open to the ode
and strange things there to be found. Hi:
manv friends and acquaintance hereabout
will be pleased to learn from time to time of
his progress in the studies he has under
taken, and will most assuredly C ontinue tC
wish him well.
The United States Circui Court began it
session at Windsor, yesterday. Mark Frcnel
will no doubt be indicted by the grand jur.
for the smuggling operations recently IN
earthed. His trial, should it now occur, will
, be before the Circuit Court. The Distric
Court begins at Windsor next Monday.
Among the patents recently issued we no
tice one for Type Writing Machine y
| r., 1FP Do Mr. bar
b. invention is such that he hopes to print som
s seyenty-five words minute by its aid, rat
d In uch faster that has ever been obtained b
any copying machine. The types are move
] by touching keys of which there are sewers
banks
d There was quite an amount of bushes
J. transacted in Roxbury by the lightning dur
d ing the shower of the 18th. Ralph Dirty
d barn was struck and destroyed; five tons
# hay being consumed at the same time. Th
e house of Mrs. Mary Martelle was also struc
in the same shower, the lightning passin
O down the chimney-taking the top off as
n went down through the stove pipe into tn
n stove, lifting the top of the stove off ant
q turning the stove square round before
passed out at the side of the house.
The cattle yards have been undergoing e,
q tensve repairs and the thousands of shee
: and horned beasts that spend their Sabbath
there may hereafter enjoy some comfort
9 well as the scenery on the &c height of land.
While Joseph Town of Worcester vi
Of chopping bushes last week, his Ak glance
and cut off the large cords of his middle I'll
= ger, left hand disabling him from work.
g The REUNION substance of the late
l. circular issued is that the second day (Au
# 7th) will be devoted to a review, to lie
70 HawIey's address and Dress Parade; and t
lie third day to the meetings of the several
n CARNATIONS, regimental and otherwise.
lie Company returns should be made to th
Rutland headquarters by the 25th, but I
cruits will be received afterwards and wi
10 be reported every three days to headquarter
ID The 9Th of August is to be quite an ever
ly full day. 1t begins the Rutland Reunio
e witnesses the grand temperance meeting,
y Mortified, and is the day selected for tt
IN proposed excursion by the Central to BI
lington. and by steamer A. Williams up
the Lake. Everybody ought to be able
- find something to suit in such variety
-, entrrtain ment.
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