Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-10

ANOTHER OLD TNHABITANT GeNE.-1Mo-
THY Cross, ESQ, one of the old and well
known citizens of this village, died on Sat-
urday morning last, after an illness of only
week. His age was seventy-two years.
MI. Gross was at one time engaged in the
bakery business in this town. Subsequently
ne was the owner of livery stable, and for
several years past he has been engaged in a
snug little business as grocer and dealer in
provisions and general merchandise. His
death came unexpectedly soon to his numer-
Gus friends and acquaintance.
| JUST WHATS THE NATTER" have five
dollars here and ten dollars there and three
In another place. but can't get dollar of
IT, So said man the other day, and won
dered what the trouble was. He then added
have got little in my pocket, and l am
going to hold on to it, And we thought,
that is just the secret" little money, no.
body has more than little money in panic
times, and everybody holds on to that little
Let every little spring withhold bucket of
water daily, and the larger springs barrel
each, and the fountains a hogshead each,
and drouth would be Inevitable If every
man will begin tomorrow morning to pay
his debts, net stopping till he gets to his
bottom dollar, the panic would subside in
forty eight hours, and the man who is " hold
ing on - to his IS little money would find
that paying and collecting go hand in hand
The great use to which money is TO be put,
is simply to pay debts, and every day that a
debtor " holds on to dollar, he contrib
utes to the general inconvenience if not dis
aster in money affairs.
MARRIED 10 VS.. and-Query.-MR. EDITOR
What new idea on the marriage relation
has come to light in these later and wonder
full days? 1t used to be written and printed
that Mr.. and Miss were married, but we now
read thai Mr.. to Miss was married. Is it a
device of these times of easy divorce? The
and implies Just the truth, that the parties are
married together, each to the other. The Il
shows only the first named to be married tc
the second, leaving painful uncertainty
about the second. If and has become old
fashioned and distasteful, why not substitut,
NTH instead of to? Or if we must have i
to, would it not be in keeping to transpos'
the names and read Miss TO Mr. was married
Evidently our language on the marriage
relation needs tinkering.
Those PLAINFIELD TURKEYs.-A subscriber
writing us from West Randolph wishes tC
know the address of the parties raising OF
buying those fifteen large turkeys produced
in the town of Plainfeld, mention of which
was made in the Freeman of January last
The fortunate raiser was Geo W. Davis ESQ
. of Plainield asd the birds were pure haseC
{ by Hon. Josiah Wood of Barre
,, DIARIES -Mr. Atkins, at his Book Store
on Main Street, has one Of the largest and
finest stocks of Diaries for 1874 to be founC
in this section. The assortment embraces
over three hundred different styles, and the
cost of single copy of all these varieties
would aggregate the nice little sum of foul
hundred dollars. But then Mr.. Atkins sup
plies dealers and the trade quite extensively
and has now in store his stock for the season
e or until these are all sold out. Parties
, can be accommodated with a low-priced
Diary, or a more costly one handsome
; bound in roam, goat or calf, with gilt o.
marbled edges, as they may desire TIT
prices are as low as the lowest. We can
speak approvingly of the Diaries and the
prices. The only caution to be observed il
Y that our Democratic confrere sells you a
e Diary for 1874. Owing to his unfortunate
J early education under Democratic teachings
and his lifelong advocacy of those peculiar
doctrines, he has grown intO.all the perver-
sity of intellect and habits characteristic 0
:, the = great unterrifed,' aud would, there
fore, sell a last years Diary as unhesitat
one for the coming year. With his peculiar
} party friends this slight lapsus would mt b
> of any particular consequence but Repub
licans haven't been educated to believe
= last years almanac as valuable or reliable a
one designed for the present time.
g CALAIS TAxRs.-W. P. Slayton, the wide
:, awake collector of taxes in Calais, has re
eeived his tax-bill for State and State Schoo
Il Taxes, and is now ready to receive the none
+ and allow per cent. discount on all Stat
a taxes paid prior to February LIST. Mr.
q Slayton was last year ahead of all collector
! in settling his tax warrant, and has alread
/ given notice to the people of his town wher
k he may be found to gather in their take
It this year.
# FIRE IN CALAIs.-The barn of Carlo
Jacobs of Calais, was burned Monday night
about Q o'clock. 1t caught fire from tn
chimney of c. a. Watson's house. tn
Id chimney burned out and the sparks caugh
in the hay. Watson's moving machine
wagons, sleighs, &C., were stored in til
barn, and were burned, together with sever
al tons of hay.
NoRTHF1ELD ITEMS The Principal of No
witch University has given his pupils pc
mission to take their choice between an a
tendance On the school, or at danclr
school now in vogue at Mortified. lie
determined not to permit a divided atten'
ance. The proposition seems to be 1t 20
desire to educate the head and heart go Il
instruction to the Norwich University.
the heels are to be trained, then go it alOI
on the dancing school.
Bishop Haven lectures in Northfeld ne!
Tuesday evening on 8 Books VS., Brains.
The Annual Festival given by the ladis
of tie Universalist Society, NorthfielC
will occur on Wednesday and Thursd
evenings of next week.