Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-22

MIDDLEBURY COMMENCEMENT Middle
bury college graduated a class of thirteen ON
Wednesday, and conferred the degree of
IL. d. upon J, c. Churchill of Osweeo.
n. Y. and d. d. upon Rev. Albert r.
Steele. Rev. DR.. George n. Boardman
of Chicago is president of the alumni for
the ensuing year, and the orator and poet
for next commencement are Prof w. r.
Shipman of Tufts college and Philip Bat
tie of Middlebury. E. J. Phelps of Burling-
ton has been invited to deliver a euloev on
the late Judge Nelson, next commence
ment week
The neurological record of the COLLEGE
for the past year was given as follows:
Hon. Samuel Nelson, class of 1918: Rev.
David Rood, class of 1916; Rev. Percival
Greene, class of 1919; Rev. Joseph Kent.
class of 1922; Rev. Walla Follett, class of
1925; Rev. +. ID. Kinney. class of 1928;
General William Hopkins, class of 1928;
Rev. Milo J. Hickok, class of 1885; Rev.
\. n. Wood, class of 1855; Rev J. b.
Steele, class of 1860; Charles r. Cooke.
class of 1872.
The Middlebury alumni, at their meet
ing on Wednesday, resolved that the well
fare of the college demands a more init
mate relation between the alumni and the
managem emit; that the corporation ought
to make an annual report of the financial
condition and general prospects of the
institution. and that the interests of the
college would be advanced by committing
to the alumni the nomination by ballot to
all vacancies occurring in the board of
trustees.
At the recent commencement at Dart
mouth College, the degree of 4. NJ. was
conferred upon Hon. s. n Stockwell of
Boston and the Boston JournaI
The Dartmouth college buildings are to
be lighted by gas hereafter.
St. Johnsbury has abolished its high
school, and will give scholars three years
at the academy in its stead, the district
paying the tuition bills.
The call for another convention in Chit
tenden county, July %, has received the
signatures of several hundred voters, and
is signed by F. VI. Van Sicklen, S. Hun
tington, b. s. Nichols. F. A. Fuller. c. p.
Smith and W H. S Whitcomb as a special
committee.
A mass convention Of Republicans of
Windsor county dissatisfied with a portion
of the ticket nominated at the recent con-
vention, will be held at Woodstock. August
10Th.
Another convention is talked of in La
noble county to oppose the regular repub-
lican nominations. At this distance it
looks like a very foolish project.
The Windsor County Listers Convention
made the following changes in the town
lists Hartland 10 per cent increase; Balti-
more, Hartford and Windsor 10 ditto; Ply
mouth and Springfield ditto Chester and
Pomfret per cent off; Bridgewater and
Woodstock 10 ditto; Norwich and Royal
ton 10 per cent above valuation of 1870.
r. P Pollard of Chester was chosen dele
gate to the state convention of listers.
The next term of the United States Cir
cult Court will open at Windsor on Tues
day, July 26th. The District Court will
open on Monday, August Sd.
What was supposed to be limestone
quarry recently opened by some Montreal
parties on the frontier in the north part of
Highgate, and on the line of the Montreal
& Vermont Junction Railroad, turns out
to be a marble quarry, the stone from
which is said to be of much finer quality
than that of the Rutland quaries
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, July 21.
The market was firm. Prices: Common
to fair 20 to 23c. medium to good "A and
25c choice 26 and 27c. selections 2Sc.
PREsro!-We copy the following from
Monday mornings Rutland Globe:
Many of our readers will remember the
social and companionable democrat Lieu
tenant Governor of Vermont associated
with John S. Robinson in 1858, and will
be pleased to learn that J. P. Kidder was
nominated a delegate to Congress from
Dakota at the republican territorial con-
vention held on Saturday last. A resolu-
ton was adopted instructing the delegate
to use all honorable measures to secure a
division of the territory and the organiza-
ton of the new territory of Pembina
from the northern portion Mr.. Kidder
has been many years in Dakota as terri
torial judge, which position he has occupied
with great credit to himself and acceptance
to the people. He has labored earnestly
and faithfully to promote the settlement
and prosperity of the territory, and has
earned the position from the republican
party with whom he has politically acted
since the war.
AN OLD LANDMARK GoNE.-The "old
elm tree at Fort Cassin, by which pilots
have been guided in entering Otter Creek,
was, on Tuesday, blown down. A scar on
its trunk, tradition says, was made by a
British shot during their attempt to ascend
the river to destroy McDonough's fleet in
the war of 1912.
Kate Stoddard. who has been for a long
time under arrest for her connection with
the famous Goodrich murder in BROOKLYN.
has finally been adjudged insane, and pack
ed off to lunatie asylum.