Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29

II. Q. lIoughton, of the firm of IIurd x
Houghton, was in town last week He
had been visiting in Caledonia County.
which led the Cdtedonjan to relate the fol-
lowing " short story for boys"
About the years 1928 there was avoung
man about the Burlington Free Press office
seeking employment. He had learned the
printers trade in that Office under II. b.
Stacey, and was trying to work his way
through college. He succeeded, and grad
uated ut the University of Vermont He
went to Boston in 1916, and for while
read proof in Dickinson's printing office
BY the same perseverance and indOmitable
will which procured his education, he
worked up the ladder step by step until he
now stands at the head of the firm of II.
10. Houghton & Co, of the Riverside Press.
Cambridge, and one of the firm of Iurd &
1OughtOn of New York Publishers well
and tlvorably known throughout the civ
ilized world. Mr.. IIoughton was in town
last evening, and leaves this morning to
spend Il day OF two at Sutton and Lyndon,
among the scenes of his bovhood He is
Ia striking example of what nun may be-
come in this country who has native talent,
At Cambridge on the 23d horse ran
away with II little five years old boy but
finally landed safely at home. after run
uing mile and II half. A fortunate es-
cape.
Last Saturday evening rs a Mr. James
Sullivan was proceeding on his way home
from the market with a piece of meat in
his hand, Il dog jumped for the meat, which
he failed to grasp, but instead managed to
bite Mr.. Sullivan in the leg. For fear that
the dog might be mad he was afterward
killed, and Mr.. Sullivan probably breatbes
easier than he would had the dog been al
lowed to live-Rutld7d Globe.
We have heard of the efficacy of a hair of
the dog that bit the bite, but never knew
that the death of the offending canine would
cure case of hydrophobia or remove the
anxiety of the sufferer. Sullivan, unless
misrepresented by the GloJe-which is not
beyond beliefs fool, for if Sullivan
had had common sense he would have
wanted that dog saved. A hundred chanc-
es to one there was no hydrophobia about
the case, and the bitten nun instead of
having the fact proved to him, will very
likely soon be in as great II worry rs the
O'Sullivan O the Globe, over whom the
dog star now RACES with great power, and
who is evidently e'ena'most ready to kill
a postmaster or two, for fear that the
dog might be mad" and for that he and
his Round World itself might probably
breathe easier"
Cyrus Plumer was pardoned from the
Massachusetts, State Prison on Saturday by
the President of the United States. He
was one of the four who were put on trial
for the murder of Captain Mellen of the
ship Junior, in December, 1857. The deed
was the result of a mutiny, of which Plum
er was the leader. He shot the captain
in his berth, while his companions on trial,
William H. Carther, William Herbert and
Charles II. Stanley, attempted the lives of
the mates, the first and third being killed. |
Plumer was sentenced to be hanged, and
his partners to three years Imprisonment
each. They served their terms. Plumer |
had a reprieve, was sentenced to prison
for life, and carried there, July 5. 1859. |
Among those who interceded for his par
don and release was Ex-Governor Clafin.