Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

w ooNoHic principal OF the NOr- !
NAL School at Randolph
Abel +. Leavenworth was born in Char !
lotte, VT, Sept. 3, 1928. Ha was educated
ut the University Of Vermont, has taught
IN Missouri three and half years, in
dinesburgh eight years. in Brattleboro
two years, and in New Haven six and a
hall years. lie was four years editor of
the Vermont School Journal. and served in
the army of the Union three years.
The trustees of the Normal School at
randolph and the friends of education
arc to be congratulated that so suitable 4
man has been secured for that place.'
The sixteenth annual examination of
the Normal School will be held Dee. 30th
and 3lst
Thursday evening, Dec. 3lst, Mr. Co
nant Will address the citizens of the vii
lage. the students and trustees of the Nor
NAL School, delivering to the latter the
keys Of the Institution. after which Mr..
l'eavenworth will be duly indicted to the
office of principal. Mr. Conant has taught
fourteen years ut Randolph.
The examination Of classes for promo
ton is set for Jan 7th AMI Sth, and the
final exercise of the graduating classes
for Friday evening, Jan. sth.
The governor has appointed rs exami-
ners of the Normal Schools of the state:
for the first district, f. \. Lcavcnworth.
principal of Beeman Academy. New
Haven second district, II. T. Fuller. prin-
cipal Of St. Johnsbury Academy St.
Johnsbury; third district, NJ. H. Buck
liam, President of the University of Yer
mont, Burlington.
DI>GEACEFrL Row>.-Montpelier needs
night watch if the performances Of last
week are to continue
Friday evening there was a drunken
row in ono of the Main Street dens, and
one OBrien was hit As to his head with an
iron wedge thrown by one of his compan-
ions. He was carried off and had his era
MUM tinkered up, and has since carried it
out upon the street, though at one time he
was reported to be dead
Saturday night a crowd of drunken loaf
ers and rowdies howled over a rood por-
ton of State Street, and made IN other
wise very pleasant night a great nuisance
They squabbled at the head Of State Street.
and one detachment haunted the bridge
no H.,
hours of Sunday morning.
If the present force of officers is not
large enough to stop this sort of thing, the
gentlemen elected last spring to take
charge of Montpelier matters ought to
put on a special police, numerous enough
to make Montpelier streets free from such
rowdyi>h exhibition, as they We're filled
with Saturday night.
An AGREEABLE SURPRISE Those warm
t hearted, generous people in Wait, field
= know how To make their minister feel
D good; for last Saturday evening, tho
Y strai ght-o out UNCONVENTIONAL Univrr>alist>
, enticed their pastor, Rev. John Gregory
5 to be ut the house Of their Jealous frien(
t Pardon Bushnell, when they made him ::
WISH III" pI'S''''e' MN Il Sii''i Il
of their friendship for maintaining theiI
. denominational character for the past tive
wears. in the shape of grccnbacks sutlicen
= to purchase four barrels Of four IT grange
. prices, and their good wishes for his pros
/ peritv.
:, GotLpsVIILE--l he ''onid>Vllle L"d@
= OF ''ood leihP'''F' ''''' d MS cI''7 eA'l'hl
ton IN their nail saturday evening In
hall was cro""ed ana All went away plea
ell Win ''ie 'i'''i.'''''''.e'i'' II was III
thlrd anniversary ol lhe Iod@e. 'ertalnl,
', the temperance people OF the place ha'
reason 10 DE encouraged oV me good vii
,ilsplayed
M. e,,..;,l. - ,,al,:.,...
0 H., Sc
t.. ,bro,obont the vjllarc.
&
e Elihu Hyde, Esq, president of the Ma
e tional Bank of Chelsea, slipped on tn
l. ice on his door step. and fell and brok
i both bones OF the right arm a little abov
IF the wrist.
e 4 b,rn bclonrino to Carlos Allen a
is Chelsea was burned. with its contents c
IS hay and Grain No Insurance.
n
bird who broke into Tewksburv's store ;
West Randolph before last winters sno,
loft and who has since been confined
Chelsea iail. thouoht Of leayino his con
c l
lolt'tpic 4'ti tcio 1t ~" u-'N 10 ''ilti