Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

for his appearance ut the County Court.
As he did not succeed in obtaining bail he
now reposcs in Jail, instead of on the hill
where the inquisitive Morris searched him
out and broke in upon his slumbers.
DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.-SOme miScre-
ants, fellows of the baser sort, last Sat
urday night "cut and slashed up" the
covered buggy belonging to Medad Wright
Esq, and which was stored under the
meeting house shed at Wrightsville The
top and cushions were ruined, and no
reason can be given for the outrage, and
no clue has rs yet been discovered as to
who the perpetrators We're. We said no
reason could be given. We ought to add
that Mr.. Wright is a temperance man.
and was. a town grand juror of Montpelier.
He had upon proper and legal request
signed complaints and papers in liquor
prosecutions and suits. VIII this simple
performance of duty is an official explain
ANYTHING in this connection? We pause
for reply from the opponents of stump
tuary laws
EAsTER.-'' No sun upon IN Easter
Day " ever danced more merrily than the
one which arose last Sunday. The morn
ING was so bright and cheerful that one
could we'll believe without much stretch o
the imagination that the old legend i:
really true, and that old Sol inau@urate:
the day as is told therein.
y sermon in memory of Col Levi Bout
well will be preached in the Church of the
Messiah next Sunday afternoon: the
service beginning at three O'Clock.
HARRINGTON, TIE NENTRILOQUIsr.-
This we'll known Magician is to give on'
of his pleasing entertainments of Nentrilo
quism and Legerdemain in Village Hall
Saturday evening. April 18th. The pro
fcssor is IN adept in his art, and is SO wei
known to a Montpelier audience that he
needs no Introduction at our hands.
LARGE COw.-John H. Morgan, who
: drives a meat cart into this village, killeD
two weeks since, Il fat COW, purchased O
\. Ormsbee of East Montpelier. the dressed
weight of which was $50 pounds. Tn
hind quarters weighed 81 lbs, each and tin
fore quarters average 100 lbs. Prett,
good for a COW.
RUM.-Charles Ward of Montpelier
was arrested Monday by Constable Tuttl
for being intoxicated and disturbing tn
peace Tuesday lie disclosed that he oh
tanned his rum Of John Gravelin. an,
: Gravelin was brought before justice IL. A
: Huse for trial. BY agreement between
, State and Counsel for respondent the tri;,
: was postponed until Wednesday of mex
week.
MORETowN PosT-OFFICE.-N. r. Spal
ding, Esq, for several years acceptable
filling the position of postmaster at More
town. has resigned, and Geo. NJ. Fletcher
ESD, now member of the mercantil
+ firm of Freeman & Fletcher, has been M
. pointed postmaster of that village. MI
Fletcher is a young man of good abilit
and qualifications for the place. He wa
: for some years before moving to Moretow
a clerk in II well-known and extensiv
O mercantile establishment in Burlington.
\ PATRIARCH BY RIGHT.-At the funer;
of Chauncey Bartlett, Esq, of PlainfielC
, whose death at 50 years is recorded
n another place, there were present 4
f grandchildren, and a large number {
Hother relatives.
The Burlington Clipper says that de
1t pite the proprietor's announcement, whic
: has been trumpeted through the Stat
, press, liquor is still sold at the Waterbur
Y Hotel. The bar is closed" but the pr
G vate drinking rooms are t. be found a
e over the house.
9 VERsHIRE.-Mr II. Cotton and Son ha,
purchased the goods and hired the sto
: formerly owned by Mr.. John Pratt, in Pc
4 Mills, Thetford, Vt. They are intendir
g to keep up trade in that place, and in We
= shire, where they have been trading f
d the year past.
e ELY.--Mr George Fletcher is abo
-" opening II taiIor's shop over the new sto
in this place.
i The Vermont people have great passi
IS for discovering coal mines on their farr
r nowadays. but Prof. Sceley, of Middlebu
College, who has examined specime
from some of the supposed veins, says tn
g all coal-hunting in the state will end
y disappointment
is The losses by fire in this state during t
month of Ia1:ch amount ed to S64. GNt.