Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-08-05


issued circular No. /. from head quarters,
a copy of which we give below:
HEAD QUARTERS REUNION FORCES. }
QUARTER MASTERS DEPT,
BURLINGTON, VT, July 10th, 1874. }
1st. The following arrangements have
been made for the accommodation of the
soldiers attending the reunion encamp-
ment, commencing August 25th.
Tents, straw, wood and fuel will be
furnished free of charge.
Cd. Parties desiring to subsist them
selves are advised to bring mess pans and
kettles and other utensils, and cook their |
own rations.
Sd. Ample arrangements have been
made with Stannard Post No. 2, G. A. R..
who will furnish board on the ground at
one dollar per day to all desiring such facil
tiles
f. Board, Van Ness House. S1.75perday.
'' American Hotel, LIS g =
90 Park House. 1.50 " g
60 Rowe's Hotel, 1.50 g Z"
Lodging not included.
Quartermaster Gen1 Reunion Forces.
VERMONT SHEEP.-Mr. j. f. Parker,
says the Rutland Herald in company with
t. A Hammond and A S. Murray, have
Just started from Brandon to California
with four carloads Of pure brel Spanish
Merino sheep, and by the selections made
these dealers seem to understand their bust
ness. Among their selections are choice
lot of ewes. thirty-one in number. bred by
J. L. and V. Rich, of Shoreham; selected
| from their one. two and three years old
| focks also twenty ewes and rams
bred by Geo. Hbbarl, the former owner
and breeder of the celebrated ram sold to
Eli Keller, of Ohio, for five thousand dol
lars. Also party of young rams bred by
II. NJ. Root, the breeder and former owner
of the ram Eureka, all bred direct from
the celebrated flock of VIM. R. Sanford
Also fifty yearling ewes bred by f. G..
Farnham, the choice of his flock; also
twenty five from Harvey Brookins, origin
ated from the NJ. w G. Wright flock; also
ten from the Baldwin flock, sired by
Young Fremont; also twenty-five bred by
the Hon. F. d. Douglass; also his stock
ram which is second to no ram for stock
in Vermont; also twentv-seven ewes bred
by Samuel Andrus. 1t is proverbial
among sheep breeders that Mr.. Andrus'
flock is second to none in Addison county
also fifty from the Hendee flock, bred
straight from focks of Rich and Stickney
and Hammond. three of the best tiocks
that ever stood in Vermont. Mr.. Stickney
is owner and breeder of the celebrated
ram Fremont.
ONE RICH EDIroR-The inventory OF
the estate of L. j. McIndoe, late editor and
proprietor of the Vermont Journal and
Chronicle, at Windsor, just returned to the
Probate office at Proctorsville, amounts tC
| 800, 24S,S7, most of which is in govern
ment, state, and paying railroad bond:
and the best of railroad stock, deposits il
savings banks, and $4,000 cash on hand
Only think Of the editor of Il country papel
leaving so much money in cash! 1t Is be
lieved not many debts are outstanding
against the estate. Mr.. McIndoe was on,
Of the hardest working men in the pro
fession, and thus by a rigid and wise econ
omy made,and left ut his death, a fortune
-RutLdnd Herald.
A fire which originated in Hart's boot
and shoe store at Muskegon, Mich, Satur
day morning, swept everything to the Lake
horerailroad depot, comprising 10 squares
: of buildings. Nearly 300 business places
and about 100 dwellings were burned. TIE
portion burned was mostly covered by
wooden buildings. and comprised the oil
part of the town. The best portion, to
gether with all the mills, escaped.
CORN CoRNER.-Chicago speculator
, have been making corners in corn and oat
with great success. They bought up al
that was in market and then rushed til,
2 price mp fifteen or twenty cents a buehel
thus making for themselves much none,
and many curses. They compelled dealer
, who had to meet contacts to pay enOrmou
t advances. and thus cheated honest and lie
Ultimate dealers.
The last project for helping along the
poverty-stricken Philadelphia centenni,
is for the United States mint to strike of
Two medals commemorative of the centen
= NAL. one made of silver, about the size O
Il silver dollar, for popular circulation
, costing probably $50 or 50 and the Other
Il more elaborate and costly medal, to be
sold for 50 or 50. The profit on the former
of which several hundred thousand are eX-
: pected to be sold, will be about the sam,
proportion, after paying the expenses Of
:. mint.
am of the opinion that there is no
+ another town in the State save Walthau
that gets along from year to year withou
3 assessing any town tax. This Walthan
has done, | am told, for several years
There is not !; bridge in the town nor i
e town pauper to support. What Il happy
town this must be to live in during these
lays of debt and taxation. What woulC
: the people of Rutland or Middlebury SAY
D.. with such a state of things existing within
= their several limits? Waltham is mad
up of most excellent farming lands, anC
d occupied by us intelligent men and womel
r rs you can find in the world, enjoying TIN
:. good things of the world moderated b,
sterling virtue and patriotism. HAPPY
community. Long may they thus live
d Correspondent Rutland Herald.
Elkhart county, Ind, has received abou
. two thirds of the 600 Mennonites who re
Gently arrived in New York.
3 Gen Gustav in the Black hills of tn
d northwest, and Paris have had the thermo
n meter up to 100.
General George b. Mcclellan is in Swift
I erland
1t is expected that Rev. j. H. Heywoo
of Louisville, Ky, will preach in tn
- Church Of the Messiah next Sunday morn
ing.
< Plans for reforming the caucus multiply
+ Here is the Boston Globes suggestion: g
raf To =,
could. at primary election, conducted b
public officers. desgnated or chosen for tn
II purpose, vote for two persons for eac
y office to be filled, and the two for eac
a office receiving the highest number c
Re votes should be published by the electio
OF officers as the candidates, there would be
le ticket preSented fairly renresentino til