Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-27
Probate Court.
HARVEY TILDEN, JUDGE. N. A. CHASE REe1s1

Business transacted in the Probate Court for the DIS
trict of Washington during the week ending May 25th
1874 /
license to sell real estate referred to yunes Wal
estate. referred to June Daniel Landon's Estate
a9Es n Report
MAY 2T~Rchard L. sargent's Estate Commission;
ers Report made and accepted, a and License to sell
sell real estate granted Luther Cross
MAY rssHsher!nan ODDS Estate Administrators
tory returned and accepted.
INSPECTION ToUR.-The directors and
officers of the Central Vermont Railroad
Company and invited guests, Thursday,
went over the Harlem Extension Railroad,
and left Rutland for New London Friday
morning in the Directors car, drawn by
the locomotive 81. NJ. Foss." Bellows
Falls was reached a little before A. NJ.
where breakfast was taken at Towne's |
Hotel; at A. NJ. the train proceeded on
its way. At Brattleboro the party were
Joined by Hon. George Nichols of North
field, Hon. Jacob Estey, of Brattleboro,
and Superintendent Bentley, of the New
London Division. The train arrived in
New London in the afternoon. The eX-
tensive property of the company there was
inspected, and in the evening business
meeting of the Board of Directors was
held The directors car left New London
on Saturday morning for St. Adams, Via
White River Junction. where it arrived
Saturday evening.
The through trains to Montreal over
the Boston, Concord and Montreal Rail-
road will begin to run June /.
The Central Vermont Railroad began
running refrigerator cars on the Goth, and
will run them, every Tuesday hereafter,
through the season.
The work of stocking the head-waters
of the Connecticut with salmon spawn
has begun in good earnest, all four states
on its banks being contributors. Eight
hundred thousand are to be put in.
The grand Museum, Menagerie and
Worlds Fair of p. I. Barnum. will ex-
hibit at Rutland, Saturday, June 6.
STATE POSTAL CHANGES.-Martin Perry
has been appointed postmaster at Dover,
Windham county, and Henry P. Hawkins
at East Wallingford, Rutland county.
THE EARLY BIRD.-Brandon elected
six delegates to the Republican State Con
yention last Saturday, and a correspondent
of the Rutland Herald says they will vote
first. last and all the time for n. T
5 Sprague, Jr for Governor SO the frs
f gun of the campaign is for Mr. Sprague
The directors of the Central Vermont
railroad, after the meeting of the stock
holders at St Adams last week, went OF
tour of inspection over the roads under
, the management of the corporation, and
! finally brought up at New London, CT.
D., where the following officers were elected
President, eX-Gov. j. Gregory Smith o
st Albums; first vice-president, ex-Gov
} John B. Page of Rutland; second vice
: president, Worthington c. Smith of St
/ Adams; treasurer, IL. c. lockwood of St
3 Adams; clerk, George Nichols of North
y field.
! \ SUCCESSFUL MANUFACToRY.-
% week Messrs. E. & 7. Fairbanks & Co, o
=. st. Johnsbury. Vermont. made 1145 SCALE
from the large railroad track scale of 90
600 lbs, capacity to the delicate post oflic
! scale, and their orders continue largely i
= excess of their production. These order
come not only from all parts of the Unite
States. but from all parts of the world, an
) indicate, very clearly, the high and wild
~ spread reputation which Fairbanks Scale
y have secured as THE STANDARD OF TIL
: WORLD.
,e In Boston, Saturday, Vermont Centra
V first mortgage bonds sold ut u SIS 189
t. guaranteed, 20; Vermont and Canad
ID stock, A; Rutland Railroad first SIS, &c.
Clean out your cellars now Clea
II away all vegetable refuse that has accum,
Id lated during the winter. The cause ft
st much sickness that prevails during IL
IN spring and summer can be found in mou
is dy and unclean cellars
l. DUNKERS.-T This religious boly Ia
u been holding great meeting in Illinoi
h. The Boston Journal made a little mstal
l. and headed its dispatch so as to give IL
IL idea that there was National ConferenC
of Dru1tkards.
t Judge BlatchforI on Saturday gave h
1T decision in the famous and long contestt
'sC Jumel will ease The decision was in f;
IL vor of the Chases The estate is value
is at about S6,OO0,O00.
w. The right worthy grand lodge of Coo
Templars, the representative body of tt
IL large temperance order in the world, a
ed holding their twentieth annual session
A. MeiOnaon, Boston, Samuel ID. Hastings,
NJ Madison, Wis, presiding. About $50 de
egates and members are in attendanc
III representing Il majority of the order in Il
ty United States, England, Scotland, Wal
BE and Canada.
wv The Mill River committee of relief I
AZ port the number needing assistance in Il
-, various villages as follows: WILLIAMSBURG
" 80 families, 1875 persons the loss in house
ed household furniture and other property
no estimated at S42 ,125; Skinnerville, % far
nd lilies, 122 persons, loss S40, 200; Hayde
If vile, fl families. 173 persons, loss Sl13
626; Leeds, 80 families, $50 persons, 10
IN $43, 104; Total, Jag families of 740 pc
ast sons, loss $247, us. The relief commit
dis have thus far actually received in cas-
Al aside from subscriptions of food and eliot
'''' ing, S37, 943. 1t is understood that Il
lg total amount collected is $4,000 Takil
,et this rs their basis, the committee say til
- they shall need at least S25,0 more
ore PREPOsTEROUs CLAIM BY CUSTOMS OF
IT CERs.-In view of the bill reported by t
;oh Ways and Means Committee abolishil
moeties, the question has been under CO
e sderation of increasing the salaries
cuCfoO, Officarc ic al1ara1 tb,t =