Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

Deayitt was chosen moderator. N. A.
Chase was elected clerk for the COMING
year; g. w Scott, Treasurer, and r. Har-
Gin. collector. The Prudential committee
f + TIE wear was then elected, consisting
of Fred +. Smith. chairman; Albert John
mott. Joel Foster, Jr., L. c. Phinney, and
II. \. Huse. A tax of ~ cents on the dol
lar was voted to be paid on or before Octo
Der 1>t.
The reports Of the committee and treas
urer were accepted. They show an ex.
penlturc of S6504.14 for school purposes
during the year; of this 5000 was for sal
aries Of teachers; S502.42 for salary o.
ilnitor and incidentals; 1919 for wood
sj4.00 for tax bills and taking census; in
smlnce $3.50; printing and sundries,
Sl3J.sl repairs and furniture, S29S.11.
Monies were received from the follow.
ing sources; Tuitions, S257.4O; from pub
lie money, S9SG.03 from Grammar School
fund. Si31lj; from tax collector. SJ.25l
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FEANcE.-As may be seen by the adver-
tiscment in another column, Prof Alonzo
Tripp of Boston, the well known lecturer
on Europe, will deliver in Montpelier three
Of his Descriptive Lectures on France and
Europe since 1913, as soon us the arrange
ments are completed. The lectures have
been extensively delivered in the principal
cities for the past ten years, and have at
traced much attention whenever given.
They are warmly commended by such as
have heard them, embracing many of the
most distinguished and cultured minds in
the country, and including such names as
Rev. DR. Sprague of Albany, n. Y, Geo
: IEllard of Boston, and President Porter
of Yale College. A rare opportunity, we
lllYc reason to believe. is now offered our
citizens
Cow LoSr.-Leonard Lawrence. livinc
ON Berlin Street, lost valuable COW on
Monday last, from supposed horn all
The animal appeared we'll enough when
She went to pasture Monday morning
Not returning at night, she was sought fol
and found lying down and apparently in
great distress. She was started homeward
but after making slow progress part OF
the way then laid down again and soon
died.
After the circus at Waterbury, towards
evening, when Il great crowd was at the
depot drunken man drove into the GROVE
rechlessly and his horse stepped on the
face of Il little child of II. n. Gill of Boston
and terribly mutilated her. The man fled
but was pursued and arrested.
PEACHEs.-Baldwin of St. Adams has
struck Il good thing on peaches. He has
made an arrangement with New Jersey
cach-grOwer, who will run a Specia
peach car from New York to Montreal
daily. during the season, by which the
fruit will be delivered in St. Adams eigh-
teen hours from the orchard. This will
enable Mr.. Baldwin to supply his custom
er> with fresh and wholesome fruit ut rea-
>onable prices. Can't Montpelier come
into this peach line some way?
Applications for teachers institutes have
been received for thirteen counties and the
Institutes will be holden during the fall.
G. \. R.-General IIartranft, Command
cr-in-C Chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public, has appointed Gen. William W
Henry, Of Burlington one of his Aiics-de
Camp. and Col. Albert Clarke, Of St AL
bans, Assistant Inspector General.
President Buckll;.m and his family are
spending their vacation ut Mantle, on the
Connecticut coast.
The Woodstock .Stnndard in noticing
Tire establishment of 4 line of six horse
c'tch,~ between Rutland and Woodstock
-ty-: \ drive across the mountain in
summer. in IN easy coach, is a rare delight
and passengers can thereby get to the
White Mountains one train at least earlier
than l'v Burlington on Bellows Falls
Rev. G. w. Emerson OF Boston. Mass
will preach in the Universalist Church n
Northti"Id. Aug, %
NJ. &, orgc \. Barrett, of Port Henry
y. \, 4 graduate Of the University o
Vermont, has been elected principal of the
'a-tI-ton Seminary and State Norma
>.hool. in place of Edward J. Hyde, re
~'-nai He is an experienced and sue
c--.Ul teacher.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY ~ TKAMr-.-
I.-t Friday, a> Mr.. y. n. Phillips. of
Hrro, travelling agent for Stafford, Hold
81 Co.. hay and manure fork manufac
t.t, Of the same place, and father of \.
d. Phillips of Burlington, was driving
IF m shell Ion to lIighgate, while pass n?
,-.'1-h q short piece of woods, he wa
a".>trI by two rough looking men, wh(
~aj .rn,y >t"pp d in front of his team, ant
"rl.r"I hin to - hold at the same tim'
attempting to grasp the rcins. Mr.. Phil
..- 'Iives a very spirited mare, and The
''ran"S> of the mems appearance ant
Do 'ruru,~ 80 startled her that she spran9
~t!.'ny forward, knocking down anc
running over one of the rascalS, and sOol
IA -tie distance between her driver anC
-. Danger. Mr.. Phillips saw no arms bu
:" hn~ they would not have needed any j
.'E could have Got hold of him. Th,
i.." were evidently Irish, as the spokes
"0a lad the b'oguc.
-\NI'S.-Thc Neuseiea2or says that thu
81 '"tll towns in L.amoille county ar,
ING infested with tramps, and no
H'ntIy comes the report of an insult
..a..l or ~ outrageous proceeding a
which they find unprotected by thei
ga" ..'u-. The latest performance of tn
t- j. the attempt to waylay Judg'
'.7'r, Of EImore, while passing through
SER woods last Saturday evening
..' "'.n- Inarmcd, escaped by dashn:
.-'E-' pct them
'ap-a tail mtn-called at severe,
a.'~ in Rutland. Sunday morning