Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-10

have sustained a lyceum through the
entire winter. Once a week the town
house has been filled to its utmost capacity
by an attentive audience. The debating
has been confined to a few, but Il paper has
been sustained by the ladies that would do
credit to any country village. 4 meeting
has recently been held and measures taken
to form a town library. At that meeting
an old man stated that long years ago, far
back in the history of the town. they had
Il flouri,hing library, but the freshet Of
1880 carried most of the books down to
Burlington, where the celebrated Frank
Buckley sent the word of God. tSince that
time no public library has had an exist
ance in Moretown. Atthe aforesaid meet
ing the suggestion was made to the Young
men to abstain from the Use of tobacco
and run, and thereby money might be
saved for the library association; where
upon an old man of hoary hairs arose and
said that the appeal should also be made
to the old as well as TO the young. and
pledged what moncv he had hitherto paid
for tobacco should now be paid for books.
Who will do likewise?
AN OLD Town OFFlCER.-Lester. Kinrs-
lev has held the office of town clerk in
Moretown for over fifty Years in success
sion. Last year he gave notice to the town
that they must look for another man This
year there were 50 many aSpirantS for the
office that the town thought it best to
r~e-elect the old Doctor. an ! he did not feel
ut liberty II decline the offer.
MAEsIIfIEID.-Thr Universali>t Church
in Mar>hii"ld are to hold II conference
meeting. commencing tomorrow and con-
tinuing through Friday. Prominent
preachers of that persuasion are expected
to be present, AMI free entertainment is
promised all the brethren and sisters.
The four daughters, with their numer-
Gus descendants, of Mr.. E!iakim Allen of
Waterbury Center, celebrated their fathers
nincticth birthday, Feb. 9th, bv a family
gathering ut his home. An eightv-two
years old brother of Mr.. Allen WAS also
psesent with his wife, and all had IN old
time enjoyable occasion.
There was, it seems, an exciting contest
in Manchester. on Tuesday, over the cleo
ton of Pound-keepcr. The two most dis
tinguished competitors for the office were
State Senator Mason 5. Colburn, and Love-
land Munson, Esq. the representative of
.Iancllcster. and candidate for Speaker ut
the last regular session of the Legislature.
Both of these gentlemen, however. were
beaten by Orion. who is said to zoe
cupy a position about midway between the
commencement and the present stage of
progression, according to Darwin's 1hco-
~" Mr.. orton accepts the position in a
published card, in which he savS he did
not expect the office and had no printed
tickets for himself. As his competitors did.
He further expresses his opinion that Col
burn and MUn~on can run to Montpelier.
but they 'ha>c Il COW for Shucks; and final
" invites them to draw the stone and
furnish the fluid for the construction of Il
new pound.
MAN SHor IN WALpEN.-A shooting
affair occurred i'll Walden Thursday. in
which a rough character named Henry
OGannon received what is thought to be
a fatal wound. The cause of the shooting
was Il brutal assault by OGannon upon a