Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-19

first rendering spinnage. So that notwlth-
standing the declared order of the evening,
we should put the eight contestants who
remained when the enunciator took off his
coat for business, as follows in the order of
their real success under the rules: Mrs.
Merrill, Fred Bancroft, Miss Gertie Emery.
Mrs. Wells, Miss Mutt, Mr.. Rowell, Judge
Chase and Mrs. Jewett.
The Judges who had worked faithfully
all the evening, had to present appropriate
prizes, to the successful contestants.
Judge Redfield was not in town, and so
Rev. DR.. Hull took his place rs one Of the
board, which thus consisted of Hon. c. w.
Willard, DR.. Hull and Miss Mary Emery.
Mr. Willard presented Mr.. w. A. Lord,
with a box of alphabet blocks, and took
occasion to remind him that education was
the proper basis of professional life, free
country. and all that sort of thing. MI.
Willard, also referred to the great fame
that came to him who was the first
martyr in any worthy case. In fact he
'.improved the occasion" in Il most APP
propriate manner. The band gave Mr.
Lord, a brief note of triumph, rs Mr..
Willard closed, and he put his blocks
under his arm and disappeared. DR..
Hull then presented Mr.. Rowell and Mrs
Wells, with elegant bouquets, and the
spelling school was over.
Mr.. Smith, announced Il spelling mattel
for Friday evening, for the benefit of the
Band.
JOIN c. BKECKINRIDGE.-Th gentle
man died at Lexington, Ky, on Monday
afternoon. He has led 4 rather eventfu
career, and has shown that in great emer-
gencies he was possessed of more than or
binary abilities He was one Of the
leading lights of the secession aglta-
| ton in the Senate, and when the rup-
ture came he went to the South, joined
the army and tried to carry with the sword
what he failed to achieve in the halls OF
Congress. He was born near Lexington
XIV, on the 2lst of January, 1921, and
was educated at Center College, Danville
studied law after graduating and began to
practice in Lexington. He served in the
Mexican war rs Major of the Third Regi-
ment of Kentucky Volunteers, but saw
very little active service. He entered the
State Legislature in 1851, WAS chosen to
Congress in 1913, having defeated Leslie
! CoombS. lie WAS IA hot debater, and on
one occasion he catered into 50 violent :,
| discussion with +. Is. Cutting. of New
York. on the debate over the Kan>as-Nc
braska bill, that duel would have result
ed but for the interference of the authuri-
ties. President Pierce offered him thu.
Ministry to Spain, but he refused, and rc-
manned i'll comparative quiet until the cleo
ZION of Bucl,nan. when he was chosen
Eice-President, and WIS the Youngest man
that ever held the position. In 1860, III"
di>union delegates, in the Democratic Ma
from the support of Douglas, Mr.. Brerk-
inrdge received the nomination for tn,
Presidency; and he received the electoral
votes of all the Southern States, cXccp,
Virginia. Kentucky, Tennessee and Mi>-
souri,. In the same year he was elected
United States Senator, and lahored hard to
maintain what he considered the rights OF
his constituents. When the rebellion
broke out he again entered upon Il mill
tarv career ard rose to the rank of Major
| General. In January lsG5, he was APP
pointed Secretary of War of the Confcltr-
ate States of America, an office which he
did not hold very long, us Lee surrendered
soon after, and General .ireckinridge went
to Europe, where he stayed till 1865. He
retired to his home after coming from
abroad, and lived peaceably and quietly
until he was attacked by the disease which
ended his earthly career. He has Il large
number of friends and admirers, both II
the North and South, who Will be sorry to
hear Of his DEATH