Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-25

=, I. Vermont Methodist seminary open
~ to-day, with the prospect of a large
Number of students.
rle Montpelier Union School begins its
GIL term Monday, September 9th, Mr.. j.
r.rv.,rl Miller will be this year, as last,
principal.
.rf.. Sunday school of the Church of
NIo.-:,h have their Basket Picnic to-
morrow Thursday an excursion to
-.-,1,nl's Ledge. so called in Marshtield
,..,- will leave the NJ. & w. r. r r. de-
-. f.. sharp, and return to Montpcl-
.r..L,rt 3 T. VI. Fare for children under
~ var, so cts; officers, teachers, and
.lr'.s connected with the school, so cts
We had the pleasure of a call the other
div from Hon. Chauncy l.. Knapp, editor
IF ,h. Lowell citizen. Mr.. Knapp is well
lgowu to all our older citizens, having
,.-r,,f.hel the State Journll here from
ISL 10 his election as Secretary Of State
in I~}G. He represented the Lowell dis
.ir,t in Congress for two terms, having
I.en elected in 1854 and 1886. His oppo-
,,ut was Ben. Butler. who after the war
.-lruet-baeccd the Essex district. Mr..
kDapp informs Us that the office-file of the
fguud. which WAS the leading anti-ma
ionic. paper Of its time, was burned some
wear, ago. The State Library secured last
winter however, file of that paper, cover
inc .II the time Of its existence except one
wear. It is valuable As being the represent
awe Of the principles and policy of the
rrI,ky little party which carried Vermont
in l-}9 for Writ and Ellmaker. the anti
masonic candidates for President and Vice
President.
iIAEN OF FIRE.-About half after six
o'clock. last Thursday evening. there was
an alarm Of fire. and the building on fire
WI, the foundry Of the Lane Manufacture
in. Company. The engines started for the
scene in Il hurry, but the fire did not have
.lancr enough to make Roadway to make
their presence necessary. The nature of
tire boiIding and the stream of water from
t..,. foundry hose had put out the flames so
that the boys dragged their machines
hack. The fire caught by the chimney
and burned through to the outside, but no
serious damage was done. In fact it
would be difficult for fire to get much
hobl on the brick buildings of the Com
raay,
coop DAMs-The Lane Manufacturing
Company is putin. in an excellent new
dam ut their foundry on Worcester Branch
l. viii be Il most substantial one.
The dam across the Winoo>ki at the
Montpelier Manufacturing Company:
works is also to be replaced by 4 new one.
They nave been ready to make the change
tl. heavy timbers being on the spot, FOL
two OF three weeks, but high water has
made them delay. When this is finished
Montpelier will have three as good dam
a. can be named in Vermont
GOV Peck was at the Central Hous
Thursday, On his return from the Brattlt
5,ro Reunion. The Montpelier soldier
Who attended, all say they had good tim,
auI report that Brattleboro did great thir @
in the way of decoration and illumination
81, we'll aS more substantial hospitalit,
ruc first arrival at Camp Holbrook W:
etrly Tuesday morning, and consisted {
= part of the Montpelier delegation heade
by comrade Myers, who by precept an
example had enthused his followers int
singing marching through Georgia.
Jim Fi>k'> ghost was out hobnobbin
with Dickens spirit and taking the lat
might air and being interviewed by a con
lr-ponient of the Brattleboro Supcrndtura
mru,ioned that he remarked to Boz tn;
I'll" Great mistake of his life had been tn:
be- didn't know Myers when he owned til
Opera House. Thcre'd have been million
ia H.
Yesterday afternoon rs S. y. Bliss, vii
" rh- for the Montpelier Manufacture
mrny, was running \ circular saw,
piece Of cdging caught on the saw and W;
'.a1Nu back with terrible force, Strikin
NJ Bis in the bowels on the left sid
aI intlicting injuries from which, la
might. it WAS thought he could not possibl
recover. This morning he is 4 little ease
$3.50! thc doctors are in hopes they may say
.m # Inflammation does not set in.
\ >TATEMENr.-Mrs. Daphne Elvil
b d-,- we understand makes a two or thr,
column statement" which will appear
tl- -i-jly to-day. Her examination taxi
place Tomorrow morning. Mr.. Joel Dodr
- in = fair WAY to recover from his woun
u.. We presume is not yet in condition
I'D ,ae p statement. We shall cnleavor
-.''. ii full account Of the facts Of the ca
rs they appear on trial.
kite Fitzgerald, of Moretown. only
F'..r~ old, comes to the front with 4 CT.
de- li.l,, little over feet square. whit
r'a. IN, l,775i pieces.
i'r'f Trip delivered his opening lectu
Ii Montpelier,'n France and Europe sin
~. in the chapel of the Congregation
'ar.h on Tuesday evening, to a high
intelligent audience The subject W;
.<'t.- Napoleon. from his birth to the II
.'-D Throne, preceded by a brief accou
.a" thrilling Paris Revolution. of Fe
y and June. 1913, as witnessed by t
..t.s,r
.'- second lecture will be delivered IL
"'.ur~d1y) evening, beginning at eig
...'.a..'' the same place, on the subject
." second Empire, and will embrace t
E"'"tn Campaign. the Mexican Expe
H. ',nd the Life and Career of Maxim
a'.. 'arl,t'a with personal reminesc,
'.." "a turer having seen Clrlo;ta al
"''icr and tw" brothers, one of the
'' PRESENT king of Belgium. This lie
..N-l hr illustrated by Il large map