Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-20

The device Of injecting politics int
speeches in eulogy of a dead speaker i
novel. but not exactly decent. Mr.. Randall
is respectfully requested to outlive hi
term.
The hard times have struck Clinton
prison; the iron works there have beer
shut down. the convicts shut up, and Il large
number of officers, keepers and guards
dischal ged.
FATAL RESULT OF A DRUGGIsT'S BLUM
DER.-1n Fairhaven. the other day. Mr. J
P. Perkins went into the drug store t,
purchase some valerian. The clerk, by 4
stupid and criminal hlunder. gave him
hcllebole. of which Mr.. Perkins took /;
teaspoonful, and in a few moments he was
Il corpse.
There seems to be a hitch in the proceed
ings for the restoration of the fast mai
service. The House committee having
the matter in charge have non-conrurrrd
with the Senate committee in this particE-
lar of the post-otlice appropriation bill.
The nOn-concu'rcnce extends also to the
propO> ltion to restore The frankng priv
lcge
Hon. n. T. Spraguc. .Jr. has given the
Farmers and mechanics Club Of Brandon,
the entire amount voted him by our late
Legislature to reimburse him for the
amount expended in building the Vermont
State Headquarters on the Centennial
grounds. The amount is some more than
$4,000, and will Law the foundation of Il
library which will be an honor to the
town
Over thirty thousand cases Of rubber
hoo,> and shoes Aerc sold in Boston, re
Gently. ut good remuncralivc prices. the
total pr"cce IS reaching about 5000 900
This is the largest auction sale of rubber
goo''s ever held in this country. The re-
suit WIS unexpectedly satisfactory \ re-
markably successful condition Of trade
was developed. and buyers and sellers
we e alike encouraged.
NEW HAVEN CAMP MEElIN,. As>,eIA-
TI"N.-Th" directors Of the New Haven
Camp Meeting Association held their
meeting in Brandon, Dee. -, and found
the entire indie rt..,nc>S of The Association.
after paying for all recent improvements.
TO be about SlJU, with >nlrahlc MATERIAL,
on hand to reduce the amount about one
third. The cost of Improvements Of the
! aSt year has been about 5000. and lh,
ground Is now in excellent condition: bat
more work is to be donc from wear t.
year, II may be required.
Mrs. Woodruff has ut lat fallen a
victim to the fell influence Of Spuitu ism
and gone daft Her sister Tcnnie saws, IN
u circular app alin@ for money. lh1t ~h~ IS
IN such IN alarming >tntc OF heal Il that
she isn't able to Lecture, that when he
makes he attempt. : She leaves Ii { ru>-
tlum with every nerve un>truny. 10 fan
inI" the arms OF friends no >trun.l. for
hours /" keep the breath OF liz, in her.
and suffers days Of pros ration AFTER every
such effort. And Vet MS frau wnultn
claims to hold il her Land The >o.ut on Of
the mv- cry % eNI~trIlc,.. ''i.Ic triumph
over death. accomplishing immortality
N The flesh :nd thc RESURRECTION.
Among the sensational givin@>-uut o5
tn" Washington c"rlc-p"nIrn'> j. one t"
III" fleet that he partisan supporters of
til" present administration are secretly
armin@ in every ror@fc~,jonl di>lii IT,.
the Gr;,r' Army If The Ernuhl',. tln,l.I.
such 4cnr.a'> AZ logon. Howard. But1..
ana Biu>~ forming lh,. nucleus Of a uf,:,,
ml'l'rN r." whose pnp,~r j. to carry
"u the hrh">l~ "i party leaders. he Gus
tom t"tl>r> aud government offices we.
ar told, are the Rendezvous Of ti. oh rl.
IN the M vomrnt. ami jh,. work ui aruju.,
IS -"lnE on Silently bHt swiftly, :;l-h
powers 81 InA-int ION oI,it MT - a..