Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

bury, ana Truman +. Murray, OF lux
bury, who were excused for tardinesS. and
rendered efficient aid in the preparation
Of the question lists.
The reports of the several committees
were considered and adopted.
The Secretary was Instructed TO procure
the printing of Il sufficient number Of qucs-
ton lists for each examination; to supply
each Superintendent with copies, and also
for exchange with other counties.
1t was voted that Saturday, April 29,and
Saturday, Nov.25 be the dates for holding
the regular public examinations.
After a general discussion the meeting
adjourned.
n. BIT i, desired by thu Secretary
that those Superintendcnts who were not
present should send at once to j. r. Thurs
ton Mon; pellcr. Vt, the name of the place
or places assigned by each for holding the
spring and fall examinations.
WAEKTN.-Thc hard times have not
benumbcd the people of this place. We
are TO have a sidewalk through our streets
this spring. The money has been subscribe
ed and :: committee appointed to lay the
planks.
The new Cemetery ground is to be grad
ed and fenced \ nice drive Will also be
built through it a> soon 4, the frost is out
OF the ground.
G.. W. Cardell is to move his dwelling
house from where it now stands and erect
4 mansion that Will be an ornament to the
place t. NJ BucAlin is to >upcrintcnd the
building of it and it viii cost. at least ten
thousand dollars.
:. G.. Tucker has gone in for booded
stock. He has bought Il pair of goats of
sam Austin for $1,000. Those desiring to
breed good stock will,lo we'll to examine
his before purchasing elsewhere. Tucker
has decided never 20 turn his back TO this
kind Of stock again.
The citizens of Warren are feeling much
Interested in the faithful performance of
hi, duties III the George Miles ease by our
High sheriff, who halls from this towH
Mr.. I.ytord has taken one degree in chances
and we feel confident that he viii take
no more. In this ease he and our town
grand juror started in pursuit of one Arch
CT for selling {, beverage known as"Goulu's
Buter>, on ovcr:tking him on a back
road in Granville tn" Washington County
High Sheriff drove along beside Ms wagon
L IN II, -,
papers for his arrest and attempted TO
block the wheels and secure his game by
reaching ont and graspng his wagon
wheel. Bat II sudden crack of the whale
Sheriff from his ",ligniiied pose" over hi
,, wagon dash, badly cmorllizing il, and
left him in the highway making the same
t revolutions ~ Archer : wheels, though
much in the rear. H. quietly picked hum
self up, however, and jumping into his
wagon pulled in hi> dash and he too APP
> Piled the whaIebone to his equine but to
. no avail Bttcr~ and running horses are 4
success generally, and proved 80 in this
ease. In This lesson H. learned wisdom
and we have no doubt that nov he ear
make Mr.. Miles seem very near to him
when in his charge AMI we have conf
dcncc in his seein. him in hi. daily walk
| for GoulG's Bittcr~, and New York mon, '
I will not buy Il mans liberty from him
Archer bought his whip of Allen.
The owner of that hound, mentioned las
week. wishes ii to be understood that tn.
q other day like Il fool 'tuck the back track
that wa, why his dog gained two hundre,
i, rods in going onc-half mile
EAST Ch,rlcS Pike has bough
e the Benitmin Buck farm. recently own"G
t by j. X. Sterling.
Peter Morarity,o of Waisticld, has bough
f the farm. known rs the old Abraham Van
= Deuscn farm, which has been carried Oh b.
# Charles Pike. for the last twenty years
: Mr. Pike is Il good citizen and we wi>l
him success in hi, new home.
Widow Alclnc Van Dcusrn is about t,
e move to the River Village. she having
sold her place to Elisha Goodspccd Ih
place is to bc occupied the present season
e by e.. F. Stearns
= NJ J. Waterman has rented the Nathan
: Thaycr farm for one year. on which h
+ will keep Il good stock Of black hawl
n horses, and one COW if he can find any on,
n to milk it.
It We wish success to Mr. Wright, of Lin
- coin, he having purchased the Lewis Sar
It gent farm
WAITsF1ELD.--Mr. j. Bennett Anderson
delivered a temperance lecture in the Yes
day evening of last week. He spoke agai
Friday evening before the regular mectin
of the Good Tcmplars. There was goo
d attendance each evening.
Of The Gospel Workers. held 4 series O
9 meetings in this place the 18th. 18th an
10Th, which were largely attended.
l. WAIrsF1ELD.-The delegates elected t.
; attend the Union Republican Convention
- at Burlington, arc G.. f. Jones and r.
3 Gleason
d BROOKFIELD.-At the caucus held tn,
2Oth lnSt.,t. T. BlgleoW, Esq land March,
} Peck were elected delegates to the Stat
Y Convention, with Nathaniel Wheatlev an
Marshall Green as substitutes
= On the evening of Monday, Goth inst
= about twenty-five members Of Brookfiel
ut Lodge of Good Templars visited We:
Randolph, TO assist in organizing a lode
- in that place.
'e f. L. Marshall & Co.. are still reducin
in their stock of goods by auction, havin
had two auction sales within u week pas