Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-30


Paul Knapp She married Abraham has
elton and has since lived in Moretown up
to the time of her death.
NoKrIiFIELD.-The people of this town
were surprised and panied this (Teusday)
to hear that Bucl Gold had com
mitted suicide. Mr.. Gold was L farmer
and lived Just in the borders of Roxbury,
and has been much respected in this com
munily where he has SO long resided.
For some time Mr.. Gold has not been
himself Since last fall he has been la
boring under heavy financial embarrass-
ment and it is thought that his trouble had
produced insanity. But only from IN
occasional remark that he might rs well
be dead as alive ~ has there been much to
disclose the awful result of this morning.
This morning, as usual, he arose at four,
and went out he said to get some water
When his son went out to the barn later
to do the milking, he found his father
hanging there dead.
The house near the top of Waitstield
moant,n, occupied by Mr.. Bliss, was
burned Saturday afternoon. The fire
made such rapid progress that even the
contents of the house were lost.
RoxEUKY-The Republicans ut Rox-
bury had Il grand torch light procession
Monlav evening. Two hundred torches
H., ...,. g.. II,,.e ,rJ \Vhonlor IN tho III
tie town of RoNbury, whose Republican
voters are true us steel and who stand like
the old guard of Napoleon at Waterloo;
ever steady and faithful where the bullets
fall thickest and the sheets of fire rise high
est. But we Of Roxbury are of Vermont,
and Vermont is always ut the head, and
the torch LIGHTS blazing I'LL over the Green
Mountains are the pillars Of fire to lead
the old van guards to victory as in ancient
DAYS it guided the van guard OF the Chill
,lren of Israel across the Red Sea Of the
East. though Pharo III hosts and chariots
| md horsemen we're fierce. and pressing in
| the rear like Samuel Tilden and his hosts
of TODAY, and like them were enGulfed
and lost beneath the waves. Hon. Henry
Ballard, Of Burlington, a fine. intclligen,
speaker. addressed a crowded house. re
citing facts which none can galnsay. an'
whose eloquent. patriotic words found re-
Spouse in every heart which. whether Re
publican or War Democrat, clung to IN,
Union and beat for the old flag through
lreary dark DAYS from 81 to IS heart
which beat in unison amid the thunder o
artillery and the peal of mu>kttrv, wher
each eve drew u true bead,just rs they now
vot cStr:light At the grav-backed foe an,
whose hearts will beat in unison through
,ur national victory in November and tn
glorious administration for four years NOR
Of Hayes and Wheeler.
The RoNburv tent on the Camp Nectin!
ground WAS not very we'll filled, those win
were not deeply interested thinking tn.
ii cost most too much. having TO pay TEL
cents To pass on TO the ground and te
cents more to hitch y horse after YOU 20
,here.
The Republicans met at Town Hal
Monday II. and nominated their cand
late for I, preventative. Success to them
Many of the farmers have their harvt>,
ne nearly completed, having more than
usual crop
CENTENNIAL CELEERAIIoN At Ron
HUKY.-The Centennial celebration at Ko,
Jury on the o2d. was pleasant occasion
= nothing occurring TO mar tn. events Of til
lay. Speeches made 10y l. :. Stanton
j. $50, Samuel Eich,rd~on. Esq, an old We
ran, and others were good and well /,
, cive,.. The band played finely, and II
j lie and dram. though not 80 musical, I,
tived memories of a. We must not fo
, .et the ladies. who appeared unusual
/ | me, and who ever since the DAYS OF +,
\ md the apple have always been nre>c
IN ALI occasions of Importance.
u The relics of ancient days were qui
p numerous, among which was the gun Wi
which joel Ilildr,ttl Shot a bear in A.
J. Lvmonds corn field in early DAYS the pi
/ IRE Of lothian Ellis first wifcs mo,hc
eyed lo4 ve,r~. who on hrr lo2 birthda
l. ,oull make :. bed ca al to any, and wi
embarked to minister present, tina, 81
A, ,oped he was good administers ought to /
,ut nowadays she sid, most of the
, ncach better than they practice. \ bo
giving the o:thoduN version Of what III
. suffered through one John Murray. /
n who believed and preached that all m
n;,d an intrr,; in Christ md woull final
k be saved. WAS interesting
i The Bible and Warming pan brouo
l. from England 10y lothian Ellis gr,
Al grand moihcr-hoth pan and Bible bel
,vcr two hundred Years old-wtrr curio
ii ties. and also showed what good sense :
l.. exhibited in bringing Il warming pan
IN this cold climate of North America. and
Bible to worship the same God away o,
Is ,cro>s the whose lrelchcrouS win
il, md lclnprstuouS pillows she was about
ne brave. The spirit of '76 was there =
as >Onnted in their descendants, who Ii:
not forgotten the times that tried me
~ souls. Attic ugh the veterans >lnmb
81 still their memory lives.
4 few Of the soldiers of 1872 W
n present and though the trost> Of M
nj winter, had silycrc,l their locks, and pa
N, inc tim" hal written the tale hoN yotl
ty grow old upon their tuirowed faces
TT their hearts We're rs warm I'm their ;
IN rs light rs when nj the sound of fife :
NJ drum, in day, gone by, they IN lrchcl
at rcpel the invading foe
he The veterans Of the T. belli"n made a
I'll APP earancc rs they marched in s.
column-thc same soldiers WHO mare
ort to the sea with Sherman. dug in
his trenches ut NicksburT, and followed
bo down tho y,l lpy of tho NhnuapI,.,b ,