Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-15
state Of Vermont.
BY HORACE FAIRBANKS, GOVERNOR.
4 PROCLAMATION.

By HORACE FAIRBANKS, GOVERNOR.
A PROCLAMATION.
\ completed century of national exist
ence. the crowning Of he year with bountl.
full h,rvcsts, the continued blessings of
health, of peace, of Intelligence and Loyalty
to the principles of civil and religious lib
crty. call for the uLterance of Praise and
Thanksgiving.
In accordance. with established custom.
and the Proclamation of the President OF
of the United States, | do hereby designate
and appoint THURSDAY, THE THIRrIETII
DAY OF NOVEMBER INSTANT as a day OF
Public Thanksgiving and Praise to our
Heavenly Father.
Lee, IL, on this day abstain from our
ordinary labor>, assemble IN our accuatom-
ed places of worship, lift our hearts with
offerings of gratitude and thanksgiving to
our Divine BeneElctor, for the countless
blessings-pubIic and lndlvldual-whIch
III. has most rraciously bestowed; ana
,snecially let thanks be unto God for
Ills u~nsneakable rift" our Saviour and
R~cdcenler.
On lhi, day, let our homes be filled with
iov and love: let the frstal board be>peak
line bounties of the Divine Iltnd-and out
# our abundance let the heart of the desc
late be chcercd and the home of the desti-
tntc be made glad that the "expectation
Of the poor be not disappointed
And let all, with heart and soul, in one
ccneral thanksgiving, join in the words OF
inspiration.
Unto Thee. Q God. do we give thanks,
.TI,, L., a., riI. th,nkS.N
>, Let the people praise Thee, God, let
all tie people praise Thee.
.Thtn shall the earth yield her increase
and God. even cur own God. shall hlc>:
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
state in the Executive Chamber 4
M|ontpcIler. this fourteenth day @
November, in the year Of our Lore
one Thousand eight hundred and srv
cntv-~ix. Of the independence OF TIL
tinted Stltcs the one hundred an'
first, AMI OF dis commonwealth IN
one hundrcIlh.
HORACE FAIRBANKS
Bv the Governor:
: \. f.. RANKIN,
,creltrg Of C1ril dul ,Niht try -1tdirS.
They have hal Il Presidential election |
Me<icp. The party of Diaz has been dllN
On to the mountains, and Pres dent l-erU
: Ne T,i.d, ha, declared himself re-rlectc
o hv a barge mn orltv.
II The worse thar iliotjc editor who, !
the face of the ~precaItlon taken to >ecul
= fair coln, in the doubtful states. per>l>'
n in yelling fraud and demanding an uprl
y inc If the people, should etaken up car
fully in u balloon and dropped into Il
Is middle Of the Atlantic Occtn.- Irlhu2t.
The republicans of tie twenty-secor
: New York district have probably 10
. their Congressman by an unfortunate e
-e ror. The WMertown Ui>ptch saws tn
nc in consequence of an illegal ballot ben
" used, the whole republican Vote OF lie"
st county for Congress must be thrown OF
e- The statute requires that ballots used !
the election of members OF Congress sil;
Mt be h.cadrd Congress-, while those used
e, Lewis county were headed 'CongreSslC
III al This is Il fatal defect, and the vote
no Lewis county for Mr.. Baglav is lar4
cr than his reported MAJORITY III TINS Ais'fl
~ This elects Smith, the democratic can
date.
,rh Ex-Governo, Morgan. the Republic
est candidate for Governor of New York, tai
ne his defeat like i philosopher For
own part he would rather not be Gov
the nor. And regarding the result ofthe Pl
the idcntial contest he speak i'll his sen>l
fashion:
the If Mr.. TIllen is elected | shall he
Ter for an honest and efficient administered
TO do not like the disposition toward iii:
BIC fcction shown in some quarters. Eve
;"i- ridden should win by the smallest maj
,oI- ~ if would certainly tie conclusive.
mas should be accepted in all good will.
/ if
the
rer. TIE DAY AFrEE.-Saturday those
Jan went to the Centennial exhibition Sror
fonnd the cars running upon the track
oue Machinery Hall and everything IN a eli
will ic state of departure. y writer gives the
'Nh ~]owinr account Of hpW matters appe;
in other parts of the great departed
mes, 1.-The change in the appearance OF
RIDER centennial grounds can hardly be conc
nee. ed. A handful of visitors stroll annie
,ietv about in II lonesome way. and rNhib
,cnd are up to their eyes in Il confu>lo
week goods and packing cases. The chang
almost depressing, and the attend;
who shouted for JOY last evening are
spirited to-day. The sudden change
Great that it can hardly be realized.
slster the Main building a SIX foot board
acted has been erected around the japa
,t Of Swedish and French departments.
Co. others are roped off and guarded. y
'"l'is LARGE spaces are already bare OF 9
and the hustle of exhibitors AM proi'
ate of packing cases remind one OF the
rdner preceding the opening in Machinery
isers; Half Il dozen derricks are scattered
the building. In one section several
motives are in various stages OF "lsi
berment, and everywhere all kinds "
l.. ST. chinerv appear in great confusion. /
or IL walk lightly and speak in low tones
, De- At a GREAT funeral. Fifteen hundred
nile entered to day. \ citizens me
nmis- was held on Saturday to further the
est of the permanent eXhibition-
vii have been nearly u thousand apple;
for space, representing every prom
erson- country present at the exhibition.
estate scrin,i0ns to the capital stock |
amount of about 100000 We're rep
Cal II was stated at the meeting that the
estate roads would subscribe literally
keeping the Centennial Exhibition
GUAR the next wear. Another meeting v
ssued. held to-day