Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10


inclusive.
Peter G. Smith, the veteran barber OF
Montpelier. has retired from business nftcl
continuous service Of forty years.
Tie twenty-scvcnth annual meeting Of
the Vermont Safe relchars Association
will ne he'll ut Bennington, on Thursday
and Friday, February and 2, 1877.
A free commercial college is to be open
ed Jan. q, in the Vermont Methodist
Seminary. under the ght of the eff
cient Principal, Prof. J. b. Souhworth,
with full board of competent instructors.
This is an excellent chance to secure a
thorough business training, and should be
improved.
Monday evening forty or fifty prominent
democrats of Vermont, including the
State Committee, met at the Pavilion, to
consult on the situation. A number of
resolutions were passed, the more import
ant approving the action of Congress in
sending investigating committees South,
and urging the right of Congress to count
the electoral vote The gathering was II
pretty quiet one, and seemed to be unani-
nous in sustaining the present sole prin-
ciple of the democratic party to wit that
Tilden is elected 1t is TO be feared that
our old friend reform " is coming to be
forgotten.
MONTPELIER BANKs.-Thc following
officers were elected:
First National Banb-John A. Page,
President; James Il. Thurston, Vice Pres
ident; j. G. llonghton Jr, Cashier; +.
ID. Blackwell, Teller; Directors, John A.
Page. James T. Thurston, Charles Dewey,
j. w. Ellis, p P Pitkn.
montpelier NATIONAL Bgnh.--J. r.
Langdon, Presidents Charles A. Reed,
Cashier; George e. Kellogg and Fred w
Bancroft, Telcrs; Directors, j. r. Lang.
don. +. =. Jewelt George G. Shepard, AL
bert Johonnot and Charles A. Reed.
RANDOLPH NORMAL ScHooL.-Las
week Superintendent Conant and examin
er Fullcr made the semi-nnnual Exomino
ton at the School and class of fourteen
in the first course and four in the secon,
were given certificates of graduation Tn,
c,osinr exercises were held Friday even
ing by the graduates.
Those graduating in the second course
were, Nellie j. Holmes. Underhil; Nelli,
+. Townsend, Grafton; Julia W. Walk
cr. Suinrlicll; Lucy Wells. GRANNY
Those in the first course were Robert J
White. New buy; Frank S. Woodbury.
Arthur A. Glmln, Charles G.. Mead
Frank n. Holman, R,ndolph; Corvdor
NJ. Brown. Clel,ca; Ahbie NJ. Perkins
l Elsie 4 CDlhun. Ponlr,t: Emma Z
Brooks, Bethel; Flora e. Julsor. Hunt
mgt,n; Minnie a. T,rhell. R,n.lolph
e .Juieae IL. Patterson. Shelbnrne; Llci
. r. Joslyn. Waitsliell; and Abbia A
Goud, Dover.
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: an instructive one but full Of interest us
5 is certainly one of the best given upon til
Microscopes; and II good lecture on tina
subject is worth money and costs money
i as any one can find OF by trying to q
!. one delivered by professors who are il
l. that line.
/, DR.. Cuttings lecture will be followe
}. on the evening of the 25th by one on Rol
If ert Burns by Gen. w. w. Grout of Barton
The committee also take pleasure in an
+ nouncng that one of the lectures of tn
, course will be given by Prof. Spence
: Marsh Of Burlington, whose subject wi
be " Rembrandt" This would have bee
b the opening lecture of the course had
e not been deemed advisable to defer it unit
1t after tie receipt of photographs whic
Prof. Marsh expects will arrive fror
o. Europe in February and which will MOI
: fully illustrate the lecture than his preSen
n collection.
# p,rpv rbo ,nonr, or ,a,or :, 9
V small tb,, onr .hons and manpE,r,prir
J. establishments have less than half ,hc
e u,u,l mower. while some of thcm b,,,
re orders far ahead Of their capacity to fl
L while the streams are 50 low. The Fol
shop has Just received IN order for for
e hundred Gozcn forks TO be sent to Sec
$ land. They have previously filled ordc
> for ireland and Germany.
III Mrs. +. p. Flint has sold her house NJ
IF lot to Mr.. James Perry for 81 500.
+, Mr.. Bickrord has purchased the Bli
Y place on Kinney street, and intends
u ou'" on ''ie same next summer
DC In the line Of large pigs Mr.. James