Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-11

rino sheep breeders association in process
of preparation by their secretary. Albert
Chapman, is in the press and will soon be
issued.
The Free Press says " the directors of
the Champlain Mutual Fire Insurance
company of Burlington have voted to issue
no more policies and TO close up the bust
ness at once-an action to be regretted, on
many accounts, but unavoidable under the
circumstances.
William Skinner, of Royalton, hearing
some disturbance in the house Monday
night, got up and after short search
found two tramps on the premises, both
boys-weighed eight pounds each.-
Standard.
James MoCune and Will Congdon es-
capped from the Bennington county Jail
Sunday night, by saving through hinge
and forcing an iron door open. The saw
was stolen from Adams machine shop
and was passed through the gates to them.
They are still at large.
The new opera house in Burlington will
Dt III ilhll1 OpCHCu Will CllOlCt DHItIlttlu-
ments on the nights of Feb. Sd and 4th
An effort will be made to sell at least 600
tickets at 81. so and 81 each, to secure the
Kellogg-Cary italian opera troupe for
both evenings. The troupe comprises
eighty singers and artists.
Hon. VIM. f. Dodge, of New York, and
others have called for reunion of the
Dodge family to be held at Salem, Mass,
on the 10th of July, 1879, this being the
25Oth anniversary of the landing of Hon.
William Dodge in Salem. He was II
native of Cheshire, England, and the entire
Dodge family in the United States have
descended from his family.
AT a meeting of the Bennington county
bar, the other day, it was voted to request
the court to cite before it John W. Beebe, a
member of said bar, to show cause why he
should not be debarred from practicing
law at this court, on account of recent
conduct unbecoming a lawyer and gen
tleman. Beebe was the man who figured
so conspicuously in the Hall divorce suit.
The GRANGERS.-A meeting of the
Vermont grangers is in session at Village
Hall, and will continue two days. Repre-.
sentatives from nearly all parts of the
state are present. Among the number
we notice Col. Franklin of Newfano, Mr..
Jameson of Irasburgh, Mr. Walker o.
Springfield and Mr.. Tobey of Calais.
A local correspondent says some of the
freight conductors are queer fellows. One
evidently to repel all intruders, has nailed
a placard on his saloon, on which is incrib.
ed, This car is loaded with gunpowder.'
| Another, jolly, come-in- boys fellow, has
nailed upon his saloon the following
"This car is loaded with ice cream and
cake Another (who should be furnished
with a refrigeratoDshas hung out his sign
- Perishable."
The relatives of Mrs. Gertrude Hayden
who was murdered by her husband at
Derby Line, have decided not to make any
formal reply, at present, to the statement
recently published by Hayden. They
however, pronounce his statement to be
generally and specifically unworthy oil
credence, and in this declaration they are
| Endorsed by most of the citizens of Derby
Line. Hayden intends to petition the leg
| islature of 1880 for a Communication of his
sentence.
STATE WORK HoUsE.-The prisoners at
the house of correction are engaged in
building barn and fence, and putting the
house in readiness for occupancy. The
old board of commissioners and the new
board of directors were in town the 4th
The old board has settled up its business,
and the new board, with Mr. Simons for
the principal manager, has assumed charge
Of the work of completing the building
and grounds and the management of the
institution, with Mr.. Trapp us superin
tendent.-RUtiand Herald.
A good story has come out of Il young
man in Saxton's River, who recently ut.
tempted to very thoroughly cleanse a
vinegar cask, with view to havinp il
filled with new cider, for which purpose
he took it to the tannery and connected a
steam hose in the bung hole and-let or
forty pounds of steam. 1t was but tho
the work of a moment. The cask quivered
for an instant, and then there was Il deaf
ening explosion that shook the building tc
the center. The next morning. with
solemn visage, a ruined wheelbarro W was
taken to repair shop but all there was
left OF the cask was, the, bung hole,
The House OF CoRRECrIoN.-Gov
Proctor has issued proclamation, under
date of Dee. 9TH, declaring the state work
house open for the reception of prisoners.
1t is as follows -
Having beeh notified by the commission
ers, in accordance with the provisions of
an act entitled An act relating to COM
mtments to the work house." approved
November 28th, 1876, and the amend
ments thereto, do by this proclamation
give notice to any whom it may concern,
that the said work house, now named and
to be called the house of correction bv
virtue of in act passed at the last session
of the general assembly. is ready for the
reception of prisoners.
THE STATE HOUSE OF CoRRECTIoN.-
The Rutland HeruM says There are
eighteen inmates at the work house. Those
who are sentenced there for punishment
are under strict prison discipline. They
are not allowed to speak to each other.
and except when at work are kept locked
up in separate cells. Those who are de
tanned there for trial will not be allowed
to play cards and smoke and discuss the
affairs of this universe with each other,
us inmates of the jill in times past have
been permitted to do. One day last week
three of the men sentenced to the work
house refused to work, but after being
locked up in dungeon and fed on bread
and water two nights and one dav. they
concluded to mind the superintendent.
This Institution may be made to save the
state n good deal of money if this rigid
discipline is maintained. When it is
understood that it is prison, with all that
the word implies, men will be careful not
to commit minor offences, and if they
become subject TO fines will try hard 10
pay them in order to keep away from it.
A MYSTERY SOLVED. somewhat Curl
GUS story is brought to light by the death.
ut Essex, few weeks since, of Miss Sarah
Coflin, Twenty years ago she came into
the town of Jericho. She declined to tell
where she clme from, and shunnel nil
COMPANY After twenty vplrS of calf