Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-03-20

Secretary OF ClVll ana Mllltaiy AH'is'
A scorching summer is being predicted
by the weather wise.
The willows are beginning to put forth
their silky catkins or "pussies." as the
children call them.
1t is said that the ground in the woods
has thawed but three or four inches, below
which it is still frozen solid.
The blue bird, robin, ground bird, trail
ing arbutus, full blown pansiss and other
harbingers ofspring are noted.
A Vermont paper speaks of pet lamb
that lost his life last week by an unsuccess-
full attack on freight train us it passed by
the barn yard.
E. Godfrey's farm buildings. situated
about three miles from West Randolph,
were burned Sunday night. Loss, $4,000;
insured for 1900.
Windsor fired salute of fifteen guns
and flung out the flags, on Tuesday. in
commemoration of the centennial anniver-
sary of the meeting of the first legislature
of Vermont in that town, March -, 177S.
The many persons sick from the effects
of using water from the poisoned well at
Rchford have nearly all recovered, and it
is believed that the malady has subsidized.
There have been forty-fve cases and five
deaths in all.
THE SCHooLs.-State Superintendent
Conant is actively engaged in a campaign
of inspection of schools, and of lectures
throughout the state. No better work car
be done for the advancement of our educa
tional interests,
j. II. Batchelder, of Lincoln, pays fifteer
cents on the dollnr-fve cents cash an,
the balance in four months. His liabiitie!
are about $l45 900 and assets $4,000
mostly in mill property and land in Lin
coin, Ripton and Middlebury.
The only Vermont exhibits at the Parl
exposition will be those of the Fairbank
and the Howe scale companies; Estey
Co., organs; II. Devens, of Brattleboro
automatic screw machine; and Batchelde
& Sons, of Wallingford garden and farm
ing tools.
Mrs. Lucy Hinckley of Vershire cele
brated her ninety-sixth birthday, Marcl
1st. She does the work for family O
three persons, and has taken the entir
care of great-grandson, now three year
old, since his mothers death, two and
half years ago.
A much needed agency has at last beel
established. Namely: an employment
agency or bureau, whereby parties VIII
may wish for house or farm help. or
rent or let farms, also those desiring I
secure employment may readily and wit
but slight expense find accommodate
by applying, by letter or otherwise, to Il
G. Day, North Ferrisburgh, who wi
give immediate attention to the same.
Human life is made the safer when sue
monsters are punished as the laws of u
most every nation say crimes like those {
LaPage shall be punished.-Boston ira,
etler.
, Students of Dartmouth College publis
a card severely condemning the recei
disturbance Inc Freshmen who wei
Q arrested were held in $500 bail each, IN
the ringleaders in $1,000. for trial.
n Mr.. Willis, of Michigan, probably Sc
f ed the treasury $4,000 by his TWEEN
S minutes speech in the house aud the e.
y tracts he presented from The confederate II
chives. Mr. Willis is serving his fir
y term in congress. He has been an cdito
= The Buffalo Express says The lake
e we understand, are all the way to Chica!
u entirely free from ice, and ripple upon Il
sand beaches AS pleasantly us if the 81
were three months further northward I'll
y straits are unobstructed, the harbors are
. open, and, in fact navigation, if anybol
wants to navigate, is as open as it W
e last August.
i The term of office of the Earl of Dufft
le in, encouragement Of Canada, will shor
j. ly expire, and the Canadians are all @
IS pectation rs to whom the fates and Disr
t, eli will send them as a successor. T
lie name OF the Duke of Manchester has be
y mentioned, and princes of the bio
lie has been "A subject of gossip, The COVER
+ or-general is II mere figure-head. He CT
l. do no public act without the advice of |
Mt ministers. He ia nothing if not ornaments
eff and the Earl of Duffern may be said to
&c Il model encouragement. lie receiv
h $4,000 year, and does not make [
IN salary the means Of adding to his priv,
fortune.
lie Commodore John II. Graham, of /
al United States navy, died at Newbury,
ne H.. on Friday, aged eighty-four yea
ed lie served in the war of 1912. In Move
s. Der of that year, at the age of nineteen,
C. was midshipman under Commodo
re- Chauncey, on Lake Ontario. and was O
III of the twelve officers who took part in I
a midnight expedition against the Britt
adj stronghold opposite Black Rock. Nine
ve these officers were killed or severe
a. wounded. Graham received a wound
I'd the ankle, which caused the amputation
II the limb. He afterwards had command
ee the magazine on Commodore Med onougl
" flagship in the memorable conflict on La
of Champlain. After the war he was prin
lv pally engaged in shore duty. He held [
= rank of commodore twelve years.