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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

1t is not best to believe all the gossip
that is retailed in Washington. and the fol-
lowing is probably fiction, although it is
published as fact:
One of the men who Blaine counted on
to help him out in the Cincinnati Conyen-
ton, was Judge Poland of Vermont who
was member of the house Mt the end OF
the forty-third congress. Judge Poland
happened to have been chairman of the
Credit Mobilier committee, where he cot
some light on Blaine's financial history
that has never been made public. He was
chairman of the Vermont delegation in
the Cincinnati convention, and surprised
Mr.. Blaine by voting for Bristow every
time. He was, while resident of Wash.
ington. on intimate terms with Blaine ant
his family, but had not met since the con
vention until few days ago. when he
happened to be on train between her,
and New York. At one of the intermedi
ate stations, Blaine, his wife and Gal
Hamilton. all got upon the train and tool
seats in the Car where Judge Poland was
The Judge soon espied the Blaine party
and. saying to his companion. "Why
there is Gail Hamilton" got up and ad
vanoed down the aisle, with smiles of rec
ognition on his face and his hat in hi
hand. 81 How do you doP" said he whcl
he reached the ITibune's scold. Blain
had quietly passed the word to the womel
that they must ''cut'' the Judge, and tina
most polite individual received, in respons
to his SALVATION. simply blank stare iron
all three. There was nothing for him t
do but to move, and he went into the mex
car and remained.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

HANOVER Horace Hitchcock has
resigned the presidency of the Dartmouth
National and Savings Blnks and will re-
turn to New York to take charge OF the
Fifth avenue hotel, of which he was for
merly manager Newton S. Huntington,
Esq, the cashier, has been elected prosi.
dent of both banks and Chts. 2. Chase,
go, Dartmouth college, who remained
here us tutor in Greek for two years,
and is now professor in Olivet college,
Michigan, has been elected cashier.
There are over one hundred entries for
the athletic sports which take place
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Rev. A. B. Dlscomb, SO. formerly pas.
tor of the Congregational church ut Waits
field, VT, has on account Of i'll health re.
signed the charge of the Winchester, Mass.
Congregational church and will reside on
farm in Westminster, Vt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
The State Convention.

Cavendish. COL Proctor's native town,
has chosen delegates favorable to his NOM
nation. Brandon. at large caucus last
evening chose delegates who will present
Hon. N. I. Sprague's name to the conven-
ton. The greater number of repub-
lican newspapers in the state favor
Col. Proctor. The Woodstock Stan
dGrd, the Observer, the Rutland leader
and some others advocate Col. George A.
Merrills nomination. The Brandon Union,
Burlington Clipper and RevieU are flvora-
BILE to Hon. N. T. Sprague. The Windsor
Journal. the Bunsby OF Vermont politics,
also comments on the the situation and
gives an opinion as is an opinion when
found to be made a note of. The Bellows
Falls Times evidently don't care much
how things go farther than that a good
candidate be selected and that is pretty
much the feeling all through the east part
of the state.
Rutland held Il caucus last evening to
appoint twelve delegates TO the state con-
vention. II was attended by great
crowd and good deal of excitement. Il
is said that the delegates chosen are in ia.
vor Of Col. Merrill. If this is SO it woulo
seem that the talk that his candidacy WI.
merely to kill off Col. Proctor was moi
funded on fact Tho yardiot IF ,bo ~,
publican townsmen of the two candidates
ought certainly to give the winner legit.
innate standing in the canvass-lhough we
take it the fact that man don't get ma.
jority in his own towns caucus don I
prove he ought not to be nominated. A
doctrine which holds true whether Proctor
or Merrill succeeded in last evening".
contest.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Edwards and McGrath, the masked
burglars who broke into Lawyer Harmon's
house at Bennington on recent night,
and were afterwards captured in Saratoga
county, N. Y. were handed over to u
Bennington officer on Thursday. At
Hoosac Falls. N Y. the same evening.
however, one Of them broke away, while
the train was making flying switch, and
has not been caught.
Tais was the meat In the ooacoanut OF
long letter to the president from IL we'll,
known Georgian politicians "You see, Mr..
President from the instances given above,
your policy in the treatment of the south
has resulted in much good. The republi.
cans in the state 10 not show much activ-
ity, it Is true. but, ii well organized and
led. | think we can rehabilitAte the party
down here Your appoin msnts should
be iudicious. Enclosed you will find a
petition and endorsements for til Q position
Of internsl.rsvenue collector at -"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND SOME
FAMILY NoTEs. 1t was mixed, and
wilhal, very jovial crowd. that took
supper at Elliott G. Fisk's, on the West
Hill, Mortified. Saturday, May IL. The
occasion was the celebration of his moth
er's eightieth birthdsy.-" Aunt Kezlah. J"
as she is Familiarity called. She was kept
in ignorance of the proposed gathering
" from near and from far" Besides Mrs.
Fisk and her brother, some four years
her senior, there were two or three others
present whose journeys Oh earth had
gthened beyond fourscore years. Yes,
the crowd was, indeed, very diversified
one; in it could be seen, not only those
who trembled with the load of years and
the infirmities of age. but those little dar-
ling ones, yet in their mothers arms.
Among the incidents Of the afternoon was
that of weighing the crowd. The range
of weights was from twenty pounds. or IA
little more, up to tho modest figures Of
two hundred and twelve pounds. If any
one queries who beat the crowd and tipped
the beam at those figures, ask Fred Parker
if he remembers whose wife it WAS. We
rather ltink he will not forget about it
Immediately. And it was Mrs. Parker
brother, also, Harvey Briggs, who ocer-
topped the crowd; measuring six feet and
three inches. The aggregate weight of all
who stepped upon the scales was six
thousand eight and one-fourtb pounds
This aggregate, divided by the number
weighed, forty-seven, gives An average OF
about one hundred and twenty igh,
pounds. Not very hefty" crowd, TO be
sure; but then, it should BIZ mentioneo
that the weighing was done BEFORE supper
had it been deferred till after the tempting
viands spread before us had been partaker
of. the avoirdupois showing would hav,
been asonishingly greater!
A few words biographical, and in the
line of family history: Keziah Fisk is the
widow of Samuel Fisk, who died thirty
years ago, and is the youngest of large
and quite long lived family. Their par
ents were Thomas Averill, born Juno 20
1745, and Elizabeth (Robinson) Averill
born September 9, 1851. They were mar
ried November 3, IVA. AS triiling CO
Incidence, we will mention that the writer
II grandson of the parties just named. wa
born on the same day of the same montl
that they were married, forty-nina year
before. The paternal grandfather died il
1928; and his wife survived him seventeen
years, dying in 1910. Of their family o
ten children, but two survive; the one, GU
of respect for whom this celebration wa
gotten up, and her brother, John Averill
of this town, eighty four years of age
who is quite active for man of his years
driving his own team, to attend on thi
occasion. Col. Oliver Averill and Capt
Jesse Averill, quite extensively and alst
quite favorably known in this community
were of this family. The children. fou
in number, which blessed the welded lif
of Mrs. Fisk, have all grown up to chez
their mothers declining years, and wer
all present ut the celebration of her eight
eth birthday. D.T.A.
Mortified, May 10. 1878.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

A VALUABLE INvENTIoN.-Ben Taylor,
colored m IN living in this place. has
lately returned from Washington, whittier
he has been to secure II patent for II steam
engine, which be has invented, and which,
If the Judgment of many experienced and
scientific men to whom he has shown his
model is correct, is calculated to revolu-
tionize the present application of steam.
The engine is rotary, having the steam
applied at the circumference Of wheel,
giving thus treble the force of ordinary
engines. with no diminishing of power ut
the various stages Of the revolution of the
wheel. This invention dispeEseS with all
the machinery except the one wheel,
which answers 1t once the purpose of cyl
inder and driving wheel, and two steam
boxes through which the steam is applied.
1t is estimated that en- zines on this plan
can be manufactured ut one-fourth. or less,
the cost of those now in use, and their
simplicity and the possibility of making
them of extremely light weight will ex-
tend the use of steam engines beyond the
present limit. Ben Taylor, the invent or.
is sort of mechanical genius, having be-
fore manifested nm insight into mechanics
of no ordinary degree His invention. II
nothing fails,-and The probabilities are In
bis favor,-wIl rank him among the first
inventors Of tho day.-ReedLie (NtJs.)
.yJuTndl.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

EXPENSE OF ENGLISH RoYALTY.-Th
Princess Beatrice came Of age the other
day, and parliament will be asked to make
the usual allowance granted to the sons
and daughters of the queen on attaining
their minority or becoming married. With
the royal princes the practice has been to
allow them Els 900 year on becoming
of age, and an additional Gl0,000 on their
marriage. At present the annuitieS to the
sons and daughters of Qleen Victoria
which the people Of England are called
upon to pay, amount to Gl2l,000 II year,
in addition to which there are annuities
of 100000 to the princess of Wales, fl2,
900 to the duke of Cambridge, $50 ito the
duchess of Cambridge, Gj,0O0 10 the du-
chess of Teck, and t3,0U0 TO the Mecklen
burg. Strelitz. Add to this 1855. 900 a yeai
to the queen herself, and we have II grand
total of G542,00O or, in round numbers
80 7 100000. AS the total grants to Queen
Victoria and her family. which the En-
glish people have to pay annually. Verify
is the enjoyment of royalty an expensive
privilege.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

We are in receipt of circular gotten
up by some Ounce who calls conventions
of new party. the Native American
Party" with perfect abandon. Towns are
10 choose one delegate each June Goth and
these delegates are 10 meet in Montpelier
July 18th to nominate State ticket.
County onven,ions are to be held July
18th. The man who gets this mp goes in
for educational qualifications for voters,
and for our free school system. He needs
the latter but is recklessly trying to dis
franchise himself We would say more
but the Springfield Republican and Brat,
tleboro Refarmer would become still more
excited about republican alarm over new
parties In Vermont. l ;- "a
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

The New York TJm3s stvS tn It NJ stree
in the world represents in the short splce
of two miles and half anything like the
enormous aggregate of wealth represents
by Fifth avenue resi- Tents between Wash
ington Square anil Central Park. 1t gives
u few ntmes: DR.. Rhinellnder. $1,000.
600; NJ o. Roberts, S5,000,O00; Moses
Taylor. 5000 600; August Belmont. SS.
00O,00O; Robert l.. and A. Stuart, Sj,0O0,
900; Mrs. Paran Stevens. $20J),O0D;
Amos Il Emo, $1,000 900; John. Jacob and
William b. Aston. Sj0,000,0O0; Mrs. A
T. Stewart, $5O. 00O,0nO; Pierre Lorillard
S3.000,000; james Kernochan. $2.00O.
900; William IL. Vanderbilt. $75OOO,O0O
Mrs. Calvert Jones, $4,000 900; jane,
Gordon Bennett. S4,0O00O0; Frederick
Stevens. $l0,0O0000; Lewis Lorillard
100000. Total, S249,0O0000. Here we
have eighteen families living near eacl
other who derive fixed yearly incomes
from capital between $240, 000,0 an,
$3.50, 100000
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Ex-Gov. Hendee declines to be candi.
date for denomination in the third district.
This leaves the contest. as it now looks, to
be fought out between Mr.. Barlow and
Gen. Grout, though State Senator E.
A. Sowles of St. Adams is "in the field.'
The Franklin county papers favor Mr.
Btrlow while the Burlington Free Press
begins to advocate Gen. CIRCUITS nomina
ton, and says that he will doubtless carry
Orleans and Essex counties, part of La
mobile, and have large support in Chit
tenden county. Citizen Earle will nov
put in his springs work. o.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. May II.
Attendance good, receipts light, market
very dull, prices lower. We quote butter
ranging according TO quality from 10 10
II cents per lb., with IL few fancy diaries
selling at higher price.
At Richmond, Monday, butter sold at
II 10 Is cents, Is to l6 being the ruling
price. Ordinary brought II to IA cents,
good TO choice Is TO l6, and selections II
l8.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
MONTPELIER MARKET
RETAIL PRICES.


Forthe meek ending Nay II, 1875
Apples, dried new s8lGo p 10; Butter, ;.a
25c; Beel, 4n30o; Beef ,iried green weight ~ o
Pork, nesh, 5Il3 &c; PORK. salt, l22c; iiam 'S a.
lard, 1889; Veal, Gallo; Beams, v buSnel' .h-fV
bushel, 4paO0o; Flour. p bbl., S6OJd75Ji tLdVS'
ers, 80 Is: Coal, ton, S7.'N 6O0OJ Lheese; Fu,,'
Is 0Oc; Fish-Fresh Cod, dressed, lOc' nai'g w.
salmon, iI0I5Ic y ID; rnpe, l24c; ketose ens
oL p gallon, sjc, Potatoes, bushol, 81 W .aS,,
Salt, y hu shell, sos; Dairy, 1ao5 Y !, rSIiop
refined II 0iao: Drown, loo; MolaSoes, grn =
gallon 100 80. rea, 5Oo5oS0.Ti Coneei r.yds
Java, roasted'0c; RIO, roasted, 300 10 u 4
Grlss seed, SLY dlchi tla Clover, altO
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

The Free Press stys Wonderful to re-
late, during last week not single petition
in bankruptcy has been filed in this dis.
lrict; and the 'faces of the clerk and mar.
shal are woefully prolonged. However,
they know of a man in Orange county and
another in St.. Adams who are going int
bankruptcy pretty soon, and with little
economy they5hope to worry along unit
worse times. IN
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Cameron-Shsrman wedding which came
of in Cleveland on the 9th inst; but as
was not present there myself. don't see
really how l could say anything about III
so we will sweetly drop the curtain, and
wish the newly married couple all manner
Of happiness. ALPHA
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Among the well-known men mentioned
in connection with the vacant places in the
board of trustees of Dartmouth college
(Which are to be filed by the suffrages of
the alumni). are Judge Barrett, of Wood
stock, and Hon. G. w. Willard, of Mont
heller
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Chief Justice Waite will hold circuit
court in Vermont for Judge Hunt, whose
health is very poor.
Inc final conclusion about the repeal O
the bankrupt law is that the repeal take:
effect on the first of September
The semi-annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Medical Society will be held in
Brattleboro, June 18th and 18th.
1t is estimated that over 100000 per.
sons in New England have signed the totaI
abstinence pledge since December lst.
The recent elections in Indiana indicate
that the greenback or national party las
largely fallen away. Indiana is one of the
states where the heresy was born.
The Chicago Journal says that there il
nothing surer than that the republican
party of Illinois is full of vigorous vitality
and bound to maintain its ascendency
The number killed by the Minneapolis
explosion is now fixed at eighteen. Eiyh
bodies have been recovered. 1t is believed
all the mills will be Immediately rebuilt
The present congress, by making itsel
ridiculous and by much inlermedding
will so disgust the country that its sue
cesSor will be composed of better elias:
of men.
The effort to get Gen. Grout out of the
congressional contest by the lieutenant
governorship bait don't seem to work wei
though The fishing season has been open
for some weeks.
The Vermont conference ut les recent
meeting adopted Il resolution pledging The
members not to marry divorced persons
unless the divorce was granted for " scrip
tural reasons" The next meeting will
probably be held in St. Adams.
The Sunday Review man is nonplussed
lie says:
What then is the trouble with the Rut
land daily? We confess that we do no
know and cannot divine.
Listen, Love, to Echo; she'll divine"
The annual summer meeting of the Yer.
mont Editors and Publishers Association
will be held in Bran don. June 18th ant
18th, and an excursion to Like Dunmort
will be among the attractions. Circulars
containing full particulars will soon b,
forwarded to the several members of til,
association.
We have received from Messrs. S. NJ
Pettengill, advertising agents of New
York, their Newspaper Directory" fol
1878, which contains IL list of all the news
papers in the United States AMI Canada,
with the description and circulation o
each. 1t is handsomely illustrated will
numerous steel engravings and wood cuts
and is substantially bound in cloth. 1t viii
be sent postpaid by publishers on rece p
of one dollar, IL sum much less than its lea
value.
COMMISSION ON THE STATE LIBRARY
A joint resolution was passed by the las
legislature, authorizing the governor "tc
appoint three commissioners to devise ,
plan for the better accommodation of tn,
state library, the state cabinet, and tht
collections of the Vermont historical so
ciety, and to prepare designs and maxi
estimates of the same, and to report to tn
next legislature" Gov. Fairbanks ha
appointed as commissioners under th
resolution. Hon. c. w. Willard, of Mont
pelier; Hon. Roswell Farnham, of Brad
ford. and G. G. Benedict, of Burlington.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

An Indianapolis telegram to the Cincin-
mali Gazette says that in majority of
counties in Indiana the feeling is gaining
strength each day that republicanism is
on the increase rather than decline.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

At the decoration of soldiers graves at
Vick>hurg Friday, both the graves Of con-
tolerate and union soldiers were slrewn
with flowers. and both ex-rebel and ex-
union soldiers participated.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15
T II L M A R K e L s.
BOSTON MARKET.
Reported and teegrd Piled expressly for the Cree
M0unLdia Freeman,
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMRRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.

For the Ceek ending Tuesday, May "A, 1873.
This week. 59s 2I y5 o oC0 a',S9 SsSS
DIe year ago, 3lls 5,3l5 $40 SO lOJl
PRICEs.-Beef GHtLe-Extra "a t and neav, 1e
,ium Oxen 81 010S759 lirst quality, 5000
So; second quality, s5.O0d5 80 third guam,
80 DS475 per 100 lbs, on total weight Of hice
1880 90 Bulls, &C S4,25dl.I5.
yporeing Ocen.-slO0H lis per PAIR. OF accolr.
ug to their value beei steers, $60d 10.
IHicb Cnrs.-S25OS45: extra good, $500 7j
With or without calves, as may be agreed lMltW
ina ordinary, SlOW, %; yearlmgs, $1,000 l5uti 2
Icar Odds, Sl2 GOA 5.OU Swear Oils, "a nun 1870
neep. Live weIgh 3G4lc; extra. 5d5%, r ;
D. s2nnd515 pei head; spi lng lambs, OdO-Oc per h.
Fat H0gs-4 &C per pound.
IeA CdLD SIS 25OJ % per head.
Huies.-BrighiOn, 5id6r country ots5n5!c y y.
;alf skins, l0dO0c p 10; Pets with wool ON 81 GOa
30: rallOw. 5u5lsc: country lots 4ldjc y h .
Lamb skins. 50c.
REM ARK S-'rceI were firm for cattr, AMI &C
uIvance was fiected on some punches. }, St.tsJn
sold eighteen steers, gross weight - Bio lbs, at
,dr, 1--we; A. n. donioe sold tweaty steers, aver.
,se l.d4J 10 Mt 44C live, AID thi ty.Hvc, average
03Uibs, at Sc; NJ /. Shackett sold ten steers aud
ken, to IL es, from So to u lU, at ii &c per b
hessed. Mllah cows were in large supply, and
,rces Indicate Il decline on some grades vI S5l0
,er he II. In she p the lun was light ON The
Sorlu and last weeks figures are held INN. Con-
leraUe many SHARED sheep at market Il. T.
Voc sold, IN two lots , 10 ) Ieep and arUgs At
p3; VI. T.. SnacketL sold l75 shearcd sheep, average
ID and l2O lbs, 4aJc per lO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

An unsuccessful attempt was made last
Saturday to assassinate the emperor OF
Germany.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Coll in Boston Tuesday, 1908
Is. Skies 1851 reg stered, i01a
do do coupon, lU1S
10 Five.twentes, 1865 Jan. and July "A.
do do lSi5 May and Nov, lO1s
do do 1861 ITa
do do 1858 40.
TO Ten-lortes registered, lSs
do do coupon, hjs
do New Fives. wax
10 Currency skies, NA
FLOUR AND GRAIN.-There is nothing in in the
condition oil etbe ,heEuurt ~ o. VI tsleIn ma keis
. Inuurc increased demand for flour, AID our
la kel Romans sluggish and The transactions are
1t OF suth ,ent IN ISnltud, u warrant dnv ch tn+e
u our qu ptations. ,rpcers and jobOers buy their
lpplIes In the smallest possible quantities, ami tue
,ie, OF all grades are restricted Ia supple Tor the
PRESENT moment. II NUT be UurHe IN NH Il by
nileis that ruuud ITS ,ud not U pi ICED exceed
t cuncc ,sIons tn It receivers would feel al per.
&c. lib -Ity to comply with. We quote:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

Chief Justice Waite will hold circuit
court in Vermont for Judge Hunt, whose
health is very poor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-17

The annual Conference OF the Main
Unitarian churches, was held in Saco. on
the eth sth and 9th inst's. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. +. W. Ware.
of Boston The Conference Is reported of
unusual interest aud profit.
The following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: President. Rev. Mr.. sheldon. Of
Waierville; Vice Pres ideni, Hon. Joseph Dane,
hennebunk; Recording Secretary, R-y. {. {.
Ninal. Of kenneounk; Treasurer, Marx T..
Emery Esq. 4 Portland; Executive Commit
tee. ,. NJ. Sabine. Of Bangor, Rev. J. L. q.
Nichols. Of SAco. Hon. John u. Hopkins, Of
Ellsworth Committee on Missions, Rev. c. W.
Buck, OF Portland. Rev. J. I. Bixby. of Bel
fast, Joseph g. Deering Esq. Of ssco; Com
miiiee Of ways and Mean, |. Z. harrington
Esq. Of Portland. sam'l. Titoomb Esq, OF Au-
gu.ia, I. ". Baldwin E.q., Of Bangor.