Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-17

The Bennington battle monument asso'
citation had directors meeting at Con
cord. N. H., Thursday evening. Gov. Fair
banks presiding and Gov. Prescott Of New
Hampshire being present with olheI
prominent men. 1t was stated that every
Thing looks well for the successful carry
ing out of the project. but the determina
ton was re-aflirmed not to adopt any pnr
till the funds are raised. The next meet
ing is to be held Mt Bennington.
Following the acquittal Of Deacon Ezrf
P. Smith, upon the charge of poisoning
his wife, at Vergennes, VT, comes state
ment that the grand jury of Addison
county, ut the last session of the court
found indictments against Mrs. Champlr
for murder and adultery. This. it is alleged
was kept n secret Mt the request OF the
states attorney and the sheriff because il
was desired to procure requisition papers
to take her from this state, and effect hel
arrest before she could know of such ac.
ton and avoid pursuit. 1t is said that sht
is at Birmingham, n manufacturing towf
in Clinton county, and every day during
the deacon's trial she walked three mile,
to the post office to get papers containing
accounts of the proceedings.-Troy Times
The Rutland Herald is ont in an article
q" Does the College Pay for the Candle?
in which it takes strong ground against
our Vermont colleges, declares that they
do not pay, that it is not worth n young
mans time and money 10 attend one Of
I,I ha hot ho ,,lit
ors of the Herald are alumni of our Yer.
mont colleges we regard the article ab we
mentioned as the most frank and reliable
piece of information to which the Herald
has treated its readers for long time. Il
is far more entertaining reading than its
bloody-shirt manifeslors. But we hardly
think the colleges will he overturned, ~
neither the colleges nor the public will b.
likely to accept these two estimable Young
gentlemen as fair samples of the kind Of
men they can turn out.-Ludtoto Tribune
Last week. Hon. F. Billings. of Wool.
stock, VT, chairman of the executive com.
mitlee of the Northern Pacific railroad
visited for the first time this end of the
Northern Pacific. Mr. Billings owns 80,
600 shares of Northern Pacific stock, and
is the largest individual owner in the com
pany. lie has 40 900 acres of the LAM
grant besides. This Mr. Billings has
something of history. He was the first
lawyer who located in San Francisco, and
his first fee. 81. 200, was in IN admiralit,
case. In 1856 he was able to loan John C.
Fremont 500 900 for elect expenses
Fremont gave him what was known ms The
Mariposa land grant as security. Fremont
lost the election and surrendered his secu
rity to Billings. The grant became very
valuable and Billings very rich.-Leuer
| from Bismarck, Dttk0ta.
STATE TEACHERS AsSoCIATIoN.-The
twenly-eichlh annual meeting of the Ver-
mont state teachers association will be-
held at Barre, August l3th 18th and 18th.
The exercises of Tue day consist of an al.
dress of welcome by Henry Priest, princi
pal of Goddard Seminary, and an address
by the president of the association, Presi.
dent Buckham of the university. On
Wednesday occurs the reading of paper
by Mr.. A. w. Blair, principal of the grad
Ell school, upon The teachers power. it,
use and abu e., and one on Text books
vs.. object teaching" by S. II. Bracket, OF
st. Johnsbury. Prof. Dole, of Norwich
University, will read II paper upon =" Th,
metric SYSTEM" and the Superintendent OF
Eductlion, Professor Conant, one on "The
legislation to be sought for the ben fit OF
our schools" In the evening, Prof. Z
Richards, of Washington, d. c., will pre-
sent the subject of an eclectic system OF
school training desirable and practicable.
The election of officers comes off on Thurs
day, following which papers on interesting
and useful themes will be read by PROBES
sor Crippen of the State Normal School al
Johnson, by j. w. Durham of Burlington
F. E. Woodruff of Barre, ana Rev. j. Is
Southworth of the Methodist Female Col
Iege. The association will be cordially
welcomed in Barre Those expecting t.
attend the meeting are requested to appl,
Tor entertainment to j. S. Spaulding, prin
cipal of Barre Academy, previous to Au,
gust list. Half fare on all railroads.
A SUMNER RoMANCE.-The first TO,
nance of the season in a lovely Vermont
village has curlel up at the edges and been
torn 10 shredS like an old circus bill on II
country fence. few weeks ago Young
man, well educated, beautiful, rich-at
least he said he was-and the son of an
English baron, arrived in the village in
search of II quiet Retreat where his parents
and their numerous attendants might spend
the summer. The hotel pleased him. and
he engaged Il large number of rooms for
his fathers family. Now there CHANGED To
board and lodge at that hotel Il widow
with charming daughter of nineteen
summers, also beautiful, graceful, accom-
plished and romantic. A correspondent of
the Troy Press tells what happened. The
sweet girl willingly accepted the young
mans invitation to ride, and walk to visIl
the hillside, the grove. to linger by the
brook-sde, us the water came fresh and
cool and ran among the leaves and moses.
There he would stimulate her imagination
with the beauties of his lovely home The
young lady became the affianced of the
baron's son. The young man went to thu
pastor of one of the churches and said the
baron would be here on IL certain Sabbath,
and WAS fond of good preaching. The son
engaged band of music to escort the bar,
on from the depot to the hotel, borrowed
considerable money of the landlord, which
with the livery and board bill made pref
ty penny. He received u telegram stating
that his father would arrive on certain
dav. On the day before the great event h.
drove to II neghboring town to be alb
sent for two hours, in order to leave two
gold watches at n jewelers. to be repaired.
Those timepieces belonged to his prospect
i've mother in-luw and the bride elect.
whom he had kissed with particular fer
vor when he started on his ride. He did
not return. The baron did not arrive
Who will pay the little bils-bills bills?
Some other man.
The weather report from St. Louis is
positively startling. A hundred and fly
people were Frustrated by the heat Mon
day and nearly II third of that number
died. And the hot weather is no respect
er of persons there, but takes down those