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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
BOSTON MARKET.

FLOUR AND GRAIN-rhe market for -four re.
mans unchanged, with steady demand and mod
crate receipts the sales have been at S3lD3 % for
Western superfne: So - al p for common extras:
Sid5 for Wisconsin extras; and 81 5Od5 rs p bbi
for Minnesota extras, including choice bakers
Drands winter whcatS are in demand and sales at
81 75G5 - for Ohio and Michigan; IS as rs for
Illinois and indiana; and s56G p Dbl for st. Louis
including choice family; patent spring wheats, in
GLIDING Wisconsin and Minnesota has been selling
at So 50dS 30 p Dbl; and winter wheat patents at
S6d7 80. Corn remains about the same and CON
tinues quiet; mixed and yellow have been selling
at 50u53c, T. bush for OLD; and 47d5 for new as
to quality. Oats are in demand and quite firm;
sales of No. | and extra white at 3Sa40c: No
white at 34d35c; No. white at 32i033c per bush;
mixed Oats are scarce and nominaly at 32t6335c.
as to qualify In Rye the sales have been small at
63d6jc per bushel. shorts have been selling az
Sl5d5 90; Fine Feed Sl5Gl5 50, and Mi ldlngs at
PROFISIONS.-The market for Pork is dull and
sales continue limited: we quote at g. 75Gs for
prime; mess at 25d9; and $40 50d1l so per Dbl
for clear and extra clear. In Beef no change and
demand continues moderate; sales at 8 50al0 50 ner
Dbl for mess and extra mess; and $40 5Oa IL So tor
family. Lard remains the same and sales at !, a &c
per h Tor city and Western, including steam and
kettle rendered. In smoked Hams the sales have
been at Sd9c p tbfur city and Western. CITY and
Western dressed Hogs range from A 04Hc per h.
BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.-- The best
grades of Butter continue IN demand, but all other
kinds are dull choice creamerles have been selling
at 25G2Sc: choice New York and Vermont diaries
at lSd2Ic; and medium grades at l20l6c. Cheese
remains the same, but continues rather dull; we
quote at &c T. Id for fair and prime. Eggs are in
demand and have been selling at 25d26c for Eastern
81 2jc for Northern and p. K. Island; and Western
at y G24o per dozen.
POFATOES-rh is very little change to
notice in Potatoes with iatr demand and coed
supply; the sales of Eastern Rose have been at
90d95c b bush Northern Rose at S5a9Oc; Jacksous
whites ut 75aS5c; Prolifcs at s5a90c; and Peerless
and other kinds at 7Ods0c. r. L. Island Chenadgoes
are sell ny at 70dTj per bush; aud Nova Scotia
Potatoes at 81 seas per Dbl. Sweet Potatoes are
selling at S2d2 so per bbl tor Norfolk and Jersey.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

In selecting Christmas present, get
one useful as well as ornamental. That
you can do by calling at the Argus and
Rdtriot store, opposite Bethany church,
and selecting one of those very nobbv
boxes of writing paper and envelopes, or
Russia leather diary. with pocket-book
attachment and removable book.
RICHMOND MARKET. Dec. 16.-Butter
sold at 10 to Is cents for fair to good; 16
to IS cents for choice; and 20 cents for
fancy. No cheese was offered. Eggs %
cents per dozen; turkeys, dressed, 10 to ~
cents; chickens, 10 to IL cents; fowls. 6 to
cents; ducks, to 10 cents; geese, to 8
cents.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Dec. II.
Market dull, attendance and receipts
light, We quote winter made butter - to
Is cents; October butter in demand at %
cents, with higher price paid for extra
lots.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

1t is stated that Canada is less for.Lorne
than it was. A large democratic element
there is making strong protest against a
court etiquette and every form of flunkey-
ism which the advent of Lorne has created.
Spurgeen has declined the 1926, 900 offer.
ed him mt the close of his twenty-fifth
years pastorate, and directs that it be Civ
en- the aged poor in the tabernacle aims
house. No American minister has reject
ed such an offer as that, but probably for
the reason that they have not had chance.
The Burlington Clipper says The pro-
fessor:in chemistry, in the college, has re-
Gently been learning some of the boys how
to make nitro-g lycerine, and the other day
bright youth succeeded in getting hold
of quite quantity, and placing it near
the college, went 10 his room and COM
menced blazing away at the same with a
revolver; but his aim was rs stupid as his
judgment. He missed his mark. Had he
been successful, the college and the bright
young man, with all his comrades, to say
nothing of the august faculty, would have
been rolling down the hill into the lake.
After all, we do not know but it would
have been bright idea to shake the old
' mill and its contents up little.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

The circular conference OF Congrega-
tional churches was held at West Randolph
on the 10th and 18th, in connection with a
Sunday school institute under the charge
of Rev. Smith Baker, of Lowell. Mass.
The exercises were very interesting and
well attended. Randolph has her share OF
state offices,-the supreme court reporter,
state inspector of finance. superintendent OF
education, and superintendent of ngricul-
ture. the last two with salaries of 81, 400
each.
The question is raised Mt Albany whether
the next New York legislature has the
right to meet in the new capitol. A joint
resolution of the last SESSION declared that
building to be the capitol after January /,
1879, but both Governor Robinson and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dorsheimer are con-
vinccd that this action is not sufficient 10
override the statute law fixing the capitol
where it now is. A way will probably be
found out of the difficulty by having the
new legislature meet in their old quarters
first, and pass an act officially changing
the capitol to the structure on which so
much money has been spent.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
Congress-.

The Senate has passed Mr.. EdmUnds'
electoral bill by a good majority, it having
been favored by all the republicans and by
four democrats, Bayard, Mcpherson, Mer
riman and Morgan. Various prophecies
are made as to its probable fate in the
House.
The Senate has yet under consideration
Blaine's resolution for investigating the
late elections and there is quite lively
political debate springing up ut times owe,
it. Blaine and Edmunds last Wednesday
rather had the advantage of Lamar and
others in the discussion and Blaine again
a day or two ago had quite debate with
many democrats.
The House is at wolk on appropriation
bills and other legitimate legislation in II
good deal CT earnest. But there are some
of the members who are worried vastly
about resumption and more silver and who
keep dabbling in the currency problem to
nobody's good. Meantime gold sold yes
terday at par in the New York market for
the first time since 1862.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
The following is the religious calendar

The following is the religious calendar
for December: Last Sunday, 10Th, third Sun
day in advent; Saturday, 2lst, St. Thomas,
the apostle; Sunday, 22d, fourth Sunday in
advent; Wednesday, 18th. Christmas day !;
Thursday, Goth, St. Stephen, the martyr
Friday, 9th. St. John, the evangelist;
Saturday, 28th, Holy Innocents; Sunday.
goth, first Sunday after Christmas.
Superintendent Burdett reports that
trains will not he able to run through to
Chester on the Rutland road, without car
rving by, for about three weeks. The road
bed is gone for nearly three-quartcrs of Il
mile at Bartonsville, in the same place us
in 1869. One train will be run through
each way each day by carrying by. Kit
Rice is reported as better, and there are
hopes of his recovery. -Four of the inur-
ed still remain at houses near the wreck,
but all are reported rs doing WELL Kemps'
funeral occurred Friday.
The Boston Pilot, which is edited by an
Irishman, gives the following "advice to
children"
love God, honor your father and
mother and never forget that this republic
is the grandest idea that ever man saw in
practice. These things, little ones, may
be forgotten in the public schools, where
you have so much arithmetic and history
and grammar to learn. But they are true
for all that, and don't forget it, like good
children, when you hear your elder
brothers and sisters wish they were in
Canada eating mud before a princess
The storm of last Tuesday night extend
ed over eight or nine states, and caused an
amount of damage to property estimated
to reach several millions. In western
Massachusetts, the damage done by the
food exceeded half II million. of which
amount 100000 will barely cover the
losses in the village of Westlield. The
Boston & Albany railroad was injured
100000 worth. The damage done at
Rondout, n Y. and along Esopus creek
is set ut 100000; and from Maine to
Pennsylvania immense destruction of prop
erty took place.
1t is related in print that an agent of
one of the prominent German steamship
lines, recently came to Washington to dis
cover in what part of the country his COM
pany could purchace tracts of forest, and
open extensive works for preparing ship
timber. He learned that he could get the
lands he wanted in Alabama at low
figure. and convenient of access; but,
though convinced himself that he could
cut timber there without molestation, he
declined the offer, saying that his COM
pany, like other European capitalists
could not be persuaded to trust their mon
ey or representatives in that section. The
belief is general in Europe, be said, that
the south is in all unsettled condition, and
that the rights Of person and property are
constantly disregarded, especially where
outsiders are concerned. This is but one
of many ways in which the prevailing
lawlessness in some of the southern states
works to their direct material. injury.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

The British House Of Commons sustaips
the Afghan policy by about one hundred
majority.
Conking is represented rs saying that
the people in every section seem deter
mined to have Grant in 1880, and he is
rejoiced at it.
Reports from the south indicate that
considerable buldozing of negroes is in
progress, TO intimilate them from testify
ing in the election fraud cases.
The government has called in the troub-
lesome little silver three cent, tive-cent
and twenty-cent pieces. Save them to buy
your postage stamps, and thus help to get
them out of the way.
The Goldtm Rule, the Rev. W. II. II.
Murray's paper, is to be changed from a
weekly paper to monthly magazine. 1t
will be an Illustrated, semi-religious mag
azine of low price, and will prove well
come visitor TO many households.
its tenth annual convention at Worcester,
Mass, recently. Resolutions denouncing
polygamy, all secret societies. ETC.. were
adopted. A large representation from n
great number of states were present.
The quoted gold value of United States
legal tender note, or greenback, of the
denomination of one dollar in New York,
for the last day or two has been So 99S7,
or three one-hundredths of q cent less than
gold par. This, we believe, is the highest
point paper has yet reached.
The Essex county Jail at Guildhall VT,
was fired by prisoner on Saturday morn
ing and burned with the iailer's house and
furniture. clothing, all belonging to Frank
Hall, the iailer. Loss $500; insured for
5000. There were two prisoners in the
Jail awaiting trial for larceny. They were
taken to st. Johnsbury for safe keeping
Mrs. A. T. Stewart wants to give five
hundred dollars to Mount Sinai Hospital
Jewish institution, and the Jews are
worried over it--they don't want to decline
the gift and they are very "mad " about
the Saratoga Hotel business yet when
Judge Hilton wouldn't let Mr.. Seligman
stay there because he was jew
Mr.. David S. Stebbins, of West Brook
field, who has purchased the bell for the
Bakersfield. Congregational church, in
memory of his father, Lyman stehbens,
has aslo purchased five other bells OF
Boston firm. One, q 1,027 FOUNDER, goes
to the memory of his wife Anna; three go
10 the village school house, The sixth is
not publicly assigned
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
One Dollar.

In couple of weeks the first of the new
year will be here and with it the govern.
ment proposes to redeem its paper prom
Uses to pay, If any body wants them re-
deemed. in coin of the realm"
1t is sixteen years and more since II
dollar has been worth dollar in this
country and yesterday, when gold sold at
par in New York city for the first time
since 1862, may be said to mark the return
of the old days. Nominally they won't
come back till the first of january but
really they are here.
No doubt times have been dreadful
hard !" while we have been on the way
towards getting an honest dollar again
but the trouble with them has not been
owing to the coming of resumption, but
TO the long familiarity of the country with
inflated values. Back of all of course was
the war and its causes.
So for nearly eighteen years the country
has been tout of its head " in business
affairs. Business during the war wasn't
natural and when the war closed every
thing was done on a wild and extravagant
theory that with the war out of the way
nothing but success and wealth could
come. How could it be otherwise folks
thought? We have been killing each
other and destroying property for four
years and yet are better off apparently
than when we began; now when all go to
work what future the country must have.
Things went swimingly till 1873 and
then every thing water-logged and has
kept so since with everybody who could
not get away from the theories of the
years fast following the war. Now that
we are back on a solid currency all will
come to see that times will get better
when saving and economy become the
rule, and that they must become the rule
and not the exception. The steady
"pinch that has come since September,
1S73,'will be followed by good, honest bus
mess ways that will bring their own re-
ward; and when the results are counted
in dollars they will mean dollars and moi
II broken promise to pay.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
I Ii + NJ A r X E L S.
griff md te,eardp hed expressly for the Cir
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON,

Fortha esst emitting Ttestay, December IL, ISIS.
E Eai week. week, s3S' st}I S S l5 '''
One year ago, 12,fit s,l}t OO l),0oj o.
PRICEs.-Bsef C1ftte-Extra fat aud heavy ne
mum Oxen So 750$7 90 first quality, 5000 p
St.7j0s52 per 100 lbs., on total weight OF hide
S7,25rI7 80 Bulls, &c S42j.d450.
WorEtnq oten:.slgo a ifO per par. or accol d.
Mich 'CoWS.-$20d$40; extra good, $4,000
with rwithoutlcaves, IS may beagreed farrow
and ordinary $3.50 s9@S 81 yearmgs s79SSH@o0
Sheep ant Lambs-Live weight $3.00aS5.00 per
had Extra, 1895 T. II +; sheared sheep, 00a00
p ID; spring lambs 0d00 per ID.
Fat HogS-3ka34c per pound.
zeal CGiv6S-$ i.50G6.j0 per head
Hides.-Brlghton, GRc country lots, 6ff6}fc p b.
calf SKINS, l0G0)c p b; Pelts with wool on 7jd
00c Talow, soc: country lots 4la044c p Il.
Lamb skins. UOc.
REMARKS.-Fhe Northern supply of cattle is
light this morning, in consequence OF the heavy
washouts, which has helped the traffic. Prices
have ruled higher by }50l4 dressed weight on the
best grades. This is not permanent advance, for
high prices are out of the question this winter
Dow Moulton sold four oxen, weighing $3.50 TBS
to the pair at41c, and three year-Od steers to
dress 600 s. at tic b 10, dressed weight; l. b. Sar-
gent sold two oxen, average 1900 lbs at 870 NJ. T.
Shacket sold 10 COWS, to dress 510d100 ibs at Sc y
Ii, dressed weight and eight threey ear-old steers
and heilers to dress 500 MS, at &c y tb, dressed
weight, Hall Seaver sold six oxen, average from
1900 10 900 lbs each, at 4d41c live; A. N. Menroe
sold iiitYone western steers average 1872 lbs, at
44c Y ID live. The supply of sheep is lighter but
prices have not improved. We notice the quality
is of high order. e. Berry sold one hundred and
thirty-iour head mostly lam averaging s. ms at
&c p lb; VI. joyce sold two hundred aud twenty.
seven Sheep average so lbs, at "A, 10 b head; Dow
& Moulton sold two hundred sheep and lambs,
average a lbs, at4ssc; h. Sargent sold one hun.
dred and seventy five sheep and lambs, average Il
lbs, at Axe per pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
Probate Court.

HARVEY rtLDGN. Judge. N. A. CHASE. Register
The following business was transacted
in the Pro Bate Court of the District of
Washington during the two. weeks end
ing December 10th, 1878:
Dec. 5. b. 0. Tyler's, Arson Canerdy' S
and Ambrose Perriman's eStates-commis-
sioners' reports returned
Dee. Catharine Shepards estate
commissioners report returned.
Dec. 10. Jane w. Chamberlin's estate
commissioner report returned.
Dec. u. Francis Doucette's estate
Fl. Carpenter, Geo. Nichols and A. d.
Metcalf, commissioners of homestead. B.
o. Tyler's estate-N. A..Chase. A. Johon-
mott and G. w. Wing, commissioners of
homestead.
Dec. IA. Lyman Thresher's and John
McCarty's cstates-licenses to sell real es-
tate granted.
Dec. 16 Samuel Wells estate-appli-
cation for license to sell real estate refer
red to Jan. 4. Orvis Camps estate-ap-
plication for extension referred to Jan. 4 .
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
MONTPELIER MARKET

Fortheweek ending December 10, ls7

Fortheweek ending December 10, 1878.
Apples, dried new s0l0c v 10 Butter, Is
25c; Beef 4d20c; Beef, dried, green weight, zoe (;
Pork, fresh, 6dI31c; Pork, salt, l2kc; Ham l5c +;
Lard, l2tc; Veal, 6al2c; Beans, Y bushel. 2a2 lo
bushel. S5a40c; Flour, y bbI., $55Gd6.O0 Crack.
ers, - IS; Coal, ton, s7.5OaoOOO cheese, y n;
$50 OOc; Fish-Fresh Cod, dressed, iOe; Halibgt
salmon, iO0i2Io p ID; Triple, IKE; Kerosene
gil u gallon, CSC, Potatoes, y bushel, 50 Goa soc,
Salt, v hushel, SOC; Dairy, lH@3c Y sugar
60sd SIS; Maple Sugar, p 10. 6GSc; Syrup,
Gallon, 4ocaSO Tea, 5oc0so.7S; Coffee, Old
Java, roastedinc; Rio, roasted, SOc Herd
sothern New York 10. rlal2c y pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
BOGUS CERTIFICATES.

1t is no vile drugged stun, pretending to be made
of wonderful foreign roots, barks, &c, and pulled
up by long bogus certificates of pretended mirao
ulous cures, but simple, pure effective medicine,
made of well known valuable remedies that fur
nishs its own certificate by its cures. We refer to
Hop Bitters, the purest and best of medicines. See
Truthsn and Proverbs" in another counn
FMJ0W2
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

In addition to the previous gifts to Dart
mouth college, William Winkley of Phil
adelphia last week added $4,000 for the
purpose of founding professorship in
Anglo-Saxon and English literature Mr..
Winkley, learning of the needs of the insti-
tuition some time since. sent check for
$4,000 to be used as the college saw fiji.
The time of founding the professorship is
not definitely settled.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

The United States treasury has about
Sl40,O00,000 to begin rcsuming" on
Folks who hold greenbacks will be like
the man who didn't want his bank deposit
if they were willing to pay it but did want
it if they couldn't There will not be
much of "run" on Uncle Sans stock
of gold.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

Canada is getting one feature of great
nation, and that is great debt. She owes
about one hundred and fifty million dollars,
and has Just arranged for a new loan of
fifteen million dollars.
Senator Conkling is reported to have
used such language as cowardly" and
" sneaking" at the meeting Of the commit
tee on commerce in referring to the pres-
dents course in regard to the New York
custom house nominations.
The break on the Rutland road at Bar
louisville makes railroad business lively
hereawav, all freight bound from Rutland
east being sent up here and hence by
Essex and White River junction to Bel
lows Falls. Yesterday two freight trains
of thirty cars each passed through here on
the route indicated.-Frce Press.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Com.
pany maintains Il constant night patrol of
one man for every five miles of its track
between Albany and Rouses Point, and an
additional man for every rock-cut, whose
duty it is to go over their beats before the
passage of the sleeping car trains. During
the late freshet fifty additional patrolmen
were employed. The result has been that
no accidents happened to trains on its
lines during the week.
Castafrolez, the condemned Lacolle
murderer. for the crime of killing Matheron,
the silk peddler near Rouses Point, New
York, last summer, was executed Friday
morning Mt IL: 10 in the st Johns jail
yard. When upon the gallows, he spoke
as follows: Gentlemen: you may expect
long speech from me; but you will be
mistaken. | must at first thank the kind
friends both in lbervile county and the
United States who have interested them
selves in my behalf. To give names
would take too long, | was II stranger in
IL strange country; without money or for
tune and unable to get Witnesses or defend
myself. l have seen very high life and
am about to fall very low, God only
knows am innocent and will do me JUS
tice.
The old feud between homeopaths and
allopaths in the Michigan university at
Ann Arbor has broken out afresh and has
resulted in the arrest of DR.. Franklin,
dean of the new school faculty, on a charge
of assault and battery. The hospital
authorities at Ann Arbor belong to the
allopaths. but both schools practice in the
institution. One of DR.. Franklin's patients
complained that the hospital people neg
lected her, and, when the charge got into
the local papers, they visited her and
worried out retracton, which seems to
have been signed after the Tilton fashion.
DR.. FRANKLIN, on visiting his patient soon
after, found her in state of nervous excite
ment, which angered him so much that
he sought out the hospital physician. DR..
A. G. Mclean, cursed him roundly and
was only kept from blows by the interfer-
ence of bystanders. The affair has heated
the community to fever pitch, and the
trial promises to be bitter one.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

COOP TEMPLAR ITEMs.-On Tuesday
evening, December 10th, Bro II. NJ. Bry-
ant organized a lodge of Good Templars
at Essex Centre, which starts off under
very favorable prospects.
On Wednesday evening, December 18th,
he gave an address to the people of Enos-
burgh Falls, after which he instituted a
lodge of Good Templars.
Also on Wednesday lodge was insti-
tutcd at Richmond by G. w, S. Plumey,
J. S. Batchelder and A. II. Selleck, with
about thirty members.
Thursday Bro. Bryant delivered the
address before the Washington county
Good Templars' union at Moretown, On
Friday evening he delivered an address
before the Windsor Co. Union. Saturday
evening he spoke at West Hartford, after
which he organized Il lodge. Sunday and
Monday evenings he spoke at Strafford.
The remainder Of this week he is to be in
Rutland county in charge of Bro Mott.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18

Iotal' --S671,&O g.
STATE OF VERMONT !
County q Washington; Sill. c. HouGHroS, JR..
Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear
tnat the above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief
j. c. HOUGHTON, JR., Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before this 18th day of
December, ls73.
Correct-At test:
J. A. PAGE,
re fiTkIS, Directors.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
at Montpelier, IN The State of Vermont, at
The close of business, Dec. 6, 1873.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
REPORT OF THE CONDITION.
OF The
WATERBURY NATIONAL BANK,

Waterbury, IN the State of Kernont, al
tile close of business Dec III, 1873.