Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-23

eighty-seventh birthday Monday in his
usual health.
Hon. C. w. Willard and Col. w. G..
Veazey have been appointed by Gov.
Proctor commissioners to revise the
General Statutes.
Rev. n. Fellows of Wilbraham will
after the 4th Sunday in August take the
place of Rev. Charles Parkhurst, the pres.
ent pastor of Trinity church, who will then
carry out long cherished plan of taking
a course of study in theological seminary.
Miss Nellie Pierce, daughter of Thomas
Pierce of Warren, came to Montpelier
two weeks ago, suffering from large
glandular tumor occupying the left side
of the neck. DIR. Woodward advised its
removal, and on the 18th he and DR.. Ma
comber successfully performed the opera
ton.
The teachers in Montpelier Union School
for the ensuing year are announced as
follows: In the grammar school. W. w.
Prescott, principals, Miss IL. NJ. Reynolds,
prcceptress; Miss F. NJ. Terrill, assistant.
In the lower grades, Miss Markham, Miss
Joslin, Miss Stone, Miss Abbott, Miss
Houghtop and Miss Sweet.
The thunder storm of Monday night
was very severe north Of here. The barn
of Isaac Manning, of johnson, with forty
tons of hay, six cows and three hogs, was
destroyed. The Union Hotel in Hydepark
was struck in the north gable, the fluid
passing TO the chimney, scattering it
badly, breaking windows and knocking
down all the stovepipe, but injuring no
person. The barn of Joseph Gauther
was struck, but copper rod conducted
the fluid off with but slight injury.
A meeting of citizens of Norwich, VT,
respecting the return of the military acad-
envy from Mortified, Vt, to Norwich, re-
suited in the citizens agreeing to secure
land and lease the same to the institution
provided the alumni would raise ten
thousand dollars for repairs and build
ing. A committee of the alumni was
present at the meeting, also Captain c. A.
Curtis, president of the university; Col.
II. o. Kent of Lancaster, N. H., and
Major Hobbs of Worcester.
Further details of last weeks hail storm
at Wells River show it to be almost
unprecedented in this state. Hail stones
fell measuring six and one-half inches in
circumference. Nearly all the crops are
destroyed. Nice gardens, the pride of the
owners, were torn to shreds and trees
blown down and stripped of leaves and
branches. The amount of damage done
to crops. buildings, fences, etc., cannot
be estimated. 1t has been estimated that
fully eight thousand panes of glass were
broken in Wells River. Not q building
having windows on the north side without
blinds escaped with whole windows, and
in some cases the hail stones came with
sufficient force as to break through the
blind and shatter the glass.
IMPORTANT CASE interesting habeat
corpus case from Rutland county was
heard before Judge Redfcld at Montpelier
Tuesday. One John Leach, the executor
of the will of his father, Eben Leach
neglected and refused to pay, according
to the orders of the probate court of Fair
haven (having charge of the settlement
of the estate of Eben Lcach,) for the sup.
port of his widow and minor children
pending the settlement of the estate
The order was to pay thirty dollars pei
month and the expense Of the widow o
getting the order. The probate court OF
petition and hearing thereon committed
the executor to Jail for such refusal and
neglect as being in contempt of the court
and he was thereupon brought befor,
Judge Redfield on ha6eaS corpus. Tit
case was argued on behalf of the executor
ny F. Potter, of Pawlet, and j. C. Baker
of Rutland, and in behalf of the Other
parties interested by Colonel w. G
Veazey of Rutland. Judge Redfeld re
served his decision, which will be of grea
interest rs the case involves the power o
probate courts to enforce such orders il
this way, there being no other manner il
which they can enforce them.