Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23

A destructive fire liz Poultney Monday
night destroyed l. E. Randall's store, Mr..
Parker's residence, Cole & Rowe's store
containing the Odd Fellows hall and Mrs.
Sinclair's millinery store. Randall loses
everything, the occupants narrowly escap-
ing with their lives. The loss is heavy.
When Longtellow was presented to Mr..
Longworth, of Cincinnati, the latter re-
marked, There is no great difference in
our names" mo" replied Mr.. Long
fellow, "but aCorth makes the man, the
want of it the felloW.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, was shot in
the cheek at the battle of Sharpsburg The
wound healed up and the cheek is as good
as ever it was, but the bullet-oh, immor-
tai gods, did you ever see such a hopeless
wreck as that bullet?-HaWkeye.
The sweet singer of Michigan was smart
enough for the Chicago interviewer. you
were the oldest of the family, were you
not?' he said. No, of course not" re-
piled the poetess, "My father and mother
were older than me.n
1t has been discovered that there is
something peculiar about flour. When
the price of wheat goes up ten cents q
bushel, flour gets the news in half min
ute by telegraph. But when wheat goes
down, flour gets the news by mail, and
mighty slow mail at that.
The English Chancery judges have re-
Gently drawn the line between legal
nuisance and sentimental grievance. A
man in Brighton built n house so incon.
veniently as to deprive neighbor of the
use of his best bedroom. This room had
a bay-wndow, and the indscreet neighbor
had built his house on such plan that
some Of its rooms commanded u full view
of this window ut Il distance OF seventeen
feet. Ladies could not use the room, and
the hospitablc owner of the dwelling could
not entertain his friends. lie brought a
suit against the owner Of the new mansion
rs the author of II public nuisance, aud
the case finally was laid before the Chan
Gerry judges. But the bench decided that
there was only one test of a legal nuisance
Was it injurious to the health of the com
plainant, or did it interfere materially with
the passage of light and air? If not. it was
only sentimental nuisance, and damages
could not be claimed.
An amusing trial has just been concud.
ed before Mr.. De Rutzen ut the Surrey
Assizes, England. James Scott, landlord
of the Wellington Beer Honse, St. Leon.
ard IS road, Bromley, was tried for sailing
his beer. By direct chemical ANALYSIS il
was proved that there were as MANY as
one hundred and forty grains of salt to the
gallon. The defendant admitted that. in
his nelghborhood, there We're thirty public
houses. all of which were trying to cut
each other out. Talking on one occasion
OF the difficulty of making livelihood
when there were so many competitors
around him, a tall Yankee addressed him
stranger, how much would you give to
get all the blz-ness of the neighborhood?"
- said he replied Twenty pounds ~
The Yam ee extended his hand. and SAVING.
Put it there" left. The next dav he came
again. and told me, mo success, no nav, >
l TOOK nm into my vault and left him
alone. That night all my customers came
dozen times. where before they only
came once. They We're all the time saving,
wonder what makes me so dry!" As
was about to close. the Yankee came nm
and said, Stranger, that's success. |
want my balance square, acknowledp-
ed the bargain, and. as l paid him the
money, / said, Now you will give me the
receipt" Certain" he said :" we all do
1t in the states when business tends to he
dull" "Well, what is itp" l asked. "Whv,
salt you Id British fool" and the
Yankee pocketing his money, left nv
mouse" The court, while listening TO the
evidence, were convulsed With laughter
AS Sailing beer was an offence against
which there were no provisions in law
James Scott was discharged.