Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

Gov. Prescott, of New Hampshire, has
appointed lion. Charles II. Bell. Of Exeter.
10 He vacant United States senaorship
caused hy the expiration Of The term ui
Hon. Brainhridge Wallcigh. Of Milford,
and Mr.. Bell has accepted the position.
Some sentimcnta'ists still claim that
Grtvrlin WAS innocent of the crime for
which he Wa hanged Very well. Father
Cli-sy told Gravciin what to say ON the
sctlfrId. I he secrets Of the confessional
Were between Gravein. his contrssnr and
his God. But if Gravelin had asserted his
innocence to his confe>sor would no, Faith
er Classy have advised him to proclaim it
on the scatliold?-Frce Press.
The Troy Times says truly. that the
championship business in pcde.tlianism
AS in rowing, pugilism and other rvnliics
OF he kind, is Il iamrntablc pervrr>ion #
physical culture. Who does not lemrm-
Der how james RehfOrth, the English
champion, rowed himself to death. dying
in ms boat. in Il match - few Years ago.
near St. Johns, New Brunswick. Walter
brown, the most promising American
va Hil tll' anu NItOl blU"D, lilc IlillltN
'arsman, early went to their graves from
the >nme cause The history OF celebrated
puglisis show that they are, rs rule
short llvuu.
UPWARD LGuTNING.-It will doubtless
he news To many Of our readers that the
el, eric spark (or it is spark, and not II
'tream. rs it appearS) does not always
me down ont ui the ky. but sometime,
I"cS up on Of the ground. more frequent
y two sparks pruct ed. one from the cInnds
in'i one from the EARTH and meet in mid.
air. On the 10Th of August. 1908, the
lightning struck the arbOr OF Il re-tilranl
in Paris. a wOrkm1n who happened Iu
he in it was Killed. Portions of his hat
were found sticking in the roof. Another
man, ut the time OF this storm. wa, in the
second story OF II new brick house. The
lightning bored through the first and sec.
ond floors. and killed him His cap was
carried off, and found next day between
the lath, Of the ceiling.
A DECISION on PoLIrENEsS. II Hotel
clerks should take notics of II recent
decision of the Massachusetts supreme
court. The clerk Of hotel sued his
employers for breach of contract, they
having discharged him before tile period
covered by the contract had expired The
evidence Of the part of the defense showed
that the clerk had INDUCED in familiarity
towards guests who aid nothing 10 invite
it, and had thereby injured the Business Of
his employers. 1t WIS admitted that the
clerk was in the habit Of addressing guests
and Others either by their Christian names
or By their surnnmes only. The court
said; /" To adde's a person by his
Christian name. unless the parties have
been intimately connec ell. socially and
otherwise. is uncalled-for familiarity, and
therefore, insulting to the party so addr, SIS.
ell. To address party Ivy his surname
only, shows IL want of respect and would
imply that the party so addressed was
beneath the party addressing; therefore it
is discourteons, and would lie considered
insulting. 70 speak of EMPLOYERS by
their surnames only. shows great want
of respect on the part of the employee
toward the employer" The court further
held: while il may b. customary for Il
person TO address bis junior clerks or
under servants by their Christian or
sui names. to address others so shows
want of respect, and the party so addressed
would naturally evade contact in The
future with any one who had previously
50 addressed him" Politeness," a,lle,l
the court, costs nothing; but the want of
it has cost the plaintiff the loss of hs
situation. The complaint was dismissed
with costs