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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

SUICIDE AT STRAFFoRD.-Mrs. Amasa
Jones, an estimabIe lady of STAFFORD,
while laboling under a temporary fit OF
insanity occasioned by sickness, commit
ted suicide by drowning in watering
trough on Monday night.
On Saturday evening the customs officers
at St. Adams seized a sealskin sacquc and
muff which were found concealed on the
person of New York woman, who had
purchased the goods at Montreal. The
sacQue and muT were valued at Sl6O.
The goods were found under her dress.
She had converted the sacque into skirt
and fastened it round her with belt, and
the muff did the duty of a hustle"
Mr.. John C. Gault, assistant general
manager of the Chicago Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad, has accepted the position
of general manager of the consolidated
Wabash and St. Louis and Kansas City
and Northern roads, as well as of the
extention of the latter road to Omaha.
He will enter upon his new duties Novem-
Der l. He will have full charge of the
property from Toleda 10 Council Bluffs
or over 1,700 miles of road-with head
quarters at St. Louis. MI Gault was
formerly master of transportation on the
Vermont Central railroad and will be well
and pleasantly remembered by many of
our people.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

HARVEY rILDEN.JudSe. S.A.cBlsr
The following business va. ,,.-
in the Probate Court of the Di,.-
Washington during the two wseE, -
Sept 18th, 1879:
Sept. 2. Lucelia Shepqrr,
administration account referred = ';'..'>
20. Lucy c. Tilden's esta,e-C " " y, ~
administrator. r. W. Pace. " Ia.
Mary E. Page, Administrative. A. s'. ~
non. VIA
Sept. G. Gertrude T. Hiuckley'. D.
ianship-Henry t. Mo.her. 80 s-f~
Leander Hutchin's estatc-comp'=>. ' qua;
report returned. Jacob Bovce'. I s..,'
extension granted. '''''-
Sept. 8. Porter Perrin's and Jrp
estates-application for license, ,o.. .,'.i
estate referred to Sept. q. $50 Ia
Sept. 10. Adoniram c HATH
estate-will referred for probate - IN y
Sept. IL. Lewis Clark's e,,a.s- ~ +.
missioners' report returned. C6qr,..' ~
Glafin's guardianship-gu1rliaa a-s = n.
allowed.
Sept. Is. Emeline A. Jo,lyn's e,,,,.
license to sell real estate grained NJ
Mears' guardianship-Wm. Mears , r,-.
ian. c. R. Martins guardiansbinEo-,'I5
to invest personal in real estate ''-'
Sept. Is. ARENAS Millers and "
W. Cadwells estates-adminis,ra,i,r a.,
counts referred to Oct. t, Huldah NJ
Observation-Disclosures account refer,ai
Sept. %.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

provement upon the former one, and is
much more conveniently arranged with
reference to court, clerk and jury. 1t is
carpeted with a substantial, striped Napier
mating. 1t. together with the jury boxes,
on the right and left. is defended by a
heavy balustrade, with carved black
walnut posts and railing. and with the
main body of chestnut. In one corner of
the bar, about feet in front of the bench.
and in the triangular center of the court,
bar and jury, is located the witness stand,
afiording a good opportunity TO scrutinize
the witness.
But for actual benefit, conducive to per-
sonal happiness, nothing exceeds the
change which has been made in the audi
torium. Instead of the quaint old orthodox
straight. high-backed seats. which were
the terror of the old Court House. and
which one sees so often in the country
churches, there are now comfortable mod
ern benches, placed on an inclined plane,
rendering their occupants a ready view oil
all proceedings. The seating capacity Of
the auditorium is also increased about 70.
The sherif's and deputy's desks on
either side of the room lend symmetry to
its arrangement.
Then. to make practically enjoyable all
the other improvements, the entire build
ing is heated by steam. The cost of fitting
up was $500, and it was done by the
Exeter Machine Works." 1t is said that
we are TO save in this way about 10 tons
of coal a year.
And now that all is done, notwithstand-
ing some things might have been done
which have not, and some things done
differently, yet, on the whole. we antici'
pate that it will meet the expectations Of
everyone. Nor let US be unmindful of the
dispatch and economy which have accom-
panied this undertaking, and which is Sc
much due TO Judge Riford.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17
T Fl E NJ A Z X T I 5,
reported ana tsisGrdphod expressly for the G,.,
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
At CAMBRIDGE Avn ppr,,uro,-

For the wesk ending Tuesday, September 1917,
Cattle. Sts'p Hs2' Car,
At market this week, 4l58 HAS Ia,5j IA
last week, 1924 1888 NE, "
one year ago. 1913 Il,28 g.5 lH
PRICEs.-Beef Cattle-Exira fat and te.7
p, euium oxen, s65OHLoO: first qualify, seua
$50; second quality, $5Q0E57j, third a ain.
s4.Iod5.OO = S. on total weigh. OF b. e. Is.
low and dressed beef. a few choice sugl, MA
1925 1150: Bulls, to-, $4.00d4jU.
Working Oxan-fl0Jdl3l = pair or accoriI,r
to then value as beet. Handy steers, $jOFIG.
Mich Cows-Falr quality, s2013i: extra cool,
s4OG6O with or without calves, a may ue g eel
Harrow and ordinary. SlOd2s. yeari4s., S-W4
Odds, fl5.00d So 90.
sheep and Lamos-Commor, Sac: ex'ra4. I
4Ac. per n live weight or so 5.-5 9 head.
>hotes-Whol OOG0jC.; retail, UyG0c. ; I.
fathogs, 4Id4aSc. p II.
Veal Calves-2ls p5c = pound.
Hides = Brighton, 7a7.,; country lots, td,t
. Calf skins, lOdllc TalloW, "a = /, r0Ullfy
id44c Sheared pelts, goa sc each; l4no -la., ..
each.
REMARkS.-Less cattle were olsrcl, AMI The
gu lIty would not average as good as l4, week
or choice punches full prices were obtained, ami
on medium and common cattle there was far Ne
and steady rates. Western ru1 ID 1 al - ; :.
live. The best bunch of Northern was OF S.urg.
want Brothers, own selection in the couuty-l
nire fat oxen, the heaviest weighing from 80. Il
hoo lbs to the pair. Weeks Brothers sod sever
pair Of oxen al &c, dressed weight; NJ. +. >htCke.
sold twelve steers and hefers aveIaZe .1l l., d
3kc, live; A. \. Monroe sold nly-lbIe sleet
average ,O59 rs, at A. y h, live. The moy=meI
IN lambs was quite fair ant prices up 10 the Iae
offered two weeks ago. Plenty OF Canada laGw
offered. Northern supplies 4, - head lOr The ~tt!
Weeks Brothers sold some lambs average = =,
at 5Ic; j. W. Taylor sold a small bunch of LAM
average 60 TBS, at4Sc; ). A. cleveland sJu SKY
TWO lambs, gross weight, 49, tts, at Dc Je..c
man last week. p. MallJu sold clghly4ye Lead
ali Ma HhS at 4i5c ? pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17


The Boston Journal says that faithful
report of the proceedings of the greenback
state convention. held at Faneuil Hall,
Friday, would be the most severe criticism
which could be made upon its chief parti.
cipanls and It's action. Let such report
he verbatim one, and nothing could save
he meeting from being put down by the
reader as II bedlam in full operation.
The Wisconsin democratic state convcn.
ton WAS presided over by ex-senator
James R. Doolitlle, who made a speech
denouncing the financial policy which has
restored the country to n condition of pros
perity and advocating the coinage Of de-
preciated silver dollars. Congressman
Alexander Mitchell. wealthy banker.
now in Europe. was nominated for gov
ernor, Notwithstanding serious doubts as
TO his acceptance. The platform adopted
opposes legislation for the protection of
honest voters and preventing violence
and fraud in elections, reiterales the
assertion that 1ilden was elected pres-
dent instead of II yes, laments the hard
ships to which the southern states are
subjected, makes hypocrtical pretence
If censuring political assassination, and
vaguely approves of specie payments.
The Afghan revolt against British rule
appears to be growing in seriousness.
The instruction is acquiring the proper.
tons of holy war. The rebels have sent
emissaries to Candahar. rs well as into
the Khurum and Cabul valleys, to excite a
general rising throughout the eastern and
southwestern districts. Dispatches from
Viceroy Lytton. received in London, out
line the approaching military operations
on Cabul. The plan proposed involves
throwing forward movable column of
two brigades of infantry and one of caval-
ry under Gen. Roberts through the Shu-
targarden pass, the short cut TO Cabul
from the British lines, while larger force
of nearly 5000 men will hold a longer
chain of communication from the British
depot of supplies at Peshawur to Cabul.
The pass through which Gen. Roberts
makes his advance will be early closed by
the Afghan SHOWS. After this takes place
his force is expected to maintain itself at
Cabul through the other line of commun-
cations. Including the garrison at
Peshawur $1,000 men will be engaged in
these hazardous operations, third of the
force in the advance and the rest in keep
ing open line nearly 200 miles long aud
occupied by turbulent tribes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17
Congratulations.
Mr.. PUBLISHER:

Mr.. PUBLISHER:
Dear Sir 1T seems 10 me appropriate
to congratulate you on the success of your
agricultural editor at the late fair in win
ming the butter prize. Most agricultural
writers buy their milk by the pint from
the cart and set it in pitcher, and buy
their butter at the corner grocery by the
half pound, put up on Il plate, and it
makes the practical farmer shy of all
newspaper advice, as from time TO time
he is made to know that some fluent
writer on cows and creameries knows
about as much about the subject practical
ly rs he would if he had been brought up
on a tea plantation in Japan.
1t is an encouraging fact that farmers
are demanding that those who profess to
teach them agriculture shall know little
about what they teach, | congratulate
you. therefore, that your editor has dem
onstrated that he actually knows what
good butter is and how to make it. no.
tice that the editor of the Saturday RerieU
suggests that the wisdom may reside with
the better half" but who cares in which
half it resides, if he only possesses it?
A LOVER OF COOP BUTTER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Secretary Thompson. who is at his home
in Indiana, writes to friends in Washing.
ion that at no time in his experience has
he known the republicans Of that state t.
be so thoroughly awake to the importance
of political issues us they are at present
The return of PROSPERITY has brought back
many voters who had straved from the
party. and he is confident that in the
contest next year Indiana will take rank
AS republican state.
Gen Garfield reports Gen. Grant as
saying: l have always felt certain that
if ever sought or obtained place BY
my own seeking, I should fail in the
discharge Of its duties. You will remem.
Der that never asked for an appointment
in nv life. When Gov. Yates asked me
to take charge of a regiment, ! distrusted
my ability TO do that. To be sure. | had
commanded 4 company in Mexico, but
that didn't prove that | could handle a
regiment. told Gov. Yates that he must
appoint me at his own risk; if failed it
would be the fault Of those who put me in
place. Ever sllCe lHen IL HIS Oeo1 nv
conviction that if ever held any public
post by my own procurement, should
fail at it because the res ponsibility would
be my own.
The history of English colonial rule
contains many pages, and one of them
has just been repeated in Afghanistan.
Forty seven years ago the ameer, who
was seated on the throne by English bay.
onets, was assassinated, and the whole
Afghan nation rose in sudden revolt, and
eight thousand of her majesty's soldiers
went flying for their lives from Cabul.
Now the case looks equally bad. Com.
bined with the recent disasters in south
Africa. this unexpected outbreak imposes
upon Lord Beaconsfeld's government a
complicated and dangerous problem, fail
ure TO solve which may cost them their
seats, and turn the popular tide again
toward Gladstone. All the signs of the
times point to the return 10 power of that
great statesman, and the present trouble
may be the final cause of bringing about
that result.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

1t is the misfortune of the deno,.,,.
party that all its history, tradition, =!
tendencies, and more especially the r. ~
lutionary attitude assumed BIZ It, FEM.
sentatives in the late session Of c9rgI [,'
are so directly at variance with u.
recognized principles upon which AN.
system of government is based, tba, -.
simple statement of any elementary p,' Fl.
ical truth is an arraignment of that 5,- M,
for some leading feature of its policTE
NelC York Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Gen. Grant and Mrs. Grant are expect
ed to arrive in San Francisco, from Japan,
this week.
President Hayes and family are at their
Fremont home, in Ohio, this week. Next
week they will visit Kansas.
JEFF Davis tells the Mississippians that
it has always been his pride to serve them
but that it is not best for them to elect him
United States Senator. The way Missis-
sippi is going on we do not see how the
state could be more suitably represented
than by the chief Of unhung traitors.
The negro exodus, as viewed by Fred
Douglass, is simple and effective plan
for teaching the value of the " despised
and hated negro to the south. 1t puts it
to the chivalry whether they will share
hog and hominy with the black, or give
up whiting and take up the shovel and
hoe themselves.
Henry Gully, the Mississippi murderer,
has been acquitted, 1t took a Kemper
county jury just half an hour to determine
that shooting white girl, who is trying
to save her father from being murdered
is no crime in Mississippi, when the girl
belongs to a republican family. An eli.
vironmcnt like that of Mississippi will
develop hell if Col. Ingersoll is right
about the old one.
The Afghan troubles have broken out
afresh. A mob has killed Major Cavag.
mare, the British envoy, and his escort al
Cabul. British troops from India are
advancing on Cabu. but it is doub full
whether they can accomplish anything
before winter sets in. Etrl Beaconsfeld s
"Asiatic my,t ry' proves troublesome tc
hi in in his old age, The Zulu war, how
ever, goes on lcce-sfullv. and they have
hopes Of catching King Cetewayo.
MASSACHUSETTS The republican con
vention at Worcester yesterday, rs W,
predicted. nominated John D. Long 70
governor, giving him 500 votes to sos 70
Henry l.. Pierce. Byron Weston Wit
nominated for acknowledgements Mr.
Long will be a strong candidate and will
be heartily supporel by Mr.. Pierce AM
his friends as Pierce would have been b,
the Long men hid Pierce been successful
The greenbtckers have nominated Battle
for governor and Wendell Phillips 70
lieutenant but their convention
broke up in row over a declaration @
principles.
THE VorE OF MANE.-The officia
returns from the entire state, with tn
exception of 20 small towns, show th
following result-Davis (epublican), 68,
0l2; Smith (greenback), 47,0S8; Garcelo
(democraO 2l,1S1. There were 81.
scattering votes. The remaining town
will not essentially change this result
The republicans have a good working
majority in both the House and Senate
so the election of Mr.. Davis is assured
The republicans have had celebrations @
their victory in most of the larger places
and are keeping up their rejoicings thi
week. De La Matyr, the Indiana green
back congressman. clai MS that the demo
Gratis cheated his folks some way, we don
know how.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17
WoMAS's TEMPERANCE CONVENTION

WoMAN's TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
The fifth annual convention ofthe Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at Vergennes, September 9th, and will
doubtless call together many of the lead
ing women in the state, engaged in
the temperance work. The first con
vention assembled at Montpelier in Feb
ruary, 1875; the second at Bennington, in
September 1876; the third at St. Adams,
September 1877 and the fourth at Bur-
lington, September. 1873. Ii has steadily
grown in strength and influence and been
productive of much good. Eminent speak.
ers from abroad are expected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

In Massachusetts this year the ptrties
are more than usually numerous. There
are, /. The republican; .. The Butler
democratic; 8. The genuine old fashioned
acknowledgements; 4. The Butlerite
pure and simple,and perhaps more simple
than pure; 5. The labor reformatory; and
6. The greenbackers. If Mr.. Elizur
Wright gets his party in favor of unlicens-
ed Tor. licentious) printing in operation
this year then there will be seven, which
ought TO be enough,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

The poet Whittier has written a letter
in reply TO an invitation 10 attend the
twenty-ffth anniversary celebration of the
settlement of Kansas, in which be says
" No one of your sister states has such q
record as yours; SO full of peril and
adventure, fortitude, self-sacrifce and
heroic devotion to freedom. Its baptism
of martyr blood not only saved the state
to liberty, but made the abolition of slavery
everywhere possible,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17
MONTPELIER MARKET

For the peek ending Tuesday, September Is, ls-a.
Apples, dried new 5d7c y n; Butter, l5d s. g.:
Beef 4G20c; Beef dried, green weight, zoe; Pors,
fresh, 6dl3sc; Pork, salt, loo; Ham, je; LAID
II &C; Veal 50l2e Beans, r. bushel, s!d2 a
Com S5sc; Corn meal, = LIS ms, 81 q; oats =
bushel, S5640c; Flour p Dbl ;, $5.O0d7 90: Crack
ers, 1913; Coal, v ton, s6.4OdOO0N; Cheese, > 8,
sdiOc; Fish-Fresh Cod dressed l1c; H5llbut,
l5c; Shad, S5c; Mackerel, l3c; sat Fish, Cod, &c :
Salmon, s6l0c y 10; fripe, l3tc; Is kerosene
Oil, y gallon zoe; Potatoes, y hushcI, s75de1c :
salt y bushel, soc; Dairy, lzG43 Y n; sugar
refined. 90l0Ic; brown lass, Molasses, = gallon
5Gd65c; Maple Sugar, y ,60Sc ;Syrup, ? gallon,
l0dsO; Tea, 50od015; Coffee Old Java roasted,
35c: Rio, roasted, 25c y II Herds Grass reel,
sl75; Michigan Glover, 8 3l0 = h;nNnd1srn NcV
York do, Halle + pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17
TO EXHIBITERs OF CREAMERIEs.

TO EXHIBITERS OF CREAMERIEs.
SPRINGFIELD, VT, Sept. 12th, 1879
MeSSrS. Vermont Farm MachiRe Co.:
GENTLEMEN Il consider it Il duty to
explain to you that the Vermont state ag-
ricultural society is placed in false posi-
ton towards you and the public, by the
action at the recent state fair of the
judges on mechanics hail. in awarding
prizes on creamers.
The board of directors, at n meeting at
the opening of the fair, took into consider
alton the matter of awards of prizes to
creamers. And it was agreed, without
dissent, that ii is impossible to decide as
to the respective merits of the four differ
ent kinds Of apparatus for cold setting OF
milk on exhibition, without a full and
careful competitive trial in actual use;
and that the interests involved are so
large and the questions so important, that
it would not be best for the judges at the
fair to attempt to make an award between
them without such trial.
The acting chairman of the Judges was
informed by the superintendent of the de-
partment (who is one of the board) before
the judges proceeded to their duty, that
the sense and wish of the board of direct
ors was that no award should be made on
creamers.
l was one of the judges in this class,
but was engaged in other work at the
time of the meeting referred to, and was
ignorant Of all the above facts until to.
day.
When the judges had examined the
creamers, and proceeded to confer togeth.
er, the chairman suggested that no award
be made, but that it be recommended that
a competitive trial be had 10 decide their
respective merits; and it was agreed to.
Then he Immediately suggested that we
should award silver medal now to the
one that was thought the best, AMI recon-
mend competitive trial hereafter to de-
termine the question. The writer did not
favor this proposition. as it appeared 10
involve an Inconsistency, but it was adopt
ed And then vote was taken as to first
and second prizes. with the result already
published.
The large amount of work put upon the
judges compelled the utmost diligence,
and this, as well as all other action, was
taken almost without debate.
Very respectfully yours,
G. HORACE HUBBARD.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Some three thousand years ago more
or less, one Ashmenezer was the king of
Sdon. This king, as even kings must, died
and was buried, and his corpse was de-
posted in an elegant sarcophagus of stone.
on which was cut a long inscription after
the Sdonian fashion of those days. Sdon
long ago became waste of ruins. Ash.
menezers sarcophagus was some years
since dug out of mass of rubbish in tn.
course of explorations directed by the
French Duke de Luynes. who brought il
to France and deposited it with other
relics of antiquity in his private museum
Not long after the duke and his only son
were killed in the Italian war of 1859
The late emperor, Louis Napoleon, then
bought the sarcophagus and placed it in
the Louvre. lie has since died in exile.
and his only son was killed in Africa by
savages. Since all these events the in
scription on Ashmenezer's stone chest has
been deciphered and its meaning is said
to be in substance, n curse upon whoever
shall move the monarchs bones, and a
prediction that if any one dares 10 set
this curse ut defiance he shall have no
descendants, but shall be driven from his
country and die in exile. If this narration
has any moral, it is that people better moi
steal sarcophagi, before translating the
inscriptions thereon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Taken throughout the races have been
the best ever had at state fair, both as to
time made and the evident desire of each
driver to get his horse to the front if pos
sible, and the people were very well salts
fed with the races-far more so than is the
common rule.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17
creamery Awards.

We have received the following com.
munication from c. Horace Hubbard
Esq, vice president of the state agricul.
tural society, and one of the judges on
dairy apparatus at the state fair. Coming
too late for our regular columns, and judg.
ing it best that it should appear with the
awards, we print it in this place:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

A. T. Sanderson. Rutland, ms. or e.
G. / Lock Concord, n H. MS Blk Z.
Richmond. ..;;.......:;:............. / 5 .
I. W uttnn, Morrisyille, rs. b z,
Frank H.; ........,:..i;..........:. 49,
=, Unknown. Observation-Disclosures. 4s88
Kitty. Observation-Disclosures. 54543
blk =. Oceana Chief. ..,......,.... dr.
Time-2. 0aIS o:3JLS g3i
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

The stallion Addison Lambert is from
the old Lambert horse, and was driven by
his trainer, John Utton, and is a remark
ably fine stallion, winning the race with
apparent ease, and showing himself capa-
bic of sharp speed.
The races Wednesday afternoon were
exciting and well contested. Summaries
are given below:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

summary.
John Utton, Morrisville ms. C. r. Daniel
1aluDerl, 1 | |
NJ. smith. ShorehAm, ms. b. m. Bella
r II Brewster, ms. T. K Hard Times. 5
Aoulton Bros, West Randolph, MS b. x.
c;ear2e Hammond N;ddisbnf;v: ne
Gray WAIKIKI. Observation-Disclosures. killed
c. II. Blodgett, Burlington, ms. C. m.
Leouia. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5 dr.
Charles Keen, Montpelier, ms. b. 2. Billy, dr.
James Bowers Montpelier, ms. x.
Little Gent; ........,......; ...4...-:... DIR
James Duboy Grand isie,ns b. s.Beecher DIR
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

The third heat was declared void on
account of foul driving in pulling horses
and no time given and all took the same
positions as in the former heat.
Thursday afternoon the best trotting of
the meeting took place.