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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07

The House democratic caucus took
thorough for their motto, Friday. The
correspondent of the Boston Herald says
"They were strongly of the opinion that
in some way outsiders managed to heal
what went on in the representatives hall
during the caucus, and committee o.
long nosed gentlemen was appointed TO &C
through the building and investigate the
keyholes. The committee made thorough
work of it. First they went into the space
above the chamber and catechised the
man who runs up the flag ut noon and
satisfied themselves that no sly listener
was there. Then they wandered around
On the gallery floor of the building. They
went around and peeped into the reporters
gallery and saw that nobody was under
the seats. They went into the females
retiring room and told the female attend
ant that she had better go home for the
day. They went into all the committee
rooms and drove out I'LL the clerks. Then
they went around and examined all the
cracks and keyholes on the floor below
and then they descended into the base.
ment and catechised the custodian of the
venlilating apparatus and demanded
to know whether there were any
cracks or crevices or apertures there
through which the secrets of tho caucus
might Leak And then they got up Sat
urday morning and read full reports OF
the proceedings of the caucus in the lead
ing New York papers,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07

The Connecticut river is fifteen fee
above low water mark.
Ii. M. Bryant, the temperance speaker
who has for some time been working il
this state, has returned to his home il
Maine.
Among the new postmasters appointed
are Mrs. Harriet NJ. Fay, Evansville; Ed
son Weed, Stannard, and Henry J. Elmer
Thetford.
The grand temperance reform club O
Vermont will hold its second annua
meeting at st. Adams Tuesday, June Sd
The local club will entertain the delegates
Several eminent speakers will be in at
tendance.
By the will the late Gen. William S
Pierson, of Windsor, VT, who was very
wealthy, 81 1000 are left for the Congrega-
tional church at Windsor to be devoted ia
music expenses; $1,000 are left for q
family monument and 81 200 for keeping
the family burial lot in order, the surplus
to be expended for the benefit of the Gem.
etery.
Fennor is again out on his doeful pre-
dlctIons. lie says: Judging from the
movements of the spring birds, | feel
certain we are going to experience wet
summer, with frequent cold relapses and
severe frosts, the same condition to extend
through large portion, also of the
United States. The winter of 1S70-sO
will be again severe, with heavy snow
falls"
The happy town of Waltham has no
lawyer, no doctor, and no merchant. The
town has money in its treasury, not a
pauper to support, and an increasing
revenue from legacies and donations for
religious instruction and development. a
portion of which they have devoted 10 the
Improvement of cemetery. At the last
town meeting all the voters were present.
forty in number. Great excitement was
| stirred when rash voter moved TO raise .,
tax OF tour per cent on dollar but as
the sum to be raised was only twenty. four
dollars, this was voted down and the t,x
placed at three cents. Some thought two
cents was enough as it was risky to have
such u surplus in the treasury, when if
might offer somebody an unholy tempta-
ton. In one of the school districts n
teacher is engaged at two dollars per
week, and boarded around on the grand
list at one dollar and fifty cents per week.
DECORATION DAY.-As usual. Decor,-
ton Day will be observed in great num-
Der of places throughout Vermont and
there u.s. apparently, no decadence in ifs
general commemoration. The following
list comprises, we believe, all the towns
in the state which have thus far sccprod
speakers and the names of the latter
Burlington. Col. Albert Clarke. of St AL
bans; Rutland, Hon. Henry Ballard ~
burlington; Brandon, Hon. George H.
Bigelow, of Burlington; Bradford, Iucins
Blgelow, of Rutland; Montpelier, Col,
Charles II. Joyce, of Rutland; Hines.
6urgh, Rev. N. II. Munsill, of Rutland :;
Bratlleboro, Rev. George +. Martin, of
that village; Poultney, Joel c. Baker of
Rutland; Manchester, Col. Aldace r
Walker, of Rutland; North Troy, o. s
Dorman; Chelsea, Rev. o. l.. Brastow. Of
Burlington. "
Col, W. G. Veazey, of Rutland, speaks
at Lynn, Mass, and Major T. Childs, of
st. Adams, at Beverly. Mass.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07

Political attention centcrs on New Y,,.
and Ohio since the veto has placed ,bn
democrats in Il position where the los, If
these two states would make the con,.,,
in 1880 hopeless. Evarts who i, di,p),el
to look on the "harmony" now cs'abii,bI
between the administration and the p,rv
rs the work of his hands, talks choernu55
of success in both states, is magnamimov;.
y willing to see Conkling man nominal.
ed in New York. and is readyIo be equally
satisfied if Taft is nominated on stlIw,rr
or Sherman on II financial pIlfrm in
Ohio. On either platform, and with either
candidate, it is generally admitted flat
the republican chance of success i, excl.
lent. In New York the campaign is less
certain, but the republicans have not had
more favorable prospect before them
since 1872. So far Fish is the leading
candidate. -Republican.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07
4 PAnaticaI Murder.

Last Thursday morning one Charles
Freeman Of Poeasset. a hamlet in the
town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, killed
bis fve-year-old daughter Edith in a fit of
fanatical zeal.
Freeman, who is mail-carrier and
thirty five years of age, has been greatly
excited about religious matters and the
second-adventists in Pocasset, of whom he
was one, seem to have been largely i'm
bued with unnatural excitement.
Freeman some time since had reve-
lation which in due time he was going
to let the others know of. He had become
impressed with the notion that he was TO
offer up his second child as sacrifice and
that the third day the power of God would
be made manifest by raising her from the
dead. Thursday morning he woke up at
2 o'clock, aroused his wife, told her what
he must do; and then they after praying
went and prepared butcher knife with
which he was to commit the deed.
Freeman then went into the bedroom,
his wife taking the older child to another
room. turned down the clothes and stabbed
her to death: she said Oh, papa!r as he
took her in his arms after the blow and in
Il minute was dead. Freeman replaced
her in the bed after allowing her blood to
flow on table fixed us an altar, and him
self went TO bed and to sleep. The next
day he called meeting of some of the
adventists at his house, told them what he
had done, and that the child must be raised
from the dead on Sunday They went
away and said nothing of the crime.
1t was however discovered that duy and
Freeman and his wife were arrested and
put in jail, the other little girl being taken
to an aunt's. The mother and some of
the other fanatics justified the deed and it
is likely that other arrests will be made
The dead child was buried on Sunday, and
the parents do not seem to realize the hor-
rible nature of the crime that has been
committed. OF course the surrounding
country is greatly excited and II Just storm
of Indignation prevails against Freeman
and the fanatinal fury with which he and
others seem to be possessed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07
MONTPELIER MARKE
RETAIL PRICES

For the Week ending 7UesdaN / p7i Is ~
Apples, dried new aOc II; Butter, ba2', :
Beef 4020c Beef dried, green weight, !1r, f." b.
fresh, 6dl2Isc Pork, salt l1'sc; Ham, l5c; lH,n'
l2Sc; Veal. 50l2c; Beans, = bushe go w.
Corn, $5Se; Corn meal, u LIS Ms 81 %; oiIs
ers, 1913; Coal, y ton, 81 80 600; Cheese, ~
lSd0Oc; Fish-Fresh Cod, dressed lh, iii,lno''
l5c; Shad, 35c; Mackcrol, l3c salt tlsh, C'd' n.y.,
Salmon, l0dl2|c " h; TrIre, l2ac, hr,9,,nts
Oil, v gallon, 90; Potatoes, - hushel, si51ep,
Salt v bushel, sos; barry, lsd2c T. n, >WLn
refined, lO0l2G; brown s., hoaSscs : -hm'u
t0d 80; Tea, 5Os00 IS; Coffee, Old Java roasted
tOc: Rio, roasted, SOC y II; Herds Grass zen,
81 Is; Michigan Glover, 0 DiO = a Northern Wv
York, do, ll0l2c Y pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07

1t has become so common 10 write .bo
beginning of an elegant, interesting
article and then run it into some adyeT
tisement that we avoid all such cheat, and
simply call attention to the merits Of Hon
Bitters in as plain honest terms as posi-,
BILE, to induce people to give them one
trial, as no one who knows their value
will ever use anything else. INlSw2
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07

Senator Edmunds moved that Union
soldiers employed in and about the Senate
Should not be removed except for causo
Ihe democrats promptly voted down that
proposition. and now comes word that fivo
Union soldiers have been discharged from
the employ of the Senate,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07
Congressman Hendricks B. Wright the

Congressman Hendricks B. Wright, the
new chairman of the House labor commit
tee, will go to California about the middle
OF July to take testimony in regard to
Chinese labor, and the committee will also
visit most of the larger cities and take
testimony on the labor question and
kindred topics. Mr.. A. S. Hewitt was
chairman of the same committee in the
last congress, and took an immense mass
of testimony. all of which was practically
worthless; and the composition of the
present committee, with an utter dema-
gogue like Mr.. Wright at its head, is by
no means guaranty of any better work.
The preliminary papers have been serv-
ed in the suit in the United States court in
the southern district of New York, which
S. p. Chittenden and General Butler have
agreed should be brought to test the
reissue of United States legal tender notes
in time Of peace. The trial will probably
not take place for a month The plaintiff,
Augustus Juillard, charges that Thomas
Greenman of Connecticut, defendent, fail
ed TO pay for a hundred bales of cotton sold
W MN Ny IhC lteIenuenU AYERS
that he offered payment, but plaintiff
refused to accept re-issued greenbacks.
f litor Mcclure of the PHILADELPHIA
Times says that the statement that Mr..
Grinnell, acting under authority from
President Lincoln. rendered to the late
Gen. DIX the nomination for vice presi-
dent in 1861, and that he would have re.
ceived it had he not declined it, is mani
testify incorrect. Mr.. Mcclure says that
he was delegate-at-arge from Pennsyl-
vania to the convention that re-nominated
Mr.. Lincoln in 1864, and that be supported
Andrew johnson because personally re-
quested TO do so by Mr.. Lincoln, u few
days before the nomination was made {;
and that the only reason which Mr.. Lin.
coin regarded as justifying his interior
ence with the selection of his associate
was his earnest desire TO avoid sectional
ticket by taking the vice president from
the south. -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE"

AN IMPORTANT DECISION.-The United
States supreme court has just decided that
Il Union soldier cannot be held to answer
in the courts of the seeded states for any
offense committed while soldier in those
states-a decision that will affect as many
us forty criminals now confined in differ
ent states. Pryor N. Coleman and one
Chambliss, members of Union cayelry
regiment raised in Tennessee, made II
night raid on their own account in 1865
on IL still of confederate named Bell.
His still was hidden away among the
mountains of Knox comfy, Tennessee,
and after the soldiers became heated with
his liquor, they demanded his money.
Bell said he had none, and when the
drunken pair began to beat him to make
him show where it was hidden, his daugb
ter, Mourning Ann, interfered in his
behalf She was shot dead. and, knocking
Bell senseless, his assailants escaped
Chambiss was shot down while RESISTING
arrest, but Coleman was captured, turned
over to the military authorities, by whom
he was court-martialed and sentenced
to death. Coleman escaped into Kentucky.
but, after nine years had gone, returned
to Tennessee. thinking his crime would be
forgotten. He was arrested and sentenced
to be hung by the Knoxville criminal
court, the sentence being confirmed on
appeal to the supreme court of the state.
His counsel took the ground that the state
court had no right to try Coleman, and
finally the United States supreme court
has sustained the Federal court at Knox
vile in granting writ of habcas corpus,
discharging the prisoner from custody.
Tho fanl decision. however, states that
Coleman was guilty of murder of great
atrocity, and he is handed over to the
military authorities at Atlanta to be dealt
with as required by law. 1t is thought
probable, nevertheless. that tho court
martials sentence of death will be COM
muted to life Imprisonment. -Republicap.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
STATE OF MICHIGAN, GO
COUNTY OF VAN BUREN.

At . session OF the Probate court, for the
County OF Van Buren,, holden at the Probate
Office, in the village Of Paw Paw, on Monday
the S0th day OF June, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy nine: Present,
Hon. Alfred ]. Mills, Judge OF Probate. In
the matter of the estate Of AImon b. Convey,
deceased. On reading and filing the petition,
duly verified, OF Alphonzo Convey, son OF said
deceased, praying for reasons therein stated
that administration Of the estate OF said de-
ceased may be granted to John Lyle or some
other suitable person, Thereupon it is ordered,
that Monday, the 2Sth day OF July, 1879. at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, be assigned for the
hearing OF said petition, and all persons inter-
ested In said estate. are required to appear at o
session OF said court, then to be holden at the
Probate office, IN the village Of Paw Paw, and
show cause, IL any there be, why the prayer of
the petitioner should not be granted: And it
Is further ordered, that said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested In said estate,
OF the tendency Of said petition, and the hear
ing thereof, by causing a copy of this order to
be published IN the True Northerner news
paper, printed and circulating in said County
OF Van Buren, for 8 successive weeks, at least
previous to said day OF hearing. 1267t4f141
ALFRED j. MILLS, Judge Of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
OF a certain mortgage in which the power to
sell has become operative, executed by James
NcManigal and Eliza A. Mechanical, Of Van
Buren, County and State VI Michigan, to Mary
e. Bartholomew of Oneida county and State Of
New York, bearing date the sixth day OF April
A. ID. eighteen hundred and sixty four, and
recorded in the Office Of the Register Of Deeds
for the County OF Van Buren, and State Of
Michigan, on the fourteenth day Of May A. d.
eighteen hundred and sixty -four in Liber N on
page 212, which said mortgage was duly as
signed by the said Mary E. Bartholomew on
the twenty fourth day OF April A. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy -one, to Jonathan Cham
pln and recorded in the said Registers Office
on the twenty-ninth day Of May A. d. eighteen
hundred and seventy -one, in Liber u of mort
cages on page 500, upon which mortgage there
is claimed to be due at the date Of this notice,
tho sum OF six hundred and sixty -four dollars
and four cents (S664.04) and an attorney fee
or hfteen dollars covenanted for therein and
no suit or proceedings at law having been In
stituted to recover the same or any part there
Of, Notice is therefore hereby given, that on
Saturday, the twenty sixth day Of July next,
at nine o'clock in the forenoon, l shall sell at
public auction to the highest bidder (sale to
take place ut the front door Of the Van Buren,
County Circuit Court House in the village OF
Paw Paw the premises described in said
mortgage or 30 much thereof as shall be neces-
sary to satisfy the amount due on said mort
gage, and interest at ten per cent. and the
attorney fee Of fifteen dollars and all legal
costs, the following pieces or parcels OF land
situated in the County Of Van Buren, and State
Of Michigan, viz: The south half OF the south
half OF the northeast quarter and the equal
undivided fve-sixth $50 part of the north
half OF the north half OF the south least quarter
of section two in town four south, Of range
thirteen west-the above will be sold subject
to mortgage OF eight hundred dollars given
by David l. Traver to Edward A. Park, and
dated the fourteenth day OF August A. ID.
eighteen hundred aud sixty-six and the inter-
est due thereon, together with the attorney fee
covenanted for therein and all legal costs on
the foreclosure of the same. 1258t13f122
Dated, Lawton, Mich, April 28th, A. ID. 1879.
JONATHAN CHAMPLIN, Assignee.
GEO. P. SMITH, Atty for Assignee.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment
OF sum OF money secured to be PAID py
certain mortgage bearing date the 10Th day OF
J January, 1876 executed by Lyman birchard
of Pine Grove, Van Buren, County, Michigan,
TO Elyira c. Hendrick or Paw Paw, Michigan,
and recorded in the Office OF the Register or
Deeds for the County OF Van Buren,, Michigan,
in Liber IS Of mortgages on page 226 on the
9th day OF January, 1876 on which mortgage
there is claimed to be due at the date OF this
notice, the sum Of four hundred tfty-elght
and 85-1O0ths dollars, besides an attorney fee
of forty dollars covenanted for in said mort
gage in case OF foreclosure, by which default
the power Of sale in said mortgage has become
operative, and no suit or proceedings have
been taken at law or IN equity to recover the
debt secured to be paid by said mortgage or
sny part thereof, Notice is therefore hereby
given. that by virtue OF the power Of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage and OF the statute In
such case made and provided, the premises
described in SAID mortgage, viz: The south
weet quarter OF .ae south west quarter OF sec
ton five IN town one south, OF range thirteen
west, Van Buren, County, State OF Michigan
Except the school house site in the south
west corner) will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder, on Friday the 9th day Of
August, 1879, at the front door OF the Van
Buren, Comfy Circuit Court House, in the
village Of Paw Paw, at two o'clock p. M OF
said day, to satisfy said debt, interest and costs
Of foreclosure, including said attorney fee.
Dated May 14th, 1879. 126Ot13f129
ELVIRA c. HENDRICK, Mortgage.
KIRK W. MOVES Atty for Mortgage.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, | 9
rNvyNrv m VAN uvyprN

At session Of the Probate court, for the
County Of Van Buren,. holden Ut the Probate
office, In the village Of Paw Paw, on Saturday,
the 18th day Of May, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy mine: Present,
Hon. Alfred j. Mills, Judge Of Probate. In
the matter OF the estate Of Flora A. Iugersoll,
deceased. On reading and filing the petition,
duly verified, Of Asahel b. Morgan, admlnistra-
tor, ode bonis non,' Of said estate. praying that
the residue OF the estate of said deceased may
be assigned to the heirs at law OF said deceased
entitled to shares and portions OF such residue.
Thereupon it is ordered. that Monday, the 10th
day Of June, 1879, at 10 o'clock In the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing OF said
petition, and all persons interested in
said estate, are required to appear at ses-
sion OF said court, then to be holden at
the Probate Office, in the village OF Paw Paw,
and show cause, If any there be, why the
prayer of the petitioner should not be gran
ted: And it is further ordered, that said pc
titioner give notice to the persons interested
in said estate, OF the tendency of said petition,
aud the hearing thereof, by causing q copy of
this order to be published in the True North
erner, q newspaper, printed and circulating IN
said County Of Van Buren, for successive
weeks, at least previous to said day Of hearing
ALFRED ]. MILLS, Judge OF Probate.
126lt4f131
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, G,
COUNTY OF VAN buren,,

At session Of the Probate Court, for the
County of Van Buren,, holden at the Probate
Office, in the village OF Paw Paw, on Tuesday
the Sd day Of June, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy nine Present,
Hon. Alfred j. Mills, Judge OF Probate. In
the matter of the estate OF Nath, n p. Bates,
deceased. On reading and fling the petition,
duly verified, of William II. Wood executor OF
said estate praying for reasons therein stated
that he may be licensed and empowered to sell
certain Of the real estate OF said deceased.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the 7th
day OF July, 1879, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
be assigned for the hearing OF said petition,
and all persons interested in said estate, are
required to appear at a session OF said court,
then to be holden at the Probate Office, in the
village OF Paw Paw, and show cause, IL any
there be, why the prayer OF the petitioner
should not be granted: And it is further or
dered, that said petitioner give notice to the
persons interested in said estate, Of the PEN
dency OF said petition, and the hearing thereof,
by causing copy OF this order to be published
in the True Northerner newspaper, printed
and circulating in SAID County Of Van Buren,
for successive weeks, at least previous to said
day OF hearing 1263t5f13s
ALFRED J. MILLS, Judge Of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment OF
, certain indenture OF mortgage bearing date
the sixteenth day OF September A. ID. 1875,
executed by John Russell OF Van Buren, county
State OF Michigan, To w. X. Hawkins Of the
same place, and recorded in the Office OF the
Register OF Deeds or Van Buren, County, State
OF Michigan, in Liber No. IS, on page $40. on
the twenty-frst day OF September A. d. 1876,
and the amount claimed to be due thereon and
unpaid On said note and mortgage, at the date
Of this notice, being one hundred and thirty
two dollars and twenty-seven cents ($l32.27)
and no suit or proceedings at law or in equity
having been instituted to recover the amount
now due and unpaid or any part thereof, now
therefore, Notice Is hereby gwen that by a
power OF sale contained In said mortgage
there will be sold at the front door OF the Court
House,ln the village of Paw Paw, Van Buren,
County, State OF Michigan, on Saturday the
thirtieth day OF August A. ID. 1879, at ten
o'clock IN the forenoon OF said day, the premises
described In said mortgage, or 30 much thereof
rs shall be necessary to satisfy the amount
now due on said note and mortgage together
with interest and cost, said premises being de-
scribed as follows, to-wlt: The south half oil
the south half OF the northwest quarter Of
section No. one % In township two (2) south
Of range No. seventeen I'D west IN Van Burer
County, State OF Michigan.
Dated June 9Th, 1879. 1263t13f13t
w. r. HAWKINS, Mortgage.