Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-11

ut ? clock Tuesday afternoon at Burling
ton.
The Worcester Spy says that the only
mystery in the Vermont children poison
ing case, now that the facts are under
stood, is that the children lived and had
tolerable health as long rs they did.
Monday the receipts OF butter in Boston
were the largest known in II years
Nine carloads were western butter, ship.
ped direct to Liverpool, making 1G car
loads shipped in the past week, about 1890
packages.
Senator Edmunds babe goodbye to his
friends in the Senate yesterday and left
for New York, whence he sails to-day,
with his family, on the steamship "Par-
thia," for England to gain much needed
rest and recreation.
A Washington special says that Hon.
Bradley Barlow, who has at last returned
TO his seat in congress, says that the extra
session has consolidated the republican
party in Vermont and greatly injured the
prospects of the democracy everywhere.
The tenth annual convention of the Ver-
mont Baptist Sunday school convention.
held at Vergennes, closed Thursday.
There were present eighty-six delegates,
representing thirty-seven schools. The
session has been largely attended and was
one of great interest and profit
NINETEEN YEARS IN PRISoN.-John
Hammond alias California jack was
sentenced at Woodstock, Thursday, to ten
years in state prison, for the burglary of
the town clerks Office in Chester and nine
years for the burglary of Robbins &
Marsh's store, the latter time to begin on
completion of the first term.
The Vermont Episcopalans are holding
their seth annual convention at Bellows
Falls, commencing Tuesday and contnu-
ing Wednesday and Thursday, during
viii h addresses and sermons will be
delivered by Rev. James Houghton of
Albany, N. Y, Rev. John Randall, Bishop
Bissell and Rev. Walter Mitchell of Rut-
land.
NERM ONT MEDICAL ETY.-This So
ciety holds its semi-annual meeting for
1879, in Bennington, June 1lth and 10Th,
commencing at 10 o'clock the first day.
Papers will be read by Drs. Goodal,
Rogers, Bennett, Ranney, Morgan, Davcn-
port and others. Vice President l.. NJ.
Bingham will deliver his address in the
evening; suhject-Septicaemia and Anti
septic Dressings.
The lost child mentioned last week,
belonging TO Charles Robbins, of Chester,
was found after forty-three hours had been
spent in vigorous search by the towns
people, on the top of Il high hill two miles
away, nearly paralyzed from wet and cold.
The child which was about four years old,
seemed frightened and cried family, though
it could not move. 1t is thought, with
proper care, it may recover.
The Vermont Grand Chapter Order
Eastern Star of Adopted Masonry will
meet in annual convention at Ludlow
today. w. W. Culver of South Royalton,
grand patron, Mrs. Mary C. Demino of
Putney, grand matron, and Mrs. II. l..
Stillson Of Bennington, grand secretary,
are the present officers. The question of
paramount Importance at this session is,
Shall Vermont become subject 10 the Gen
eral Grand Chapter?
DIGGING UP A SKELEroN.-Pownal is
considerably excited over the unearthing
of the skeleton of II young man appar-
emily in the ncighborhood of twenty years
of age. 1t was dug up by the workmen
on the new Burt road, Il short distance be-
low the present depot. To all appear
ances it has lain there many years, covered
by only two feet of earth Various theo-
ries prevail but, from the Mcts in the
case, it looks Us though Il dark tragedy
had at some time been enacted, and the
skeleton is the sole remaining evidence of
the crime.
CLUB TREASURER IN TRoUBLE.-In the
the Windsor county conrt, Herman Ores
sci Of Springfield has been convicted of
sixty-one offences under the liquor law,
the fine for which will be S6iO He
was treasurer and business manager of a
club organized with written articles and
regulations, for the purpose of supplying
with lager beer. The defence
was that the thus furnishing of members
with beer was not contrary to the statute
The court held that club organizations
was not a defence and under instruction
the jury so found
FATAL ACCIDENT. Mrs. Scott Dunklee
OF Brattleboro was run over by heavy
wagon and killed Thursday. Mr.. DunkIee
with his wife and child were coming down
hi! when they met a freight team. Mr..
Danklee's horse heightened by the cover
ed wagon, stopped and began to go back
ward, when Mrs. Dunklee with her child
j 'mped out of the buggy and fell under
one of the wheels of the large wagon.
which passed over her chest, killing her
almost Immediately. The child escaped
with only Il bruise upon one hand. Mrs.
Dunklee leaves two chill dren.
Saturday was the 550Jh anniversary of
the death of Robert Bruce, the great
Scottish soldier and monarch, who died