Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-02-18
Burlington elected an Edmunds delega-
ton to the state convention last night.

Burlington elected an Edmunds delega-
ton to the state convention las; night.
Rutland elected eleven Edmunds dele
gates to the STATE convention Monday
eyening.
St. Adams elected nine Edmuuds dele
gates to the state convention Monday
evening.
Frank Dillingham; killed his uncle's wife
at Londonderry, n. II last week aud shot
himself fatally.
Princess Louise was run away with at
Ottawa Saturlly evening but not very
seriously injured.
President Hayes has issued a proclama-
tiou to parties who had projected IN
invasion Of Indian Territory, warning
them that they had better stay where they
are.
Hon. John B. Page. in = note to the
Rutland Herald, says it is doubtful ii his
engagements will permit him to 90 to
Chicago. aud suggests sx-Judge Dunton
n oDa who would ably and faithfully rep
resent the party.
Hou. T. B. Washburue announces that
he is not, and under no circumstances
will be, a candidate for the presidency;
and that the friend who wrote that he is
candidate for the governor of Illinois WAS
more Jealous than wise.
A signal service officer has inTented an
instrument. which shows by dials the kind
Of weather the wind and atmosphere at the
time indicated as most probable, and it is
said that one Of the instruments is to be
placed in the pos: office OF every city Of
the United States.
An improved telephone has been exhib-
tied privately in New York, which is said
to be an improvement on anything yet
seen. The inventor is coniIent that he
will be able to talk across the ocean The
new American telegraph company is
behind it.
The people OF South Carolina are pro-
crossing. For the shotgun in politics
they substituted the tissue ballot, and now
for the Litter they talk Of substituting the
reading AMI writing condition for voting.
Every voter down there will be obliged to
write his name 10 register provided for
the purpose. Civilization is slowly APP
pearing in South Carolina.
RB AoBP Pss FsEH4 4s2 s5P29 PET s:s t i the
w5aId, rot vote for e I: Ednunds o i; B. wash
The Rutland Herald pertinently, certain
IL not impertinently, asks the Montpelier
FREEMAN whether the FREEMAN knows OF
anybody who would vote for G. T. Ed
muuds or E. B. Washburne who would
not vote for U. S. Grant?-RutlaHd Her
I'D.
The FREEMAN does know of men who
would vote for G. F. Edmunds or f. B
Washburne and would not vote for U. S.
Grant.
The Montpelier FREEMAN and the Lud-
low Tribune are anti-Grant; this intelli-
gence is 50 important that it impels US to
repeat the following little story: A father
said to an old acquaintance who came to
condole with him on the uumanageable
ness of his two sons, who had committed
a burglary in the next town, and had been
sent to prison: " 1t is pretty rough on me
to have them both go at once, but there is
one thing to it-when it comes night now.
you know where them boys be."-RHtlaDd
Herald.
Keep your temper and take it easy.
Don't go to referring to the safe burglary
if ysu have backed out of the Grant boom.
Don't count every enc " auti-Gran, who
queries whether another candidate will
not poll more votes. And finally now that
your first choice is Edmunds, them
boys" welcome yOu-though they recog-
nize the fact that it wasn't your unman-
ageableness brought you to them and that
the shades of night were falling fast when
you came in. Shake another