Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-18

good and were the best, they will stand
unimpaired as long as the main edifice
stands; if they are wrong and an impedi-
ment in the path of the future progress of
this great people of the dominant race, the
6dy0net that pat them there cannot prop
them to stand forecer.
Don Piatt says that Hendricks will not
work heartily for the democratic cause in
Indiana.
A Herald correspondent describes Hiram
Atkins of the argus as the Brick Pomeroy
of Vermont.
1t is estimated by the London Ne0s that
the cost of general election in England
is about S7,500,000.
Postmaster. General Key says that after
this year there will be no more solid south,
whoever may be elected president.
1t is suggested that the democrats were
in want of ballast, which made them so
cordially welcome David d, Wis to their
fold.
The secretary of the national prohibition
committee asserts that the prohibition
party will put an electoral ticket before
the voters of twenty states.
Brattleboro's calamity falls heavily on
Dover, as $1,000 of the ruined bank S
stock was held in that town, which with
the assessment of twenty five dollars per
centum, will make the figures Sl3,750.
The Georgia democrats are divided.
Two candidates for governor are in the
feld-the present chief magistrate, re-
nominated after protracted struggle, and
ex- United States Senator Thomas NJ. Nor
wood.
James H. Dyer of Rutland was acct
dentally killed Wednesday while hunting
near Rutland. by the accidental discharge
of his gun. His body was found the next
morning. While awaiting death he wrote
messages to his wife and children which
were found by his body.
The Free Press learns that one republic
can and one democrat are riding about
Chiltenden county, in an attempt to gel
up boiling Or independent convention
to present new nomination for senator;
and says the thing is a mere democratic
scheme to stir up division and strife
among republicans.
The campaign in Indiana is stirring the
pc )ple. In the town of Bloomfield, Green
county, the other day, over 100 ladies on
horseback took part in the procession, and
there is no end to organized bands, drum
corps and glee clubs. A republican sue
cess in the state by 10000 is now predicted
The Philadelphia Times, in an estimate
based on the partial returns already made,
asserts that under new apporlionment
the New England states will lose three
members, the central states, New York
to Indiana, five, while the western states
will gain eight, the Pacific coast one and
the old slave states six.
THE BROKEN BRATTLEBoRo BANK. -
The twenty-five per cent assessment on
the stockholders of the ruined Brattle-
boro National Bank is, 1t is said,
being promptly paid as far as possible. A
particularly sad case is that of a daughter
of the first settled Congregational minis
ter Of Brattleboro. an elderly maiden, who
had few hundred dollars in stock upon
which she depended for support. Since
the assessment was declared she has APP
piled to the ovcrseer of the poor for aid,
and will undoubtedly be sent to the poor
farm. Several similar can he found,
though it is probable that relatives may
keep them off the town. The largest indi-
vidual stakeholder in the bank loses his
entire property, his homestead even being
>acriticed to meet the assessment.
Jacob Foss, a wealthy bachelor, died in
Charlestown, Mass, in 1866, leaving a
large estate valued at 100000. which he
gave by will mainly, to his nephews and
nieces residing in Vermont and other
states. One of the executors of this estate
died many years since, and another A. B.
Shidd, Esq, had failed in business and had
procured his discharge from his duty by
bankruptcy proceedings. The twenty seven
egatees now interfered in the estate, on
discovering this condition of Mr.. Shidd,
md also that he had made no settlement
IF his account as executor since 1872, Join.
ed in petition for his removal, and en-
ployed I. j. Deavitt Esq, of this village
to prosecute the case, who went to Boston
and had Mr.. Shidd cited before the court
TO show cause why he should not be re-
moved. A hearing was had before Judge
Brooks, at East Cambridge, Mass, and an
order was made for the executors to settle
their account with the probate court
when it appeared that there was still in the
hands of the executors the large sum o.
$4,000, and the court has appointed Il
trustee to take care of the estate By this
timely move of the legatees, several O
whom reside in this and Lamoille counties
they will receive the sum due, without any
loss.
New York and Indiana are the battlefield