Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-21

The Lamoille county republican con-
vention meets at Hyde Park Tuesday,July
9th.
Senator Edmunds will deliver the adj
dress at the Orleans county fair, Septem-
Der 18th.
Addison county has population of a.
159, gain of 675. LamoIlle has 1864.
a gain af ZIG.
Garfield and Arthur clubs have been
organized in most of the larger towns
throughout the state.
Mr.. S. B. Pettingill. formerly of the
Rutland Herald, is announced in the St.
Adams advertiser rs its editor and pub
Usher.
The population of Franklin county in
1870 was 30.29l the present census shows
a population of 29,965-a decrease of 1926
in the ten years.
The republicans of the second congress
sional district of Vermont hold their con-
vention at White River Junction, Wednes-
day, the 2Sth of July, at 2 O'Clock, P. NJ.
The thirtieth annual session of the Yer
mont state teachers association is to be
held at Bellows Falls, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. August 4th, 9th and 9th
next, and will be of much interest.
THE CASUALTY RECoRD.-A two years
old child of James Rock, living in Morris
vile, was drowned in the watering tub
the other day. The tub was several rods
from the house, but the child strayed
away and was absent some time before it
was discovered. When found it was
dead.
Saturday,th 17lh. Eli Lane, aged sixty.
seven years, respected citizen of Lunen-
burgh, left home, apparently insane and
saying he should take his life. Hundreds
have searched the woods for him, but have
not found him. 1t is thought he ha. com
mitted suicide; he said before he left that
no one could find him.
WELL STARTED ON His SECOND CEN
lTuRY.-Isaac Farwel Of West Dorset,
VT, was born on July II, l779, and on
Wednesday celebrated the 101st anniver-
sary of his birthday. A number of resi-
dents and summer sojourners in the
vicinity visited the venerable man to ten
der congratulations and found him with
hale body, active mind and cordial temper
MUsICAp CONFERENCE.-The executive
committee of the Connecticut River valley
musical association have decided upon
August 9th, 25th. Goth and 9th for the
annual convention to be held at Below:
Falls. Prof. S. b. Whitney of Bost on is tc
be director. with ii full line of assistants
and soloists. This convention draws from
a large territory, and has every year beer
a decided success.
1t is stated that the amount of Waite
forgeries and borrowing of money on for
ged papers is thus far $335,000. 1t is ais
certain that he took many special deposit
of bonds, sold them and pocketed tn
money, so that with his fraudulent stool
and private debts, the amounts which Ii
has swept out of the community may b
safely put at over half II million Of dollar
and approaching 100000.
| MINING IN VERMoNT.-The mimi.
interests in the vicinity of Stockbridg
seem to be fourishng. a large outlay c
money and labor has been expended o
the Pittsfield iron works. About fifty me
are employed, large boarding house i
being built, and with engine house an,
kilns for burning coal and work opening
the mine makes all hands busy. The or
is reported to yield 60 per cent. and every
carpenter and spare hand is wanted, ant
farm help is scarce.
| Mr.. Geo. c. Underhill, of Rutland, a
original republican who became Creole
man and thence Il democrat was recent
chosen a delegate to the Rutland count
democratic convention. But he decline
to serve, and in letter which has bee
made public says he intends to vote wit
| the republicans. He thinks the party ha
shown its capacity to reform the abuse
that crept in during the corruption period
and that Hayes administration has bee
one of the best in the history of tn
country. while the democrats have betray
ed rebellious spirit, sectional polio
and lack of courage to do anything pre-
gressive in congress.
STATE TEACHERS AssoCIATIoN.-Th
Both annual session of the Vermont stat
teachers association, to be held at Bel
lows Falls Wednesday, Thursday an(
Friday. August 4th. 9Th, and 9th mex
will be of much interest. The programm
will be as follows: Wednesday evening
Z 80 o'clock, address of welcome by Hor
} c. B. Eddy; 8 o'clock, address-"Right
of the pupil" by Rev. j. D. Emerson
Underhill. Thursday-address, Hon
Influence" Hon. G. A. Davis, Windsor
Paper, Teachers Outfit, Principal G.
Farwell, Ludlow. Paper, discipline,
dress by Hon. Edward Conant, Randolph
State Superintendent of education. Paper
"Ought Teachers to be Examined b
Teachers and Ought Licenses be Give
, for LifeP" by Principal w. C. Grippe
of the Normal School, johnson. Discus
sion. Paper, Principal II. II. Shaw
Mortified. Address by Prof. VIM.
Shipman of Tufts College. Friday-busi
ness session. Reports of committees an
: election of offers, Paper, The Study Q
History" by Principal ]. s. Brown
Language" Principal j. S. Cilley. Bran
don. Discussion. Memories of tho lat,
DR.. Spaulding by Prof. Hiram circuit c
Tilden Eamala Seminary