Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-03

WIN. EvARTs, Secretary of State.
An exchange says: Pennsylvania
Dutch girls make good preserves. but
it doesn't say how much sugar YOU take
to pound of Dutch girl nor how long
you let 'em boil. The receipt should be
published.
A crash is heard in the kitchen of
house on Galveston avenue. The head Of
the family calls out to the cook: "Whet
have you broken now, you blank black
idiot?" Matildy stops singing hymn to
answer: faint the fort commandment,
bress the Lord. " Galveston NeWs.
The Baptist state convention held its
annual session in Wallingford, Wednesday
and Thursday. The attendance was large,
the meetings full Of life and interest, and
the hospitality of the people generous and
abundant. Rev. Dwight Spencer of Fair
haven was appointed state missionary.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, October
26.-Attendance good, receipts fair. mar
ket firm and prices unchanged We
quote butter good to choice, 20 to q cents
per h.; selections % cents per h., with
some extra choice diaries at higher
prices. Eggs 20 cents per dozen. Poul-
try, dressed, II to 10 cents per Id.
Fifty years ago when man could make
but fourteen pins minute people used to
take care of them, and when they got bent
they Strengthened them out and made them
serve again. Now 1900 can be made in a
minute and people are perfectly reckless in
their use. Europe makes S0.000000 daily
and the United States 81 100000, so the
daily loss may be figured at 13l, 100000,
Sound advice by the New York Herald
&" If any workingman anywhere believes
that it would injure him or his interests t,
alter the tariff at this time, he should vote
the republican ticket, no matter what sor
of contradictory appeals are made to hin
at this late day in the canvass by Messrs
Wells, Hewitt Bayard and Compan
THE WAITE CASE.-It is understood
that S. NJ. Waite will be indicted at tn,
diourned term of the circuit court to b,
held at Rutland on the 10th of Novembe
next. The attorney general has recon
mended the appointment of Col. kittredg,
Haskins of Bratteboro rs special distric
attorney to take charge of the prosecution
The first block of American marble eve
shipped TO England was sent by Mr.. Co
umbus Smith of West Salisbury, Vernon
about 1880. 1t was six and half fee
long, of the usual proportions. and take
from the pure white vein of the Brnndo
quarry. After havinU h,en made M int
a ''ia' .lie ns' pipuVs Vi ''io "iooA were owe
e'ou''nu '0'''''
5
r At the annual meeting of the brother
t hood of locomotive engineers in Montrea
o the following officers were elected for tn
d ensuing year Grand chief, P. NJ Arthur
= second grand engineer. George Burdet
. second grand assistant engineer NJ Va
Y patten; third grand assistant engineer,
:. A. Stephens; grand guide, W. H. Sinai
$ wood; grand chaplain, G. w. TYR
), Baltimore bias been chosen as the me-
1 place of meeting.
h
+ Moody and Sankev conducted the nor
J. nraver Teeting at FsrueII hon Chic.go :
:, rtiuay, anu l"ter IN the uhy starteu IL
u San francisco. They will stop at 81
anJ exnect "n n ropob Spn ~ Erano ne, h"'
n the first of November. The lenoth
o their stay en- the Pacific coast is uncerta
they Will labor IN churches, rs at Balt
r. iio.e s anH o'' ~ i-ouas ~ Is qu''e Prooao
= Ma, NJ uH.'ns 'ue "in'er ''ey "'' 20
n 4'o" o''e''n''
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:. THE POSTAL SERvIcE.-The annual r
port of the appointmept division of ii
nostoffice department. shows the number
post offices in operation in June last to
AZ 1888. an increase of 2.lS4 during t
l. wear. Besides these nearly $4,000 DO
$ masters there are II. 100 nersons throne