Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-28
Harper's Weekly calls for government
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Harper's Weekly calls for a government
of n strong people-not Of a strong man.
Deputy Sheriff Hull of Guilford, Conn.,,
thinks that the estate of the Rev. w. H. II.
Murray will pay all the preferred debts and
II small dividend on the other debts.
The annual meeting of the Bennington
battle monument association will be held
at the Court House in Bennington. Tues
day, January 9th, 1880, at 10 o'clock A.
N.
Last Saturday evening Christopher
Tracy, who was confined in the st. Adams
Jail for theft, threw pepper into Sheriff
Holbert's eyes when he was about to leave
the Jail after replenishing the fire and
made his escape. A reward of $50 is
offered for his apprehension.
In the House of Representatives, Thurs
day, after some debate. the House refused
yeas, 7S; nays, 15S-to order the
engrossing and third reading of the
National Bank Reserve bill, which vote,
of course, killed it. This unexpected vote
indicates the feeling of congress against
doing anything in the way of financial
legislation this session.
A Boom IN IRoN.-The iron manufac-
turers hold their annual meeting next
month, and in the meantim the price of
iron is steadily advancing and there is a
corresponding increase in the prices of
stoves and other products. Iron that was
quoted at seventeen and eighteen dollars a
ton last spring is now selling for forty
dollars Mt Pittsburg. The largest New
York dealers refuse 10 sell, until they are
evened up on their orders, which will take
until late in the spring.
Some Vermonter tells the following
good story in the Editors drawer of
Harper's Magazine for February:
Widow - has buried three husbands,
all prominent democrats. At the funeral
of the last mary Of the unterrifed were in
attendance; and as Il ey were leaving the
house n gentleman remarked, in an under
tone: This looks like democratic state
convention"
The widow is soon to marry fourth
husband, who is also noted democrat;
and as the matter was being discussed
recently Jim -, who is one of the
true blues" said Boys, this thing is
getting serious; at this rate the widow
will, in few years, ruin the democratic
4)nTiU in Rutland co7IntuD
The Springfield Republican thinks that
"Senator Edmunds' friends in Vermont
will make IL mistake if they do not
promptly start as big boom for him as
the state can hold. 1t might decide a
good many men who are in doubt whether
any one else wants him. Edmunds is a
silent first choice with many men of the
best order in New York, Boston and
Washington" And that is not all either
for the CongregationaliSt holds that with
Edmunds for the republican nominee and
Bayard for the democratic nominee
"while there would still remain politica
differences to he concerned for, the country
might have the happiness of being sure
from the first that its next chief magistrate
would be at least man of integrity ant
personal honor"
Another parrot story. and a true one
We all know the birds propensity fo
picking up new phrases. A worthy deacon
owned a parrot which had been brough
up in the family. 1t had never heart
aught but proper language, and Away,
being present at family prayer had Learned
many scraps of hymns and prayers, ant
would at times reverently "exhort" it
hearers, and was nick-named "Piou
Poll" One dark. rainy night, the deacon
started out with Poll safely sheltered with
in the breast Of his overcoat, to exhibi
her among some friends. As he walked
he struck his pet corn against the cornel
of stone; in the anguish of the momen
the deacon gave vent to IN exclamation
the reverse of pious. Arrived at th,
friends house, Poll was requested to ''Ieac
them in prayer" when, cooking her heac
on one side, with knowing look at tn,
poor deacon. Poll crOaked out: CD
that stone!"
Games Russell Lowell, our new ministe
to the court of st. James, is u Inca
descendcnt of Percival Lowell, an En-
glish merchant who settled at Newburv
Mass, in 1889. The poets father wa.
the Rev. Charles Lowell. His sister
Mary Lowell Putnum, is celebrated rs ,
linguist, being acquainted with n score O
languages, ancient and modern. Iii,
brother, Robert, is known as the autho,
of several noble works of fiction. The
Lowells number among their ancestors
many distinguished men: Rev. John
Lowell, a graduate of Harvard, first min.
lister Of Newburyport; John Lowell,
statesman and jurist, who inserted in the
bill of rights, when the constitution of
Massachusetts was framed, the clause
declaring that ''all men are born free and
equal" who was one of the founders of
the Massachusetts General Hospital and
the Boston Atheneum; Francis Cabot
Lowell, after whom the city of Lowell
was named; and John Lowell, Jr., who
founded the Lowell institute,