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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
The Seventh Judge,

Last Friday the joint assembly. after
several ballotings 10 which there were
numerous candidates elected Hon. Russell
S. Taft. the representative from Burling-
ton, sixth associate Judge Of the supreme
court. The election was by acclamation
and was unanimous.
Judge Taft was born in Williston in
1885, was admitted to the Chiltendon
county bar in 1855 and in 1857 began
practice with I. f. Wales. In 1872 he
was Acknowledgements and in 1874 WAS
strongly supported for governor being
pitled in the convention against that most
eminent man Ashel Peck.
Judge Taft's service in the present legis.
lature has shown him to be a man of COO
and judicial mead and one whose Judge
meDt his fellow Legislators highly regard
ed. 1t has been for some time supposed
hat on the retirement of Judge PierpoinI
Mr.. Taft would 90 upon the bench and
the peculiar complication which arose on
the retirement of Judge Barrett merely
fastened this event.
The defeat of Judge Barrett took from
the supreme court of this state iurist o.
eminent native ability and learning.
Judge Barrett has opened law Office in
Woodstock and is now in attendance or
Bennington county court practicing his
Profession. 1t is safe to say he will no
suffer from want of employment in hi:
business-and we take it will be pretty
independent.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
CHE FREEMAN.
MONTPELIER VT.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 8. 1880.
Legislation.

1t looks as though the session might
close the Last of next week. The revision
committee will report in a day or two and
it is probable its work will be approved
and the revised laws passed without taking
much time.
The grand list committee has reported
by bill and propose to have each Taxpayer
return sworn inventory of his property
which shall be appraised by the listers.
1t has always seemed TO us that legisla-
ton as 10 our tax laws would take this
complexion, that is be founded on the
present system which is bad in practice
rather than in theory, rhe need is to get
property into the list and there is no bettei
way than to oblige men to make disclos-
ure of what they own and deal with them
with the utmost severity if they fail 10 do
it.
Besides revision and tax matters there
are many bills of Importance before the
two houses for action. And while there
has been much criticism of the presen,
body of Legislators it is entirely safe tc
say their justification is in their own hands.
If they act wisely, and by experience they
are now much better qualified to act than
when they came here for the remainder
of the session they will leave no room fol
just complaint-and in fact the present
session does not promise to be so muc
longer than sessions usually have been, II,
would appear at first thought.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
UNITED STATES BONDS.
BOSTON, Nov. q,
BOSTON MARKET, Dec. I.

FLOUR-For choice bran Is prices are % v
barrel M thsr. Chn SIles of co nnbl I'D choice
spring patents have been at ~ 25ddi %, ana some
choice brands are held at ~, ana winter "neat
patents at 81 75aS % p barrel ST. Louis anu m,
nos winter wheats have been selling at 81 ,oI$L
for choice brands me'iium at - 7oG6 TO- ana oh'o
and Michigan at $5 62H06 r barrel
BU 'ER-Fma qu lllty CONTINUES scarce anu
wanted, but common and medium STOCK Is plentLl-
Iul enough and dull. Trade is by no means Orlsk'
and BUYERS are very hard to please. sales OF nne
creameiIes at 30Lt}c, line fall dairy 2S130c, ana
fair to choice straight diaries at 22d26c g. To- very
few OF the latter are good enough 10 commanu
over 2jc. Common grades range al lou-Vc
pound. ., .
CdEESE-lrade has been light, with no change
in prices. sales of choice factory at 10 'l5sc'
with occasional lots of hne september make at 1890
None of the last made cheese VIII command over
ia. IN lots TO the trade FAIR TO good has been
selling at ll0l2ic y b. These prices are cons'u-
q, ed high and dealers will not stock up
EtiGS-Receipts are light, demand goou' anu
fresh supplies are wanted fTtsn ehatelu Oon-
maud 2q. and other kinds are selling at SidEoc per
dozen Lined are selling at lsd2Oc per dozen
BEANS-Medums have been IN active rsq4esi Nv
Al B0Dsl 49, pea beans are in demand AT ~ tOdi w
and yellow eyes sell more freely at 81 ''"- v
bushel. ~ i, bos
advanced 10 ~ 50 = barrel Rye hour anu oat
meal are dull at last weeks quotations. go
CIR AIN Hugh mixed corn Eas been seihhS AZ "'
u X c, and tue range for mixed ana yelioW Is NOR
1Gs G " uushel. Rye is firm and has been selling
At sIg 5las20 and 6ue feed and mlddllngs at S9o"
Hay AND STR NW-rhere has been an active
demand for hay with sales at S22dl4, and ordinary
Il SlgFll r. ton Rye straw has advanced TO 80
u n ton. Dat straw sells at SlOdl2 per ton.
POrArOES- There has been n fair demand Tor
potatOes with sales of choice eastern Rose at ood
% c. and uur thern at 5Oa55 per bushtl. Jacksohs
and Peerless nave been selling at Is G5O per Oushe
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
Congress.

The forty-sxth congress began its las
session Monday. This congress came il
one March like lion and will 90 out il
such sort Of way as it best can.
In March 1915 the democrats afle
years of service in the minority obtained
complete control of the national House 0
Representatives and for six years hav
worked therein their own sweet will. VI
TO March 1879 the republicans retaine,
control of the Senate but at that TIM
the latter body became democratic ant
for nearly two years the democracy ha
controlled both houses of congress. Tn,
only check upon them was the vote of the
president. This will continue until mex
March.
Then there will be Change, but no
exactly the change which was so loudl
demanded and advertised by the opposi
ton before and during the last campaign
The next house of representatives will b,
republican and the senate will be so clost
that the democrats cannot rely on con
trolling it all times.
But this winter things will go on rs il
the past, except that there will not be
probably quite so much talk of the boast
ing sort rs there was about the time the
present House began its labors. 1t will
be as we'll for the county but altogether
the republicans have to thank the present
House of representatives for mlHy
blessings, though they were rather distin
guished at the time
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08

Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 4, 1880.
The appropriation committee of the
House has not, till within the last two
days, had quorum of its members pres
ent, and it has made little or no progress
with the regular bills. 1t will be remem
bered that, at this time last year, the APP,
preparation bills were pretty much all
prepared, so far as the work of the com.
mittee was concerned, and that congress
on assembling was ready Mt once to take
in hand it's most important business. 1t
now looks as though congress will have
no appropriation bills ready Cor immediate
consideration, and it is to be feared that
there will be a repetition of the wasteful
| haste so common when this business is
postponed until the hurried days of adj
| iournmenl, and is then dispatched en- bloc
without the deliberation that bills involving
the expenditure of millions of money
ought to receive.
From the present outlook this session OF
congress will he dull and confined mostly
to such Indispensable legislation as the
passage of the regular appropriation bills,
and possibly financial bill to enable the
secretary of the treasury to refund the
bonded debt which will be due in May and
June of 1881.
There is dis position among democrats
to give politics rest, and in this it is
thought, republicans will not oppose them
An effort will again be made to put salt
md pulp on the free list, but if any radical
tariff Legislation shall be attempted, it
will meet with no success, for republicans
will oppose important changes. preferring
to postpone them until the 47lh congress,
when Fernando Wood will no longer be
chairman of the most important committee
of the House.
A small number of republican members
have expressed themselves in favor of an
extra session, SO that they can secure con
troll of the organization of the House i'm
'hOuI'toIJ hitCl tllC fth vi ltICll, anu Sltp
right into the patronage amounting to one
hundred and fifty appointments, which,
otherwise, will continue to be enjoyed by
the democrats until after the converting
and organization of the 47th congress in
December, 1881 But the more influential
republicans seem disposed to leave the
democrats undisturbed in the offices until
December of next year.
A extra session of the Senate will be
Indispensable to confirm Gen. Garteld's
appointments, and if the new Chinese
treaty shall not have been ratified before
he adjournment Of the present congress.
the Senate may remain here until the be
ginning of summer.
The latest on dill is that Senator elect
Fair of Nevada will act with the republi-
cans and give them the organization OF
the Senate beyond peradventure. This
rumor lacks confirmation; but the Senate
will be so evenly balanced that each party
will have to keep its ranks closed up, and
the illness or absence, from any Cause, oil
single senator may turn the scale in very
important legislation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
THE M ARK ETS.
Re ported and teLeprdphed expressly for the Green
Mou Htdin Fireman..
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
At C.nDpYnCr MN upr,rrro,,
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.


For the peek ending Tuesday, Dec :, 1881: N
cattle Sheer Hogs. Caiusa
At market this week, 1871 II so l7O4 ia
=" !" last week, 343i 1888 tI6l $50
+" " one year ago, 1855 1885 BIOS IS
PRICES.-Extra fit an heavy pre- mum oxen,
s6.lj0T25; first quality, S5.IjUG.5O, second
quality, t47j05.50 third quality, Si.2Od4.5O
perlOO lbs on total weight of hide, lalow and
dressed beef tew hoIce single pairs, t1.5O
500 Bulls, ETC., 80 000000. Working oxen, 300
'DlG2 p pair, or accor ling to their value as beef.
steers, S50Gl0j. Mllch cows, S20.OrG30.O0; extra
good s350O0i5O0 with or without calves may
lie agre d; Iarrow and ordinary, 10000 800.
Stores, yearlIngs, $7.O0'cl30O: two-vear-oIds,
Sl2.O0 t2t.0O three-year Odds, S2l.OO03S.0O. sheep
4G4Hc; extra, 4AdOc r b-or b2.5o0262 per
head. Spring la bs, IRIS &C y Z. SHARED SHEEP
Od0c II n. Fat hogs, 81 ate T. northern
dressed hogs, 0d0c T. h. Veal calves, 2d6c
y Il. Brighton hides, STG9ci country lots,
N dSc; Calf skins, l20nOc per 10. Tallow,
sake, per 10; country, 3HaiSc. relts with
Sl75. Lamb skins 9bG$l.25 each.
REM ARK She cattle IN lrket holiS up at last
week figures with ! advance on the best west.
ern, salt. to cost owners all of that difference out
west. Il ldrch h johnson had at market monster
OK weighing 3,ll0 lbs at home, when they SOFA 10
SINNERS A. \. Monroe sold seventeen steers,
average I22O TBS at 5I b h live, and lhlry.three
others, Isl TBS, at S4S5 = cwt. n Glennou sold
eight oxen average 1000 lbs, at ga live and loo
head for export average 1880 lbs at % v 10.
The sheep trade Is unchanged. As far as we couic
learn 81 was the top price. u. A. sawyer bought
M some 500 head of extras of different parties.
Dow Il Moulton sold 100 head, mostly lambs, av-
craglnr 10 lbs, at ~ y 10. Poultry in light sup
ply at 10 C y lb-the top price Tor the best
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08

WoRCEsTER.-Dr. Hunt has been sick
with diphthera.
Willie Forde is quite sick with erysipe.
las.
Eta j. Hunt has returned from the
White Mountains.
A harvest of ice has been gathered the
past week.
Eight inches of snow fell the first day
of December.
Morris Hamblet has been to market
with lot of poultry.
G. G. Abbott, the postmaster, has been
quite sick for few days past.
The M. E. Society are about getting a
new organ for their church.
The Good Templars are to have an
oyster supper on Tuesday evening, Decem.
Der 18th, the bills only sufficient to cover
the expense. The public are cordially
invited,
PUTNAXsvILLE.-Mrs. Jacob Putnam i,
just recovering from lung fever.
Will Neal, in the employ of c. c. Put.
nam IL Son, fell from the lumber track the
other day, striking on his head and should
ers. Fortunately no serious damage was
done.
A pure black marble has been discover.
ed near Brandon and quarry will be
opened in the spring. The marble is oil
the finest hitherto discovered in Vermont
and as pure as the far famed statuary
layer of the Rutland marble A company
has been formed of six gentlemen, among
them being Lawyer Adds Walker, of Rut
land, and S. l.. Goodell Of Brandon, to
quarry the marble The quarry is on a
hill side and those interested claim that il
can be- quarried cheaper than any marble
in Vermont.
JUDGE TAFT.-The election of Hon. r
| s. Taft rs Judge of the supre me court,
was surprise to our community, and
probably to himself. Though often mem
toned, as one who would some day make
a promising candidate for a judgeship, he
was not, so far rs we are aware candi
date for any such Office ut this lime. His
name was not formally presented, in the
joint assembly; but on the first balloi yes.
terday, for the seventh Judge, Is votes
were thrown for him, rising to "a on the
third ballot, when his unanimous election
by reclamation took place. Mr.. Taft is
a native of Williston in this county, and
is in the prime of life, being in his 10th
year. He is man of marked ability.
we'll versed in the law and in public
affairs, and of high standing as II citizen !;
and he will make an upright, courteous
and capable judge, Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08

1t has been decided to hold the annual
meeting of the American Ayrshire breed.
ers' association in Rutland. The goth Of
January is the date fixed upon for the
opening of the session.
And now it is said that the real fight
between the Western Union and Ameri.
can Union telegraph companies will begir
shortly after the first of next January
accompanied by some sharp cutting o.
rates.
The holiday trade has opened in New
York, The Tribune says: There are
evidences in shop that the Christmas
buying has begun already and in earnest
The ladies have discovered that they can
get through the process at this stage with
comfort, and not only make Their selec.
tons at leisure, but even find the prices a
( little easier in some cases. The advan-
tages of this method over the regulation
way of pushing ones way into the stores
three days before Christmas, enduring
agonies of crowding and waiting, and
emerging with dragglod skirts and hats
all awry, are obvious.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. Dec. T.

ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. Dec. T.
Attendance good, receipts light, market
dull. We quote winter butter 20 to q
cents per pound; selections "a cents
per pound; no fall butter Offering.
Woodstock is stirred up by the canvass
ing of would be postmasters.
Ex-Gov. Ryland Fletcher has been
quite poorly for several weeks. He is up
about the house, and occasionally goes
out to look over the stock on his farm.
Last Wednesday closed the official Ca
reer of S. w StimsOn as sheriff of Windsor
county, after an unbroken term Of twelve
years service. During this time he has
executed the death of seven persons
Vermont Tribune.
1t is rumored that the special committee
on Communication of sentence of Carr. the
murderer. have disagreed; that by the
changing of one vote the committee. will
report in favor of commutatiOn to i'm
prisonment for life.
The committee on state prison recon-
mends many important changes. The
committee believe that S2O,O00 is the
smallest sum which will BE- adequate for
the support and improvement Of the prison.
Among the most important recommends
tions made are the building Of new barns,
- piggery, Il new drain, pipes 200 feet
long, from the prison to the Connecticut
river, with fall of 100 feet; the removal
of the south shop, which they stigmatize
| AS being unsafe and insufficient. and build
ing in it- place n new shop; the demoli-
| ton of the old wooden building now used
for an engine and boiler house; the re-
building of the supcrintendent's dwelling
house III such manner AS TO connect the
two prisons. with Il guard room on the
first floor which will command view of
the prison yard and corridors of both
prisons, as is the case in every prison in
New England, except the prisons of YER
mont ana Connecticut; the making of the
officers quarters more commodious, and
The repairing of the apartments for the
female convlcts.
WILLIAMsrowN.- Martin and
wife celebrated their golden wedding De-
cember I'd,
nc ldtiltS CllGlc arc w u'lht u pOuuu
socable at the town hall Thursday evening
of next week.
Mrs. Elijah Burnham, an aged lady who
resides with her daughter, Mrs. David
Gale, is very feeble.
Many of the schools commenced last
week. Miss Fannie Martin teaches in
district No. 4; Erwin Martin, superintend
ent, in No. 5; John Lynde, Jr., in No. 2,
and the the first day of school had but
three scholars, and the number did moi
increase much during the week. Report
says one man told his boys to go to school,
take the team and carry the teacher home
if they could not do it alone to let him
know and he would come and assist.
Prejudice goes long way many times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
Silver Wedding at FaystOn.

There was very happy gathering at &.
0. Boyce's on the 22d ult.. the occasion
being the twenty-fifth anniversary OF their
marriage. There were over two hundred
cards sent out. and, despite the extremely
cold weather, one hundred and eighty
responded. The two Oldest daughters
were present from Boston, also the third
daughter, who resides at Franklin Falls.
Mass. The family being all together
beneath the home roof made it especially
pleasant for Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce.
The literary entertainment commenced
with a song. Drifting with the tide" by
Mrs Bert Waterman of Montpelier, and
her sister, Bessie Marsh.
A letter from Rev. V. ]. Kidder of
Mortified. who tied the matrimonial knot
twenty five years ago, was read; also
letters from Otis Clapp and Nathaniel
Peabody of Boston, read by Miss S. M.
Thompson.
Then came poem by d. S. Stoddard-
a spicy article, wherein he went through
the marriage ceremony very handsomely
in rhyme, making the groom promise
ITO take her Tor worse or for better;
| Ii she wanted to scold, why, he must let her."
So he knows now what to expect, and as
Mr.. Stoddard is Justice of the peace,
there seems no way for him to get re,
prieve unless he applies for divorce from
the last matrimonial decree.
DIR. N. w. Gilbert read poem, anC
Mrs. Bert Watermon read one fnom DR.
G. N. Brigham Grand Rapids, Mich and
also one from Mrs. S. B. Mansfield.
Captain Wilder made the presentation
and some very entertaining remarks to
which Mr.. Boyce responded with much
emotion. Rev Fl. Webster, Barre, also
made interesting remarks, and prayer WA!
offered by Rev. G. l.. Wells.
A collation. of cake, coffee, tea and fruit
was served, next in order, and seemed
quite as agreeable to all parties as any
part of the entertainment.
There were many beautiful and useful
presents, gifts from friends and loved
ones, to be priced because they are such
Among them were silver cake basket
two silver butter dishes, dinner castor
four silver napkin rings, dinner and ten
set with individual dishes, II dozen silver
knives, butter knife, set of tea spoons
fern basket, very handsome toilet set
| Turkish towel, etc.
All seemed to enjoy themselves to the
before the guests departed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08

ALMON MEAKER SENTENCED.-In &C.
which provides that when any person has
pleaded guilty of murder, the court shall
hear testimony to determine the degree,
the county court, last Saturday afternoon,
listened to the testimony Of Sheriff Ather-
ton about Almon's confession to him on
the night when they went together and
recovered the body of little Alice, and tie
testimony of Dr.. Henry James of Water
bury in regard to the post mortem exam
inalion of her corpse, and the certainty
from that examination, that death did not
result from natural causes. The respond
ent's counsel put in no testimony. Almon
sat in his chair in the bar behind his coun-
sci as unconcerned as ever. He had be, n
exhorted by his own counsel, by the coun-
sci of the state aud by the officers to tell
the whole truth, He had been told that if
he told the truth and it became evident
that his share in the murder was what they
believed it to be, everything should be
done to secure a Communication of his sen
tence to imprisonment for life But he
refused to open his lips. Judge Redfield
in in address of great humanity, in which
he regretted the duty which was imposed
upon him by the law, and minated tina
if the statute had not made it imperative
upon the court to find the crime murder
by poson-to be murder in the first de-
gree, they might have found otherwise in
order that the sentence should be milder
He directed The clerk to ask the responder
if he had anything to say why sentence
should not be passed upon him. Amol
stood up. looked almost defantly a tn
: court, and said NO" Judge Redfel
then pronounced sentence as follows:
The sentence of the court is that yot
the said Louis Almon Meaker, on the SEE
ond Friday of February in the year 1883
4 between the hours of l and 2 O'Clock
+ the afternoon of said day, within the walls
or inclosed yard, of the state prison i
Windsor in the county of Windsor,
hanged by the neck till dead. And it
ordered that a warrant be issued by tn
4 clerk of the court, under the seal of sal
court to the sheriff of said Windsor couI
ty, commanding said sheriff to cause sal
sentence to be carried into effect. And
is also the sentence of this court that i
the meantime you. the said Louis Almo
( Meaker, be confined in said state prison 8
( hard labor therein Till within three month
( of said time fixed for said execution; an
for and during said three months nel
& prior to said time fixed for the execution
I and up to said execution, you, the sal
Z Louis Amon Meaker, be confined in sol
J tary confinement in said state prison.
4 The respondent was then taken back t
(, Jail. He and his mother will be taken t
! the state prison in few days.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-08
MONTPELIER MARKET

FJr the D5e6 sn tthJ FdsHitV Voc 81 1851
Applss lriad new Sc T. N; Bitter ~ Dlsc,
tIeel, 4dl5G Beet, lrei green weight, l?tc; Pork,
lrssh 60IlSo; PnrS, SAT-, lOc; Hun, l5c; taTi
Y -; Vel, jC0l2G; BctnS, bd,nal, - O25J
Corn bJS5; Cora ned, II LIS bs, 81 2Ji Otts
Dushcl, 5 DtOG; F1Dlr nIl., $500 900; Ctaok.
ers, Bj.7j; loll, ton, S5.jJ oOj,OJ; Cheese, =,
BGlSo; Flsh-Frc'h God, dressed lJc; Hahbnt,
Imon, s0iOc v b; Cripe, loo; kero sene
W. r. gallon, l5c; potatoes, . buShel, $40 65Oc:
sal. v Dushil, 81 as; barry, ! o!3 Q, 'dSlr,
400, dtnle Sitgtr, p ,!,0lD};SyrIp, ? gallon
DDSJ rel, ~ Oj1j, u les, IN java - 'st5
3ic; RI, r)a3ts I, 1ji , >, terlS GrL,s eeei
$500; ,Ilcligtu Glow r., , do 2 10; Northern, New
YORK do, Ii 0l2c 4 pound.