Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-24
The centennial of the settlement of Ben
son will nrnhn hlu he nhsnrvad in 1881


son will probably be observed in 1888.
There is foot of snow at Richford,
and good sleighing between there and
Montreal.
Justice Clifford, of the supreme court,
continues to improve. and is no longer
thought to be dangerously i'll.
At the Catholic school in Winooski Fri
day evening kerosene lamp was knock
ed from the table by pupil and the
clothes of one of the teachers so saturated
with tn fluid that she was fatally burned,
dying Saturday.
William Carnes, a man sixty years old,
committed suicide in Sutton last week 10y
taking strychnine. There were suspicious
that his wife, whom he married recently,
was concerned in his death but the author
tiles found nothing to warrant any other
finding than that of suicide.
| IL is to be decided soon whether the
American Ayrshire breaders' association
will hold its annual meeting in Rutland.
An effort is being made to have the meet
inc of the Vermont dairymens associa,
ton held here at the same time, if the
former us location decides to come.
| VERMONT DAIRYMEN's ASSOCIATION
The executive committee of the Vermont
ldairymen' association will meet at the
Pavilion, Montpelier, Wednesday, Dec
ember 1st, to locate the next winter meet
ing Proposals are invited from persons
who desire that the meeting shall be helt
in their respective localities.
Hon John W. Rowel, supreme cour
reporter, having resigned, the supreme
court last week appointed Edwin F. Palm
er, Esq, of Waterbury to the place thu
made vacant. Mr.. Palmer is a graduate
of Dartmouth, class of 1862, and is al
earnest student in both the law and gener
al literature. The appointment is goo
bar.
THE CENsUs.-The census of Vermont
complete, shows the total population to b
332, 286, which is less by 2,169 than wa
reported some months ago. This take
away more than half the supposed in
crease in ten years. 1t now appears tina
the gain from census TO census was onl
> half of l per cent. The number of male
has increased more than twice as much a
the number of females the sexes beint
very evenly divided, as there are So
females to every 900 males, The nativ
population has increased, and the foreign
= born residents have decreased. Their
: are now less than 4l,O00 foreigners il
o Vermont, or only q little more than l
n per cent. The colored people numbe
but 1,043 of whom IL only are Indian
and half breeds.
,- The story of the late Hugh Henry
1t doughnut has been plagiarized by Be
|. Burdette, of the Burlington HaWkeye 1
% follows:
g 81 had my misgivings, boss" the waite
said to the landlord, who was questionin
MIN about his conduct toward the ia
IA gentlemon in blue clothes, who sat at Il
!. door. 81 had suspicious when he S,
" down dat he was carrying noah whiske
T. dan was good for i'm, bnt he was puffect
s quiet and behaved himself well enough
II and didn't pay no attention to it entwe
@ he picked up baked potatoe and hole
. car'fully over the big glass wild his lie
), hand, and begun to hit de end of de pot
i'd toe with his spoon. He hit it right har
D. three or four times, and den he whack
p once or twice on de edge of plate, al
- ookin solemn as an owel all de time, /
~ call me up to him and say. as p'lite al
dignified as president. 'waittab, he sa
; 4 wish you would jest fix dis billed aig f'
n !, me, if you please. Use lors a good DEF
IS of sleep las night, and I'm little ne
lie vous dis mornin' he says. An l kno
10 | hadn't done ought to laugh, boss, but
= hope to die Of could help it." II
III landlord did not discharge him under Il
10 Giro umstances.