Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-28

Thomas Grumpy. a young man, died
from sun stroke at Wells River. the other
day.
The census shows that Vergennes con-
tains ninety adults who can neither read
nor write.
The Palestine commandery Of Knights
Templar of St. Johnsbury 60 into camp at
Maquam bay on Tuesday. August Sd. for
four days stay. A band will accompany
them.
The democrats of Rutland county NOM
mate for senators, George f. Royce Of
Rutland. E. G. Hulett of Wallingford. C.
W. Adams of Sherburne. E. s. Miller Of
Poultney.
T. S. Boil, of Alburgh. lost silver
dollar off the dock of Burlington last
week. while exhibiting it to some gentle
men. The coin was made in 1886 and
was consequently 144 years old.
A singular accident happened to Mrs.
D. P. Wiley of Derby last week. In
opening a bottle of yeast the cork few and
struck her in the eye. bursting the men,
brane and causing portion of it to come
out.
FOUND DEAD.-The body of Frank
Reno, pauper. was found. last Saturday.
in Mallett's creek, in Colchester, few
rods below the road. He had been missing
over month. He had gone fishing. and,
as he was subject to fits, it is supposed he
was taken with one. fell into the creek and
was drowned.
Hon. S. L. Whitney. now and for II
years past Judge of the United States
District court for the western district Of
Michigan, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, is revisiting St. Adams his ma.
tive place. Though he went west when
lad, he remembers many of the old
inhabitants and has been able TO recognize
a few.
PREsENrATIoN.-Hon. A. G. Dewey
and Justin F. Mckenzie, Esq, of Wood.
stock, have procured life-size portrait Of
ex-Gov. Washburn which they present 10
the state to be hung in the executive
chamber in the State House. 1t is pho
tograph enlarged from a small one in the
possession of the family, and finely finished
in India ink
The other night Chester Rich and
Charles Somers. two prisoners confined in
Lamoille county Jail, escaped by cutting
the bars in one of the lower windows.
They had previously torn blanket into
strips and fastened it to the upper window
by which they pulled themselves up and
dropped down on the outside of the fence
The sheriff got track of the culprits and
tracked them through Belvidere and
Montgomery. at which place they took
to the woods and are now supposed to be
in Canada.
i FATAL FASTING EXPERIMENTAL cor.
respondent ut North Chelmsford. Mass.
states that Rev. Frederick Hicks of Ben
nington, member of the class of 1861
Williams college, died in consequence o.
prolonged abstinence from food. He had
labored as an independent missionary in
Central America, where he contracted
malarial disease. After long conflict
with ill-health, in 1871 he attempted tc
reduce his enemy to terms by cutting of
his supplies. At first victory seemed
promised, but at last his strength began te
, iail so rapidly that he yielded to the en-
treaties of his friends to end his fast. Blu
ishment and he died February oath. aftel
entire abstinence from food.in an enfeeblet
condition of body, for thirty-two days
, There is abundant proof of this statement
journal.
BOGUS MEDICAL COLLEGEs.-TheP Phil
adelphia Record. which has done goo
, work in roofing out the bogus medica
colleges Of that city, publishes list o
, the alleged graduates of Buchanan's an
Paine's bogus institutions. Among tn
, four thousand diplomas issued from thes
alleged colleges, the following are credite
to Vermont: George A. Bagley, G. X
Bagley, Benedict Bonner. Charles V
Bogue, Herbert E. Bogue. w. E. Bailey
Morris Bailey, Stephen Clark, w. S
:, Cheney, g. G. Christopher. V. G. Good
y rich, V. f. Goodrich, John Hazard, d.
. Hazen. C.E.H. Hazen, Henry B. johnson
, Rufus Kent, A. l.. Kilburn, Martin j. l.
! Bella, S. J. Martin. j. w. Scudder, A. G
Stillman. Ezra A. Smith, NJ. D. Smith
George S. Soules. S. Templeton. Eliial
4 Tempstiten. c. c. True, ID. A. Webster
y G. c. Washburne.
' FARNHAM AND PHELPS CoNTRAsTED.-
p The Springfield Republican says Lawye
e Phelps, the democratic candidate for gov
n ernor of Vermont. is far superior in ever
respect to the republican candidate, Col
Farnham. That Mr.. Phelps has had
, larger experience at the bar. and has
higher reputation as lawyer,is conceded
4 but it should be borne in mind that Col
# Farnham gave up his legal practice an,
9 legal studies for four of the best years @
Y his life TO serve in the army. He is, how
/ ever, the leader of the bar In his county
q and is regarded as sound and able law
yer. But aside from this, Col. Farnhan
is in no respect inferior to any man in tn
: state of Vermont. He has had legislatiy
}. experience, and has held important trusts
and is known rs an honorable and homes
= and capable man. Vermont has not 70
many years had an ADLER man in the chat
of governor. and where both are know
u his friends have no reason for shrinking
from a comparison between him and hi
worthy democratic opponent BoStoi
Traveller.
n DR.. Tanners experiment is not new. l
has been tried a hundred times by tn
y editor who has tried to publish four pag
J. paper in one page town.-Taunton Ga
? zette.
Four thousand, six hundred and fifty
u six miles of railroad were constructed il
J. the United States the past year. and there
S are now in operation s6,497 miles of road
r In the nine years beginning with 1866