Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-06

The Van Ness at Burlington has been
leased to Capt. U. A. Woodbury. and w.
+. Bowman of the Mem hremagog house,
Newport, Mr., Woodbury. will be the silent
y rtner, and Mr.. Bowman, who his had
+ Extensive experience in hotel business.
viii conduct the house
A Vermont farmer writes: "In 1870.
Vermont was keeping only one COW and
lhree sheep to every twelve acres of land.
have not the returns from the census of
$50, but | am convinced that it is no
better now; hut shall be surprised if the
census of 1890 does not show the stock TO
he at least double that of 1870, and the
increase will be due in measure to
"nslage."
Arrangements for conveying the re-
mains of Senator Carpenter 10 Wisconsin
lave been completed. The congressional
escort will consist of Senators Cameron of
Wisconsin, Logan, Conkling, Jones of
Nevada, and Cockrel; Representatives,
Williams, Hazrlton, Humphrey, Carlisle,
Lapham, Robson and Page. Mrs. Car
penter, son and daughter will accompany
he remains. The party leaves Washing
ton Friday morning.
Five years ago man fell down flight
of steps in the capitol at Washington, and
broke an arm. A policeman lodged and
fed him until he was able to travel and he
started for the west. The policeman whose
name was Arthur Thomas, has since been
appointed secretary of Utah. Recently a
gentleman called upon him on business.
who turns out to be the tramp he knew in
Washington, now one of the lucky men
IF that region. and worth not less than
one hun red thousand dollars.
Rutland's new opera house will probably
not be completed until about the first of No.
vember. 1t is b ling built on lot 55x85
will have tr1e over eight hundred seats
(about two hundred camp stools being
kept in the building for. use when needed
thus giving one thousand as the highest
seating capacity, and will be three stories
in height-the lower floor being used fol-
stores. The gallery will run around three
sides of the auditorium.
The most charming of all the new
fancy roses" is the Mabel Morrison.
is as large as the Baroness de Rothschid
has the sames strong, clear foliage, but il
nearly white, having only the faintes
blush. There is now rage for this fair
blossom, and present of one flower il
more valued than bunch of ordinary
roses. Some selected roses of this variet,
were sold ia New York, last week, foI
S3 each-the highest price ever charged
Tor a single flower in New York.
John Loso, Jr.. Frenchman, IS wear,
of age, and employed by the Vernon
marble company at Sutherland Falls
was killed at the quarry Wednesday. HI
was standing near the foot of derrick o,
which an pight-ton block was being raise,
from the quarry, the boom of the derricI
being on the opposite side from whenc,
the power was applied. For some reason
the six ton block on which the foot of thu
derrick mast rested was moved from il,
bed, and Loso, who on seeing the derrick
giving way tried to avoid it and fell i,
the shallow ditch through which the rop
passes to the windlass, was crushed by tn,
marble block and instantly killed.
Our young lady school teachers need no
be ashamed of their occupation. Mrs
Window was a teacher when her husban,
found her and Mrs. Garfield taught schoo
while James was away to college. Mr.
and Mrs. Blaine met as teachers in
Kentucky seminary and Gail Hamlintor
was for long time governess, and Mrs
Livermore has often said that the pleas
ATTEST hours of her life were those spen
rs n teacher on a southern plantation
before the war. From the young men an,
women who are now earning their dali,
bread by the sweat of honest toll a.
teachers are to be taken many of tb,
promised men and women of 1900,