Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-07
Northfield. opens Sep.

Theological Seminary, is 10 De orualneu at
Midrebury, October LIST. to go rs mis-
sionary to Japan. DR.. Hamlin breaches.
Our genial secretary of state has been
assuming new duties The NetoS says:
There was n lay service at St. Mary's.
Sunday, Hon. Geo. Nichols officiating"
The Vermont academy at Saxton's
River opens with an unusually large num-
her Of students The new dormitory will
he open in season for the winter term.
Parties have been going through this
state and New Hampshire selling Cincin-
natl buggies and harnesses. Tney sell n
carload week.
The Burlington district camp meeting
ut Spring Grove, New Haven, was sue
cess. Large numbers attended, the inter
est was good. and the sermons eloquent.
Rev. o. d. Capp, who broke down in
preaching at Barton Landing last winter,
is now at Newport visiting his old friends
ana rccupcrating.
stare, is universally pronounced by the
press TO have been IL fraud, the only big
thing about 1t being its advertising posters.
S. NJ Waite has been in Brattleboro for
few days, testifying in an important case.
Ihe train stopped before reaching the
depot and he was quietly taken in a car
rage, to his residence on Terrace street.
The SALISBURY Baptist association has
been holding its annual meeting at Factory
Point. Rev. j. X. Richardson was elected
moderator and Rev. S. H. Archibald, D.
D., clerk. Interesting services were held.
| Orwell has new hearse which cost
$40. Everything about it is first class
and the town is no longer ashamed of its
carriage for the dead.
Mrs. Wyman of Cambridgeport, who
was recently taken to the insane asylum
at Brttteboro, is worse and fears are en-
tertained that the end is not far off. Judge
Wyman has the sympathy of large circle
of friends.
The White River agricultural society
holds its annual fair at Bethel, September
20th, Dist and 22l. The programme is a
full one and several new features will be
in reduced.
The St Adams Messenger in the High
gate items says: "Our town clerk and
treasurer has stepped out for the time be-
ny, it is supposed for his health. 1t is
peieved that he was all right with the
tOwn financially"
A Chicago special train passes over the
Central to day with from one hundred to
TWO hundred and fifty passengers. They
stop short time in St. Adams and then
90 on to Boston, taking advantage of the
cheap rates.
S.. Johnshurv is to have new graded
school building, estimated to cost $4,000.
J. Ross ID. Carpenter, II. Carpenter, Hon.
Il g BcIdrn and Prof. II I. Fuller are
the building committee. The St. Johns
puryitcs ought to be well satisfied with
, heir school privileges when this is done.
Mrs j. Ellen Foster of Iowa, a noted
itwyer and distinguished Temperance
lecturer, has been speaking on temperance
IN the western part OF the state Judging
rom current report a good deal of lectur-
lng will be needed before Burlington.
Rutland and St. Adams become strictly
temperance towns,
Northlieid has full fedged "vllage
improvement society" 1t is headed by
energetic officers who propose to set out
trees. care for the public parks. educate
public sentiment on the point of front yard
encos, paint ON houses, etc.. etc. A good
plan for other places to follow.
The Rutland Herald SAYS that the slate
business is furnishing finely in Pawlet:
Some fifteen sea green quarries are being
worked. besides several red, purple and
unftding green. -Four quarries are worked
With engines and many more will soon
put in steam power. The price of slate is
higher than for four years"
President Garfield has cousin who is
Il hostler at the Cottage Hotel. St. Johns
bury. Doubtless this accounts for the
high toned spirit which prevails in that
place. ST. j. always was an arstocratic
town.
A telegraph line is to be put up be-
tween Londonderry ard Bellows Falls.
The Green Mountain Telegraph Company
already has in successful operation line
from Manchester, and this is an extension.
The towns on the way raise fifty and
hund,cd dollars each.
The Messenger md Aduertiyer says:
" Two Boston ladies passed through Bur-
lngton recently, on an equestrian tour.
They rode on horseback most of The way,
bat are accompanied by groom VINO
drives u covered buggy, for which they
exchange their saddles when SO inclined.
Ihey have been through the White Mount
ans, aud are now doing the Adirondacks
III lUIS way
William Bridges of Cambridgeport
makes the following statement. to which
we call the attention OF all interested /:
" wish in some way to make it manifest
to all my former comrades of Company l.,
18th Vermont volunteers, that stiIl have
q eXtant II lengthy diary written by myself
while in service) comp ising all the prin-
cipal incidents occurring under my obser.
walton or coming to my knowledge during
the whole time of the regiments suiuurn
at the seat of war This may be of use
to those who wish to make out claims for
invalid pensions.
Mr.. Isaiah Dow of Hinesburgh, in an
article in the Free R,esS, charges the listers
of that town of having purposely left out
of the list items OF property returned by
the taxpayers in their Inventories. The