Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

RAILROAD Stock Rutland railroad
took is selling in Boston at 3 4; pre- /;
erred 90 1-2; Connecticut and Passumpsic, =
10; Vermont and Canada, IL; Ogdenshurg ,
md Lake Champlain. % IL; preferred
O1-2.
RAILROAD SroCKs. -Vermont and Can
ida railroad stock is selling in Boston at
Is; St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlaiu,
preferred, 10; Rutland, preferred, 80;
Connecticut and Passumpsic, preferred,
IS; Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
ut,
HELD FOR GRAND LARCENY.-JOhn c.
Murphy, who was accused of stealing
.wo valuable sets of surgical instruments
in Albany, was arranged on charge OF
grand larceny and commitment was
made out and he was lodged in Jail. A
number of pawn tickets for surgical
instruments. representing several western
cities, was found upon his person.
Some one who has been figuring it up
saws that in the latest American biograph-
ical dictionary there are CLOS names of
prominent men in the United States; 149
are from Rhode Hand; Vermont has l64,
New Hampshire 273, Maine 1877, Connec-
ticut SIS, while Massachusetts has 1863.
New England thus boasts of 3,OO7 OF the
5000 eminent men of the country.
The darymens meeting at St. Adams
january 18th, 10Th and Dist promises to
be an interesting and well attended occa-
sion. A large number of prominent gem
tlemen will be present and deliver ad-
dresses, including Mr.. t. ID Curtis OF
Watertown, n. Y, Prof. l.. d. Arnold OF
Cornell university, president of the Amer
lean dairvmens association, Hon. Harris
Lewis of Frankfort, N. Y, Gov. Farnham,
Iex.Gols. Smith and Proctor President
Buckham, A. T. Smith, Esq. of YER
gennes, Prof Sabin, professor of chemistry
in the U. V. NJ, and many others, incud-
ing the larger part of the new state board
of agriculture. The programme has not
been made out, but will consist of papers
aud discussions. The railroads will carry
passengers for half fare.
Commodore Garrison says W. II. Van
derbilt is worth S120000,000
General and Mrs. Grant will be the
guests of Governor Cornell, at Albany
from Monday, January 18th, to Friday
the DIST.
The Missouri democrats have re-noml'
mated F. NJ. Cockrell for United States
senator and he will of course be re-
elected.
Omar D. Conger has been nominated
for senator by the Michigan republicans
He Just squeezed in, getting SO votes to 81
= for Bagley in the caucus.
Ossian Ray representative elect from
q the 81 New Hampshire coneressona
= district, qualified Saturday. Mr.. Ray is
native of Chittenden county.
II Ben. Harrison's election to the Unite
II States Senate from Indiana is practical
q assured by the concession of John q
Y News indianapolis Journal that he is tn
1, man for the place.
The York Ttibane says the reporte
o resignation of Blaine in February is a
Imagination and that nothing is know
I'll whether BlBne will 90 into the cabinet
~ not Nevertheless there is good
e. chance that those who got up the stor
III did not Imagine vain thing"
V1CKs FLORAL GNIDE.-rhis work
before us, and those who send ten cents
80 James Wick, Rochester,, N. Y, for
- will receive Il very handsome work of l
- pages and perhaps 500 elegant illustr
- tions, on the very best of calander
paper, and us a set off to the whole,
beautiful colored flower plate. The GU
i, sent free to those ordering seeds a
re- plants: and Vick's flower seeds are knoN
de the continent over, as of the best.
Wells, Fargo & Co. have just issu
he their annual statement of the product
II of precious metals. They report f II Il
led "A Weld of 1913, 522, 1872 gold, and $40. 90
thy 1854 silver, showing an increase over II
Till of about 81 100000 gold and ST., 400,'
silver. The excess of imports OF
,rn over exports of it during the year '
ov- such that there are one hundred MILL
oor of dollars more in gold in circulation
tho the United States than there was J
,lso ago.
Dor, FATAL FIRE The main building of
Stafford county farm near Dover, N.
Ma was burned before daylight Friday, ant
: of persons persisted The loss is $65,00O,
son which there is an insurance OF S25,C
in There were 1863 persons in the build
Golf and great difficulty was found IN get
been them out, some of them having to be d
sew ged out. The inmates, almost wild
fright, We're seen running about, som
.o,or them almost naked and none half clot
Eoh An Ola woman bSCap6u lfDiu lue JUL
" Of and again returned, and has not since
En-. seen. Manager G. E. Caswel and
the family escaped in their night clothes,
oihal lost everything. Some of the womer
MONT hbited great presence of mind and +
,ator in saving the others, One Irishw'
Mr. stood barefooted in the snow, catchir
10 in her arms children as they were tn
from the windows. All the sick
were able to 20 about. There Wa
GER watchman on the premises, and the fir
ELL II made great Roadway before being disc
". ed The water-works were rendered
lao less by extreme drouth, and no water
IS out be obtained. There seems to have
was encouragement somewhere. Many
show inmates we're locked in the rooms
WAC there was no one to let them out.
,.u,,,,, we're two fire escapes on the bulldln
80! the doors leading thereto were shu
hot'y locked.
There
o get