Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-27

Boston at So; preferred, 81 Odgensburg
and Lake Champlain. common. 40.
There will be an encampment of Odd
Fellows instituted at Bradford on Tuesday,
April 26th. Grand Patriarch ID. p. Cilley.
assisted by Moose river eneampment OF
St. Johnsbury, will perform the work.
FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE JUNCTIoN.-Three
barns, twenty-five head o: cattle, and one
horse, the property of ID. F. Morris OF
Waterviile, Vermont, we're burned this
morning, at 2 o'clock. 1t is supposed to
be the work Of an incendiary. Loss. $1,000
Insured for $500.
Rev. o. S. Basford of Essex left Mon
day for Dakota with colony, of thirty.
They go to settle on the James river. on
the Dakota extention of the northwestern
road which runs from Winona to Dead
wood. 1t has been blocked up since
February 9TH, but Mr.. Basford expects
that it will be clear when he reaches there
THE WAY SOME OF THE CHURCHES
DwINDLE.--The Congregational church
at Sudbury, Rutland county, has only two
male members. 1t has been depleted by
removals, having sen; west the nucleus OF
three thriving churches, and active mem
bers to churches in several large cities
and towns.
OFF THE TRACK.-As the mixed train
from Riehford was coming around the
curve half mile above Sheldon Saturday
morning. two of the freight cars in the
middle of the train left the track, leavi 10
the rest unframed, but tearing the roaC
up for some distance. Fortunately no one
was harmed.
THE ALBURGH BRIDGE.-The bridge at
Alburgh will probably be built. The state
furnishes $1,000, the town of Isle Ia Motto
$1,000, making $4,000 The lowest bid
received is one of $1,000. And the re.
naming $1,000 can be easily raised 1t is
likely that the bridge will pay expenses
and interest at q reasonable rate of toll
besides giving the islanders chance tc
visit the main land without the risk OF
drowning.
THE TEACHERS MEETING AT ST. AL.
BANS.-The meetings of the teachers in
stitute, to be held at st. Adams next June,
will be held in the Academy building.
From the indications there can be no doubt
of a very large assemblage, including
many prominent personages. At the close
of the meeting there will be summer
school of languages, under the direction oil
s. NJ. Stern of New York.
A temperance Sunday school concert
was held at Trinity NJ. E. Church Sunday
evening, April II. The programme con.
sisted of Bible readings showing that the
Scriptures forbid as well as disapprove the
use of ntoxicants, other readings, recta-
tions and dialogues, interspersed with
singing from the Gospel Hymns.
Nearly fifty members of this school have
signed the pledge during the past winter.
and had their names enrolled upon chart
which hangs upon the walls of the ves;ry.
1t will greatly surprise many Of your
readers to learn that Hon. Moses Robinson
has committed suicide. The sad event &C.
Cured by drowning, Friday afternoon
April 22d. Mr.. Mr.. Robinson was regard
ed as the wealthiest farmer in Mortified
He was man of decided ability, in certain
directions. He had filled, with credit tc
himself, all the various important offices
in the gift of his fellow citizens-had rep
resented the town (Northtield) repeatedly
in the legislature-had been twice elected
county SENATORIAL of which honors he
bore meekly and with no outward show o.
pride.
The surprise must be great that a man
like Mr. Robinson-ful of riches, full o
honors, and full of years,-,shoud desir,
thus ignobly to cut short the little time h,
could, at the longest, remain with those
who had ever been pleased to honor him.
The query as to the cause of the act il
not one of easy solution. 1t must inner,
largely in the state of his bodily health
1t had been very poor for the past few
months. and doubtless this made his losse
from real estate depreciation seem CREATE
and harder to bear than they would other
wise.
1t may give little insight into this sac
case, and show how Mr.. Robinson regard
ed his own condition. to repeat his answe
to the writer's inquiry, made Of him two
weeks ago, whether he was getting wei
rccruitedP
No" he replied, in his sharp, positiv
way " I'm all broke down; don't know
what I'm about half of the time
Let us charitably suppose that the mis-
cradle man knew not "what he WA
about " when he threw himself into tn
brook, on the banks of which he was borl
seventy-six years ago, and where he ha
ever made it his home from childhood
The funeral was held at the house SIM
day afternoon, Rev. J. Edward Wright O
Montpelier officiating.
Mr.. Robinson leaves wife and on
daughter.