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


Twenty-seven trains arrive and depart
from Newport, daily.
There we're 1876 students at St. Johns
bury academy during the spring term just
closed.
A Mt Holly man reports the snow to BE-
three feet deep in the woods, in that
vicinity.
There have been over $50 cases of
measles in Groton the past winter, and
they are still prevailing.
Mrs. Stanley. of st Johnsbury, who fell
and broke her hip two weeks ago, has since
died, aged 20 years.
W. X. Langmaid's son, who shot him
self at North Danville about the first of
April. died the 10Th. from the effects of the
wound.
Mr.. j. E. Temple of Philadelphia has
just given S25, 900 as the first subscription
Tor statue to Gen. John F. Reynolds,
who was killed at Gettysburg.
w. X. Langmaid's son who shot himself
at North Danville about the first of April,
died Wednesday morning from the effects
Of the wound.
Patrick Carroll, the leader in the rows
at Fair Haven, has been arrested and held
in, 81 900 bonds on charge of assault with
intent to kill. Others of the roughs have
also been arrested and put under bonds.
A scribe asked Biornsjerne Bjornscn to
write verse showing the true pronuncia-
ocI -, t. h.,
notebook and pencil which the reporter
handed to him. and rapidly jotted down
the following touching lines:
To learn to pronounce such a name as Wilhelmj
Of Norway, a very well born son,
You must know, IN Norwegian the 81 stands for
"ve,D
And don't you forget it Bjornsterne Bjornson.
The listers have about concluded their
labors in Hartland, and appear TO have
done their work faithfully and well. In
regard to the inventories taken, they sim
ply form the data from which the grand
list is to be made up, and will not be on
file for public inspection, but will be kept
in some place until the taxes are paid,
when there being no further use for them,
they will be destroyed. -HGrtianG Cor.
A narrow escape at Rutland the 18Th
was that of Henry Clary, section hand
on the Delaware & Hudson road. He was
walking on the track when an engine
running at the rate of ten miles an hour,
struck him and threw him down at the
side of the rail. One of his feet remained
on the rail far enough so that the wheels
caught the sole of his boot and tore it off
Beyond few scratches he received no
injuries. He was picked up in an uucon.
scious condition, but soon recovered.
Vermont has stringent law regulating
the sale of bogus butter under its proper
name; and conspiracy of rascals now
affords an opportunity for its vigorous en-
forcement at St. Adams. In that lively
town resides butter buyer who ordered
from Boston a supply of oeomargarine
and sent it out among neighboring farm
ers of the same fraudulent type By
them it was promptly returned as winter
made dairy butter. The original " fraud :"
then sold it to another butter dealer, by
whom it was disposed of to grocers. Pity
the whipping post does not stand and the
cat % nine tails flourish in the Green
Mountain state.-Rurat NeW Yorker.
At the convent in Burlington, Tuesday
morning, was witnessed solemn and
impressive ceremony-that of taking the
black veil, which renders it impossible
for the person to enter the world again.
Miss Kate j. Clark of Burlington, who
two years ago took the white veil, on this
occasion completed her VOWS. High mass
was celebrated by Rt. Rev. Bishop
DeGoesbriand and the novice read the act
of conservation, the bishop holding the
sacred host before her during the reading.
Several of the clergy were present. The
touching and imposing ceremonies were
witnessed by large audience. and the
reception, held shortly afterwards, was
attended by many friends.
On Monday evening two postulants,
Miss Nellie Bailey and Miss Mary A.
Shaughnessy, both of Thomsonville,
Conn, took the white veil. The bencdic-
ton was given by the Ri. Rev. Bishop De-
Goesbriand They will have now to serve
time to determine whether they wish to
bind themselves irrevocably to their order
and if so they will take the black veil in
due sea son.