Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-22

Senator Edmonds left Washington, on
Saturday, to take his daughter, Miss Julia
Edmunds, South, for the sake of her health.
Thirty persons are reported to have been
killed yesterday in a railroad accident
caused by train wrecker, forty miles
west Of Bismarck, Dakota.
The agent of an up town hotel in New
York has begged that an order issued by
nm official to provide fire escapes on the
building be so modified as to except the
upper story. "Only servants sleep there"
WAS his explanation.
Ifreports are true the congressional eX-
petition to Cleveland to attend President
Garlield's funeral was disgraceful affair
L. Is said that Congressman Page has
burned up the vouchers and that if pre-.
served they would have shown IN expense
of $1,000 for liqlors and $500 for q
D." lunch.'
The lower Mississippi has broken the
evces so tina, it is now nearly an inland
lake in many places from 80 to 100 miles
wide, 1t is estimated that nearly 100000
persons are suffering from these terrible
foods and 1t is feared that when the watar
yoes down it will be found to have made
COOL crops impossible for this year.
The Boston Adrc,tiStr. commenting on
tho fact that tie people of southern and
western communities consider the people
Of New England to be socially cold and in
every way unscntmental. explains tina,
Now Englanders contribute TO burned out
cities and help overllowe1 countries, with
the assurance that when they express
thcir opinions on any subject they will be
accused of senimentqlism and cant.
The Springfield Republican is throwing
good deal of hot shot these days into the
csmp of the ringsters who mismanage
cur state politics. -BrdttJeJoro Retormer
The Brattleboro Reforner would have
the Vermont democrats nominate Col. A
VI. Dickey of Bradford -" full of mental
yigor, Clean personally, and entirely indie
pendent" That is one thing which the
democrats of the country need 1t clear
Dickey.-Sprinqfed Republican,
Last four democratic Candidates for gov
ernor, Heaton, Gardner, Bingham ant
Phelps; last four republican governors,
Peck, Fairbanks. Proctor and Farnham
Wouldn't the reformers be little more
mild at first in leading US upon an upward
way?
VERMONT DENTAL ASSOCIATION. -Tni
association held its annual meeting at Bur
lington, Thursday and Friday. An nd
dress was made by the president, an,
Thursdty evening the banquet was served
Mt tho Van Ness house. Friday morning
cliniquc was held by DR.. R. NJ. Chase o
Bethel andan essay on "The Use of Nitrou
Oxide" read by DR.. L. Gilman of St. AL
bans. A business meeting followed a
which it was voted to hold the next annu
al meeting at Rutland. At the same tim
the following officers were elected for tn
ensuing year
President, S. d. Hodge Of Burlington
vico presidents, s. l.. Wellington of Ian
caster, G w. Swift of Manchester, w.
Curtis of Hardwick; secretary, r. E. Nc
Govern of Vcrgennes; treasurer. j. S
Lewis of Burlington; executive commit
tee, r. NJ. Chase of Bethel, w. H. Wrigh
Of Brandon. W. II. Munsell Of Wells.
The strike at Lawrence. Mass, is assum
ing formidable dimensions. tits rumore,
that the 2l00 operatives of the Washing
ion mills are to Join the strikers ant
ttOulo Is feared,