Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-21
VOL. xxx.
American History,

Nearly every one who reads American
history will remember some of the events /;
but most of these are battles either with
the Indians. French or English or the
south. Hero is a list of some of the
events that have happened, but are given
in style not usually found in the his.
tories:
1920. Landing made on Plymouth
Rock.
1921. Thanksgiving kept-but no over
eating.
1922. Builds meeting Aouse-no fires
in it, however
1923. Proclaims fast day. and sets
the fashion.
1923 Cuts down May pole at Merry
Bi0unt. No vain recreations in those
davs.
1857 Makes war ON the Ouakers
and the Pesuo, Indians, and whips
1858 Thinks he had better have a
college; begins with higher education
first.
1910. Se,s up a printing prees.
l646 Will not have any witches.
Ilahgs one.
lG49 Gives notice in meeting IL, IN
Inilstl not wear long hair. ssas y,sv lp, ., ada.
II l652ie Gums ths pine tree ashilliaR. 81 -
re- l663W Printsaa Bible for thes Indians,
ths ths fhkss fhks f6f ~ Seciiss Slsvas s shs.s-iss
~ i692Ia More witches hang sal 6alsuR..
ana - have 9rbeeh o ashamed of it ever
Nee
1902. Wants another college, and starts
4; lrls u"w in New Haven.
l70i Prints the first newspaper at
Bos on.
1905 Coffee is tasted.
l7lO. Then tries tea, but it is cost.
ll.
I'LL. Starts post Office.
1921. The potato Is planted as a Curl
usity; tries to eat it; thinks 1t pretty
good.
l721. Hears about innoculation; tries
, some say it is wicked to do 1t. Begins
o sing by note ON Sundays; this causes
4reat trouble.
l740. Begins to manufacture and ped
die tiE ware.
1741. Builds the Faneuil Hall.
1850. Potatoes seen In market; bush
ell considered enough for winter.
1855. Builds an organ but no play
ng it IN meeting houses-no sir
1856. A queer man named Franklin
Invents stove; also a lightning rod.
1850. Some signs of fashion creep in !;
collars are worn on shirts. and chnises
appear.
1865. Great talk about "liberty" heard !;
no buying of stamped paper.
1910. Wooden clocks made-in Con-
neticut of course.
1913. Much trouble about tea; throws
lot into the sea.
IVA. Boston has lights in her streets
oil lamps.
1890. An umbrella seen in the hands of
lhe rich is much laughed at; those
using them are considered effemin-
ate.
1901. A cotton spinning factory start
ed.
1892. Raises silk worms and makes
a little silk; carpets appear in the houses
| of the rich.
1898. Invents the cotton gin, and thus
makes cotton raising profitable.
! l795-1800. Pantaloons are seen, but
! for full dress breeches are the style.
! Plates are used at breakfast and tea.
| 1902. Vaccination is tried; some relig.
ious scruples however.
| 1906. Tries to burn the Philadelphia
"stone coal" but 1t is failure.
1907. A steamboat goes up the Hudson
no end of talk about it.
1915. Clocks are very costly yet; the
short shelf clocks are made, and cost $40
TO $40.
1917. Stoves are put in some meeting
! houses, but most resist--think 'it shows
very little religion"
1918. A steamboat runs on Long Is
and.
Sl9, A steamboat crosses the Allan.
| TIC
1925. Gas lights used in Boston. Finds
out how 10 burn hard coal. Buys steel
pens (Gilotl's) The rufiIes on shirt bo-
sons begin to disappear for every day
>hlrts
1925. Percussion caps made.
1926. Rubber over shoes appear, and
queer shaped ones too.
1928 Tomatoes having been raised fol
,,ars in the garden as Love Apples, ARE
t ted hesitatingly (supposed to be poision
Cur
1882. Builds railroad.
1888. First uses the "1.ucifer" mattel
EN- Loco Foco." The finder box
Il laid aside.
1885. lnvents revolver.
1887 Fdst panic Uses much papel
M n y, AMI calls it "shin pla>ttrs
1888 Ehe use of envelopes begins.
1880 ,geurreorypes, camphene ant
urnlng fluid appear,
1874 First message by electric tcle
graph.
1876. Has a little brush" with Mex.
leo.
1947 Sewing machines invented
Spl't rappings heard.
1853. Lays an ocean cable, but It don
work we'll
1861. Family quarrel breaks out; goel
south TO settle it; takes longer than we
expected. Uses piles of paper money
} Bnilds monitors.
1865. Struck dumb with the assassina
, tion of the president. Ocean cable work
splendldly.
1871. The biggest city of the west burr
cd
| 1873. John Bull has to pay hags an
bags of gold for his sympathy with tn
wrong party in the family quarrel.
1877. Silver getting plenty.
lS81-2. Struck dumb again by th
assassination of another president =
Scholars C0nlDdRiOn
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; restricted that this should be tempe
7 ance town. By adhering to that plan. an