Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-12
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Minnesota has department OF agr
culture in it's university, but for IL years
the average attendance in that department
has no. exceeded one student year.
CoRINTm CoRNER-Sugar in this local
ity still remains in the tree.
Mr.. Hiram Porter has rented his home
farm to Mr.. David Ward. He has pur
chased the grist mill and saw mill at Cass-
vile, Bradford; ho will take possession
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Brooks Of Argus, Ala
have returned home from n trip to Flori-
da. They loaded their three children and
baggage on two haudcarts and travelled
aIoot, camping out on the way. The
Journey was undertaken, Jake says, for
health and recreation ,and resulted satisfac
torily in both respects.
Roswell Ford of Braintree. died of
SMALLPOX the night of the 18th aud
week later his wife died of the same dis
Case. His son Clarence who worked on
The railroad came home somo time ago
sick with the variloid Two or three 9TH
ers are sick with some form of the small
pox but now precautions aro taken against
its spread.
Nelson IIuchins of Brockton, Mass, read
in his Sunday morning newspaper pre-
diction OF rain storm before night. Part
of his roof had been removed for repairs,
and he Immediately set about replacing it
An attempt was made TO punish him under
I'm old blue law against Sabbath breaking
But the Judge decided that his work was
,fD Dooacsitv nnI liaphnrUnl him
FIrz,JouN PoRrER.-The NtE York
IcleQram's Washington special says that
Fitz-John Portor's friends say that owing
to the efforts of Gen. Grant and others,
tho president will favor the dismissal of
tho charges against Porter, that he be hon.
orably mustered out with the rank of
major general Of volunteers, and that he
he placed on the retired list with the rank
of colonel, but receive no back pay.
hear u very affecting thing the day
came up. We were at Rockland, and the
steamer was blowing off, making noise
enough to wake up policeman. man
and woman stood talking on tho wharf
lie ha0 his head bent down, and she was
yelling something into his car. when the
steam suddeuly shut Of, Just in time for
every one between Rockland and White
Head to hear the woman say, "aud don't
forget, John, to put on vour thick red
drawers, Sunday" And il John did forget
it, it was not because he did not hear what
she told him --Dc3taSt 30HraG'.
Gen. IIcwson. aCyDa3inn stump speak
or, was engaged for political campaign
by Sir John Macdonald. llowson says
hot hn ~
penses on the tour, and after the election
I'm tflice worth no. less than $4,000 q
year. Elc did not receive either form Of
compensation, and therefore brought sui,
against Sir John. who has compromised
it, according to the Turoato Gitjc,by pay
ing $500.
As two laboror were digging drain on
tho premises OF James L lIaggerty in St.
LOUIS, they unearthed large pot tightly
sealod, which on examination was found
to contain u large amount of English
sovercigns, American silver dollars. and
hat full, more 0. less, Of continental cur
rency. The money has not been counted,
but there is probably between 100000 and
10000 of tho coin, which is dated in the
last century, and the currency bears date
l777. The house was occupied by Mont
gomery Blair many years.
President Arthur has done manly net
in vetoing the anti Chinese bill, for which
he is entitled to the earnest thanks of the
country. His act is all the more to be
commended in view OF the immense
political influence brought to bear to in
duce him to sign the bill. and his quiet
but firm decision TO ignore the repeated
warning that the vote Of the Pacific slope
would be lost to his support. For once
this terrible bugaboo of the political circles
has been treated with the contempt which
it deserves, and we may thank President
Arthur for the rare illustration of homes t
principle held in chief Importance in n
political emergency.
There are in the country 170,G40 retail
liquor dealers; ono to every 204 inhabi-
tants. The smallest ratio in any state is
found in South Carolina, one to 0l0, and
the greatest in Nevada, one to So, The
territories of Arizona and Montana have
each one to ii, Kansas has one to 997,
Vermont one to Sl2, Main one to 79l and
Massachusetts one to 2l5. The ratio is
generally higher in the northern than in
the southern states. The figures are furn-
ishcd by the internal revenue commission
er. and show merely the number of gov
ernment liconsos issued, those 10 drug
stores of course included.
We copy the following from the Burl-
ington Free Press relative to the Mary
Fletcher hospital training school for
nurses: We arc glad to announce that,
rs the result of several conferences among
our physicians, Of which we made men.
lion short timo since, the directors of the
Mary Fletcher hospital have organized.
in connection with the hospital, n school
for nurses, with the above title, thus add
ing one more to tho institutions Of Yer
mont Of an educational and charitable
character. The object Of the school is,
primarily, to educate female nurses, for
intelligent and effective service In the sick
room, and, by so doing, to select, train
and provide n class of competent profes.
sional nurses, whether for establishments
or private families. The requisites for
admission to this school arc, that pupils
must be between 20 and DO years Of age {;
musL bring certificates OF sound health and
good moral char ,cter; and must pay, in
advance, II fec of ten dollars, for the ses-
sion. The course Of ms ructiOn will con.
slSt Ol lectures, ICCItaIlOus, uClnOnSlTatlOnS
and instruction at tho bedside, upon all
medical and surgical topics. necessary to
fit the pupils for the proper care, as nurses,
of the sick and helpless. a limited mum
her of pupils will DO selected to ronder
assistance in the hospital, and such per
sons will receive, besides the remission of
their tuition fee, lo' ging and board in the
hospital during their time of service. At
the close oi the session, pupils will be eX-
amined in all thu branches taught, and a
record of their proficiency will be kept for
reference. The managing committee Of
the training school will act as an employ
ment bureau. for the benefit OF the nurses,
approved by them, aud of those who may
desire the services Of competent nurses.
This last is charitable feature Of the
school, which will, without doubt, COM.
mend itself to the public of this state, and