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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

Texans and Louisianians are very mad
A year ago the Texas legislature and gov,
ernor thought they would dispose Of some
land and have new state capitol. So
they passed a bill and Gov. Roberts, or
somebody thereto authorized traded with
Chicago syndicate. the latter to have the
land and build capitol that should cost a
million and half. The building is just
begun but the syndicate has disposed of
the land for a cool ten million dollars
And now the Texan wants to know why
it was that Roberts and the rest sold for
a million and half what was worth ten
millions. And Louisiana got Ex-Gov.
John McEnery, who was virtuou' hater
of carpet baggers to get the title 10 some
swamp lands confirmed to the state by
congress and McEnery was to have his
pay in land, half as much land as he
got title confirmed to. And the thrifty
ex-governor proceeded to take his pick of
Louisiana lands when he took his pay and
though he took only half as many acres as
he obtained for the state he did not contine
his picking to the lands obtained but on a
careful estimate it Is considered that the
land Elk Gov. John got out of the perform
ance is worth just few thousand dollars
more than the value of all the land he
obtained for the state. And the average
Louisianian is actually mad about that
though he isn't as mad as Texan.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13
AUGUST.

Chester w. Chaplin, ex -president Of the
Boston & Albany railroad, died at his
home in Springfield, Mass, Sunday, June
10th. Mr.. Chaplin was born at Ludlow,
December 16, 1898, being descendant In
the sixth generation from Deacon Samuel
Chaplin, one of the early settlers of that
region. He began his business life in
Springfield early, and became partner in
the firm of Sergeant & Chaplin, who ran
the stage from Hartford to Brattleboro.
In fact Mr.. Chaplin was always student
of transportation, and when steamboating
began on the Connecticut, he built boats
and came to control the whole river bust.
ness from Hartford and Springfield. as far
north as Wells River, VT. He also bought
at that time and always kept a large
interest in the New York line of boats 10
New Haven and Hartford. Mr.. Chaplin
welcomed the railroad, and was largely
instrumental in securing the building
of the road from Hartford to Spring
field, which was opened in 1874
lie became president of the Connecticut
river railroad in 1850. and in 1854 was
elected president of the Boston ant
Albany, which Office he held until 1877
His great work i'll developing and building
up that property is we'll known. Mr.
Chaplin was elected to Congress in 1871
and served one term. He leaves widow
aud three children-the wife of Presi.
dent Bliss of the Boston and Albany, road
the wife of Vice President Rumrill, anC
Chester w. Chaplin, Jr.. of New York
president of the New York and New
Haven steamboat company.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

There is general impression that Jay
Gould has only one SOD, because his wife
never appears in society and his children
are almost unknown. But he has large
and interesting family. His daughter
Nellie, who christened his yacht, promises
to be beauty, and will be a great catch
when she goes into society. She is a
slim girl, neither light nor dark, with
charming manners and studious habits
She has been under charge of a govern
ess all her life. There is a son Edward
who is older than Nellie and younger than
George. He must be IL. He ia n sbv.
studious sort of boy, we'll bred and
respectful. He thinks of becoming civil
engineer and has the same self-contained
manners of his father. Howard, who is
IA years old, has been in delicate health
for long while. He knows almost
nothing of books and his father keeps
him in the open air at their beautiful
place at Irvington. Bell. who is in the
neighhorhood of 10 or ~ years, promises
to be the beauty of the family. The
"baby" is Frank. All the children are
living at 1rvington, and Gould goes I'D
there every night from his financial cares.
1t is said he is a boy among his bows
when he is at home. He drops all bust.
ness thought and goes into any sort of
recreation that may be proposed with as
much ardor as his youngest son. The
grounds are secluded and the millionaire
can jump fences, turn hand springs, 90 in
swimming, indulge in game of lone old
cat" or play the cornet without anybody,
but his own family being the wiser.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

Chester W. Chaplin of Springfield,
Mass, the great railroad man of western
Massachusetts, is dead at the age of s4.
Bill and Ike Barber. two murderers,
were taken by mob from the Jail at
Waverly, Iowa, Friday night and lynched.
Queen Victoria is reported to be in very
poor health But how much of the story
is true and how much mere rumor is not
clear.
Gen. Crook has been hunting hostile
Indians in Arizona and is back from his
expedition with 200 or 800 prisoners in
his hands.
N. L. Dukes of Uniontown. Pa, whose
recent acquttal of the murder of state
treasurer Capt A. G. Mutt occasioned great
indgr alton in his town, was on Tuesday
shot and killed by James Mutt, a 20 years
old son of the murdered man.
Timothy Kelley. the fifth and last of the
men convicted of the assassination of
Lord Cavendsh and Mr. Burke, was hung
in Dublin Saturday. James Carey, the
informer, has been released and in spite of
the threats against him desired to remain
in Dublin, but the government insisted he
should leave.
The fellows who plotted to blow up
buildings in England are now on trial in
London. The accused dynamite ccnspir-
ators are DR.. Gallagher, Bernard Gala
CHER. Ansbursh, Curtin, Whitehead and
Wilson. One of the conspirators, Lynch,
who went under the name of Norman,
has turned informer.
Judge Foraker of Cincinnati, was NOM
mated by the Ohio republicans last week
for governor. He is forty years old and
some of the independent papers were
pleased when they found he graduated
from college in 1867 and SO was not a
relic of the war" But they are now
panied to learn that the judge enlisted
when IL and came out of the service a
captain.
The 1876 democratic tcket-Tilden and
Hendricks-is again talked Of Henry
Watterson has been 10 see Mr.. Tilden and
reports that he has regained his health but
that he does not want to be a candidate
for president. Mr.. Tilden was not only
able TO tire Mr.. Watterson out but he
absolutely joked the Kentuckian. Any
way Walterson tells a joke that Mr..
Tilden then and there made and Mr..
Watterson is like Geo. Washington about
lying-though in other respects the
resemblance fails. 1t was very neat
Joke too about Mr.. Watterson's fellow
Kentuckian Carlisle, how that the chief
objection he had heard to bis being speake r
was that in some recent volumes by one
Mr.. Froude there was Il suspicion he had
mistreated his wife. Doubtless Watterson
laughed at the joke and tho sage of
Gramercy Park smiled when he thought
Mr.. Wattetson might afterwards figure
up how far he had got towards finding
whether Mr.. Tilden preferred Carlisle or
Randall.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

ST.. JoHNsBURY County court Is In
session now.
The concert at tho M. Y. church Sunday
evening was good one.
Johnnie Prindle's pleasure party exhlb'
tied here Tuesday evening to good
house.
The Howard opera house orchestra OF
Burlington give concert here June 2Oth
for the senior class at the academy.
The present graduating class at the
academy numbers 40. The exercises
begin June 20 and promise to he very
good.
Monday morning as the mail from the
the north was coming in TO the depot
yard here, the switch was found TO be
open and the engine and baggage CIR ran
off the track before they could stop. They
were delayed about two hours.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Hun
toon and family are spending few weeks
at Charleston, Vt.
A. i. Pease, II. Peck, C. II. Wilson, w.
Davies have been in Burlington this week
attending meeting of the grand lodge.
G. II. Cone has bought the Brook IS
house and is going TO remodel it for his
own use.
Edward Downing and wife leave this
week for their home in Michigan.
The house of Alonzo Mutt was struck by
lightning on Monday afternoon doing a
good deal of damage. The family felt
the shock and would probably have been
killed had they been in the room where
the lightning first struck.
Clyde Eaton, son of o. l.. Eaton, is very
sick with inhammatory or rheumatic
fever, DR.. E. H. Knight attending him.
DR.. c. b. Drake sang at the Methodist
church last Sunday morning and evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw were chosen from
the Universalst church as delegates to
attend the Universalist convention al
Ludlow on Tuesday and Wednesday Of
this week.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

RAILROAD LITIGATIoN.-An important
and somewhat novel hearing was begun
in this city before James M. Tyler Of
Brattleboro, G. B. Eddy of Bellows Falls
and w. II. Walker of Ludlow commissions
ers. it being on the petition of the Central
Vermont railroad company, VS.. the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
company, for the fixing of a tariff of rates
and to compel the defendant road to form
connections with the Central. For three
years prior to 1880 the Central ran a
Saratoga and White Mountain express
train over the Wells River road. but the
train was run at loss to the latter road
it is claimed. In October, 1880. the
Montreal and Boston air line road was
Montreal, the Passumpsc, the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain, and the south.
eastern railroads, and entered into a brisk
competition with the Central Vermont for
the New England and Canadian business,
The combination was naturally DESTROYS of
breaking up the Central Vermont's White
Mountain line and in May. 1880, the
Boston, Concord and Montreal, the st.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain and the
Southern road executed contract with
the Wells river road by which the latter
abrogated its through passage and freight
contract with the Central-the considera-
ton being the payment 10 the Wells River
road of $4,000 per annum by each of the
three railroads named. The Central Ver-
mont managers find it difficult to get along
without the Wells River road, and have
therefore instituted proceedings to compel
that road to connect with its trains, TO run
other trains as may be needed, and to
pro-rata with them on through business.
There is a statue requiring connecting or
interesting lines to extend proper facil.
tiles TO each other, ETC.; and at the last
session of the legislature an amendment
was passed, giving to commissioners the
power OF fixing the hours when passenger
trains of connecting roads Shall connect
with each other. 1t is under this statue
that the proceedings are brought.
The Central Vermont managers claim
that they have endeavored to run their
trains 80 as to connect with the Wells
River road, but that the managers of that
road refuse to give them any connections.
The Wells River folks claim, on the other
hand. that they are and always have been
ready to carry all passengers and freight
IurniSneu ny INC OentIai' puo .h"' 'noii
connections at Wells River are so much
more important and numerous than those
at Montpelier that they cannot afford to
neglect the former for the benefit of the
latter.
1t is expected that the hearing will be
completed to day. The commissioners
will submit their report to the supreme
court on Thursday of next week in this
city. Guy G. Noble, H. S. Joyce, E. G.
Smith and G. w. Writer'S appear for the
Central; S. G. Shurtletl, Luke p. Poland
and A. P Cross for the Montpelier and
Wells River.-Burlington Free Press. 1871.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

NoRrHFIELD.-The father and mother
of w. R. Brown, Esq. who reside at
Bur Ike. visited their son last week.
E. E. Lawton had his hand and hip
badly hurt about a week since, and mar
rowly escaped with his life, from prema.
ture explosion Of a blast in the slate ledge.
He is doing well.
Maggie Houston has been very ill with ty-
phoid pneumonia, but is now convalescent
Miss Sarah l.. Taylor, who has been
with her Aunt, Mrs. o. d. Edgerton, for
the past year, attending the graded school,
returned to her home in New York, last
Thursday, much to the regret of the many
warm friends whom she has made during
her stay.
Mrs Emma Dodge, with her daughter
Winnie, is visiting her parents, Captain
d. Thomas and wife.
Edward Worthen, son of Rev. II. w.
Worthen, came on to attend the graduating
exercises of the Northfold graded school
and delight his friends by his presence.
Mrs. M. l. Gilchrist, her mother, Mrs
Joel Winch, and her sister, Miss Minnie
Winch reached home Thursday of last
week.
Denny Whittemore, who is Il professor
in Kansas college. is at home spending
his vacation.
C. A. Edgerton, Esq, spent last week
in New York.
The masonic relief association held its
annual meeting in Masonic Hall, last
Wednesday. DR.. Geo. Nichols was elected
president; Hon. R. f. Parker of Wolcott,
vice president; J. c. B.Thayer, treasurer;
Geo. B. b. Denny, secretary. Geo. b. B.
Denny declining to serve longer as secre-
tary, II. i. Kenyon was elected in his
stead.
Last week the scholars of the high
school visited the residence of j. NJ. Hit,
and left with him as a substantial token of
their regard, valuable easy chair, nicely
upholstered In raw silk. Miss Chase, the
preceptress, was not forgotten, for to her
they gave photograph album, cabinet
size, and a book of poems, and the gram.
mar school also gave her fine gold ring.
Next week is Lewis college commence
ment.
The report of the directors, treasurer
and auditors of the Mortified graded
school show that there have been during
the past year, thirty-five weeks of school
at an expense of $5680,54, of this $221S
was paid for teachers, $40 for ianitor,
$4,000 for wood, S9l.0I for repairs and
incidental supplies, $3.50 for insurance,
$4,000 for chemical apparatus $l4,00 for
water, rent, and treasurers salary. Out of
the tax bill of 1882, amounting to $258,20,
all has been collected but $6l.s6, and tho
entire amount of paid taxes are only $751;
60, against about $44S,29, reported last
wear. The officers electol at its annual
meeting, held June 18th, were as follows:
moderator, ] IL. Orcutt; clerk, Edward
ingalls,; treasurer, j. G. b. Thayer;
collector, F. A. Preston. Directors for
the year, Geo. w. Crane; James N.
johnson. Voted tax of s. cents on
dollar of the grand list.
The children's day service, held at the
NJ. L. church, on Sunday last, at p. NJ,
was we'll attended, and the exercises were
GOOD. The church was beautifully deco
raj ed with flowers and evergreens ar.
ranged in tasteful manner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13
THE GREAT INTER.OCEAN.
THE LARGEST SHOW ON EARTH.
Montpelier, Friday, June 20.

Montpelier, Friday, June %.
John B. Doris has at last reached the
summit of his ambition, land the realization
is the largest, handsomest and best show
in the world. complete and perfect in all
its details. There are no old and worn
out animals, played out novelties or an.
Gent specialists, but everything is new,
bright and novel. The tents used by this
show are the largest ever spread in this
country, and more cars are required to
transport the show than any now on the
road. Its ring artists have been selected
from the very best of American and for
eign performers, and the performance is
given in one ring, so that every act can be
seen and appreciated without spectator
being in danger of becoming crosseyed, as
is the case with shows that give perform.
ances in two rings at the same time.
Although only one ring is used more and
better acts are given than by any show
travelling giving performances in two or
three rings. Another great feature of
this show is Mllie-Christine the 1.-TWO.
Headed Nightingale" who will sing and
dance in the big show. She is charming
vocalist, a graceful dancer and brilliant
conversationalist, speaking seven Ian.
guages. There are other features that
are as novel and attractive that W, will
speak of later.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13
AN OPEN LETTER
from
ADAM FOREPAUGH
to the citizens of Vermont.

Boston, June 4, 1888.
10 the Citizens of Vermont:
When 1 last visited your state in 1879 l
had one of the largest shows in the world.
exhibited ten elephants, and performances
were given in one ring. At that time
travelled with one train of cars. Since
that time my show has grown t o enormous
proportions, my menagerie is three times
its former size, I have twenty five
elephants, performances are given in
three rings and on half mile b ippodrome
track. now find it necessary to employ
THREE TRAINS OF CARS, no other show
visiting Vermont this year uses more than
one; if any other manager advertises
that he uses more than one train of cars
90 to the depot and see for yourself the
falsity of the statement.
My claims to your patronage are,
exhibit three times as many animals,
three times as many actors, have three
times as many horses and three times as
many railway cars as any show that will
visit Vermont this year. Besides a
thousand times better performance, the
fact that exhibit in Boston ten days is a
sufficient guarantee of the inertia and
magnitude of my show. On account of
the great size of Forepaugh's museum,
menagerie. triple circus, and Roman
hippodrome l can exhibit only at the
following points in the state: Brattleboro,
Tuesday. July 10; Rutland, Wednesday,
July %; Burlington, Thursday. July %;
Montpelier. Friday, July q; White River
Junction. Saturday, July %; St. Johns
bury, Monday, July 80; West Randolph,
Tuesday. July 81 st. Adams, Wednesday,
August l.
Liberal excursion rates will be given on
all roads. Full particulars will be given
in due season by my corps of one hundred
advertising agents.
l will be present at each Of the above
places to superintend the amusements
and welcome my friends.
ADAM FoREPAUGH,
OF Forepaugh's museum, menagerie,
triple circus and Roman hippodrome.
The largest show in the world. The only
exhibition that will visit Vermont this
year with THREE TRAINS OF CARS and the
only show that will use more than one.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Lindsey of Brat
tleboro celebrated the fiftieth anniver sary
of their matrimonial life June 9th.

tleboro celebrated the fitch annivers ary
of their matrimonial life June 9Th.
Considerable local feeling has been
created at Vergennes by the killing Of
dogs by the local police under the state
dog law. The limit of the legal lives Of
all unlicensed dogs expired May 8, and
Policeman Frank Rivers "opened the
dance" by entering the dwelling OF Far.
mer Stillman Grandey, on Sunday.
week, while the proprietor was attend
ing "divine SERVICE" and shooting the
illegal dog, which he proceeded to skin.
A peculiar tornado passed short
distance to the southeast Of Harvard
H., with heavy hail and rain, met
another tornado north of there and
reversed its course, jnmped over that
place and struck the earth mile south OF
there, sweeping away dwellings, barr s
and fences, and turning to direct east
ward course, leveled number of dwell
wounded but no lives lost.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM THE REFORM
cHooL.-Saturday afternoon, while the
bows Mt the state reform school were
having their out door exercise. John
Cunningham, one of their number,
attempted to escape. He ran along the
bank of the river, closely pursued by the
officers. After he had run about a quar-.
ter Of mile he plunged into the river,
swan half way across, when he was taken
with a cramp and went to the bottom.
The body was recovered in about an hour.
He was an orphan child and was formerly
in the home at Burlington.
A TERRIBLE ToRNADo.-A terrible cy.
clone prevailed west Of Mckinney, Tex,
late Saturday. The Dock Hill place was
completely destroyed by lightning. Joe
Browns place was utterly ruined. Every
thing in a path 100 yards wide, cattle.
horses, fencing, was picked up and oar
ried through the air like straw. Crops
was very much injured. A heavy hail
storm struck Mckinney. NJ. M. Jones'
residence and Gooden's stable were partly
destroyed by lightning,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

The star-route case is drawing to close.
Judge Wylie has charged the jury and
they now have the case. The charge was
n clear one and of much higher order than
has been the conduct of the case by
counsel. Ingersoll has blackguarded and
pettifogged and the government pays
NIerrick and Bliss hundred dollars day
or so apparently, and does not seem to get
any very high degree of lawyership out of
them at that. Merrick particularly has
INDUCED tn language that is better fitted
for quarrel between rowdes than for an
argument in a court room.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

Rev. Church Tabor has concluded 10
rem ain in Vermont and not 60 West, and
has gone back to Richford and will officiatc
as pastor of the Methodist church for the
year to come.
AS the novelty disappears, crowds on
the Brooklyn bridge diminish, and hence
the idea gains ground that the danger
there Is over, So long as there is no
crowd Of course there is no danger, but
1t should be remembered that something
is liable to happen any hour in the day
which will bring on crowd.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

France spends So for war every time
that she spends thirty. fivo cents for educa'
lion. That is great deal worse than
Prussia, where $6,49 is for war, against
81 20 for education. But little Switzor-
land makes the best showing among
European powers, where 81. l6 is expended
for the public defense, against 81. 16 for ed
ucating the people. Russia is worse than
France. the figures being six cents for edu
cation to $500 for war, and no other nation
stands in ms pnenyiable light,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

The czar arrived at St. Petersburg Sun.
day. 1t is rather uncertain how perma.
nent his good health will be as he has
given no sign that he will institute any
reforms that are demanded and needed.