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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

TRENoR w. PARKS Wilt was
understood by the family and near friends
of the late Tenor w. Park that he died
intestate, and his large estate it is believed
has been settled and satisfactory division
made. Consequently even Mr.. Park S
closest friends were surprised when they
read in local paper notice from the
probate court that his will would be pre-
scented for probate November I'd. The
explanation is as follows: Mr. Solomon
Haydenfeldt, mentioned MS executor, is a
lawyer now ard for many years residing
in San Francisco. and was close friend
Of Mr. Park, and was for time his law
partner WHEN Mr.. Park lived in California
MIR Haydenfeldt apprlsed the Hon Jim
G. Cullough, son in-law of Mr.. Park and
administrator of the estate, of the exist.
ence of the will. which is supposed to
have been made 25 years ago, and although
there is subsequent testament revoking
this will, it was he opinion of the admin
istrator that It would be hest to 20 through
all the legal forms, and let the facts be
made public. 1t is supposed that tbs newly
found instrument viii nave no tendency 10
unsettle the disposition Of the estate as
already made; but the news that there is
a will has made no little excitement in
Bennington.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

ALAsKAS 1NTERIOR.-Important geo.
graphical discoveries have been made in
Alaska by Lieut.. Schwatka, OF the regular
army. and Lieut.. Storey of the revenue
service, who have but recently returned
from exploring expeditions. Lieut..
Schwatka, last May in obedience to orders
from Gen. N. A. Miles. u. S. A., started
from Fort Vancouver, an old military
station on the Columbia river. He trav-
eled $500 miles across British America,
until he struck the Yukon river, down
when he travelled on raft 800 miles to
its mouth. Lieut.. Schwatka procured a
crew of six Indians and proceeded down
the gradually increasing stream, within
$50 miles OF Fort Chilcat, when rapids
were encountered. Down these the Indians
refused to 20 and attempted to force the
raft ashore. Lieut.. Schwatka. in order to
suppress the muliny, opened fire on the
Indians. killing three, when tho others
submitted. and the rapids were run. The
voyage ON the raft was 1927 miles, Lieut..
Schwatka claims that he has been further
up the Yukon than any other white man.
This is denied by signal service Officer
Leavitt, who has been stationed ut St.
Michaes. He says he assembled the Yukon
to Fort Selkirk, 1000 miles from its
mouth. lie describes the river ms one of
the largest in the world, discharging
so per cent more water than the Mlssis.
sippi, and as being at places seven miles
in breadth. Lieut.. Storey has even out
done Schwa,ka. During his mission o
the Indians of Alaska, Lieut.. Storey was
told of second river, equalling. if not
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

/ Peter GaddIng, for 35 years town clerk
at Bristol, Il. l., died yesterday at Inc
Rhode Island hospital in Providence
where he was under treatment for his eyes.
Prof. q. r. Gather of Alabama, who
has furnished the Troy Times with
number of astronomical and weather
articles. says that the winter will be very
cold and early, and phenomenal for Its
paroxysmal spells of heat, Succeeded by
intense cold, over the country"
| The various phases of the tender
passion have thus been exempllhed: A
ship is foolishly in love when she Is
attached to buoy; she is prudently III
love when she leaves the buoy for the pier !;
he places her affection beneath her when
she is 'anchoring after heavy swell. anG
she is desperately In love when she Ii
tender to man Of Wharf.-The Judge.
E. N. Leigh & Co., alleged dealers II
grocers' sundries, opened store at New
Haven. Ct. recently and oblalned goods
on credit from various parts OF the country
the reliable grocer G. s Leigh. The bogu
firm shipped heir plunder to Springfield
Mass, Hartford and other places disposed
of it, and then. wnen things began to get
hot for them. disappeared. They realiz 81
about $4,000 by their swindllng, an"
among their victims are a South lladley
Falls paper maker.
BURGLARY AT North TRoY.-The dry
goods store of Royce e. Golf, at North
Troy, was burglarzed on the night of the
10Th. The thief secured five oveicoats
one piece Of velvet, three or four dozen
kid gloves and some knives and wallets
The noise of the breaking in was heard by
people in the vicinity, who tracked the
guilty individual to Canada and found the
goods hid in barn. TIE thief escaped
but papers will no doubt be made out for
his arrest.
Mrs. Frances FORBES Hatch. wife of
Hon. j. D. Hatch, died in Burlington,
Friday evening. Two weeks ago she
suffered an attack of embolism, and her
sickness was recognized as necessarily
fatal from the first. For three days she
had been unconscious, and at tie last
passed gently and peacefully away. Mrs
Hatch was daughter of the late Abner
Forbes of Windsor, VT, and was in hel
72d year. She was a most amiable lady
and her husband (whose faithful compan,
ion she has been for over fifty years. and
the bereaved family will have the heart.
felt sympathy of a wide circle offriends.-
Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

A VERMoNrER IN New York The
Free Press says: A short time since c. c.
Dodge, an insurance agent from Lamoile
county was in New York on business, and
while there was approached by young
man who introduced himself as Moves,
claiming to be relative of the Moves
family. He said he was commercial
traveller and persuaded Mr.. Dodge 10
accompany him to his boarding place.
"Noycs'' took him to his room and
treated him to a cigar, but before our
Vermont friend had smoked much, he felt
that something was the matter with the
cigar, and let it go out and put 1t in his
pocket. Very soon a son of Neptune,
70 all appearance, came in and dared
Noyes to play him that game of cards for
Noyes demurred under the plea that he
had only $500, bu. finally tried to borrow
the balance of Mr.. Dodge. but the latter
had but Il few dollars with him. He
finally, however, consented to get check
cashed to accommodate his friend. He
went at ones to his hotel and called for a
physician, and showed him the cigar
pal TALLY smoked, which Was found to bp
saturated with choral. They ut once went
to the police who, upon hearing Mr.
Dodges story, furnished him with $500
He returned 10 his new found friends, VINO
after going through the Formally of the
game, took Mr.. Dodge's money and uncer
enormously kicked him into the street
into the arms of the police. who at once
captured the "banco" men, who proved
10 be old offenders. Mr.. Dodge fuu nd
bail for his appearance at their trial, and
is home none the worse for his Gotham
experlen 20.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

GOLD MINING IN VERMONT The
.old mines at Tyson Furnace are I'm
nlng full head. and II we may judge
rom the outside, they are doing goo
stroke of bu mess. Tue mine is situated
bout three fourlhs of a mule from the
over Plymouth pond, on what is known
Is Butflo brook Gold has been found
N this brook by different parties for
quite II number of years, which led 10
considerable prospecting for ore, and the
present company found what they call Il
lch vein about three years ago. They
sank "A shaft about rs feet and ran a drift
from it about five feet. The ore vein here
was about seven feet wide and was rich
enough to pay big for working Sine,
hen they have ereced a large mill for
crushing and separating the ore, Il suitable
boarding house and several other build
ngs The mill is situated several hun
bred feet from the mine and considerably
ower. The ore is c. nveyed to the mill
ny the means OF double track, the .oaded
car drawing the emp y one back. A
steam drill is used, the Steam for working
it being conveyed from the engine in
the mill 10 the IN ne in iron pipes. A
level has been run in about 100 feet 10
meet The shaft several feet below The
drift from which they get the ore. The
ore is carried to the head of the double
truck from The foot of he shaft by small
cars. There has been much money
spent in getting it in working order, and
we hope not uselessly. But that remains
10 be seen. There is no doubt but there
is gold in the hills of Plymouth, and if in
quantities to pay for working we shall
probably know from the success or failure
of the present company.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24
A BENNINGTON Observation-Disclosures

A BENNINGTON JUSTICE. Bennington
has a young man who has but recently
assumed he judicial ermine, and who is
Saav te, in moio, to,t,ter in re, He is not
confined to any of the cold iormalities Of
the law, but is equal to all emergencies
Recently, having occasion TO marry a
couple, this young justice rousded off the
rilualstic ceremony with: "What have
joined together let no man part asunder
Another instance of his originality
occurred during the trial of wayward
youth who had INDUCED loo freely in
Hoosick Falls (O srimulants the night
previous. The culprit was brought into
the presence Of his honor, when the fol
lowing coIoquy took place between the
justice and the prisoner at The bar: You
was drunk last night, want voup "Yes.
SIR you was very drunkP' Yes, sill"
You was so drunk you didn know where
you got your llquorP' Yes. sir al shall
iiue you for being drunk! The prisoner
is discharged; no disclosuresr-Herald,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

A little Irish romance happily culmin-
ated on the gang plank of the steamer
City of Rome Saturday. 1t appears that
Fanny o Rourke, an heires,, h d a poor
lover. and her lather promised to disnher-
it her if she did not marry wealthy
sutton. meantime an uncle left Fanny
$4,000 when she should come of age,
and Fanny sent her lover to America to
wait for the two years to pass He has
since lived at Paterson, N. j. The girl
took passage in the city of Rome and her
father cabled to detectives in New York tc
intercept her, but, while the officers were
watching the Storage arrivals, Fanny
O'Rourke walked down from the main
deck and was driven off by her John in q
cab and so got safely to Paterson.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

WHAT THE Sr. ALBANs TRUST CoMPA-
NY DEposIroRs COMPLAIN oF.-That
Lawrence Brainerd. either as principal or
surety, misappropriated or diverted over
S4O0, 900 of the funds of the St. Adams
rust company; that he invested $4,000
in the saw mill department of the trust
company, the Norwood lumber company !;
that he failed to replace this loan with the
money drawn out of the Norwood concern
said to be $4l2,000; that he borrowed
100000 only seven days previous to the
failure of the trust company without
giving any security or note therefor at the
time; that he persistently refuses to
enlighten depositors as to the whereabou s
of their money or the amount of his
estate; that The counsel for the receiver
ind Lawrence Brainerd are one and the
same person; that the laws delay affords
Braincrd opportunity 10 seek more
congenial cline in the far west; that the
statutes do not provide penalty in case
IF conviction commensurate with the
character of the msdemeanor charged;
that Brainerd's property in Vermont
,ssigned for he benefit of the trust com
pany-vaued at $50, O00-is not an AVAIL
lbe asset pending the appeal TO the county
court in 1881 from his adjudication OF an
,nsovent debtor; that The indictments
found by the grand jury may be found to
De illegal when passed upon by the
,upleme court, and finally that the
property of the Norwood lumber company
s to be sold at auction IN the possible
regarding of the claim of III. trust com
,,any FIR Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

Considerable excitement was caused in
Westminster last week, by the finding
of girl baby, Sunday afternoon, in a
field. 1t was supposed to have been left
there by a woman who was seen by a
number on Saturday afternoon. She was
coming from Bellows Falls and had a
peculiar appearance. The authorities
have made considerable effort to trace her
out, hut as yet without success. The
child was probably laid there on Saturday
afternoon and remained through the rains
Saturday night and Sunday. As it was
placed in the lot out of sight of people
passing he main road, undoubtedly muir
der was intended. The child was wrap
ped in rags and was evidently newly
born.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

In Washington. Elmore Beach, aged II
years. died recently. from enlargement o.
the abdomen. An autopsy showed that
the small intestines were obstructed; e
large seeds of damsons. a copper cent, O
nickel, one tooth. two buttons and other
indigestlble articles were taken from them
The liver was swollen TO such size that il
took the place of the lungs and nearly
everything else. One kidney was greatly
displaced The doctors say the case il
remarkable.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24
BRADLEY BARLow's BANKRUPTCY

BRADLEY BARLow's BANKRUPTCY. "A
hearing on the petition of the Barton
national bank TO have Bradley Barlow
declared insulvent was beld at St. Adams,
Friday afternoon. before Judge Bailey
Gsn w. w Grout appearing on behalf OF
Mr. Is ,rlow. The petition WIS allowed
and MIR. Barlow adjudged au insovent
debtor. lie Immediately took an appeal
to the county coult-not on acc lunt oil
any desire 10 contest insolvency proceed
ings, hut mainly IN the ground that the
Brunerd insolvency case had been appeal
cd; and MS the two cases were SO closely
connected it was not thought best 10 hurry
one case more than the other.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

The question of the code of ethics came
mp at an adjourned meeting of the New
York academy of medicine Thursday
night, and DR.. Fordyce Barker's amend
ments to the constitution, which would
havo abolished all present codes of ethics
md left the members of the academy
pound only by the common honor and
courtesy of orher men,-were defeated,
he vote was l2l yeas to 90 NAYS. less
han three quarters majority. DR.. Bar
ker made "a sweetly subservient speech in
recognition of defeat; but DIR. LOOMS
made plucky speech in favor of another
measure, which was carried,-to wit, the
resembling of the resolution of last spring
requiring ssent to the code of ethics OF
he American medical association Of every
newly elected fellow of the academy.
That resolution, DR.. LOOMS said, was
adopted at "a packed meeting" and he
demanded that it should be expunged, 50
that the academy might be kept free of
co test on the subject of ethics. The
plain language of DR.. LOOMS was
refreshing, and his demand was success
ful,-the obnoxious resolution OF the
fogies was rescinded. and the academy
now makes no requirement of adherence
to any special code. Both sides thus gain
IL partial victory, but the future is with
Dr.. Fordyce Barker, and not with the
reactionary Flints.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

THE FOREMOST REPUBLICAN, The
rumor that Senator Edmunds intends tc
resign the presidency of the senate on the
rea>sembling of congress will be accepte ed
with regret by most conservative citizens
Mr.. Edmunds is the foremost republican
in the Senate, both in ability and charac
ter, and rightfully belongs in the chair Of
that body. There is little doubt that the
position of republican leader on the flool
of the Senate is much more congenial tC
Mr.. Edmunds himself but in certain
contingencies the public interests are tc
be regarded rather than the individual
preferences of any senator. Such con
tingency appears to exist at present.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

The latest kink among curiosity collec-
tors is hornets nests. Dr.. R.gg is max
ing this speciality, having captured
nearly a dozen, which he has donated
These nests are said to possess medicinal
qualities, The material of which these
nests are made, macerated in water and
applied as a poultice. is said to b. good tor
lameness, and lhos aff1 cled with chronic
rheumatism have been known to acquire
remarkable agility by the application Of
this remedy, especially when II few whole
hornets were put into the poultice. Hart.
land Cor
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24
Il II Z NJ A r K E T S.
Reported ma seteJraphed expressly for the rrsen
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.
For the.peek ending Tuesda y, Oct. %, 1888

Cattle. Sheep. Hogs CaLoes
At market this week......... 2s5 $3.50 22.tol 432
+" last week.. 2,766 l56i4 1850 49,
one year ago.. 2,6i5 l36S F,sl9 369
PRICES Extra fat and heavy premium oxen, SIS 0O6
5 first quality 81 0n975O: second quality, So 6650
third quality IS 0O5 50per 100 lbs. total weight
hide, tallow and dressed beef few choice single
pairs Sa9 25 govt Bulls etc. S40O9I 3d. Working oxen
sloo5 PAR or Ascending t. thss va value as beef
S4O OS4aO0 with without calves may be agreed;
farrow and ordinary, BIS OU6t 90 Stores yearlings
SlaSsi 90: Odds Ss 0O93t00 three earolds
S2lCsii Sheep. 2A9,%ci extra. 424S5Ac D. Dor S225
bIa5sc % n northern dressed hogs 69Oc d 10. Veal
caves 3d7 nc y 10 Brighton hides 7I71Sc.; country
7a7Sc Calf skins II tl34c y ID. rallow @i9c tlb {;
country 4ic. pets with wool n2N6 6lc each country
lots. 2066Oc each. Lamb skins. 6OdS5c each Dairy
SKINS, % 15O each.
RENARKS.-The movement in cattle does not show
any advance in prices Tuere was fair call, and del
ers closed out the bulk OF stock during the part
OF tuesday Tue supply OF country cattle has some
what increased, and butchers were buying more
younvish cattle, at 3@i8 u NJ live weight aud some
sales of cows, weight aJ0 MS each at 34c u H. live
weight Two stays, 1870 MS at S8c Four heiters 39
ms at &c: two at ~ average 01 bs Forty five head
OF western steers. 1876 lbs, sold at &c; 10 DO
average 40 u.s. at S645 o cwt; "A do average 4J3 rs
al $3.50 The market was not heavy with sheep, aid
NOT very strong in prices, one u b being considered
the top on anything including lambs OF god weight.
4 number of hocks were sold at 5ac q II, mostly
lambs A lot was Sid by + GosselIn at 5 &C y h
ordinary grade 4Sc U ID Id Uuy some very good
iocks Mich cows rule fairly steady at quotations.
with sales at $l5@57i Veal calves rate at full prices
Hogs went at SIC D p; but there is mucn doubt II
1t l6c o b for fowls and chickens; l5o for turkeys
49, puc IA
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

Two ladies entered Fort street car one
day recently and took seats beside a lady
we'll known to one Of them She gave
her friend an introduction, and directly
this one remarked. Il think saw you al
lhs - street church one Sunday. several
weeks ago. "Yes "You seemed to
he as much disgusted with the sermon as
| was. for I saw that you we're terribly
uneasy" Eyes" again. add you eyer
hear worse preacher in all -FOUR life ??
well, perhaps ~ never did. and
haven't been there since" The converse
ton then ratified off on some other subject,
and by and by the two ladies got off. al
wonder why she didn't agree with me
about that preacher?' queried the one
who had blasted him. "Why, how could
you expect her to? She's that very minis
er's wife" -DetroI Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

The St. Joseph Gazette says that sub
scription is beng taken up to place a
memorial upon the grave of Col. John B..
Magruder, formerly of the United States
army, and later of the confederate army,
whose remains lie buried in an obscure
spot in the graveyard at Houston. Texas.
The Gasslte says: This old warrior has
slept for years the sleep of soldier in a
rude Texas grave, over which there is no
monument. The grass was growing about
it in The early summer, ana there were
some flowers there withered and faded,
scattered by a woman's hand"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

Judge Royce rendered an opinion at St.
Adams Wednesday in the habeas corpus
case OF Lawrence Brainerd, under arrest
for refusing to make any disclosures in
connection with the failure of the st..
Adams trust company, holding that Brain
erd was illegally arrested and unlawfully
imprisoned and ordering his discharge. II
Brainerd was guilty be should be punish.
ed but it was the duty of the court to pro-
tect him from false imprisonment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

| The seventy. first annual meeting of the
Vermont Bible society was held at Barre
October II. The afternoon session was
devoted to the transaction of the routine
business.
The reports showed that IS towns have
been canvassed by the three co!porteurt
employed by the society during the year
and that 6,1S1 families have been visited
he census of these families numbering
p 4S7 persons, 1867 of whom attend
church and 6.863 are reported as attend
ants at Sunday school.
OF the Protestant families 1876 were
destitute of the Bible and l64 Catholic
families were supplied with the book.
The total sales by three colporteurs and
twenty-eight repositories aggregated
81 ,064. and the total number of copies
disposed of Is 4768, of which number
1852 valued at $23S. 81 were gratutously
distributed.
The total amount raised in the state
during the year by sales, collections, one
legacy of $50 and all other sources OF
income for the Bible cause is 1884 70,
this being inclusive of amounts forwarded
direct to the American Bible society.
In the IS towns canvassed over one,
tenth Of the families visited were without
copy of the Bible.
The officers of the society for the ensu-
ing year are:
President, Hon. Joseph Poland, Montpe.
lier; vice presidents, Rev. Leonard Tenney,
Barre, Rev. H. A. Spencer, Montpelier;
corresponding secretary pro tenn, Rev
Leonard Tenney. Barre; recording secre-
tary, j. o. Sherburn, Mortified; treasu
rer, Hon. John A. Page, Montpelier;
auditor, Geo. w. Scott, Monlp elier !;
directors, Rev. c. s. Smith, Montpelier,
Rev. j. A. Sherburn, Barre, Rev. Peter
Merrill, Enosburg Falls, j. e. Stimson,
Esq, Norwich, Rev. w. ]. Kdder,
Mortified, Hon. W. P. Dilingham,
Waterbury, Rev. Austin Hazen, Jericho
Center, Rev William S. Hazen, North
field, Rev. j. w. Bemis. Middlesex, Rev.
E. P. Wild, Newport, Rev. V. M. Hardy,
West Randolph, Dea. E. A. Fuller, Mont
peier.
The directors were autho, lied to employ
an agent for the ensuing year if able to
secure the services of II competent man
for $500, such agent to act as correspond
ing secretary.
The evening session was addressed by
Rev. S. l.. B. Spear Of Middebury who
spoke upon 1.-THE Bible Defended by Its
Ability to Meet Present Needs Showing
the tendency Of the world to wickedness
and the efficacy of the Word to cure all
prevailing distempers of sin. when prop
erly applied in practice of its teachings.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

An old settler on Grand Isle says that
the lake is constantly growing shallower
and that children now living will see a
sand plain nearly half mile wide south
of the sand bar bridge where there is now
a good depth of water. He attributes the
change to the removal of the forests
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

The "civil rights bill' has been declared
unconstitutional by the United States
supreme court. The decision has been
received by the colored people in some
sections as a serious blow at their race
but as the law never helped them in the
least they cannot be greatly harmed by
its annulment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

ST. ALBANS TRUST COMPANY Receiv
err Rich has made proposition to the
depositors' committee looking to the
formation of a syndicate to take the Nor.
wood property and handle it in the inter
es,s of depositors. The receiver looks
upon this mode of procedure as the only
means at his command to see that victims
of the Trust company have a fair repre-
sentation at the coming sale