Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-21

not 60 to Berlin.
The Crown Princess, with thought
fitness that does her credit, has requested
that no costly presents may be sent on
account of her silver wedding, but that
all such gifts may be devoted to relieve
the sufferers from the recent terrible
floods in Germany. AUGUST.
Senators Edmunds and Morrill, have
both voted steadily against the higher
rates demanded by the Pennsylvania
interest on pig iron, iron ore and steel
ingots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Ashe, who escaped
so wonderfully from the wrecked train on
the Southern Pacific railroad at Tehichipa
Pass, while on their bridal tour, had made
a runaway match.
The Helping Hand for February, an
interesting church paper published by
Rev. l. G. Ross of the Bernardston, Mass. e.
M. +. church, has come to hand. 1t is
filled with valuable matter and is good
adjunct to the efficient labors of the
popular pastor.
Dumpsey went hunting the other day
and took johnny with him. They saw q
rabbit and Dumpsey drew up and shot.
The cap exploded and there was a LONG
splitter, and finally, just as Dumpsey took
the gun down, the charge went off. When
they got home, the folks asked johnny
what luck they had had. "Oh,' said
Johnny, papa saw rabbit. but his gun
stammered so he couldn't hit it,
A Pennsylvania man set himself to
watch a ground hogs hole on Ember day
to satisfy himself in regard to the super.
stition that the state of the weather
depends on his hogship seeing his shadow
| The hog didn't come out, SO the investga-
tor stirred him up with stick. The
prop ietor of the hole appeared, but it
wasn't ground hog. Moral; if it doesn't
happen to be a cold day for you. don't
tempt the weather.
A correspondent of the Concord, N. H.,
Monitor says it has been five and one-halfl
years since a printed decision of the
supreme court of New Hampshire was
issued in the usual bound volume of
reports, and this did not include any
opinions that were delivered after August,
1876. CT six and one-half years ago. 1t
is understood, however, that the profession
is expecting an additional volume in the
near future which will bring the decisions
down to somewhat later period, or
March, 1879.
There can be no doubt that the extreme
height to which the western floods have
risen is due largely to the clearing up of
the country and the cutting down of trees.
The little streams have been cleared of
the former distractions 10 the free passage
of water, and the ditching of level lands |
has had its share in making the great
floods. Water that in former times
has stood where it fell until the drv
seasons came, now runs of rapidly, and |
in the great water ways there are
disastrous floods.
The latest "noble visitor" to this conn.
try is the young French Duke de Mornv,
whose wealth and wild dissipation have
made him theseader, boy though he is, of
what is known as the fast" society of |
Paris. A terrible scandal was caused |
last September by the suicide in his rooms |
of II beautiful young actress of the |
Franchise, Mile. Feyghine, whom he
ruined and deserted. This story is well |
known in New York. and yet it is said that
the virtuous doors of Fifth avenue are to
be thrown wide open to the young
lbertine.
Miss Catherine L. Wolfe of New York
often called the Baroness Burdett- Coutts
of America, is the richest maiden lady in
this country, her real and personal prop-
erty being valued at ten millions of
dollars. She lives alone with her servants
in great house on Madison Square.
where, in winter, she entertains two or
three times. She is very religious, and
gives very generously to the church and
to the poor, she being an Episcopalian and
member of Grace church, whose rector,
the Rev. DIR. Potter, advises her how to
distribute her charities.
Vennor predicts the following weather
for March: lst-storm continuing from
last of February; 81 and 4th-cold and
stormy with snow blockades; 10th and
1lth-very stormy. Snow or rain fall
18th and 28th-cold weather and heavy
rain falls; 25th-wind storms with snow
or rain falls; 27th-a great snow storm
in Newfoundland; Goth, 30th and 3lst- |
days of general storm over the entire |
continent. The great storm of the month, |
Disastrous gales. Heavy rains, floods |
and other disturbances. Weather turning
colder in Montreal and middle sections
with renewed snow falls.
MASONIC REUNIoN.-Next Thursday.
Washington's birthday, occurs at Benning.
ton, the annual festival of the Masonic
brotherhood, combining the Western
Vermont masonic union-the eighth an.
nual reun:on-with reception and
banquet under the auspices of Taft
Commandery Knights Templars in the
evening. The music will be furnished by
Austin's tenth regimental band of Albany,
and the fraternity will appear in full
regalia OF their order. The business
meeting of the fraternity will be held at
Masonic hall at 4 p. NJ. 10 be followed at
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