Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07

BETHANY CHURCH DEDICAIIoS.-A cOrrec-
tiols.-The types last week, made us say
Bethany Church would be dedicated - Tues
dav, Oct 18th" They were wrong, and
should have read Thursday, Oct. 18th. Those
interested Will take notice, and govern them
selves accordingly.
CITIzENsHIP.-At the present term of our
County Court, the following persons have
received their naturalization papers john
Mclaughlin, John McCarty, John Patter-
son, Pierce Wclch, Alexander Somerville,
John P Brown. Eugene Laviolette, James
Ryan. Andrew St John, Isaac Seymour,
Peter Cadieu. John McAvoy, John II Downs,
John Birtel, Andrew St John, Jr.
We learn that in political preferences they
ere about equally divided between Grant and
Seymour.
Our Street Commissioners are fully up
with the times We notice that in their
annual reconstruction of the State Street
bridge they are making use Of the g Grecian
bend style If it viii save blockade of
the most frequented part of the village for
next year, we shall think the fashion a good
one. How long will it take TO educate the
community up to an iron bridge?
We learn that an application for Post of
the Grand Army of the Republic is being
circulated in this town. We hope it Will be
largely signed by the veterans of the vicinity
The G. A. +. is doing good work in other
places. and we should have a rousing Post
here
! letter from President Smith, of Dart
mouth College, promises a lecture in Mont
pelier about December LIST. on = The Mission
Of New England :
Harvey Clrr, at East Montpelier, raised
the pest season - bushels of corn in the ear
to s. rods Of land. being about 30 bushels
to the aero
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, and all 9TH
ers interested, are particularly invited to
look over our village advertisements before
making purchases. Merchants advertising
IN this paper may be relied upon as fair deal
ers and honorable men. Give them trial.
Mr.. II. W. SouIes. of Barre. caught in a
trap, few days ago, two hawks, one OF
which measures i feet ID inches. and the
other feet l inch. They Will take no more
Of his ducks and turkeys
tVe see it stated that in the family of
Stephen Herrick, Of Middlesex, there are
three mothers, two grandmothers, one grea
grandmother three daughters ,one grea tgrand
daughter, two wives, one widow, two hus-
bands, two fathers, two sons-in- law, one
grandfather, and one son-in-law, and only six
members in the family.
FIRE-On Friday night last the house,
barn and she'd. together with most of their
contents, Of Marlin f. Hill of Berlin, were
consumed by fire. The fire is supposed to
have taken from lantern used in the barn.
The loss Is from $4,000 to 2,200 There
was an insurance of 81, $50 in the Farmers
Mutual
For several years past the performances at
the - Jockey Yard on Election Day have
been getting more and more disgraceful. The
streets on both sides of the river near the
Arch bridge have been blocked up by drunk
en- rowdies with their decrepit steeds and
crazy carts. and the thoughtless crowd who
are drawn to see them. The poor, broken
down brutes demand our pity If we have no
Bersh to interfere, there is statute which, if
enforced, will punish immoderate and wan
ton abuse of animals.
We nope the authorities will this year
Ia q tor har nd y
prevent cruelty to the horses, will at least
do something toward raising the blockade,
which 30 seriously burdens that part of the
village 1t is their duty to make travel in
the highway safe and easy; for some years
past at these equine reunions, it has been
neither