Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-25

AID FOR THE SUFFERERS BT THE RECENT
FREs-The ladies Of Montpelier will meet
at the Grand Jury room on Thursday and
Friday Of this week, at 9 An. TO sew for the
sufferers from the recent terrible fires at the
West. Clothing, bedding and materials for
the same are earnestly solicited Thou
sands have been made homeless and left ut
terIy destitute, especially in Wisconsin and
Michigan. by the dreadful condagrauons on
the prairies and in the forests, and have no
provision against the hunger and cold Of the
coming winter. and too much cannot be done
to aid them IN their distress.
CoNczRr FOR CmcAGo.-Tbe musical ce-
Iebrities of Montpelier and vicinity propose
t. give q Grand Vocal and Instrumental
Concert at Village Hall, on Wednesday
evening, Nov. lst, the proceeds to be donat-
cd % the sufferers by the Chicago fire. Am
PIE arrangements are in progress for an
evening of most enjoyable entertainment,
and Village Hall should be and doubtless
will he filed to its utmost capacity on that
evening.
SNow.-Last Wednesday we were visited
by the first snow furry Of the season. Al
though but a slight sprinkling fell in our
streets, it gave US foretaste Of coming
winter. and on the hills about US snow fell
TO the depth Of one or two inches
SMOKY WEAruER.-Sunday and Monday
were smoky days in this vicinity, and
reports were rife that NIiddIesex, Duxbury
and then Moretown woods were on fire. The
clouds Of smoke were thick, and the smell Of
fire intense, and ezcitabIe people feared we
were threatened with a Peshti 90 disaster
But telegram from the Signal Service Blu
reau set apprehensions At rest by announc-
ing that cloudy ard smoky weather would
be the order Of the day in New England.
OYSTER SrPPER.-There is to be an Oyster
Supper, combined with a social visit, at the
N. L Chapel in West Berlin on Tuesday
afternoon and evening next. The proceeds
Of the Oyster Supper are to be devoted to
church purposes.
f. Scribner has sold his store building on
Main Street to y. G. Bacon, although he re
tains the lease Of one half the building for
the accommodation of his I'VE and tin bust
ness Mr.. Scribner has made fine thing
not only for himself but in the looks of that
part Of the village, by his purchase Of the
Farmers Hotel property. He has land
enough left, and can now do a still better
thing BY moving the old hotel building back,
and putting in a fine block Of stores in front
An APPLE Tree WORTH HAvING.-Sylvanus
Ellie Of East Montpelier has an apple tree
from which he this year gathered for ty-two
and half bushels Of apples. The tree Is
izty-fve years old Its branches spread
over an area of ffty-fve feet in diameter,
and the tree is seven feet in circumference.
Ifany body can beat this true story of an
apple tree. they shall 90 up to the head.
CHANCE OF Insurance OFFICERs.-At the
annual meeting for the election of officers of
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Com
Iany, held in this village last week, Hon.
CHARLES DEWEY rendered his resignation as
Secretary of the Company, but was persuad-
Ell 70 remain in that position till the first OF
December next. The Company then very
wisely made choice Of a future Secretary by
clcctin- to that position JAMES I. SABrN,
Esq, who has been connected with the bust
ness Of the Company for several years. The
retirement Of Mr.. Dewey viii be regretted
by all the members and friends of the " OLD
Mutual" lie was an accomplished and
faithful Secretary, always at his post, accu
rate and rapid in the dispatch Of business,
genial and courteous in his intercourse will
the multitude daily thronging his Office
and constantly making friends for himsel
while serving the best interests of the Com
pany 1t Is understood that Mr.. Dewey vii
accept the Wee Presidency of the Nationa
Life Insurance Company of this village, anC
hereafter devote his entire time to its inter
ests and the public will therefore still hay
the benefit Of his services in larger an
perhaps more important field of insurance
labor.
The new Secretary Of the Mutual is en-
tireIy competent to fill the position in whicl
he has been placed. lie commenced as
clerk for the Company and by his own merit
and faithfulness had risen to the position {
Assistant Secretary when thus called upo
TO e % up higher. Although young i
years, lie has the qualities and much Of tn
experience necessary for model Secretary
Mr. Sabin's selection for this higher pos
will probably result in giving the assistan
secretaryship to SIR. W. 7 DEWEY, who