Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-19

Pitkin, Lane and Brock are progressing
finely with their new foundry and machine
shop buildings, and the substantial structure
which takes the place of the wooden ones
they are removing is in keeping with the
solid enterprise of these frst-class business
men.
If some one who attempts early gardening
in country village would write up, " What
know about hens, unless he is unusually
amiable, the Davis vernacular-two DIS with
a dash between would be freely used Peo4
pie who are usually moral in most respects
seem to have no conscience when it comes to
the question of hens and early peas. The
hen nuisance is a scratching evil and should
be abated- We never puff big egg with
out thinking of the things which " biddy''
d" ought not to have DONE that file in as an
offset to the achievement Of course the
neighbor who owns bildy is not to be blamed
fo- such trifes.
DEATH j. a. VAIL.-J. a. Vail, Esq,
of Montpelier, died at the Insane Asylum a
Brattleboro. on Saturday the 18th inst. His
health was apparently good as usual in
the morning, but soon after he had eaten his
breakfast he was attacked with tit of apo
plexy, from which he partially rallied This
was followed by another attack in the after
noon, from which he died about IL o'clock
in the evening. Mr.. Vail was some fifty
seven ears of age, and was at one time a
lawyer Of more than ordinary ability and
man with a strong and decided intellect An
aged mother, now entirely helpless, survives
him, and he also leaves two brothers, two
sisters and two daughters. His remains
were brought to Montpelier on Tuesday and
neraI services were holden at the residence
of Mr.. 5. j Y Vail. his brother, at half
past five Tuesday evening
The entertainment at Village Hall, Mon
day evening, by the Literary Societies of the
Vermont Methodist Conference Seminary.
was well attended and much enjoyed by those
present.
The Vermont Methodist Conference meets
at Mortified, April 20.
Two BROTHERS William and
Henry Thorndike, two brothers, aged fifteen
and eleven years. were drowned in the Wi
nooski river, at Waterbury on the 18th inst.
while taking a sail Their boat leaked, and
filling with water, sank
VERsEILLEs is now point Of peculiar in
terest. Our citizens will therefore mark as
very timely a description Of it and its sur
roundings, to be given in the vestIy of the
Church of the Messiah, on Saturday evening
next, by R-v. L. g. Ware, of Burlington.
All are cordially invited. Mir. Ware will
preach for Mr.. Wright on Sunday.
Mr. Robert Tobin, the pleasant clerk for
several years past in c. Robinson's store, in
this village, is soon to leave for Boston,
where be expects to continue his mercantile
pursuits His affable manners and unas-
sumed good nature, and most ofall, his strict
integrity, have made him many friends in
this community, and particularly adapt him
to the line of business he has selected.
One hundred and ninety-eight NAPLES
have yielded to Charles Pierce, Of Middlesex,
the present season, one thousand pounds OF
sugar, sixteen gallons Of molasses and bar
rel Of vinegar
NICE SuGAR--Wo are indebted to Mr..
William Chaplin, Jr of Middlesex, for a few
pounds of very nee maple sugar-a gift not
only PLEASANT to look upon, but exceedingly
sweet to partake Of
NoRrHFIELD.-Hiram Fales, proprietor of
the Mortified House, has under contempla-
ton and now in progress, quite considerable
changes in the exterior and interior of his
House. He is swinging around the east
wing of the Hotel and making it to front
Main Street. Out Of this part of his hotel
he proposes to fix up rooms for rent, for
stores, Offices, and other purposes. For the
remainder of his hotel building we under
stand he intends thorough re-ftting and
renovating.
A runaway horse belonging to L. Reed,
ran over and badly injured boy by the name
of Charles Shontell, on Monday last
W. c. Woodbury., highly respected citi-
zen, deceased on Tuesday morning Of this
week. Cause Of death, consumption. The
funeral services will be on Thursday He
was a member of the Masonic Fraternity and
at the time of his decease was one of the
Justices of the Peace. 1t is supposed he will
be buried with Masonic ceremonies.