Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-05

GEO. ). STAY TON Z County COM
HENRY WILBUR, }
u -aa.., May p, ls73-
n.tE-.-Sunday last bear and her cub
Same INFO the pasture of n. L. Reed, back of
Whcelock's mill in Berlin, and were
..-7 f5r several minutes by sundry persons
s-.-, this village who happened TO be in that
e.sritv. Strange To say no pursuit was IN
.--,a-ed. and the yarnints marched off I'M
-,.r,-+eI II Benz. Arbucklo or Eben Batch
elder. the mighty bear hunters OF DID, had
f.., tb.r, II would have been hot work in
chat vicinity for bruiu, and she would n t
have been allowed to stop for even a = nasty
Mate 5fs3up before she would have found
I fre from both front and rear
The strawberry festival at the vestry Of eht
Cbpr.b of the Messiah last evening, not
wi,bsttnding the rain. was well attended
George Putnam Or Montpelier, 10 years
gIi was IN Monday last, sentenced to the
state Reform School during his minority, for
.asraney, by Justice Robinson. His alter
nate sentence is four months in the County
ja.L
CORRECTION. Some three weeks since our
-.rr.-ir9rs made us say that /" ~ 5. Ben
r--. .6 Derby lately died Of eating too much
r4r.a syrup" A clerical friend now writes
-as, ..f- i- o mistake; the deacon is well,
srIa.c only enjoying life but the Christian
religion a- usual" We are pleased to make
III ERECTION, because a neighbor had re-
fused syrup on his buckwheat cakes lest 1t
st...I compel his friends to call in the I'M
l.-.z-- .t seems it was a fine heifer of
81. lsleas that ate the syrup and found
death 90 .ls -ucket-
Y.-a-l.e was " June training day.
T..-s vss ao- much Of the q pomp and cir
.au---aae. visible in Montpelier, although
H. .s- Company L, Of the % Regiment,
SOB. present OF accounted for. Our streets
v.-. n.- m5les,ed By their parade, there
we're u5 rauaways On account Of martial
ua.a AMI waving plumes but we have
learned how little all this has to 10 with real
rs-- ism, and We know that when the order
comes O. % fall in, - in earnest, the boys will
b within haiIing distance, no matter what .
training day may fail to bring forth
Apple blossoms are abundant throughout
lid state. according to our exchanges, and .
the prospect Of a large fruit crop is now
good
John H. Graham, IL. D., formerly Of
Barton and Mortified, has resigned his
position as principal instructor of the St.
trlncis College, Richm) nd, p. Q. A highly .
supplementary paper was read by the mayor
u Redmond on the occasion OF Ar. Graham s
severing his official connection with that
institution.
Dze5R,rl5S Day st WAusFIELD.- Dec
grafton day was appropriately observed
ID WaitsfeLd ait the su question and under the
direction of the Aiusworth Post Of the Grand .
Army Of the Republic. The day dawnc .
most flyyrabIy, and at an early hour friends
os The soldiers began t. gather from all parts
+ the town, and from neighboring towns in
-35lIy numbers Between 10 ana II o'clock
=. 80. the Post headed bv the Waterbury
C1rnet Band, ana ATTENDED by numerous fol- .
lowers proseslei to the grave yard on the
Common. whore after inp.oring the divine
blessing through an appointed chaplain, they
reycrcntly h9u3red the grave Of four con
radcs By tho laying down ola cross and wreath .
ST evergreen and two bouquets for each one.
the baui s3uaIin. a single strain and the
national dlz dipping nc each decoration till
the last, when a dirge was played a. the .
mementoos Of patriotic affection were placed .
Thence the Post returned to the cemetery in /
THE roar Of the Congregational church I
whore similar services were performed for
three fallen comrades. These ceremonies oc-
euIisI the forenoon. Early in the afternoon
tae Pl-t visited and decorated the grave of
Gcn- Wait, from whom this town took it's
name Afterwards, being joined bya COM
Iluv the school children and the lodge Of .
81 Tcmplars, in regalia, they marched to
f. burial place in Irasville where the ex-
ersise- Of decoration were completed All .
Chem came % the open ground in front of
a Brick Church where a speaker stand
.t- ieen erected and seats arranged for a
...- audience, which were quickly filed.
Ll-v also stood. Here the order was, music
.s tie band. prayer, singing by select
poem by Comrade p. > Stoddard, an
aiirs-- by Col. F. V. Randall 0 Montpelier,
taa-. y the band, Thus closed the public
dl.a-s % the day, day worthy to be re-
lentereI.
E'ssE.-The busy ring of the mechanics
hammer is heard in many parts Of the village,
anl 'sIi9u7 changes and improvements are
going on q. \. Benedict is repairing his
-"e..nS house by adding one story with
44l-ard roof covered with slate, which is
really a nice thing by way of Improvement
a. ". Jackman has sold his house and lot
ne1r the residence Of }. A. Phillips, to Luther
6se<.ey and L. NJ Averiu, for =, 500.
H. d. Camp has sold out his clothing store
TO H. o. Camp and E E Colby, Jr-. VIII,
propose By uniting the new boot and shoe
store with II, and diligent aud careful atten-
h1a p business, TO care Tor both the soles and
.-'r7' Of all who choose ID favor them with
their patronage
Hosea Patterson has commenced the cree
Jpn Of a new house opposite to DR.. Cham
martin Andrews Is making preparations TO
ol'll on 5'e land near the Seminary With |
he purchased of Jesse White
Inc town hall block Is being painted and
P,''S l-e'nins out in new dress.
= ~ blanchard and Heman Smith with
Two other fishermen, went to Pe,oha.l " win
-. ~ caught $50 pounds Of nice