Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19
MONTPELIER AND RUTLAND RAILROAD
assessment of towns for preliminary survey
OF the Montpelier and Rutland Railroad.


Goshen. IS 1886
10 be raised and paid to Samuel Wells of
Montpelier, one of commiss toner's, on or
before April l, 1873.
SAMUEL WELLS,
JOHN CAIN, Com
Ii. CARLETON,
Burlin gton, Feb. Is, 1873.
SIMEON CHENEY AND AN OLD Folks Con
CERT AT VILLAGE HALL NEXT WEsK.-For
several weeks preparations have been going
on for such concert, and large chorus of
Montpelier singers have been rehearsing those
grand selections which were SO thrilling when
sung by " our fathers and for which we
still retain great love. We are glad it is in
the hearts of our singers to give US such a
treat, and that members of all the choirs in
town and many others have joined together
to prepare for US this concert. We learn
that all the arrangements for 8 ancient CO.'S
tune and ancient music y are completed, and
that the well-known conductor, Mr.. Simeon
Cheney, will take charge, and assist at the
concert. Due notice will be given of the
date
Wednesday evening, March 5th, is the
time announced for the coming of the Blrna-
bee Troupe.
John Marquette has been crazy for some
days, and u yesterday upon the street, in
IL L. tbo
Jail for safe keeping Consider able Difficult
ty was experienced in taking him there
The Pavilion, we understand is to change
hands. Mr.. Hersey will retire and his for
mer partner, Mr.. Robert T. Aldrich, will take
charge of the house early in March.
James G, French has well under way a
large house at Wells River. 1t is north of
that village, on the Underwood lot; and the
bu ilder. James Dalton, is to have it done by
the first of May.
T. j. Hunt has again been brought before
Justice Robinson for selling liquor. lie was
fined twenty dollars and costs, and must find
the business unprof table to himself as well
as to his customers at those rates. He re-
ceived excellent advice as to the propriety of
withdrawing from the traffic in intoxicating
drinks, which advice it is to be hoped, for
the bel eft of all concerned, he will follow.
ARE THESE THINGS So?-That wa a des-
perate dodge of the rum-seller to keep his
IN no
when he hid him away in a cold dismal
hole 6elOlr has cellar, and denied any knowl-
edge of the mans whereabouts when in
quired of by the friends of the unfortunate
man. A few more such performances and
outraged justice will mete out sure and con-
dlgn punishment to the dastardly perpe-
traitors, and they will have no sympathy
from any class of our citizens,
NoRTHFIELD IrExs-Z)lva W. Chase has
bought house and lot on Pleasant Street,
of Philip MelIaday for $1,000.
Leonard n. Ellis of Berlin has bought tue
house and lot on Main Street, formerly the
residence OF William c. Woodbury.,
Miss Nina E. Gregory read before the
& Citizens Lyceum Course last Friday
evening. The Mortified Cornet Band was
in attendance. Miss Gregory was quite in
disposed, yet she delighted her large audi
ence, and the unanimous opinion is that she
exceeded all her former efforts. We regret
to hear that Mss Gregory has canceleI sew
eraI engagements to read on account of II
health, but we hope her illness will prove
only temporary.
Rev VIM. Ii. Il. Murray will deliver the
seventh lecture of the course this (Wednes
day. evening Subject: q" My Creed
The officers of the Randolph Lodge, /. 0
of G. T, for the present quarter, are as fol-
lows w. c. T., Elijah Bloigett; W. V
t, Ellen Welca W. S, j. W Fargo \
S, Julia Priest W. G. Daniel Oiiorne; +
S, Frank Blod se;t W. l.. Mrs. S. b. Car
penter; W. NJ. Allen Priest; D. NJ Emm;
Graves; |. g., Clara Lawrence 0. g.. Her
bert Adams; P w, James WEIGH L. D.
S. B. Carpenter ; R. IT, S, Mrs. E. Blodgett
L Ii. >, Mrs G. Chadwick
1t is to be regretted that i'll health forbid
Miss Charlotte Tarbell from resuming he
place, as assistant in the Normal School, til,
coming term. Miss Kendrlck of West Ran
dolph is teacher of music.
At the house of Mr. Frederick Washburn
near Randolph Center, live Mr., VIM. Foste
and wife, and Mr.. Fielder Clark and wife
aged respectively So, 50, So and % years,
Lecture at Moretown, Monday evening
Feb. "a, by Rev W. H. Walbrdge Sub
ject- An Aim in Life or . Planning
Career
Thomas W. Sil!oway, the Boston archi
tect, who is we'll remembe here from hi
connection with the building of the present
State House, is publishing in the Bosto
Journal a series of articles on Boston Build
ing Construction.
The st. Adams Messenger advertises ez
tcnsively the new story of g The Norwic
Cadets" begun in it's issue of February l4th
We have not heard whether the hero hail
J from the town of Swanton. But, if he doe
] not, that town is said to have sent out a Ca
) det whose 'sconquests" should consign him
f everlasting infamy and thereby - hanget
| tale. .
The Ogdensburg Journal says tdat tb
late DR.. Socrates N. Sherman, of that place
: was born in Barre, in 1901. When at th
age of twenty, he entered the Office of d.
Van Sicklen, as student and graduated {