Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-08-05

evening meeting WIS we'll attended and
was presided over by J. w. Clark. Mr..
Henry Mutt spoke, and was followed by
Rev. Mr.. Byington in some excellent re-
marks The meeting was further address
ed by Mrs. Aldrich, Mr.. Spalding and Mr..
Bradshaw.
LANGDoN's New BLoCk.-This building
is moving forward swiftly to completion
and greatly adds to the appearance of
State Street. The new post-office rooms
will be very pleasant indeed and when
Uncle Sam gets in there he may congratu-
lite himself on suitable quarters at last.
The rooms for the First National Bank on
the east side of the building are being
most thoroughly finished and the vault
will be one that will give burglars a hard
time if they ever try it. There will be
number of first-rate offices in the new
building.
PICNICs.-This is n week of enjoyment
for the Young folks. Yesterday n large
crowd went up to the Groton picnic grounds
on the Wells River road, the expedition
being under the auspices of St Augustine's
Church.
Today the Methodists have gone to the
same place, and the little ones went off
happy and bound to have a good time,
and they have beautiful day for it. This
is Union > picnic, the Methodists of
l.; IL e
Montpelier Those from Barre, who took
the train at the Coffee House this morning,
were so numerous rs to nearly fill two
cars.
4 notice will be found elsewhere of a
picnic of those connected with the Church
of the Messiah, to take place Friday if it
is good weather.
We presume the Congr egationalists will
follow in the same line by next week.
Summer travel by way of the Wells
River road is swiftly increasing, and the
Montpelier hotels have all they can do
The Pavilion last evening was so full thai
several of its guests by the 10 o'clock train
were unable to obtain rooms.
Hon Asahel Peck and Hon. w. II. II
Bingham are at the Pavilion. Political
excitement is not high enough to create
any riot, however, from the proximity OF
the two gubernatorial candidates.
NORTHFIELD.-The temperance meeting
last Sunday evening was very well attend
ell After prayer by Rev. r. A. Greene
Mr. Walter Dole gave his views of temper
ance and the way to reform the next gener
alton, which is educate the present, and the
future will be Ill right. Mr.. r. A. Savage
in u short but very interesting speech
showed the inconsistency of that class whC
are for a license law or anything else bu
prohibition.
Reuben Sherburne, Esq, former Super
intendent ofthe Vermont Central Railroad
is in town for a few days.
The Vermont Manufacturing Compan,
will resume work in their shop Monda,
next.
A part of the buildings on the fair groun'
are up. and it is intended to have them al
completed before the Goth of this month.
For the Freeman
The usual quiet of Waterbury wa
slightly disturbed Monday at PM, b
the cries of a person apparently in distress
Mr.. Rand, heeling the cry, found two men
John w. Daley and VIM. l. Simons. i
the rear of Evans drug store, engaged il
quarrel, Smons holding Daley dow
with one hand while he dealt blows upo
his head and face with the other. Rant
called out to them to stop fighting, wher
Simons, leaving the scene, made for Par
melee's boot and shoe shop. Sheriff NJ. c
Stewart arriving, Immediately arreste
them. and finding them both intoxicated
placed Simons in irons and Daley, who wa
badly cut upon the head and face, in sal
keeping that they might mediate upon tn
effects of alcohol upon the physical system
until Tuesday morning, when they wer
brought before Justice G. H. Lease, whC
caused them to disclose where they pre-
cured their liquor. Having disclosed tina
they procured the critter " of the tow
agent, they were then arrested for bein
intoxicated, to which charge they bot
plead guilty and were fined $500 and COS
each, amounting to $3.50.
Mr.. Stewart also brought at the sam
time, Thomas Dougherty and Charlie
Moody who were arrested Monday f
ntoxlcation. Both plead guilty, and wei
hlied The same us above. All exceptin
Moody disclosed upon the agent, who W;
summoned to appear before Justice Lea.
and answer to the charge of selling liqut
contrary to law, to which he plead n
guilty, and is to be tried next Saturday
9A.M.
A IT, Selleck has just entered upon
contract to furnish L H. Thomas of Rea,
Ing, Mich, with $3.50 gross bluing boxes
Rev. A. B. Truax lately caught tro,
from one of our small brooks, weighir
one pound and one ounce. He is fish
OF trout rs we'll as of men,
MONTPELIER CAUcUs.-The Republ
cans Of Montpelier held their caucus la
evening for the election of delegates to Il
Middlebury convention. The followir
gentlemen were unanimously elected al
authorized to appoint their own subst
tutes; John A. Page, Perley P. Pitkil
George c. Shepard, Charles Dewey al
james w. Brock. All for Mr.. Willard.