Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-06
Special Agent, P. o. d.

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CoNCERT.-Don't forget the concert by
Halls Orchestra and Miss Ridgway at
Village Hall, this Wednesday evening.
Reserved seats for sale at Phinney's.
HOT-BED SUCCESSFUL AN IDEA-The
weather is now sufficiently warmed up to
trust n hot-bed out of doors with some
faint expectation of its giving us early
plants. We noticed on Tuesday l.. p
Lawrence on Berlin street had raised " a
very fine looking hot-bed near his resi-
dence and in close proximity to the path
we pedestrinate in occasionally. An idea.
happy as the one that struck Nasty when
Bascom rolled his liquor supply into the
unlocked barn to keep it out of the way of
the lady crusaders, occurred to us as we
contemplated the store of early vegetables
that hot-bed will soon groan and travail
with. Leonard does MT keep any dog,
How easy to s. raise - vegetables from that
hot-bed, We trust not too many of the
neighbors will have the same "igec -
strike them.
Marcus Boutwell, on Berlin street is now
shingling his residence, and brushing up
about his premises in good shape. He is
the first of the season in " Sticking up
Who will be the next one on that street?
WEST RANDOLrH.-Col Randall will
speak at a Camp Fire given by the West
Randolph Post on the evening of the l4th
He will give an account of the Battle of
Gettysburg and we can assure our read
ers they will be well repaid by going to
hear him. Quite a number of the members
of Brooks Post will take this opportunity
Of making Il visit to their West Randolph
comrades.
General Stephen Thomas, Commander
of the Department of Vermont, G. A r
will speak ut West Randolph Decoration
Day. The general had a company from
that town in the old Sth, and the boys that
are left will all be there to hear him.
From an article in the Middlebury Regis
ter we learn that the rum party of Addison
County proposes to itself that Col. Lucia
shall not be reelected States Attorney and
that the temperance people will meet them
on that issue. Col. Lucia having done his
duty in the enforcement of the law has of
course stirred up Il decided opposition
among those whose interests are opposed.
Tuesday, April %, Mr.. l.
Church was watching with his sick wife,
when suddenly the room was filled with
smoke. Upon investigation it was discov-
cred that the house was in flames. There
was no time to bring any one to help, Mr.
Church barely escaped with his wife and
family. Mrs. Church walked, in the ex-
element, one fourth of mile. Both house
and barn We're consumed in the flames.
EIY.-The recent snow afforded many
people in this place beautiful sleigh ride
on the first of May, which gave as much
pleasure as has been experienced other
years in gathering flowers upon that day
\ young man who had Just commenced
work in the Mine, was passing from one
part to another, and rs he stepped upon a
high rock his lamp went ont, when he fell
fifteen feet. mangled and broke one leg.
The concert at Ely's Hall, april %, by
Halls celebrated Orchestra of Boston was
splendid. The house was filled, although
travelling was bad. Such music greatly
: n 1ulJ oo1D+,,,- 1;g,
PROHIBITION IN BURLINGTON -Burlinr-
ton is Just now considerably excited over
liquor prosecutions. \. \. Harrington
was arrai@ned in the City Court, Saturday
charged with selling, furnishing and Civ
ing away intoXi cating liquors, and sec
ond count, for being a manufacturer of in
toNicating liquor Prof Simmons, of the
/ /. V. VI. Il 5. \. c., testified that he had
bought grape wine of the respondent
twice in bottles since last September and
paid for it; that respondent said that it
was good wine and that he made it. The
witness SWOre that President Buckham
and Prof Goodrich recommended Har-
rington's wines. Rev. Geo. B. Stafford, be-
| ing sworn, said that he had bought wine of
| Dr. II. four times within three wears; that
/ Harrington had procured for him Il cask
of ale for which he paid-dd not remem-
Der how much; that respondent said that
/ he Oh made the wine. The witness also
testified that he had seen DR. H. squeez-
ing grapes to make wine, but afterwards
took it back. Other witnesses testified to
one, Harrington was fined 500 and costs,
from which he took an appeal
The druggists of Burlington have re
solved not to sell either ale. wine, porter,
or Intoxicating drink of any description
prescription or no prescription, to any one,
whether in sickness or health. This would
seem to lay a pretty etlectual embargo
upon the sale of liquor in Burlington. The
hotels and restaurants have already shut
! down, the city agency is closed, and now
that the druggists have gone out of the
business. persons desiring stimulus must
procure it else,chere
Jack Kane of Burlington, Il young man
of %. called at the house of a friend in
Burlington Monday evening and was some
what intoxicated. While fooling with q
shot gun he discharged it and some of the
shot entered the head of Caroline Bills, {
girl of thirteen. There are but slight
hopes of her recovery. She was brigh
girl and her father has within year lost ;
son. killed upon the railroad, and within ;
week another child who died of pneumonia
The Mayor of Burlington has received
a communication from Hon. Horace Fair