Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-25

New DREss.-The Argus and Patriot
comes out in a ''spick and span" new
dress of type. Its proprietor is an indie
fatigable searcher after locals, and know
ing that there is always desire to "see
what the Argus says this week. shows
by keeping its Typographical appearance
well up with the times, that he is bound to
let friends or opponents, subscribers or
borrowers, see without hurting their eyes.
But he keeps his old doctrines with his new
type; would he would tax thought
an mend"
Busy TtMEs.-The Village Hall is pretty
busy these days and like to be for some
time. We do MT know but all these
things were foreseen by those who built it
as q s. Free Church - in the time of Rev.
Mr.. Kellogg, father of VIM Pitt Kellogg.
who governs people 70 some extent in
Louisiana. But there We're no prophetic
lectures " in those days that actually fore
told the uses to which the house should
be put.
Last week the Second Adventists ="
had series of meetings at which pro-
phetic lectures " acere given by gentle
man prominent among the believers in the
doctrines of this sect The speaker is very
highly spoken of by those who attended.
both those who believed what he said and
those who went to hear ''some new thine. :"
These lectures were succeeded by the
Temple Quartette concert, and now are
coming in swift succession the Bell Rino-
ers, and the Naiad Temple of Honor with
their drama of " Among the Breakers -
and Whitmore and Clarke's Minstrels,
Next week Tuesday will, of course. be a
busy day, as admittance is free and the
exercises such as seem to interest before
hand the great body of our citizens. Be
ginning Wednesday evening of next week
and running three nights, is the war drama
in which those who fought g NIT dot Re-
bellion," and their friends are particularly
interested
q. A. R.--The regular meeting of
Brooks Post this evening will be omitted,
in order to give the members a chance to
attend the rehearsal of - Vermont in the
Rebellion" which will be at St. Jean Ban
tiste Hall at Z o'clock
The drama of g Vermont in the Rebel
lion" will be produced by the Post next
week for three evenings in succession, at
Village Hall, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings, March 4th, 9Th and 9th.
are set for the times of representation.
Miss Nina E. Gregory will sustain the
leading part, and the stage management
will be in the competent hands of Mr..
Dan Worcester. Miss Gregory leaves
Vermont next month, and this will be her
last appearance in readings, or drama here
for some time. There will be good music.
and the play will be one we'll - worth 90
inc to-
LAST EVENINGS CoNCERr.-The Tenn
pie Quartette, assisted by Mrs. II. NJ.
Smith and competent pianist, gave the
best concert ever listened to in MONTPELIER.
in Village Hall last evening. The house
was full, and the large audience was de-
lighted. There was no hurrying through
the programme as has been the case with
one or two other troupes that have been
here, and whenever this Quartette can oct
away from the s. Hub" they will be vel
come in Montpelier The pleasure Of
hearing them this time, we learn, is OWING
to our townsman, Fred f. Smith, ESQ,
who took the responsibility of securing
them, and thereby earned the thanks ri
us all
AMONG THE BREAKERs.- Tenn.
pie of Honor puts this Drama on the boards
of Village Hall tomorrow Thursday,
evening. The ent rtainment will be good
and is in a worthy cause, so that Their,
should be full house.
/ BELL RINGERS. This Wednesday eva
ming Spalding's bell ringers appear in Vii
lage Hall. This troupe is highly spoken
of in places where they have lately an
peared, and are no strangers to a Mont
pelier audience.
WHTMORE AND CLARK's MINSTREL G
This favorite band will be here and DIV,
a concert in Village Hall, Saturday even
ing of this week, the 28th There is al
ways a crowd to hear them as thew ar,
popular with the public, and those VIII,
want to find good chance to sit down anf
laugh without being crowded, will find i
to their advantage to remember that thu
sale of reserved seats commences Thurs.
day, at Phinney's.
Talking about eggs, we will say tina
Mr.. Joseph Bradish has not given us tn,
measurement of one, but brought the egg
itself 1t was pullet that did it; and she
must have belonged to the "Brahmin )
caste of hens, though they spell and pro
nounce it little different The size i.
greater than the one of which we spoke
the other week and it is none oftbe :" whit.
| livered kind either
| OMISSION. In the list given of thu
County Committee appointed by the Tenn
perance Convention on the 14th, the name
.. II. Hastings should have appeared,