Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-04


week beginning to-day.
There will be a Basket Picnic for the
sunday School of Christ Church at the
Camp meeting grounds, near Mortified,
IN Friday. Aug. 9th, to which tie parents,
friends and others are invited
The cars leave the depot ut s: 55 A. NJ.
Fare for adults. thirty-tive cents. and for
children. twenty cents, including return
ti,L,t. If the weather on Friday is I'M
pleasant, the picnic will be postponed to
saturday.
THE CINSAMoN BEAR.-The highly ed
,,,.lfed individual made us another visit
Saturday evening. The beaSjs evidently
th, highest toned of the party of three, and
!, must be rather monotonous to him to
dance to the eternal - 4 song, do dong, do
done. do dong" He went up Il tree in
front of the Court House in fine style and
came down ditto He is the best tramp
we have been favored with this summer,
not excepting the men who make music
10y turning crank
The Free Press says Charles W. Bailey.
of Montpelier, was recently prosecuted for
fast driving over the bridge at Jonesvile,
and fined -. besides 1913 damages.
MASONIC FUNERAL The funeral of j.
G.. b. House, at Berlin Corners. Saturday
list. was conducted with Masonic ccremo-
ME, .hy the members of Aurora Lodge, F.
4 NJ, of Montpelier. About forty of the
members of the lodge were present and al
10 full delegations of Odd Fellows and
from the Temple of Honor Of which de-
ceased was member The sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Seabury Of Berlin.
All reports go to show that the race to
come off at Waitsed on the lth and 18th,
are TO be the best of the season. All the
best horses in Vermont are to be there.
Among them are Fanny" who ut Norris
Vile and St. Adams showed herself to such
splendid advantage, and the Ring Horse"
Of Bristol, Il fine trottel, and Charley
Mac whom all know as second to none,
unless it is . Fanny" We hear also that
Red DAN the Pittsburgh horse, is ex-
prrtcd. The track is the best in Vermont,
and taking all together, fine time is
c.rttiu. There will be the biggest crowd
there on the 18th, that that valley ever
SAW.
AFTER TRAMrs.- Half a dozen tramps
were arrested in keene, n. II. under the
new vagrant law passed in that state this
summer They have been sentenced to
the house of correction for various terms,
and will have the pleasure of trying lit
lie hard labor where they cannot tramp
away from it at will.
The keene officers heard of the tramp
Affair in Berlin, an account of which we
on his arm what appeared to be Il burn.
They surmised that it was the result of the
scaling administered by Mrs. Hill, anc
tclcgraphed to officer J. L. futile of this
village to have him 90 down and take the
fellows away for punishment on the Berlin
charge. Friday Mr.. futile went to keenC
and interviewed the victim. One look a
his scalded arm was sufficient to satisf,
John that the man was not his plumber
He told the officer who had telegraphed t.
him that the burn was a humbug and Wa
nothing more than Il blister which tn,
tramp had inflicted on himself to Obtain
sympathy and forward his success in TIN
profession ofbegging. Mr. Tuttles theor,
.,t Tod Nv, of tho
police, while others were little incredu
lous DR.. Carpenter was finally asked It
look At the tramps arm, whereupon he rec
,mmcnded Il little mutton tallow, and OF
leaving him said there was no doubt bu
the sore arm had been blistcred. So oul
rhicf Of police wended his way homewarl
in 4 procession of one. and the keene folk
Is We have recorded, took care Of their owl
y1grart>. With their present zeal the,
viii soon have their section one that tramp
viii avoid. and the next time they tele
Graph tEey viii probably have protited by
larger experience in the delusive way
o. the fellows who infest the country i
,uah large numbers
BASE BALL.-The Resolutes of Mon
p'icr, and the Olympics of Wiliamstowr
played the first of a serie, Of match game
on Seminary Hill Saturday afternoon. Til
inst two innings the Williamstown boy
took Vi gorOus start making eight or min
scores and allowing the Resolutes nothing
But the latter picked up and took the gam
fairly. the score standing Resolutes Sc
u'ympics .. There was nobody killel
and the casualties were not very numel
ons, one di>colored optic for the Montpelit
catcher, a split finger for the Olympic
pitcher and a finger out of joint for a base
man of that club. Just enough to Great
= little interest in the game.
EALLY NEGETABLES.-Thef farms alon
Dog River in Berlin are noted for bringin
ir"arl vegetables corn, grain. etc, Il
marhably carly. Two weeks since we ha
OCCASION to thank G. II. Ward for a fiji
mess Of Early Rose potatoes. The oth'
10y we were driving past the home
N'rman ID. Sawyer. Esq, little furth'
j. the rive, and were invited into his ga
o. n To- look over his bects, etc. lie grow
" lie" variety, turnip shaped, smooth,
iar quality, good sized and remarkab
carly. We saw bects that had aIreal
''h''n"d the size Of IA pint bowl, and til
We're beauties. fully fit for the table of Il
'.'- He has lots Of them, and the Poop
40. HIS valley Will doubtless get the goo
"' ''ral bushels from his garden. l
""i ih" finest show of summer squash
N' have interviewed this season, and v
'"i-ht away a large mess of the escule