Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-01
The County Court has completed its SEP

tpulbcr Term. In the case or Mead rs
Mead the custody of all the children was
oiv,n to Capt Mead, and he took posses
ion Of them Monday, while Mrs. Mead
WIS having hearing before Justice Field
On charge Of threatening to injure some
body.
SUCH WEATHER Thanksgiving day
WAS a model one, excellent sleiehing, cleal
and no. too cold. Friday morning til,
thermometer hung round about zero, but
in two or three hours ran up forty degrees
and there WIS quite thaw for 4 few
hours.
Monday was Il fearful day. 1t had
showed some Just before, and a high wind
mi,lr it one of the worst days known for
wears. Tuesday morning the thermometer
marked dozen degrees below zero. and
this WIS not in our vicinity alone, but all
over New England that it was very cold
This morning in Montpelier it registered
some sixteen degrees below zero, and ont
# the village we hear of its being twent,
five degrees below. Tie record is the
worst we have ever known at this season
oi h" year. and folks look quite happy
tbs noon brcau>e the mercury marks
nearly up TO zero
NEARLY AN ACCIDENT.-Ihr noon eX-
press from Wells River. when little this
SIDE Of the Summit, running around :.
curve at the rate of fifteen miles IN hour
rtn into 4 hcmlocb tree which had blown
across the track. The engineer, Mr. Carter
vfi>tlcd for brakes and jumped from the
tram The fireman and brakeman stop
u.d the train bat not until after the engine
lad walked through" the obstruction
Tha cow-catcller broke the tree in two
AMI threw the pieces aside, without in
Jury to itself except 4 broken flagstaff. I,
WIS a narrow escape from serious acci.
dent
Tire national banks of Montpelier. st.
Juhr>burv, North Bennington, We'll, Riv-
II and Rutland, have called a meeting to
organize an association of the banks OF
Vermont for the prosecution of bank-rob-
i,r>.
The snow siling from the roofs OF
buildings on Main and State streets
seemed 10 be the special terror of the
horses. last Wednesday. no less than half
:. dozen having started to run during the
d.,y, bnt being fortunately stopped ere
Z L. Il,
SHOULD b. put on the roof of some of the
Buildings on State and Min streets, that
would >Hye pas>crs on the walks so many
involuntuy du kings from the snow Slid
in from the roofs Of thes. buildings.
The uoME"-The l., lies will belr in
lnni that work for this good object, will
b, resumed on Tuesday afternoon next,
4; tn. association rooms.
The Montpelier Manufacturing Com
Ilny having found their boiler inc ,plble
II sufficiently warming their buildings
have Just replaced it by fine fifty-horse
tubular boiler from the works of Kendall
Y Roberts at Ctmbridgeport, Mass.
UNION BLoCK.-This elegant building
i filling up rapidly. Phinney is now wei
settled in his new store, and Mr.. Stone
dining rooms in the basement are running
Wool,on. the tailor. is occupying hi.
cpmmodious apartments on the seconG
floor. " Itich afford rooms second to non,
in New England for carving on his kind
IF business. They are models Of conven-
i.nrc III every way.
G.er WoolSon's is the new Masonic
Hal. In Mr. IIubbar,rs part of the BLOCK
-Ir second floor is made into offices. The
front corner Office Is to be occupied by the
mon Insurance Company and the fine
.-iir in the rear by MeS>rs. Pitkin ant
Porter. t. F. FifielI is 10 have the from
-. e. ncN. the s,a.rs
>AEI~'> Bio, K-rhis new block on
Nan street. i all rented. CII;,s. III. IIea-
'o: occupies one of TIE stores a grocery
eaI i;.iIv X Ne,vconb will have I first
.'e- meat market in the south store.
O.yr t.. Litter c. II Heath and III. Garlic
-.r. have their law Office, in the front OF
..rad floor, and l.. l.. Durant in the rear
lie offices over the store occupied by C.
ilr,rHn will he occupied by III. w,
;! ..1u AMI II. y. iIuse On The third
@'r he north half has been taken as a
a.i lv the Temple of Honor, and the
-ni-h ii..'f K rented ~ Il tenement.
Gleason and Field are going into tn,
Ea',v. taxing the two offices each side
.'- s.1.r-vnv.
No>-rs Cobb * Cumnims are gong into
Eaon's new book with their marble
~..t~. near their old place of business
IF g., II" fire.
Putnam X Marvin are moving into their
now sore in Fren .hs new block on Main
stree. ttAiug the store next to Webster>,
It ing larrr. comma lions and well AZ
TnI for their increasing business.
\. Z. Bro ks Is moving from his tenn
2 r4F quarter, in Trcnch's building
'r'a-h the arch. to his new store in the
Hyde building. at the corner of Barre and
NJ "n Street, where he may be found
N.Ha full stock of goods in his line, con
~-'n, Of hardware. doors, sash blinds
"...-. gas. putty, paints, oils, &c, &c.
Ih" little neighborhood growing NJ
E .Ht tig"ton pond, east of Peabody 5
G-'"ln- aI~t. Three years ago it wa:
an ""iniiahte,l forest, not a tree being cut
Mo-" ifindic i cf acres are cleared and tn.
'.'.- ht'' been manufactured into valua
D." .Hn5er. \ new school district has
'-a i'rm-j there. They hive got up a
-.'7 .'~>. cation. hold prayer meetings
''' are really bent on building up IN in.
'e-|@ nj, virtupus and enterprising com
L3ntr.