Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-22
Hon. l.. p. Poland was in town yester-


Hotel Mr.. Bishop has had some talk of
renting part of French's new block, for
hotel purposes, but has not yet done so.
The cold wave of Sunday and Monday
was very bad one here. Thermometer
Monday morning. 80" below. Tuesday
morning, however, it had risen fifty de-
grees in twenty four hours, and the wealth
er is now very mild.
LECTUKE.-Mrs. Ann Eliza Young. 10Th
wife of Brigham Young, will deliver
lecture in Trinity Church, Tuesday, Dec
ember %, 1875, at seven and one-half
O'Clock, p N. Admission, thirty-fi cents.
Tickets sold at G. w. Wilder's, and at the
door
Subject of Mrs. Young's lecture, Ny
Life in Bondage"
HE BENNINGTON CANNON-Of the
four brass cannon captured in the Battle of
Bennington, two are in the State House at
Montpelier; another of them in the keep
ing of a town in New Hampshire, from
which State large number of troops
came with their gallant commander,
Stark. to win the fight at Bennington and
to follow and capture Burgoyne and his
army at Saratoga. The whereabouts of
| the fourth gun is not known
On Monday morning. rs Mr.. F. w.
Brown of this village was engaged in work
q hi 1
his children exclaiming, "Oh papa, see the
blddy on the piazza!' and on looking out
he saw on the stoep full grown partridge,
TO which icicles two to three inches long
were clinging. Mr.. Brown SAYS it takes
a pretty cold spell to drive Il partridge
from the woods into the village, but he
thinks we had it then.
The Vermont Manufacturing Company
at Mortified will close their shops for Il
couple of months after the first of Janu-
airy.
NORTH MoNTPELIER.-The will be a
meeting at the Nesry Hail. North Mont
pelier, on Saturday eve next, ut o'clock,
to see about establishing cheese factory
in East Montpelier. A general attendance
is earnestly desired.
Monday morning, thermometer indicated
$50 below. Tuesday morning warm enough
to rain.
| WATERBURY ITEMS-The ordination of
S. II. Wheeler. as pastor of the Concrega-
tional Church, of this village, took place
on Thursday afternoon, Dec 10th Rev.
| w. Underwood, of the NJ F.. Church. Of
fered the opening prayer. Rev. o. G..
Wheeler, of Grand Isle, Gather of the can
didate) preached the sermon and offered
the ordination prayer Rev. G. b. Stafford,
of Burlington, gave the charge and right
hand of fellowship to the candidate, and
President Buckham. of Burlington. gave
the charge to the church. The singing
under the direction of Prof ODER, was fine.
and especially noticeable was the voice of
Miss Nellie Graves. The church and So
cietv may we'll consider themselves for
tunatc in securing the services Of so talent
ed 4 Young man for their pastor.
: For Christmas gifts, call on j w. Moody
who has a full stock, which he offers at
low prices.
The annual meeting of Seth Warner Fire
; Engine Co. was held last Saturday even
inc, and the following officers were elect
ed: f. II. Wells, Foreman, Joseph Lucy
e 1st Assistant, A. c. Kendall. ID Assistant
: d. NJ Knight, Clerk and Treasurer.
i For cold weather. Sunday and Monday
S are seldom equaled. On Sunday the mer
curry stood = below zero at noon, an,
n Monday morning it was So below.
; The Good Templars propose holding ;
Literary Entertainment and Christmas
Tree on Friday evening. at Village Hall
All are invited.
{ There is a good business done in tn
II chair making line in burbank and Smith
i steam shop. Mr.. Mckenny is turning on
: cane seat frames at the rate of 400 per day
e while Messrs Kendall and Lucier in tn
l. same building finish the chairs in variou
STYLES and sell them reason ably.
WARREN. The town meeting on Tue:
g day. Dee. Dist. voted to aid the Gree
Mountain Railroads. vote standing 100 i
- favor to g. against.
WoLCorr.-Prof Strceter has organize
It a singing school at this place which open
Il with good prospects,
l.. A. TillotSon is now apparently mai
inc a success in the hotel line. He is @
m inc to give a Christmas ball on the eve
e ming of the 9th.
u Charles DesBousy, for many years cler
ofthe executive council of Prince Edward
II Island, dropped dead on Sunday evenin:
ii December /, while preaching at ST. Paul
} church, Chlrlottetown.
Il SrowE.-Thc ladies of the Congreg
oT ali,t society have clothed seventeen POI
t., children in this town this winter. III
'd earnest and untiring efforts of a few d
serve special praise.
n The Dramatic Club of Stowe Will pl;
t at Waterbury street, this evening. The
T. realized from the evenings entertainme
nd at Morrjsvillc and Stowe, last week, abo
IT. fifty dollars.
IN MoRIIsvIIIE--The Stowe Drama
IT. Club played "Down by the Sea . to
b' Good house on Friday evening. ut Acaden
- Hall.
(" Malvern grange is to hold Christm
y festival on Saturday. the 18th. at viii
papers are to be presented and refres
by ments are to be furnished. A good tr
he generally may be expected.
us Messrs. Clement and Whipple have Ii
to H. ATOM, ,yb;oh hoe 10