Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26

The annual meeting Of the State Coun-
cD Sovcreigns of Industry. is to be held at
s. Johnsburv to-day, Jan. 26.
The Lenten season. this year begins
March lst, and ends April 18th, these
dates being respectively Ash Wednesday
and Easter Sunday.
Three monte swindlerS operated on
train between Montpelier and Waterbury
ccelcd in fleeing a French passenger out
# about 500 They left the train ut Wat
crburv One Of the men is supposed to be
q noted criminal named Cummings
English OrERA.-The Boston English
Opera Company will appear at Village
Hall. Friday evening. in Wallace's opera
Mariana" This opera is the musical
counterpart of the drama of Don Caesar dc
Bazln.
The company is composed of the follow
ing artists:
Mr. M -5F 2orst titus and ar Nj eo wh Fitch f
tl-s, Mr Leon Reach. musical director.
They bring with them IN excellent rep
utation, and it is already certain that they
will have a full house. Reserved seats
can yet be had. however. at Phinney's.
BRvABEE. - The Barnabee Concert
Company will appear in Village Hall next
Monday evening. Jan. 81. The Company
includes II. c. Barnabee. himself; Mrs. H.
+. H. Carter, Soprano; Miss Anna c. Hol-
brook. Contralto; w. J. WINCH Tenor;
Miss Persis Bell, Violinist; and H. NJ Dow
Pianist Reserved seats, so cts, can be
had at Phinney's. Barnabee is so we'll
known in Montpelier that when one has
said lie is coming that is all that's necessa-
~.
TIE WIzAHp.-E. G. Taylor wizarded
a rood many hundred dollars out of Mont
pcer, keeping up his show all last week.
The last night scores could not get into
the hall. and there was y rush every night
TAYLOR doc, what he adverti,cs, and of
,nurs. makes lots of money.
CONTESTED WIIL.--'The will of William
Woodbury.. late of Berlin came before the
Probate Court last week and two days
were occupied in hcaring the case. Judge
Holden sat with Judge Tilden. The will
male in May 1873. which was re-aflirmed
by codicil made in November. 1874 was
sustained. This will makes f. J. Wood.
bury executor.
The UNION Mutual FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NONTPELIER.-TheU Union
Mutual Insurance Company, of this VII
lace. commenced business but little more
than five months ago, yet in this short
space Of time it has met with such favor
and support from business men and insur-
crS, that i has already become one of the
fixed and permanent institutions of the
state. The company insures all kinds Of
PROPERTY and its object is to afford sound
and desirable insurance for 4 large por-
ton Of the property now insured in foreign
stock companies, and at three-fourths the
cost paid for insurance in such compan-
les (sound or unsound as they may prove
10 be) Practical observation will demon
s,rate to the intelligent insurer that good
reliable Insurance can be effected at 4
much cheaper cost in = well-managed
home insurance company, than in stock
companies organized under loose and in
effective laws, located in distant states land
doing business in Vermont. The Union
Mutual is :, Vermont company, organized
undrr The strict insurance law of Vermont.
with Vermont resident officers, and to the
people e Vermont offers IN opportunity of
vatronzin~ home institutions" and real
I'm, to themselves. the benefit of SO do
ing Live. reliable business men are
wanted for agents in every town in the
state. to whom liberal inducements will be
offered
ACCIDENT on TIE BARRE R. R.-Satur-
i,y, as conductor Bailey's train on the re-
turn Of It's nom trip was nearing the sum-
nit the car iIreverently called by the raj,
road boys Moody and Sankey's car, was
thrown from the track by sudden spread
ing Of the rails After running some dis
lance on the track bed, the coupling link
broke, causing the forward end Of the cal
10 lurch several feet. nearly throwing II or
it. Sd. The damage was slight. but the
passengers were thoroughly frightened,
particularly those Of the ftirer SEX" i
should Judge from.their terror-stricker
counenanccS and unbelief in repeated
assurances, even after the train had stop
ped, that no harm was to come to them
The engine was dispatched to this place.
where wreck men and q passenger cal
wer" obtained. The passengers were
then transferred and carried on withou
losing connections. although the express
tram going north was compelled to rur
up 10 the depot here from the main line tC
take and leave passengers.
III" car was put upon the iron by fou
O'Clock, and while proceeding home wa
again thrown from the track. in the same
marn2r ~ before netr the Dodge bridge
III" tram was running slowly. so that i
W. no, " off bad, and was soon replaced
and arrived here safely.
On the whole it was very fortunate tina
I'll" accident occurred where it did. for
better piece could not have been fount
between here and Barre.
N"IIH MoNTrELIER.-Thc organ tina
was IN the church at Barre is being put in
70 tic church at North Montpelier an
mere Will be a lcvcr, oyster supper an
F'nr" L"lc on Friday evening, Feb. 4tf
III" proceed, are TO be applied for the pay
mont Of the organ. All are invitel to n
'na. BIZ $50. Music, the Nye an
Webster lrtnd.
NUAf,I, ItJ,, Tho co,r, of ;,c,p;r, .,