Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

Spauldng's Bell Ringers give an enter
tainment at Village Hall this, Wednesday,
evening.
Spring opening of mems and boys
clothing, hats, caps, at Adams Thursday,
March Goth.
Bill heads, letter heads, cards, circulars
&c, printed at bottom prices at the
FREEMAN Office.
The warm rains of the past few days
have materially lessened the amount of
snow in this vicinity.
The rivers are swollen, and it is feared
that if the ice should break up now much
damage would be done.
Get your dog licensed Or made into hash
this week, ere the constable comes round
to shoot the dog and fine you $500.
A. D, Farwell is ready for spring trade
with new goods in great variety including
Hats, Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Trunks,
&c.
Judge Redlield is in Boston this week
The large law library of Judge l. f. Red
field is to be sold there to-day and to-mor-
row.
Rev. Mr. Kneeland, a son-in-law of
Rev. DR.. Lord has been secured to oilici-
ate in Bethany church for 'a couple Of
months.
The next lecture of the Reading Room
Course will be Wednesday evening, April
4th. 1t will be given by Rev. N. Newton
Glazier.
The 80 cent store is to move to Bratlle.
boro in a few days, and it has been report
ed that +. II. Bascom is TO occupy their
present place as drug store.
G. B. Paine will run his gristmil cup
Worcester branch only on Saturdays
from April 10 until September IS, when
he will again resume full time.
DR.. Plumley is to be at the Union
House, Montpelier, the Sd and 18th of
April, and at Morrisvillo the 9Th and 9th,
for the practice of his specially.
The warm weather and a day or two's
rain have moved the ice out of the lower
part of the Wnocski at this place and
that in the " Branch" is almost of mind
TO go.
II. r. Sabin was thrown from his milk
curt in front of the residence of Storrs
Noycs, by his horse becoming frightened
at u train of cars on the Wells River road
He was senscless when picked up, but is
now rapidly recovering.
The public reading, by Mrs. Purple,
of Chicago, in the vestry of the Baptist
Church, on Monday evening, was appre-
ciated bya good sized audience, notwith-
standing the inclemency of the weather.
and Mrs. Purple did herself much credit
as II public reader.
The last of the series of six social assem-
blies will take place ut the Pavilion on
Tuesday evening of next week. The pre-
vous parties have been very enjoyable in
decd, thanks to the thoughtfulness and ex-
ertions of Mr.. Bailey, who has done all in
his power for the comfort and pleasure Of
his guests; and we have no doubt the last
party will be as pleasant as those preced-
ing it.
The temperance meeting last Sunday
evening, ut five o'clock, in Village Hall,
was fully attended, and was addressed by
several volunteers. One gentleman made
very timely suggestion that the interest
of the meeting would be much increased
if all who can sing would get near the
front and the organ, so that they might
sing together. We hope this matter will
be attended to in the future.
"Made by S. II. Foster" was the card
placed above rack one morning in front
Of L. B. IIuntngton's eating house, on
which nothing but the scalloped edges o.
the whtest, neacst and sweetest cakes o.
maple sugar that ever sent person diving
to the bottom of his pockets for stray five
cent piece could he seen. No mistake
could be made as 90 what was meant, but
Il critical person passing by in the evening
would inadvertently pass judgment on the
piece of cabinet making.
The case of Z. & T. Fairbanks & Co.
against one Gilbert which has been on
trial in the United States Court, at Chicago
has resulted in the success of the Fair
bankscs. 1t was for in infringement of {
patent held by them on II peculiar tract
for railroad scales, whereby car may b.
weighed without detatching it from thu
train and without having the rest of tn,
train pass over the scale track They OBJ
tain Il permanent injunction against tn,
use of this device by Others and we see j
stated that the matter of damages for pre-
yious infrn9cmcnts has been referred to
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