Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-23
IL rains of the first of the week have


EnnIoved the face of nature greatly.
scotchman named Mckenzie, died ut
Aohlpclier poor farm May Is, aged 4S
Yaa
81 act of the last Legislature, the thir-
al b May, Decoration Day, was made
aeal holiday.
mo last lecture of the Reading Room
course will be given in Village Hail. Fri
day aTening of this week, by Rev. j. Z. !
wright.
ar in mind that job printing of all
Kind Is done in the neatest and prettiest
fs and at the lowest prices at the FREE
ofice.
The horse of H. W. Jacobs of East
Nontpelier stumbled last Saturday. and
% injured as to make it likely that it
nsed up"
our is steadily falling in price, and
nov ranges from 81 to S1.25 per barrel
aeaper than when it reached the highest
point Curing the recent rise.
st Tuesday some GOO trout were taken
from Greensboro pond. Of these 400 were
taken by Montpelier parties, who describe
he labor of pulling them in as Just fun. "
James B. Richards of Plainfeld, who
saa put in jail last week, was given up by
III Shurtleff on bail bond on an old
charge, and not arrested rs an incen-
diary
And now the festive potatoe bug sits on
lhu Top of the hill whistling for his true
love, and if she fails to put in n speedy
appearance he goes down and graciously
offers his escort.
The Washington County members of the
Bennington Centennial Commission are to
meet at the Pavilion tomorrow morning
Al l0t 30 o'clock to see about raising funds
fiji khe Bennington celebration.
Mrs. r. j. Cofey has been peculiarly
snlieted by accidents. The first trouble
was viii kerosene lamp, and then last
hnfsday in jumping from n carriage she
struck her knee on stone breaking the
knae.pan.
Want long felt in the Montpelier Semi
ah has been recently supplied by the
dnsagement, as teacher of Elocution, of
Prof j. M. Chapman, of Fort Edward
Inailnte, Prof. Chapman commences his
aik here tomorrow.
tthe store OF w. Z. Adams, opposite
M Court House, will be opened Thursday
Of this week decided bargains in mems,
boys and children's clothing. Customers
can not do better than examine his stock
ana prove the value attached.
Tie concert of the Philharmonic Society,
Heaheslay evening, given for the benefit
81 iie Reading Room, was complete sue
cess both in drawing out good audience
ansl N giving them excellent music. All
levers of good music will watch for the
annonncement of "Trial by jury"
Yp give this week on our fourth page
M frst of series Of illustrated articles
Insects injurious TO vegetation. The
artcle takes up the common striped
Ash bug. The article for our next pa
Will treat of the tent caterpillar, the
common scourge of our orchards.
Boy. Henry Ward Beecher will deliver
h Jew and popular lecture, Ministry Of
oaIth, in Montpelier VT, Wednesday
ening, May so, 1877. Doors open al
ii commence at 7.45 Reserved seats
may be obtained at T. c. Phinney's book
store at 50 cts, Is cts, and 81. Half fare
bh Wells River railroad and Central Yer
mont from West Randolph to Waterbury
Here was quite crowd in attendance
81 Nlr. d. Managers horse show last Mon
a4 morning. His trained horses did al
the shings advertised and their owner haC
class of about thirty who received hi
rnctions and were satisfied His meth
0i Vary somewhat from those of Rarey
ROCKWELL and Williams, and are in somt
ptcts an improvement upon them. III
thoroughly understands his business.
Messrs. Lyon & Daley announce in gu
aaFertising columns large reduction il
thh nricc of furniture of all kinds, The
haSoa large stock of the very best max
|Iah they wish to reduce, and think the
en- make it to the advantage of purchaser
sHe them.
With the advent Of spring comes JC
aphJ. Young TO the front again." is II
announcement of a paper which tn
worthy has been circulating for some day
among his Montpelier friends, and whic
olieIls small contribution in money, an
concludes " He that giveth to the poo
enaeth to j. j. Young, Trustee"
J5e's" success in selling sweetene
f|isgar and fruit is at all proportions
10 lhe celebrity of his hackers, he will nc
flIto prosper. There probably new,
appended to one document the sign
s of so many of the worlds great ar
narkabe men, The most noticeable
lt Of John Hancock, in its original Dol
exactly as it appears on the Declart
fIon Of Independence. The list then rang
FROM julius Caesar to George Washingto
lck Henry, Hayes, Beecher, CHAR
hs Sitting Bull, etc, etc Give him
I
Hilkinson's Dramatic Company W
Gasent the drama, Uncle Toms Cabin
Fillage Hall, Tuesday evening, May :
~ play is well spoken of wherever t
aaMpany have been.
e give below an extract from a new
par notice of this play
UNCLE TONS CABIN. Those W
afe fancied that Uncle Toms Cabin
odeed to be of interest TO the masses
lle time when the proclamation
Ahshham Lincoln freed the slave; that
wis shelved to be forgotten by all sa
those who were among the workers in
Slavery epoch, must have had u 81
uion of error in judgment on Saturd
H|ebl when the City Hall actually overflo
With persons who were intent up
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