Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-17

complete walk'over'
Old Weatherwise, has noticed the thin
oorn busks, and foretells mild winter.
Rev. Father Savoie, for some years at
I-nderhill, has been appointed the Parish
Priest at Montpelier.
Send your orders for job printing to the
FREEMAN office, where you will get the
hest work at the lowest price.
There was fire at Groton this noon and
helm was telegraphed for here. No. 5 was
sent by train in answer to the call.
The adjourned August Term of the Su-
nreme Cont begins here next Tuesday !;
and fine General Term on the 30th.
The annual business meeting of the
D,irvmens Association is to be held in
Burlington, on Wednesday, the 9th in
nnt.
Bethany church people very generally
made the acquaintance of their new pastor
socially at reception given at Hon. John
A, Pages Monday evening,
The past week we have been favored
with an almost continuous rain and the
earth is now more plenteOusly soaked with
water than it has been for years.
LYMAN Peck and brother were arrested
Yesterday by Sheriff d. c. Jones and
Government Inspector Geo. Bigelow for
robbing the mail at Royalton Sept. 4.
Mr.. John Finn, m employe of the Cen
,ral Vermont, had his toes crushed recent
", by an engine passing over his foot.
lie is getting along well and will save his
entire foot.
The meeting of the reunion society of
Vermont officers, which was appointed to
be held at st. Johnsbury, Oct. %, has
been postponed to December 18th, ut the
same place,
John Ducot of this village has purchased
Of Denison Taft the lot on Seminary hill
this side of S. N. Bliss, paying 5000. Mr..
Doucet intends to erect q dwelling house
on his lot next spring.
The marble bust of Judge Collamer,
made for the state by Preston Powers, has
arrived at the State House, in Montpelier,
from Italy. When pedestal is prepared,
twill be placed in the Governors room.
John Philbrick, of this town, raised on
bis farm cup the branch" on one acre
and twenty-five rods of land, 305 bushels
Of corn on the ear. Which we call rather
large yield, and want to know who beats
it.
Harry D. IIollister, twenty-four years
old, of Marshfeld, met with quite an acct
DENT He stopped to talk with some chop
ms, and while looking at a falling tree
his GUN fell from his hand, and was acct
jentally discharged, injuripg his left hand
and arm so that it was necessary to have
Manipulated near the wrist.
Joel Mead of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, n
native of this town is now on a visit at his
old home with his aged mother and broth
Grand sister He is brother of Capt.
a. A. Mead, and Mrs II. S. Boutwell,. Mr..
Mead has resided in the West about 30
years and is now quite extensively engag-
ed in the lumber business in Wisconsin.
This is what Middlesex man raised
homa garden patch containing thirty
five rods of land Ninety Eight bushels of
Mmps, thirty-ninc of beets, three of car
Ots, three of tomatoes two of cucumbers.
fifty sQuashcs, two bushels of corn and
bcans-in all one hundred and fifty-seven
blshvl3-besides melons and other "small
iy'
The noted breach of promise case of
Sarah A, Thayer of Waitsield against
Thomas T. Prcntis, American consul at
SgcheIIe Islands, has been compromised,
Pen,is paying the girl II sum estimated at
woOr three hundred dollars, so that he
might return to his post, rs his time is up,
and the case could not be brought up in
court for a month.
About three o'clock Monday morning
LW Knapp of Mortified, with his wife,
being on their way to Elmore, were driv-
hstmough the old Arch Bridge in this
village, when Knapp claims they were
iotat and that the assailant struck Mrs.
Knapp with a club Or cane. Nobody was
found who had done the deed, and the
story Of the attack is not universally be-
Icycl
Acot belonging 10 L. =. Jewclt was
AH@nling unhitchcl for moment, on
tuesday morning, on upper Elm street
became frightened and made lively run
uoEn the street, crossed the Union House
&d5e came down Main street on the left
nAI side on the walk the wagon striking
aedIlnking fountain at the head of State
street was somewhat damaged. The horse
Uea turned in the rear of Fuller & Howe's
@' stopped very fortunately with but
Slight dmage.
Atrial of SNifl's Ditcher was made on
W.T. Ezekiel kent's meadow last Friday
Y0eanumhcr Of our prominent citizens
'Ve On The grounds to witness the results,
'ap expressed themselves as well pleased
""u'0e working of the machine. 1t has
't'Me like Il pIow, an iron plug is at
Nug' 10 plate or knife, so us to run
",vE Tue ground at the depth of two feet,
~'elSes drain through which the wa
s' au's an uninterrupted passage. Mr..
,'u' also says the machine can be used
Thyhg lead pipe.
1 'a' ''','c' Will meet at the vcstry of the
n c'4''o Oh the Messiah on Wednesday next
,,O''F 2fIh, at two O'Clock in the after
~ n'' , 10 sew for the destitute children in
'' 'Ome at Burlington. A full attend
'@' desired. Let the materials be sea-
, ,n,"y furnished, If the wardrobes arc
G f well thnned ont, in these pinching
n m'' Please remember that even little
~, aYy Will now 90 a good way in pro.