Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-22

land on Friday of this week.
Chauncey Town, Esq, of New York, is
at his old home for few days.
The Cabot Carriage Company are making
onc hundred and fifty sleighs for their
winter trade. Josioh Batchelder of this
town is doing the ironing Of them.
Milton Mckee, a young man in the en-
poy of the Argus &c Patriot Office, has
been arrested by his employer for trespass
and theft and held in 5000 bail. CHI.
Heath Esq, became his bondsman
The Sevonth-day Adventists will hold u
camp meeting in Il grove one-half mile
north of Morrisville, September Gil, 1877.
to which the public are cordially invited.
Elder james White and wife and other
bible speakers will be present.
The sclectmen have found that Mr..
Frcnch's new houses, now being erected
on State Street extension, are several feet
on the road, and therefore work on them
has stopped for the present. The parties
are now trying to adjust the matter.
On Saturday night pair of new boots
were stolen from the stand at Major S.
Goodwins shoe shop. On Monday morn
fno the boots were left on his door steps at
thc store. They probably were n poor
iii, though Sundays sermon might have
bad hand in the result.
The selectmen of the town, having de-
cided to lay out new street on the western
Extremity of Seminary Hill, and open a
road leading down to Hubbard street, have
let the contract to Denson Taft for $500,
Mr.. Taft paying the land damages. Work
has already been commenced and an OPP
portuniiy is given by Mr.. Taft to the la
boring men to work out their tax on the
road.
Rev. j. NJ. p. Duglue, for the past thir
Teen years Parish Catholic Priest in this
town, has resigned his charge on account
of poor health, and leaves in about two
weeks for his home in France. He has
presented to his society the mortgage that
be holds on the Catholic School property
IN this place, amounting to $5,160, pro-
giding that the society pays him interest
on the same during his life time.
Frank Van Warmer, living with IL Mr..
Hobart in Berlin, was brought before JUS
tice Livingston on Monday for the theft OF
\ watch from Hobart. An effort was
made to have him sent to the Reform
School, but the justice deemed that thirty
Bays in Jail was sufficient, and so sentenc-
ed him. The boy has much sympathy
from some, who think from the manner in
which the watch was taken that he did
bot intend to steal it.
OF our citizens who had their pockets
picked during the Centennial, Erasius
Camp lost gold watch and Chain valued
at one hundred dollars, at Rutland in the
lepot f. d. Putnam his pocket book con-
taining ticket to Rome, N. Y, and TWEEN
y-fve dollars in money at Hoosic June
Hon The president of the road, who hap
pened to be on the train, learning of the
base, kindly gave him pass to his desLi-
nation. John ?. Flanders lost his wallet
containing ninety-live dollars.
SPIRlTUALISr CoNvENTION.-The Yer
mont State Spiritualist Association will
hold quarterly convention in Mortified
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 9TH,
Btu and 9th of September. Good speakers
will be in attendance. Board at the hotel
b per day The Central Vermont Rail
foad grant free return certificates to al
who attend the convention and pay full
faac one way over any of their lines
Other roads are expected to extend the
same courtesy.
Abigail Cutler, aged ninety-one year:
and four months, widow of the late Davi(
Cutler, one of the early settlers of this
lown, died last Friday, of injuries received
From falling down stairs u few days pre-
giously. Mrs. Cutler was one Of three
bisters who came to this town with thell
parents in 1905. OF these one is now liv
lng-Widow David Gould Of East Mont
pelier-who is now cighty-seVen years
BID. The other, Lucinda, widow of thu
Bate Nathaniel Cutler, died three year
pgo, aged ninety-three years. Mrs. Cut
er's funeral took place on Sunday, at he
ate residence near the Cutler Cemetery
Rnd was quite largely attended.
The two days trotting on Prospect Park
Montpelier, opened yesterday, when on
only was served out. the $3.50 one. Thu
purse was 5000; 800 10 first, $50 to sec
ond, $50 to third and 500 to fourth, Tn
following is the result of that race
d NJ. Tierney, blk g.. Village Boy. | dis
A. Bowers Blk, r., Norman Reindeer,
5 Ilawse, blk y Ben 53$
~, h Wallace, blk r., Black Johnny drawn
Fine, 2al2i, 2AlA, pa 2Al.
Village Boy won the first heat easily
but in the second he cast shoe and WA
easily distanced.
The second race for to-day has som
such trolters as Drovor Boy, Barney Kelly
Norman Reindeer and Dagger entere
ind promises 10 be an exciting race.
Among the unfortunates who were vic
timzed by pickpockets centennial wee
were Col. J. B. Mead of Randolph and I
5. Camp of Montpelier, who lost valuabl
gold watches. Dr. j. S. Spaulding {
Barre had his pocket book stolen at Ru
land Hon. Joseph Poland found THE
attempting to get his diamond pin, and th
result was that thief got caught himsel
As was the habit of the police, however
they let him go. Some of those policemen
by the way, ought to write up compar