Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-07

lslleu by u law passed last week: Mont
pelier to Berlin; Montpelier to Calais;
Mortified to East Roxbury.
The next Reading Room Lecture will
be given in Village Hall, Wednesday even
ing March IA. Lecturer and subject will
be announced in next weeks papers.
But two deaths have occurred in Mont
pelier during the first two months of this
year, there being one each month. In the
same two months last year eight occurred.
John II. Seaver has sold out his fish mar
ket to Latham I. Seaver, of whom he pur-
chased it three years ago. Evidently they
are bound to keep it in that name if not
in the family.
Montpelier is going to lose another good
mechanic and citizen, Mr.. Ziba N. Paige
having exchanged lis residence on Liberty
street for u farm in Brooklield, with Mr..
NJ. j. Wilson of Mortified.
Asa Guilrord of st. Adams cut his throat
Sunday morning. He was ffty-three
years Of age, and had been an agent for
the Colby Wringer Company of Water
bury. He had been sick for some weeks.
Another socinble was held ut the Reform
Club rooms last Saturday evening, many
new faces were there, being those who
had recently signed the pledge at Mrs.
Moloy's meetings. The occasion was a
most enjoyable one although the room was
very much over crowded, but that was a
good fault.
Monday some of our enthusiastic repub-
Leans INDUCED in firing q salute over the
Inauguration Joseph Meron wheeled
John w. Page around town in payment of
an election bet, and William Washburn
cartel Charles Fuller about. The band
was out and both wheeler5 and wheeled
were in GOOD humor
Fri Hi Of Wrightsville, paid his cleo
ton wager Thursday, by wheeling C. G.
Guycte from Wrights Mills to Montpelier
village, Il distance Of about three and one
half miles, arriving on the corner "
about noon The appearance of both
seemed to Indicate anything but merry
time, 10th being heavy weights.
A COOP DEED.-One day last week
Horace Miller, Wallace Noyes, VIM.
Goodwin and Harvey Smith turned out
and gave Franklin Iloyt good big days
work apiece on his new house. Ed. N.
Wright also furnished man one day.
This good deed is well meritcd by Mr..
Iloyt, he being an excellent citizen, whom
misfortune has always seemed to have
oyeraEcn.
The lust Sunday evening temperance
meeting was largely attended. An excel.
lent address was delivered by Rev, J. Ed
ward Wright, pcturing out the results of
the evils Of inemperance in our own COM
muniiy which have so recently occurred.
lie was followed with remarks from Tev.
j. NJ. G. Fulton, Messrs. Poland, Grown
and LulI, who spoke with their usual fcrvor
in the cause.
The Pilkin Guards have gone up" and
the arms returned to the Arsenal, but it
was no fault of the boys, however, as they
I'LL meant business, but the Legislature re-
duced the regiment two companies last
fall Md thus shut out all chances of get
ting INTO it as ii is already full. We are
sorry for the disban ling, for the company
was conn o+cd of the material to have
made irst-cass company.
The DarnabeG Concert last evening was
as good rs lie has ever given in Montpo-
Tier. We can say nothing that is better
praise dian that for there is always good
music and good fun when Barnabee comes.
In fact, Il Barnabec Concert is as standard
n work in this part Of the country as Web
stcr's or Worccstcr's L" Unabridged" lie
always gets good house of good people
to hear him
At Village Hall last Thursday evening,
the Montpelier Dramatic Club gave good
satisfaction to their audience in their rem i.
diton Of " Mand's Peril" and the laugh.
able farce "A Race for a Widow" in
which all participating, acted their parts
well IN interesting feature of the enter
tainmcnt not down on the bill, was a song
hy'"Tim Merrill which was loudly en-.
e3rCd, and in response he sang the comic
song PEuchetto," We understand the
Club arc learning other plays and oul
people may have 4 chance to hear them
again ere long.
About 1900 persons were present at Mrs
Molloy's lecture at Trinity Ves,ry las
Wednesday evening, She shows hersel
an earnest worker in this cause by tic
harvest she rcals, at the close scores
OF signers coming forward and pledging
thcmsevcs'to touch, taste and handle not
At the close many of the signers came for
ward and gave word Of cheer to thei
friends, and expressed hope for the bet
ter in the future, Col. j. O. Livingston
being the most prominent. Mrs. Molloy
is laboring here this week and will delive
lecture this evening at Trinity ball, at
o'clock,
The Montpelier Philharmonic Societ,
gave an entertainment last Wednesday
evening to Us many Of their friends a
their rooms could contain. Under the di
rection of Mr.. Phillips the Society has beel
working up "Don Munio," and the audi
once was delighted with the manner il
which it was given. Miss Stanley of Esse:
was present and sang convincing all tina
she has n contralto voice of great powe
and purity. The Society would have beel
glad to have invited all their friends, bu
had room for no more. The Society vii
again sing Don Munio' next Tuesda
evening in Village Hall, and our Mont
polier people will, we are sure, give then
II good house.
There is another rooster lost. Asa Bar
mi, Of Ni,;tn p;,., Al.