Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-26

julius Knapp has sold his house on Ber-
lin street to Aaron Bancroft.
The winter term of Montpelier Union
School will begin next Wednesday instead
of next Monday,
A good chance to select u tenement on
Elm st. BY count we find that there are
fourteen vacant ones to select from.
G. w. Wilder has new and choice
stock of goods in the Book, Stationery and
Music line, suitable for Holiday Presents.
Christmas trees at the rooms of the
Reform Club this "wednesday evening.
Donations gladly received by the COM
mittec.
Quite quantity of rock broke off the
ledge on Elm Street and fell last Saturday
afternoon, the late rain and frost having
started it.
Mr.. Hiram Pierce yesterday stepped off
platform in his shed and sprained and
broke his ankle. Which was different
Christmas entertainment from the merry
one his many friends wished him.
c. H. Cross & Son sold, at retail in their
confectionery establishment, some twelve
hundred pounds of mixed candies the
three or four days preceding Christmas,
saying nothing about the large quantities
of fancy candies, images, etc. ,sold.
A new time table went into effect on the
Central Vermont railroad last Monday
which the travelling public will do well to
bear in mind. Trains for the north now
leave Montpelier at 8: 90, 6: 10, A. NJ, 4:05
and 5; So, P. NJ; going south leave at 8: 10,
A. NJ, 2: 10 and $50 p. NJ.
Qlite n contrast in the weather of
Christmas in 1877 and that of 1872, that
year the thermometer falling to 40 degrees
below zero while large quantities of snow
were on the ground, and the present year
the thermometer standing 5 above, the
ground being entirely bare.
We publish in another column the call
for the annual meeting of the Washington
County Agricultural Society to be held in
the Court House on Tuesday, Jan. l, 1873
II o'clock A. NJ. The farmers of Wash.
ington County and all interested should
make it n point to be present.
Professor Cecil gave an entertainment
at Village Hall last evening in which he
produced the usual "spiritual manifesto
ton and then explained how some o
the performances were done. He is to g
through with some more "tricks y thi
evening and expose the moduS operand
more fully.
The place of the winter meeting Of tn
Dairymen's Association is not yet definite
" settled. If farmers in the vicinity c
Montpelier should take enough interest t
secure the Society reasonable number c
membership fees it would be held here
Otherwise it will likely 60 to White Rive
Junction, where the Pomfret and othe
farmers take an interest in having it held.
The Vermont Board of Agriculture
have made arrangements to hold wlnte
meetings of the Board at the lolowin
places: Townshend, Felchville, Middle
bury,gWilliston, North Tunbrdge, We
Concord, East IIardwick, johnson, Alban
and Marshfeld.
Other places will soon be selected an
the dates of the meetings announced.
On Tuesday afternoon couple
trlmps were arrested for making dl
turbance in the Central Depot, and take
to Jail by Officer Dudley and DeXt
Moody the Baggage Master. One OF Il
tramps made considerable resistance
going. They were brought out to-day III
admonIshed to resume with speed
Journey which they protested to have be-
Interrupted in.
Mr.. II. L. Slayton,w recently purchi
ed Mr.. Churchills interest in the sterc'
copic business here has just issued c
alogue of views published by him. viii
includes some of the most desirable vie
in New England and the Ausable Chas
Mr.. Slayton is young man and propo
to merit whatever custom he gets by ST.
attention to business and by turnlshi
the very best work at the lowest prices.
Charles S. Lawrence our long time
dealer has sold out his entire business
VIM. Harrison Lombard of this pla
The sale includes all the land he owns
the -" branch" and the building there
Mr.. Lawrence takes in exchange
Lombard's large farm located In
vicinity of the " Horn of the Moon "
East Montpelier Mr.. Lombard takes
mediate possession, but MIR. Lawrence
until spring, when he is to remove to
farm.
Messrs. Kimball e C,rter contra(
last week with plr'yin Upper SIndu'
Ohio. for family monument to be ere
in that place Mt Il cost of six thousand
lars. 1t is to be eight feet square at
base, and forty-one feet high, The
is to be round, eighteen feet in length
statue of Italian marble eight lee
height is to be placed upon the top
eral other monuments costing in the V
i,v of u thousand dollars each are
BEING made to be erected in that local
CALAIs.-The Rev. j. l., BuIIoc
Hardwick, has been holding u serl
meetings at the brown school hou
Calais to crowded houses. A good d'
of interest has been manifested and
Elder continues his labors in that
much good may be done,
CHELsEA.-Mr. A. Noyes lost one
team of horses last Tuesday, lie has
very un,ucky with horses. This i
third horse that he has lost-two of
within year past
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