Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-24

list.
Potatoe buyers are now paying her
one dollar bushel for them delivered 9
this depot.
Gov. Fairbanks has regained sufficien
health to be able to ride out but his ply
sicians recommend him to go south for tn
rest of the winter.
Sixty-one of the sixty-four pews in tn
Unitarian Church in this place are nov
taken, and thirty-seven of these are eacl
rented by two distinct families.
Gen Grout not being able to be presen
tomorrow evening" the lecture on Rober
Burns is postponed to some future even
ing. The next lecture of the Readin;
Room course will be in about two week
and due announcement will be made.
President Hubert, of Middebury, CAV,
an excellent lecture in Trinity Vestry
Friday evening on the elements of powe
in our government. The lecture was thu
first of the Seminary course which promi
ses to be an exceedingly interesting one.
The Central Vermont, receivers of the
Vermont Central. ask the Court of Chan
Gerry for permission to sell the Vermont
Central to pay the debts, especially the
floating debt. The petition is opposed by
the holders of some of the securities and
testimony is to be taken and the case will
be heard in April in Franklin County
The one hundredth anniversary of the
declaration of the independence Of Yer
mont was celebrated at Westminster Tues.
day night, near the site of the old Court
House, where the declaration was signed
Hon. Henry Clark of Rutland was the
speaker of the occasion and made fine
address, occupying an hour in delivery.
OUT OF BoNDAGE.-The Flyers sisters
supported by Sam Lucas and others will
appear in Village Hall Monday and Tues
day evenings next. The Hyers sisters have
gained reputation which places theirs
easily at the head of travelling musical
entertainments. Our citizens will miss the
best singing of the season if they fail to
procure tickets for Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
Louis Greenwood has exchanged his
residence on North Street with Henry c.
Holmes of this village for, his farm in
East Montpelier near the Montpelier line
on the Town Hill road, paying Holmes
one hundred dollars to boot. Mr.. Holmes
has taken immediate possession and Mr..
Greenwood has moved on Elm Street
preparatory to erecting new house on
the farm in the spring.
Mr.. Charles Carroll Spaulding died in
Boston Thursday last His remains were
brought to Montpelier for burial this week.
Mr. Spaulding was the son of John Spaud-
ing, and was born in Montpelier, Sept, 90,
1926 and graduated at the University OF
Vermont in 1913. He spent much of his
life in California and Kansas, but has been
for several years employed on the editorial
staff of the Boston Heraid. The racy
police reports Of that paper were from his
pen. He leaves widow and one son.
Mrs. Ann (Peabody) Thomas, wife of
Gen. Stephen Thomas, and mother of Mrs.
Luther Newcomb of this villa &c, died in
West Fairlee on the 8th instant. She had
been an invalid for several years, having
been affected by stroke of paralysis ir
August, 1871. During the last three years
she has been wholly unable to walk, but
has otherwise been in the enjoyment of
good health. She was a native of Reading.
Vermont. The funeral services were held
at West Fairlee, and the remains were
brought to this village for burial.
REFERENCE.-The case of T. II. Lyman
against the town of Worcester for dam
ages on the highway is being heard at the
office of Heath and Carleton before Messrs
Ferrin of Montpelier and wilkins of Stowe.
The damages are alleged to be $4,000. and
the defence is contributory negligence
and want of proper treatment. A large
number Of witnesses are in attendance and
the hearing will take some days. Heath
& Carleton and Gleed are for the plaintiff,
and Waterman and Llmson for defendant
town.
During the tendency Of the trial of the
suit of Gilman against the town Of STRAIT
ford, fact was brought out that is worthy
of Il passing notice. If we are correctly
informed, four eminent physicians were
employed to examine in company the
plaintiff in professional and scientific
manner, in reference to the alleged par
alysis of his lower limbs. Such scientific
tests were used as would demonstrate the
facts in the case in satisfactory manner
Each had the same and equal opportunity
to form correct opinion in the case,
Report says that when they were placed
on the stand to testify two of them stated
under oath that the case was one of COM
plete paralysis. The other two testified
that it was II case of teigned paralysis.
This shows the unreliablity of human
wisdom.
FATAL ACCIDENT. "A fatal accident oc.
Cured on Tuesday morning lat five o'clock
at Jewett's crossing in Montpelier, Mi
chacl Kinsley of Bethel being instantly
killed. As No. %, freight, was passing
over the crossing the centre pin broke be-
tween the engine and teAder and parted
letting Kinsley, who was standing on the
foot-board between them, fall upon the
track, fifteen cars passing over him. He
was a young man about twenty-onc years
of age, unmarried, for six years in the
employ of the road, and lately a section
boss at Sharon, but at the present time not
being in the employ of the road, having
discharged himself on account of the hard
work, he not being able to stand it, and
was on his way to St. Adams after new
Job. This is the second fatal accident ut
this crossing within year.
GRoToN.-The course Of popular lee
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