Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-01

HzA appleton, Maine, Where he is to open
s. office
The old family horse of widow VIM
0bbard died last week. 1t was about
enty-four years of age.
The Washington County Supreme Cour
d this year be adjourned to October
hen the general term is held here.
Visitors at the summer resorts are salt
& be very sparing OF their money thi.
aason, there being everywhere vast cut
abwn in extras"
Hon. j. F. Ladd, State Auditor, ant
Hon. w. II. Dubois, Inspector of Finance
6fe in town making the annual examine
tom into the state finances.
The House of Hannah Perrin two mile!
east of Barre was burned last evening. Il
was unoccupied. 1t was few rods from
this house that Rufus Streeter was murder
ed in October 1875.
The annual school meeting of Montpe
Tel Union District is to be held at the
Killage Hall Wednesday evening, August
STD, 1877, at seven o'clock.
Arthur II. Blair, for two years teacher
1t Mortified, is appointed principal of the
Montpelier High School, j. S. Cilley O.
Brandon having declined tie position.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. G. D. Pan
croft had on exhibition ripe tomato
crown in his garden which weighed one
pound and five ounces. 1t nearly filled q
two quart pail.
The next session Of the Supreme Court
for Washington County, set for the second
Tuesday in August, will be adjourned i'm
mediately on converting, to the fourth
Tuesday in October
Two large barns containing forty tons
81 hay, belonging to Ira Mears of East
Montpelier, were burned last Sunday
aVening, causing loss of $4,000, which
vas partly insured. The fire was of in
eendiary origin.
Thomas Moriarty has removed his bust
ness into the building he recently purchas
Ga of the Keith estate, having leased his
ia place to Alexander Jangraw who has
ismoved from under the argus Office
Foundation gone.
Mr. G. H. Heath has purchased Of G.
ID Cross his interest in the land laying or
he south side of the Barre road, and al
be same time, disposed of his interest in
md laying on the north side of the same
bad to Mr.. Cross.
1t is expected that William Sexton
hampton billiard player of America, ant
Joseph Dion u very celebrated player
will give an exhibition at the Rooms of D
q. Field, Pavilion, next week, of which
due notice will be given.
A fellow named Joseph +. Washburn
tonfessed last week to Boston policeman
Is stealing horse and Buggy at Winoos
"a, driving to Montpelier and selling them
ae can now repent at leisure and hereaf.
Ier watch, prey and hunt in a different
Hanncr.
Our village fathers are making improy
men,s on LOOMS and Liberty streets il
he way OLA new plank sidewalk runnin!
rom jay to Main street on the west sid
of LOOMS street and one on the east sid
Of Liberty street. Both Of these walks hav
been very much needed for II long time.
The erection off, new depot ut Montpe
iier Junction, by the Central Vernon
Railroad commences u week from mex
Monday. The location Oft is to be chang
ID the road near the Jewett bridge.
will be much larger than the present ont
but is to be of wood instead Of brick an
ron rs first designed
To-day is gala day for the Sunday
School scholars. The Baptist society hol
picnic in the grove near Benjamins Fall
The Bethany society have their picnic i
sangdon's grove and the scholars of I'll
shurch of the Messiah, to the number
some 100, started on II picnic excursion
Wells River. The weather promises
Be all that could be desired.
The State printing has been awarded ;
follows: Journals of the House and Senat
1878, State officers reports, all offici
printing and all stationary, to futile " G
of Rutland; report of State Superintende
Df Education, session laws and report
Board of Agriculture to j. & j. NJ. Polan
Of Montpelier; registration report of IS,
10 l.. +. Wheelock, of Montpelier.
A petition signed by slxty-iive of o.
best citizens has been presented to the s
eclmen for the laying ont of new ro'
from the top of Seminary Hill, runniI
Westward and 10 come out at some poi
either on Barre or Hubbard streets. Sc
eral new houses having been erected {
the line of the proposed new road whiC
have, as present, no access to any publ
road.
CENTENNIAL FARES. Systematically 10
rates are offered hy the Central Vermo
for Centennial week. Those going to BE
nington can get tickets at any station
the Central between Essex junction al
Windsor, good 10 goand return, for $50
These tickets are good between August
and 90. The rate is the same from a
station between Windsor and Brattlebo
and from any Central station north of BIT
lington. Thousands will avail themselv
of these remarkably low rates and Be
nington will be decidedly populous toy
two weeks hence.
Probate Court.