Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-28
Whitmore & Clark's MINISTRIES had a
crowded house Saturday evening.

by StTlcl attention 10 business, the mems
have materially reduced the price of eggs.
Those Of our subscribers who wish tC
pay in wood, should see to the matter
soon.
Tomorrow will be the first day of March
but Spring does not begin by the calendar
till Velnal Equinox. March goth.
We understand that DR.. Lords condi-
ton is not now deemed critical and that
the probabilities are that he will recover
The Vermont reform clubs completed Il
state organization at Burlington last week
of which Organization l.. L. Dur"nt, Esq,
of Montpelier is president.
Fish-bals forever! Now they say that
goldfish twice IL week is sure preventive
of diphthera and all throat diseases. Blue
glass will remove fish. bones from the
throat.
The full moon last night, being in peri
gee (Which has nothing to do with driving
oxen) was PIG ,682 miles from the earth ;
but did not look more than half that dis
lance away.
Capt. w, H. II. Kenfeld clerk of the
Lamoille County Court. slipped on the ice
last Wednesday, and in putting out his
right hand to save himself, received a
compound fracture of his wrist.
The weather the past few days has been
delightful." Monday and Tuesday
evenings with their clcar,pure, atmosphere
were Just splendid" and it seemed as
though person could hardly get his fill
of-air.
The Curator of the State Cabinet re-
quires, to complete his set of skulls of the
animals indigenous to the State, the skulls
Of the wolf and of the catamount. To
any one who will furnish them fair price
will be paid.
Tee advantage Frenchman has over
Yankee in the post-oflice canvass was illus
trated day or two since by one signing
his name in French for one candidate and
in English for another, and by so doing re-
ccived the hearty thanks Of both.
Tory Hill of Middlesex was arrested
Saturday night for disturbances. Mon
day morning he was fined five dollars and
costs and disclosed on T. L. Desroehers
who WIS fined seventy dollars for the two
first offences but appealed.
Anna Donahue aged IS years, a servant
girl in the employ of S. NJ. Walton, died
very suddenly last Saturday night, while
seated at 4 table with her sister. They
had been in conversation and in mo-
ment of mirth and laughter she broke a
blood vessel and died instantly.
The Washington county Good Templars'
quarterly union was held at Waitsfed on
the 22l. Members of the order were pres
cnt to the number of five hundred. Re-
ports from the lodges showed gains.
There is a membership in the county of
nearly twelve hundred.
Under the smiling influence of Old Sol
the snow has been rapidly settling, and
now the person who tried driving load
over the meadow declares there is only
two and one-halff feet Of snow on the level
and will wait till he either shovels path
or till the volume of snow is contracted
and more solid basis assured.
There is a tolerably lively canvass for
the Montpelier pos-oflice, petitions for
John W. Clark the present incumbent, for
Gen. james S. Peck, and for Denison
Taft being in circulation. This indicates
n pretty decided local belief that the cleo
toral bill ism going to prove to have been
Il republican surrender.
George W. Ainsworth, who is agent in
this section for the sale of Iowa lands,
would like all persons who have any in
tentions of emigrating West to call on or
write him. He has farms in thirty coun-
ties, and would like a chance to eXpatate
on the richness of the soil, the good supply
of water, the convenience of transporta-
ton, the healthfulncss of the climate and
the general superiority of these lands over
all others He is positive he can offer bar
gains second to no other responsible party.
SEMINARY.-Prof. Southworth supplied
the Trinity desk last Sabbath, Mr.. Fulton
being at Barton attending the meetings
there.
Final examinations occurred Monday and
Tuesday.
The Spring term opens March 9TH.
The second issue of the MOmpelieriaR
appeared Monday morning.
BARNABEE.-Tnc Barnabec Concert
Company will appear ut Village Hall,
Tuesday evening of next week. Assist
ing Mr.. Blrnabee are Mrs. Carter, sopra-
no; Mrs. Anna G. IIolbrook. contralto;
Mr. j. c. Collins, tenor; and Walter En-
erson cornct solst; Mr.. H. NJ. Dow is the
pianist of the company. Barnabee has
been here 50 many times that al our folks
know him and the quality of the concerts.
Reserved seats can be had at Phinney's.
Richard Blackhall, Henry Lawrence and
George Marcott were arrested and lodged
in Jail last Friday for sliding down Clay
Hill; the selectmen having prohibited it,
and a warning hnd been given. On Sat
urday they were brought before Justice C..
G. Eaton Of MiddlescX, and fined two dol
lars and costs each They refused to pay
the same and were remanded to Jail where
they now remain. They arc young men
from 20 TO % years ofagc.
George d. Hull of Washington was ar
rested on Sunday morning for being in
toxcatcd and disturbing the peace, and
taken to Hotel de Dudley. On Monday
he was brought before Justice Ilinckley,
and swore that he helped himself to a bot
tie of rum from the pocket of stranger
whom he found in the rear of Jacobs
store The Justice thinking this story too
thin. ordered him back to Jail, until he