Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-16
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance


Company elects directors to-day.
Rev. j. f. Wright is to preach in the
Morse school house, East Montpelier, DC.
tober 9th, instead of October Goth. nc
previously announced.
On the 10Th, a two year old son of Paul
Lacross, of Duxbury, having three.tined
table fork in his hand. fell to the floor
and the fork entered the side of his neck
mixing a wound from which he died in
three days.
Mr. Chas Z. Bancroft, formerly of this
town but for the past five years foreman
of f. +. Fletcher's tin shop in St. Johns
bury has on account of declining health.
been Obliged to give up his position there
and has returned to the capital 10 1--we.
The ninth annual meeting of the Yer.
mont Pharmaceutical Association will be
held at Montpelier. October 22d. conlnu-
inc two days as usual. The executive
committee deems it OF the utmost import
ance that every member be present.
Nj. Henry Barnes and wife, formerly of
this place, now of Waveland, Iowa, have
been stopping in town about two weeks
on Il visit and return home this week
This is Mr. Barnes first visit to his native
place since his departure west nine Years
ago.
Yesterday afternoon, as the 1925 train
was leaving the depot, misplaced switch
caused she de,railment of the engine and
blocked the road for a short time. The
train from the main line ran up to the
Nicholas crossing" to take passengers
and baggage.
In the case of the side Judge in Orange
county, who was said to have been defeat
ed by the democratic nominee from the
m-spelling of his name on the tickets, the
error was considered us clerical and &C
cordngly corrected, the true name being
j. p. Cleveland, Jr.
The Vermont Historical Society held its
annual meeting yesterday and elected
Officers. In the evening addresses were
delivered by President Buckham on Rev.
W. II Lord and Hon. E. P. Walton on the
First Legislature of Vermont. The Hall
of the House of Representatives was full
and the addresses were of great interest
OFFICERS REUNIoN.-The fifteenth an.
nual reunion of Vermont officers will b.
held at Montpelier on Thursday, October
Sst, 1878. The members of the society
and all Vermont officers and non commits
stoned officers of the army AMI navy are
cordially invited to attend. The usual
business meeting will be held at the State
House, at 3 o'clock p. NJ. The Grafton will
be delivered in the evening by Sergeant
Lucius Bigelow, in the Hall of the House
of Representatives. Supper will be serv-
ed at precisely 10 o'clock p. NJ.
On Monday afternoon Erastus Hubbard
met with a severe accident while crossing
the narrow plank walk across the sky
light on the third floor of his new block in
the course Of erection on State street His
cyesight being poor he supposed that he
was walking on the floor and stepped off
the plank walk, falling to the floor below,
distance Of about fourteen feet, and
struck on his left side upon pile of lum-
Ter and bricks. He was picked up insensi-
be, but soon recovered and was carried
home. His head, hands and left side were
b,dly bruised and upon m 'dical examina
ton one of his RIB wa, found to be broken.
At the time of this wr ting he is reported
US doing well. 1t S remarked by some as
singular coincidence that it is thirty
years ago this week that he was badly in
juled by the powder explosion which took
place in his store in this town.
On Friday night of last week about 0
O'clock the barn on what is known as Il g
Captain Somerby'' place on Gould hill
in Til, town owned by Henry and Avery
Cammins, of East Montpelier, was dis
covered to be on fire and soon burned to
the ground, with about nine tons of hay
belonging to Henry Cummins and three
tons belonging to Edmund Chase of this
town and also IL new lumber wagon be-
nging to John Jangraw. none of which
We're insured. The fire was probrbly set
BY tramp, rs the putes living on Il 6
place were away at the time. The fire
WIS plainly visible in our village and an
alarm was given, calling out the fire de
partment, which proceeded as far rs the
academy bridge, when it was found to bt
ut such distance that the machines were
soon rc-housed.
y CENrURIAN DEAD Monday even
Ing, October II, Montpelier's centurian
passed away. Mrs. Phoebe Hazz nd died
at O'Clock that evening at the residence
of her daughter, on Berlin side, aged one
hundred and one years and six months
Mrs. Hazard was born in Mendon. Mass
April 29th, MI. her maiden name being
Darling. In 1898 she was married 10
hldder Gallup, who was three years after
their marriage lost at sea. In 1907 she
came to Craftsbury, VT, with Leonard
Holmes. From thence she went to Hard
wck, where, in 1916. she married Thomas
Aazzrd From that place they removed
to CIR e7sboro, and from there to Danvlle
and in Fe ruary, 1880, they came to Mont
peer where she has since resided. Her
last husband died in 1856, aged 70 years
She had two children by both husbands
the oldest, daughter, Mrs. Hannah Viz
glnia, born in 1900, is now living in Rome
N, Y, he also has a son living in Wash
logton, d, c., who is 81 years old. The
other child. BORN in 1901, is now deceased,
Her son and daughter by her last husband
George and Mary Ann, with whom she
lived, are respectively 62 and SO years o.
age. In 1929. while residing in Danville,
she was baptized by the Rev. VIM. Petten'