Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-27

year.
Snow for the last day or two has whit.
ened the ground and our notably pleasant
fall is at an end.
The annual meeting of Engine Comma
ny, No. ), for the election of officers. will
be held this evening.
When Old Sol next appears he should
be given a suitable reception His present
whereabouts are unknown.
Trains leaving town to-day are crowded
with members who are off for their homes
and the Thanksgiving turkey.
The society of st. Augustine's church
hold an oyster supper at the Village Hall
this wednesday, evening for the benefit
of their school.
1t was sober night session and althouoh
there was some boisterous fun the dis
graceful scenes of some previous years
were wholly wanting.
Louis Barnes has exchanged his resi-.
dence on North street with George Zero
for his farm in Middlesex-p possession to
be given and taken next month.
The assemblies at the Pavilion will be-
Gin at an early date. Music by Water
mans band. Bill for six assemblies, in
GLIDING free transit to and from the
Pavilion, six dollars per couple.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Nov. 2G.
The receipts were light, market quiet,
and prices unchanged. Common to good
sold at y to II cents; choice IS to % cents;
selections y to % cents, with choice Octo-
Der lots at higher prices.
Mr.. White, representative from South
Hero, published a challenge to 'any men,
Der of the legislature to play him friendly
game of checkers" Mr.. Perley of Hard
wick accepted the challenge, and beat Mr..
White in five straight games.
Last Wednesday Charlotte Lisbon, con-
Weed of keeping II house of ill-fame, was
sentenced to two years in the state prison,
and Henry McMurphy of Middesex, con.
vctcd of an attempt to commit rape, re-
cciyed Il sentence of five years in the state
prison.
At a special meeting of the stockholders
Of the Montpelier Manufacturing Compa-
ny, held at their Office last Monday after
noon, Mossrs. G. w. Scott, j. w. Ellis,
Joel Foster and Z. Scribner were appoint
Ell committee to examine the invoice of
the directors and the stock on hand, and
recommend some plan for meeting the
liabilities of the company. They are to
report at Il called meeting.
On Wednesday afternoon Of last week
Herbert W. Wheeler, a machinist in the
employ of the Lane Manufacturing Com
pany, met with II bad accident, his sleeve
being caught in the machinery at which
he was at work, causing his hand to be
drawn into it in manner that Il halfinch
bolt powed II furrow into it lengthwise of
his wrist. making bad wound.
cart was standing nearly opposite Jesse
lIutchinson's, up Clay Hill, the horse be-
came frightened by some boys sliding
near BIZ, and made start down the hill,
ran nearly the entire length of Main
street, turning into the yard of VIM. G.
Lewis, where the wagon struck the fence
post ovcrturnng it and spilling about
twenty-five quarts of milk, breaking the
cross-bar and staving in one end of the
body.
How TIE WHITE BRONZE MONUMENTS
ARE LIKED AFTER AN EXPOSURE OF
NEARLY Four YEARS" City of Mead
vile, Penn, August 18Th, 1873.-4o Ohon'
il n1y c5nccra This certities that nearly
four years ago | purchased one OF the
White Bronze Monuments, and erecte1 ii
in the cemetery ut this place. (Meadvllc
PENN | was 7CeH pleased with 1t when
first erected, and now, after nearly JoH'
gears exposure, can honestly state that
am STILL MORE so. 1t has all the beauty
of monument fresh from The U0rbs-ir
fact, if anything, it is more beautiful, as it
has assumed Il. richer, deeper tone, and il
greatly admired by all who have seen it
1t is my finn conviction that these monu
ments HAVE NO EQUAL, and were L calleC
upon to-day to select a monument for M.
hes. friend, it would be a White Bronze
(SgnedD William Thomas" Aaron Ban
croft, agent, Montpelier.
TIE LEGISLATIVE BALL.-The ball Civ
en- by the members of the legislature, a
the Pavilion, on Thursday evening last
was u very enjoyable affair. The hal
was filed with dancers, the handsom
toilettes of the ladies adding to the nj
traetiyeness of the scene. The floor wa
under the COMPETENT management OF Nlr
Walter Scranton, of Vergennes, DR.. W
II Rockwell, of Brattleboro, Mr. Charlie
W. Porter and Mr.. j. P. Dana. OF Mon
p,lier. Nothing was left undone by theS
gentlemen to aid all in enjoying to tn
utmost the pleasures of the dance MI
Scranton's leld was followed by his as5o
cjatcs with happy results. The commute
of Introduction also assisted in the success
Of the parry, and the three gentlemen
the committee present, Mr.. B. b. SmaiieA
Of Burlington, Mr.. Charles Dewey an
Mr.. P. P. Ptkin, of Montpelier, are to |
congratulated on the success attendin
their efforts The music was muc
praised, and the prompting was ieatul
Of the evening. Supper was serve
from 10 o'clock to /; of this 1t ca
be said that it was equal TO any oil M
BtiIey's best efforts, and any one VINO Id
been fortunate enough to enjoy ore OF sue
entertainments can appreciate the force
this compliment. A number OF repre9eh
dives and senator's with their wives wei
present, besides many strangers WI
seemed thoroughly to enjoy this occ"sl'