Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-20
We give the Governors proclam,,io,

Tor Thanksgiving this week.
Chas. keene has got nicely settled in hi
new store in Walton's block,
The Rutland Daily Tmcs,died Saturday
after an existence of sixteen DAYS
The bill appropriating Sl1 900 for fu,,
nlShing the house of correction has re.
eeiyed the governors signature.
+. V. Randall, Jr., who has been in iai
since last August for the non payment Of 8
me- has been pardoned by the governor.
The sensible turkey now takes an,i.fat
but the puifed-up and impudent gobble,
turns not away from the corn that alIuros
Messrs- Dewey & Gunnison have tbei,
opening tonight in their new eating room,
IN trench's block, at the head of Stale
street.
Religious services are to be held in tbp
Morse school house next Sunday afternoon
ut , 1-2 o'clock, conducted bv Rev Mr.
Wright.
l.. ID. Jones has sold his farm in Middle.
sex to Lorenzo B. Wells for $1475 and
bought LIB. Thresher's farm in Northfield
paying $3075.
The tin roof on Langdon's corner block
has been covered with coat of paint,
after having stood the weather for a half a
century without any.
The Band of Hope will meet at their
room Monday evening, November 25th, at
$50 O'Clock. Interesting speakers are
expected to be present.
There will be a meeting of Capital
Council No 2, tomorrow, Thursday even
ing, At l-2 sharp, at Naiad Temple Hail.
Work, LIST and 9th degrees.
The turkey who roosts high and is eco.
nomical in his diet, may live long enough
to see some of Vennor's prophecies about
the kind of weather we arc going to have
this winter fulfilled.
Last Sunday morning as Conductor Geo.
NJ. Smith of this town was making up
train at " Woodsville his right arm was
caught between the couplings and badly
injured, although no bones were broken.
Senator Beardsley of Grand Isle county
has introduced Il bill putting the offices of
secretary of state and state auditor among
those to be elected at freemans meeting
in September, instead of by the general
assembly.
About seventy-five lawyers haye joined
the state bur association, and among the
honorary members elected are Secretary
Evarts, Minister to Russia Stoughton and
ex Cows. Hiland Hall of Bennington and
Asahel Peek of Jericho
The blacksmith shop in the rear of the
Marsh building, formerly occupied by j.
L. Preston, which has been closed for
several months, has been leased by Jerry
and Peter Guy, who now propose to try
their hand at getting living there.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society will be held in
Woodstock, November 10Th and goth. The
directors will hold meeting the evening
OF the 10Th, when all business except the
election of officers will be attended to.
The number Of divorces granted in Yer
mont during the last 16 years is 2,417.
being in the ratio of one to about sixteen
marriages, OF the whole number 632
were granted for adultery, OIL for intoler-
able severity, 1877 for refusal to support,
and the remainder for insanity and con-
vction Of crime.
Monday evening, as Mrs. John Benja
min. in company with another lady, was
on her way to Montpelier, her horse be-
came frightened when near the Foster
place on Berlin side at the lights in the
cars, and backed the carriage off steep
embankment, injuring Mrs. Benjamin Sc
verely and demolshing the carriage.
A week ago last Saturday the restaurant
of John Devine under Lyons " in
Frenchs block at the head of State street
was searched by Officer A. A. Sweet. A
small quantity Of liquor was found. On
the following Tuesday he was arraigned
before Jus tice P. II. Hnckley for keeping
II nuisance and fined with costs amounting
to forty three dollars, from which he took
an appeal.
On Sunday evening Policeman Ordway
arrested one George Hogan, who was in
toxicated, and lodged him in jul. On
Monday he was brought before Justice
II. K Fields and fined five dollars and
costs. Paying his fine he was discharged,
after disclosing on L. Ii. Bascom, drug
gist, as the place where he obtained the
"crtter." Bascom's hearing is to come
off some day next week.
A Temperance Mass Meeting will be
held at Trinity church vestry this (Wednes-
day. evening at o'clock, sharp. Speech
es by H. M. Bryant, Esq, Lewiston Maine,
Col. j. B. Mead, Rev. II. p. Gushing,
Rev. L. B. Steele and others. Everybody
invited No collection. A Lodge of Good
Templars will be organized at the close of
the meeting if desired. Good music in
attendance. Let there be a full house.
DR.. A. Clark has got we'll settled in his
new rooms in the Walton block and has
everything in shape for the reception oil
his patrons His rooms consist OF re-
ception room, very pleasant parlor' and
u work room with every convenience al
hand for the execution of his work with
the most possible comfort TO his patients
DR. Clark makes Il specially of filling, also
furnishes u full set of the very best teeth
at $1,000.
Lust Saturday night our streets were the
scene Of several drunken and disgraceful
Disturbances, no less than four promising
rows having to have quietus put on them.
The nosicst outbreak being near the head
ofBure street where party ofyoung men,
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