Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-09

Rev. George S. Guernsey will preach in
poxbury next Sunday. October IS.
GOOD audience enjoyed the fine enter
,,inment afforded by the Mendelssohn
ouiptette club last Saturday evening.
Ira Washburn is soon to erect a barn on
hi. lot on Middlesex street, purchased of
7 O. Bailey. G. D. Barnes is to do the
job
Last Wednesday Frank Howard of
D,rn fell from load of corn and the
wagon passing over his right leg broke it
belween the knee and hip.
Montpelier is soon to lose one of its
promising young men in the person of G.
Ware Foster, VINO leaves in few weeks
fir Omaha, where n situation awaits him.
The saloon under the argus office has
again changed hands. George Kayhue
having retired from business, it will now
be conducted by Sherman Caswell and
VIM. Washburnc.
Two Middlebury gentlemen drove into
town yesterday about o'clock in the
afternoon having left that place early in
the morning and driven the entire distance
sxty-live miles, over the mountains.
The state committee of the national
greenback party of Vermont, will meet at
Montpelier, Oct. 18th, at 2 P.H NJ. fer con-
sultation, and to adopt measures to perfect
the party organization in this state.
During the past week the car house on
the NJ. & w. r. R., in the rear of the en-.
zine house, has been moved several hum
bred feet north west, to more convenient
as well as safer place for their business.
STRUCK BOTTOM AT LAsT.-We should
think SO. See Fuller & Sons advertise
mcnt in another column about doors,
blinds and pure lead. Parties wishing to
buy goods in their line will do well to give
them call.
Mr.. James r. Langdon has recently
made extensive repairs on the old Upham
house on Main street. He is now raising
upand putting in new foundation under
the old Bakery" in the rear of the new
Walton block,and is also making thorough
repairs on the exterior of his brick block
on ,he corner of Main and State streets.
Mountain Trotting Park in Barre Oct. 22d
ut which the following purses will be up:
$50 for three minutes; $75 for two, fifty
500 for two, forty; $50 for three. ten;
aud SIS for two, forty-fve horses. The
Union Drum Corps of Chelsea (twenty
peces) will be in attendance. Entries close
on Saturday October 10, at 0 O'Clock P. NJ.
and should be made to George w. Tllden,
secretary.
The excursion last Saturday over the
Montpelier e Wells River railroad to
ButlettS station in the White Mountains
was Il success in numbers. Two trains,
one Of six and the other of nine cars were
taken from this place About nine hun
dred persons went from Montpelier anu
Barre and report q fine time. On the re.
turn twenty nine cars were filled. The
train arrived in Montpelier at IL: 30. sew
crai hours late. About sixty stopped over
and arrived home Monday night
On Tuesday forenoon the horse of S. II
D, B)Sworth of Berlin, which was left
Sanding near the Wells River depot at
tached to a lumber wagon, became fright
Cned and started on a run down Main
street. The horse taking to the sidewalk,
the wagon came in contact with the iron
guard ratings in front of Dan Taylor's
barber shop, tearing them from their
foundations and twisting them into various
shapes. When in front of Putnam & Mar
WINS it was fortunately stopped without
doing any further damage.