Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-24
You can't legally catch wall-eyed pike
or pike-perch from now until May 10th.

You can't legally catch wall-eyed pike
or pike-perch from now until May Goth.
Have your houses and out buildings
well provided with strong locks and bolts.
Several tramps. reinforced by some of
our town characters" have been on a
drunken spree about our streets for three
or four days past.
John Ewing, with the aid of his son,
has got out during the past winter, one
thousand perch of stone from ledge on
Berlin side and one on Barre street.
President J. Gregory Smith, General
Manager George W. Bentley, J,W. Hobart
and ]. NJ. Foss have been making a tour
Of inspection of the Central Vermont and
leased lines.
Peter Gauthier has purchased the house
and lot on Jay street owned by A. j.
Durham, paying $3.50. He is to remove
the house back and erect a new one on its
site.
A new cheese factory is being erected
at Marshfield, the watts for which are being
made at the works of the Lane Manufac-
turing Company and lined at Burrows &
Pecks in this town.
William Bennett, whose death is noticed
iusnother column was one of Montpeler's
LONG time residents. He came here in
1885 and has lived here continuously since
with the exception of few years at
Plainield.
1t is understood that the work of laying
steel rails over the track of the Central
Vermont will be resumed at once, and ex-
tended from Montpelier (where it was
suspended at the close of last SEASON. to
White River Junction.
The public examination of teachers for
county certificates for Washington county.
will be held at Montpelier, Friday and Sat-
urday, May 10th and 18th, 1878. Candi-
dates must present testimonials MS the law
directs. j. V. BROOKS, Sec.
On Saturday afternoon as Ira Wash
burne was hanging the sign of Chas.
Kcene, in Howe's block the foundation
upon which he stood gave away, and fall
ing, he was " considerably shuck up
like" but is now as we'll as ever.
The vestry of the Unitarian church is
being entirely re-modeled and enlarged,
taking in the whole of the lower portion
of the building, with entrance from the
front. The platform or stage is also en-
larged, with ante rooms at each side.
Mr.. A. H. Bailey, who has carried on
the dry goods business in French's block
on Main street for the past year or two,
has removed his entire stock of goods to
Groton, where has for some time carried
on branch business; but not being able
TO give his attention to both places, ha.
given up his business here, deemine
Groton the better location of the two.
On Monday afternoon as the bread car
Of c. H. Cross G. Son driven by Harvey
Reed, was descending the hill road OF
Berlin side one of the reins broke and the
horse was refined one side and off the bank
the cart rolling into the river, the tugs
breaking the horse became detached. Not
much damage was done with the exception
of giving the bread stuffs good soaking
Overseer Hubbard has cared for one
hundred and fi0y-eight noble tramps since
the sixth day of last month. One half Of
these were sent to the poor farm and the
other half to the police station. As the
roads get settled the numbers increase
daily, twelve arrived last Thursday night
after o'clock. 1t costs twelve and a hal
cents head for supper and breakfast for
those kept at the station.
On Friday afternoon colt owned by
Nat Tabor. and driven by his hired man.
Thomas Caswell, accompanied by the
daughter of Mr.. Tabor. became frightened
as it neared the Well River depot by the
cars, 1t suddenly hurried around, throw.
ing the occupants of the buggy out. Mr..
Caswell struck on his head, very nearly
breaking his neck and quite severely in
juring him, which will place him or
the retired list for some time. Miss Tabor
was more fortunate, she not being injur.
ed. The horse proceeded up Barre street
on lively run until stopped at the top o
the hill.
Last Monday morning the active demoli
ton Of the old Walton block was com
menced, and at this writing but little re-
mains to be taken down. This block wa
put up in the year 1919 by Gen. E. P
Walton and Nehemiah Harvey and wa
occupied by them as u printing Office ant
Shoe store. The new block is to be o
brick, fifty-four feet long and fifty fee
deep, three stories high. George Guernsey
Is the architect, and is to superintend the
construction Of it; John w. Ripley is to d,
the brick work and John Ewing lays thu
foundation. 1t is to have all the modern
improvements of first class building.