Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

have moved to IL. N. Taplin's. on Stat,
street.
Mr. Hiram Atkins started this week fol
Washington, ID. G , to attend the meeting
of the dem jcratic national committee TO b.
held there.
A break down on an engine of the WE'LL
River railroad some three miles beyon,
Plainield last Saturday caused some delay
to the train.
PLAINFIELD.- Rev. J. Edward Wright
is expected to preach in the Universalist
church in Plainfeld next Sunday morning
at halfpast 10.
The place 10 get job printing done in a
neat and tasty manner and at prices to
correspond with the times is at the FREE.
MAN job office.
At meeting of the democratic state
committee in Burlington, the 9th, it was
voted to hold the state convention al
Montpelier. June 2Olh.
But one Of the Mortified slate quarries
is now in operation-tha of which j. H.
circuit is agent, which employs twenty
five men and is unable to keep up with its
orders.
One attorney at Montpelier. has already
forwarded to the pension office Mt Wash
ington, d. c.. nearly one hundred appli-
cations of the survivors of the war of
1912 and their widows for pensions, under
the act of March 9, 1873.
Will all onr subscribers make careful
inspection of the date on the direction
label on their paper and list to the story
that it tells. If it says your paper is not
paid for you should not rest till you have
made the necessary move to make it tell a
different story.
Six men Of avordupois happened to get
on the scales yesterday in B .iey & New
combs meat market. They averaged well
-24S p"unds-but the surveyor and the
attorney proved to be the light weights,
tipping the beam at only 230 and 234 re-
spectvely.
The Masonic Order of Knight Templars
have accepted the invitation of Post Brooks
&. A. r., TO parade on Decoration Day.
The Montpelier band, which is being re-
organized is to furnish music. Special eff
fort is b. ing made to make the day very
commemorative one.
The rainy winter and spring has been
favorable for The trout streams, filling
them so full that the weaker trout, who
are usually devoured by bigger fish. could
escape them by getting up the rivulets
and rills, so that a large number of young
trout will be matured.
Prof N. Cressey of Amherst, Mass.
will lecture the 28th inst, at North
Montpelier, afternoon and evening. on
Veterinary Science. The professor is
thoroughly versed in his profession and is
one of the most popular lecturers of the
day, and all that can should be sure to
hear him.
Judge Timothy P. Red6eld has been
confined to his house week bv sickness.
week ago this morning he WAS ut the
Court House and began hearing chan
Gerry case. In the afternoon he was unable
to continue the hearing and took his bed
The disease is said to be congestion of the
liver and is so severe as to cause wander
Ing of the mind.
Gen. Stephen Thomas who disbursed
about million and half dollars from the
pension agency has his account voted cor
rect by the auditor at Washington with
balance of twenty odd dollars in his favor
by the way it was little curious that
when the pension agencies were CONSOLE
dated tho six soldiers should have been
ielt out and the one civilian retained in
ms dIstrIct-especally as Mr.. Whitworlh
was no better pension agent than some of
the six ex-solders.
Don't you forget that Charles p. Hay
dens stock of plants. for the season of
1873 will be ready for delivery on Satur-
day' May 25. The plants consist of
Inc best varieties of tomato. cabbage pep
per- celery and verbena plants. His YER
oenas are of the best varieties and he will
Sell none but the best plants. He will
offer them for sale on Wednesday. May
Al
10TH beginning his sales with over 1900
plants. Now, don't you forget that his
plants are the best and he will never sell
poor or inferior plants at any price.
SEMINARY. One half of the campus
has changed to an oat field for the benefit
OF Interested parties, certainly not for the
benefit of the campus.
Rev. c. IL. Covell will give lecture in
the Seminary Thursday and F, iday
evenings of this week. att 2 O'Clock. Mr..
OoVel comes to instruct and with excellent
recommendation, and all should attend.
Remember and be present Thursday and
Friday evenings
The Senior class have nearly made their
arrangements for class day. II
Lecture to the ladies Tuesday evening
at o'clock.
Several fine stereoscopio views of the
seminary, boarding house, classes, etc..
we're taken last week.
Jefferson Bruce of this town has pur-
enased the harness business OF Mr.. j. Jones
Of Barre.