Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-28

preah at Trinity church next Sabbath
morning.
For the past week Montpelier has been
infested by II gang of tramps who are
camping in the vicinity of the railroad
bridge on Berlin side.
Daniel Ladd, u we'll known citizen OF
Waterbury and agent for the Mount Mans,
field llolel Stage Line, dropped dead Fri
day night of heart disease.
The Central Vermont camp meeting be-
gins at Northield September 6, and con.
tnu.s for IL week. A few new cottages
are being built upon the grounds.
There will be regular meeting of the
Band Of Hope at their rooms on Monday
evening S pit. I'd. at 7:30 o'clock, for the
election of officers A full attendance is re-
quesled.
Messrs Kimball & Carter have Just
closed the contract for another $4,000
monument to go,to Pittsburgh, Pa, like
the one recently erected by that firm in
Ohio. The statue is to be Of granite and
cut here.
Abner Fowler, former resident of thi,
village but who for some months has been
living at the Montpelier town farm, was
on Mon lay morning last taken to the
in ,ane asylum at Brattleboro, he having
become too unmanageable to keep about
the farm.
Waterbury is having another mad dog
scare, several of the dogs b,ing reported
mad that were bitten by the dog that was
supposed to have been mad some months
ago, some of those bitten were killed AT
the time but others We're allowed to remain
aud here is the consequence.
Christians of all evangelical denomna.
tions are hereby cordially invited to attend
the Vermont Central C.mp Meeting at
Norhfield, September G--l3, and there to
fraternize with US, and to ptrlicipate with
us in the work of the Lord.
CHURCH TABOR,
For the Association
Last Saturday James Wilson of Worces.
ter. having taken 100 much "tangle foot"
made an assault on Ell White of this
village res ling in the throwing OF
Whites shoulder out of joint. Wilson
was taken to jail but was baiIed that night
for his app arance before a justice in this
town on Wednesday morning.
We learn that Mr.. Hiram Pierce, our
long time very efficient assistant postmas,
ter, has exchanged his residence on Sum
mer street with Mrs. s. NJ. Calkins for
her fam up the branch, paying $1,000
boot possession to be taken the first OF
NJ uch. Mr.. Pierce IS not to sever his
connection with the post office.
On Monday the alarm of fire was sound
ell which proved to be the barn of Louis
Barnes who lives on North street, AMI re-
suited in the total destruction of the barn
with all its contents consisting of large
quantity of hay, wood, one horse and two
hogs. 1t was with difficulty that the
house was saved the l. being on fire when
the engines arrived fortunately water was
close at and and with the aid of the Lane
MAJ ulacturing comprnys pump it was
soon ex inoulshcd. Mr.. Barnes loss il
about $4,000 with no insurance, and Mr.
John Oueletle who occupied part of tire
house lost all of his wood and one hog
The fire was caused by boys playing with
matches in the barn.
AcCmENTLY SHor.-Mr Hinkley Stevens
of East Montpelier, accidently shot him.
sell on Thursd y, % inst, with shot
gun. The circumstances connected with
the atlIir as Told to our correspondent by
Mr. Stevens are us follows:
His daughter, Lura. aged II years, was
Just getting about the house after three
weeks run of bilious fever. His wife
being sick with the same fever, Mr.
Stevens took his shotgun to go about
three miles to shoot grey squirrel for his
sick family. Going on foot to North
Montpelier, about . 1-2 miles. he
fell in company with Mr.. John Nye, who
was about starting for home and was tc
plss by the place Mr.. Stevens had started
for, who invited him to ride. Mr.. Stevens
sat his gun into the wagon the breech
against the dasher the muzle upon thu
seat about three inches, he then got in
himselfand as he sat down upon the muzle
tle gun was discharged and he Can give
no reason why, but it must have got hit
some way which caused the accident. The
contents of the gun consisting of powder
'hol, two felt wads and pieces of clothing
entered his thigh just opposite and behind
the nip joint, passing inward and upward
IN The thigh, being traced five inches wher
one wad and five shot were taken out
The wound, leaving the other shot and wac
III the hip This Friday morning, August
- his wound was dressed by Drs. Wood
ava OF Montpelier and Smith of Plainfield
MT Stevens is us comfortable at writing
Us could be expected This is another
VI The many accidents which happier
IN handling fire arms when they are load
GU People should be more careful.