Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27
Rev. Geo. S. Guernsey will preach in
Roxbury, next Sunday, March Sd.

Roxbury, next Sunday, March Sd.
Pecks & Cummins shipped three car
loads of leather to Boston on Monday of
this week.
The sixth and last of the Pavilion as
semblies for this winter will be held next
Monday evening
Geo. NJ. Scribner wants n tin-smith
None but steady, temperate man need
apply. See advertisement.
John Nee, having given up the saloon
business in the basement of the argus ana
Patriot office, George Kayhue has leased
and opened the same to the public.
Lumber is daily arriving for Walton's
new block, and we understand the contract
for the brick is also made, and that work
is to commence in about two months
Father Savoie, the Catholic priest, de-
livered lecture last evening at the rooms
of St. John Baptiste society, A large au'
dience was in attendance. Subject
Northern Climates.
Something of interest to the sugar
makers can be found in the advertisement
of f. Blanchard, who is himself a prac.
teal workman and can be relied on TO fur.
nish what he promises.
The fire at South Barre Thursday even
ing, the light of which was seen here, was
the burning of Mr.. j. Leithhead's house
and barn. Two COWS and a hog were also
burned. Insurance. 5000.
Calvin Z. Stowe was arrested at Barre
Saturday for stealing several wolf and
buffalo robes from teams under the church
sheds recently, and lodged in the Montpe-
lier Jail in default of $500 bail.
The town authorities have leased the
old Caldwell house and turned the same into
police station and Hotel de Tramp and
Lew" as boss of the rache will deal
out " cold vittels 10 the wayfarer.
Julius Knapp, who was assaulted by
Jefferson Bruce on Wednesday of last
week, is yet confined to his house. lie
has broughta suit of $500 against Bruce
for injuries received in the assault.
On Thursday of last week, Oscar, q
ton-year-old son of George V. Lindsay
met with quite severe accident while
c)asting down Clay Hill. He ran against
post, breaking his leg above the knee.
The second Pavilion anniversary was
celebrated by ball last Friday evening
A large number of our citizens were in at
tendance and enjoyed themselves as they
well knew they would before they went
The case of John Nee, of which We
made mention last week as being on trial
before justice for breach of peace, ter
minated in Noes being found guilty an(
fined, from which he took an appeal anC
gave bonds to the amount of two hundred
dollars.
The Montpelier Minstrels had goot
house last evening to hear their good per-
formance in Village Hall. The boys gel
up better entertainment than most of the
outside shows that come here with much
more flourish of trumpets than our youth
indulge in.
Mcssrs. Horatio Falcs and Fred f
Grant, two of MontpeliGrs former must
clans, each respectively for several years
leader of our band, spent few days in
/ town the past week. IIorato's old friends
crowded around him once more to lister
to one of his long stories, which Away
had lots of fun at the close. And tn
"boys" spent few merry hours witt
Fred, who reports Ill well at Swanton
Mr.. Fales now resides at Waterville, Me
On Monday forenoon pair of horse
attachedto forward traverse belongin
to John Cook of Moretown, made livel
run from the Central depot UP State stree
and Main short distance, turning in q
the alley way by Barows & Peck's store
where it came in contact with the team
Putnam & Marvin, which was in the ALLEY
demolishing the front end of the sleg
somewhat. 1t passed in the rear of a
the stores, and came out again on Mai
Street, where it was stopped
Rev. G. f. Ferrin. formerly of Hines
burgh, was installed pastor of the Congrt
gational church in Plainlield, Wednesday
February 18th. Rev. L. Tenney wa
moderator and Rev. A, Ladd scribe of tn
council Revs. B. S. Adams and Wn
Scholield conducted the introductory exc
cises. Sermon by Rev. VIM, S, IIazen
installing prayer, Rev. A. D. Barker
charge to the pastor, Rev. L. Tenney
Fellowship OF the churches, Rev. II. lie
rick; charge to the people, Rev. G. !
Smith.
Joseph lIarvieux, a Frenchman residin
in this village, on Thursday last met wit
a severe accident while chopping for NJ
Martin at Plaineld. He chopped down
tree which lodged against another one, IN
while cutting this down the other Gc
from the stump upon his foot, pinning hi
to the ground until help arrived to relea
him. His foot was badly broken AZ
crushed, which will lay him up for lor
time, and will be hard case, he being
destitute circumstances He was broucl
home on the train the night of the acc
dent.
Roswell Corey, \ man seventy-eigl
years of age, started from his home
West Fairlee last Wednesday mornin
Feb 90, ut half past five o'clock and wal
ed to Barre where he arrived about 70,
o'clock, taking the ). 10 train to Montpelle
He stopped about one hour on the way
eat dinner, and also broke his own 70;
coming through the Notch between Il
Waits River House and Orange Centr
A walk of about thirty-sx miles in ii
present state of the roads is not bad wall
ing to do in about ten hours, for man
his age
Fast Driving.