Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

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VI.
The Vermont Central Railroad has put
in four new side tracks below the bridge
opposite the Nicholas fiat.
Rev. Charles A. Allen of Brunswick,
Maine, the former pastor of the Church of
the Messiah. is expected to occupy his old
pulpit next Sunday.
BIG DRovE.-A large drove of cattle,
numbering some three or four hundred,
went through Montpelier this morning on
their way to the south.
BROKE JAIL.-George Sherwood, Henry
Malloy and Frank Deem broke loose from
the jill in St. Johnsbury, Sunday night.
The sheriff, Mr.. galloway. offers reward
for their recapture.
Read the advertisement of j. c. Emery
in another column. Mr.. Emery's is an
old and reliable house and keeps the best
of goods which he sells at lowest prices.
Hon. C. w. Willard and Gen. j. S
Peck are in the Adirondacks. We regret
to hear that Gen. Peck has had return
of bleeding. 1t is hoped not to be serious,
however. Mrs. Peck is with him.
There are now thirteen prisoners in con-
fnement at the Washington county Jail,
There being an insufficient number of
cells for their accommodation, several are
obliged to sleep on the Jail room floor.
On Wednesday VIM. Lamb was placed
in "durance vile " for ntoxication and
disturbing the peace. On Thursday he
was arraigned before Justice Hinkley and
fined, with costs, amounting to 1925, and
was discharged.
DR.. J. B. Woodward had his left hand
seriously poisoned in amputating James
Wade's leg Saturday. His arm is badly
swollen and he is confined to his bed. DR..
James of Waterbury was also poisoned,
but in his case the evil effects were slight.
If the weather is favorable, the Sunday
school of the Church of the Messiah will
make picnic excursion to Queen City
Park next Saturday, starting at $40 in the
morning. Tickets rs cents for adults, and
So cents for children. general invita-
ton is extended.
The Sherman band, of Burlington,
passed through here on Tuesday afternoon,
their destination being st. Johnsbury
where they are to play for the county fair.
The people in the vicinity of the Central
depot were favored with some fine music
by them during their short stay here.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Sept. 16.
Attendance good, receipts light, market
firm; prices two to four cents higher thar
last weeks quotations. We quote: COM
mon, 10 to Il cents per pound; good to
choice, new make, II to IS cents; selec
tions, 20 cents, with higher price paid
for few extra choice lots. General price
16 to Is cents.
A premium is offered of So for the best
lot of flowers on exhibition, 50 for thu
second best and 81 for third best, at tn,
county fair to be holden on the 9th ant
2jth of this month at Prospect Park.
is expected thai there will be n liberia
display of the handiwork of the citizens o.
the county. There will be in attendance
quadrlIe band to accommodate those
who NAV wish to celebrate the fair by
dancing.
One evening recently as Mrs. McDer
mott and daughter of Wrightsville wer
driving up Main street, their team raj
into the ditch being dug for sewer oppo
site George Jacobs new house. Mrs
McDermott was thought at first to b
badly injured, but it was found later tina
she had received no very severe injuries
The wagon was considerably damaged
The ditch was not properly guarded. Their
being only one light up. The matter ha
been satisfactorily adjusted by the tow
authorities.
II. NJ. S. PINAFoRE. The Boston Eng
fish Opera Company gave Pinafore, Nor
day evening, in Village Hall. Every sea
was taken, and hundred more ticket
would have been sold had there bee
room. The company return Thursda,
and will repeat the performance Thursda
and Friday evenings. when people frol
adjoining towns will no doubt make Il
acauantance Of this part of the queen
navy. Mrs. Carter is the leading singt
of.the company, which is the best Pinafo
combination in New England.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Joseph Fish
went TO his burn to hitch up his team
when he found his harness missing.
inquiry he WAS informed by one of h
neichbors that she saw Stillman Lawron
leaving his barn the afternoon before vii
a harness Sheriff Dudley was inform'
OF the facts and proceeded to arrest Lay
renee who, when arrested, owned up al
disclosed where it was hid, which was
the vicinity of the Catholic cemetery. |
was Immediately arraigned before JUST
lIinkley and fined SIS and costs, al
given twenty -four hours to raise the mo
ey in or 90 to the work house in Rutlan
During the reunion at Montpelier
tool chest of James Rowland. of Il
town, WAS broken open and robbed
about thirty dollars worth OF tools. L
chest was in one of the sheds on the can
ground. Constable Jones, of Royaltc
saw the notice of the robbery, and kno
ing of two bad characters who were
Montpelier at the reunion-Charles 81
and Philander Searles, of Tunbridge, az
thrty-three and thirty-four years respe'
ively-on ascerlaining what they brou2
to Montpelier and what they return
with, arrested them in Tunbridge, a
found the tools stored in Blay's fathe
house in that town. On Friday afterno
he brought the prisoners to Montpelier
lodyed them in iail and the tools WI