Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-14


them for the paper.
Old folks concerts next Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
DIR. Clark. the dentist, leaves this week
for in absence of several days.
The dly has got into its fifteenth hour;
in about six weeks it will begin to shorten.
The old folks concert next Tuesday AMI
Wednesday evenings will be given in
Village Hall.
If the weather permits, the Capitol
Guards will come out on parade this
afternoon at six o'clock.
The sugar season, contrary to the pre-
dictions of Mr.. Wheeler, was very poor
one here-about one-half on an average.
DR.. &. N Brigham of Grand Rapids,
Mich has been stopping in town few
days on visit. He came east on a bust
ness trip.
Peter Gay is putting the foundation for
Il house to be erected by him on lot pur-
chased of c. H. Heath on Granite street
leading of Barre street.
Dr. Frank r. Spaldng, who has beer
residing in Maine the past two years il,
now paying the capital, his former homes
visit preparatory to leaving for the west
The weather has been extremely warm
for the past few days. Yesterday tn,
tn rmomeer stood at 900 in the shade
Ra n is needed.
Some of the republican newspapers o.
France take no pains to conceal then
satisfaction over the increase of disatf, C
ton in Russia, rs especially among the
educated classes.
Robert II. Whitney, who has resided al
the capital the past eleven years. has gone
to farming, having taken the Fisher farm
belonging to his wifo's fathers estate il
Worcester.
gLook at the label on your paper and
see if you are owing US anything; also.
you find YOU are, recollect, that, thougl
the amount due from you may be small
several hundred such mites make quite
respectable little sum-and that is jus
what we need.
THE SWEDISH QUARTETTE.--Th
Swe ,dish qlartette will give a concert in
Village Hall tomorrow evening. Thi,
co npany Of lady singers was here last fal
and again in the winter AMI the unani
nous verdict was that it was the best sing
ing ever heard in Montpelier.
Hon. C. II, Joyce, in view of the prob
able duration of the special session Of con
gress, has been obliged to decline his ap
pointment as orator for memorial day, a
Montpelier, and Col. Roswel Farnham
of Bradford has been appointed orator il
his place. Post Brooks is making arrange
menls for IN especially full and interestin:
observance of memorial day, and Col
Farnham will give them fine address.
Webster has just returned from New
York with lot Of new goods. He say
he has bought them at the lowest price
possible, and will sell accordingly. II,
has a very large line of hosiery, from
cents pair up; gloves from cents n pain
up; cotton dress goods, 3 cents yard ~
and a line of better dress goods big linz
of notions; in fact, most everything want
ed in the dry goods line, except high
priced dress goods. And don't forge
crockery and glass ware. South Mali
street. Sign of the big lamp.
Lyman II. Walker, aged twcnty-sever
years, who has resided with his brother
Willard G, Walker, of this town, the pas
four years, but left Il few weeks ago ant
has since resided in Claremont N. IL
started from the latter place two week
ago for Acworth, N. H., where he hi,
purchased farm. Not arriving at tn,
time appointed inquiry was made her.
and elsewhere for his whereabouts. A
search was made, resulting in the findn.
of his body in q brook near where it en-
tiers the Connecticut river ut North
Charle.town, N. IL. Foul play was nj
first suspected, but his watch and money
were found upon his body, and it is sup
posed that he slipped from the log OF
which he was crossing the brook and was
drowned.