Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
Hon. e. w. Willard mas returned home
from his visit to the Adirondacks.

match by home talent to take place soon.
Mr. j. A. Locklin is moving into thu
Calvin Robinson house which he pur
chased last spring.
Joseph Sterling is having his house
raised and Il new I'm derpinning put in ant
other improvements made.
The Kate Thayer concert called out 6
large audience which was enthusiastic
over each performers work.
The annual elections of directors of the
Vermont Mutual and the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Companies re to be held this
afternoon.
Mr.. j. A. Kinsman, IL railroad contrac'
tor whose home was here, died in New
York last Wednesday. He was buried in
New Haven. CT
Uncle Robert says it's good rule never
to buy, take or subscribe for anything you
see advertised on a rock, fence-board or
u watering-trough.
Mr.. Tenncy has moved his tailoring es-
tablishment from French's block TO the
spacious rooms over the First National
bank in Langdon's block.
The subject in the morning of the coming
Sabbath, at Trinity church is, Faith as a
Condition of Approach to God; Evening,
Faith as Mental Process in Accepting
Christ.
Andrew j. Phillips left for St. Louis last
week. Mr.. Phillips has been engaged to
lead choir in one of the Presbyterian
churches there. His family are to remain
here for the present.
Rev. G. c. Frost will speak in Village
Hall Saturday evening, at 1870 o'clock,
and he will be in town over Sunday, and
will also speak on Temperance. Notice
will be given of the same.
The state medical society met at the
Pavilion last week Wednesday. S. w.
Thayer of Burlington was elected presi-
dent. Among the proceedings was the
passage of resolutions on the death of DR..
Woodward.
On Thursday of last week Thomas T.
Clark of Keenc, N. H., dropped dead of
heart disease. He was brother of VIM.
II. Clark of this town and formerly lived
in MiddleseX, from which place he moved
some fifteen years ago.
Last Friday morning Cyp. Peltier met
with quite severe accident. In break
ing up some old boxes Il piece flew and
struck him In his right eye, causing him
to be confined 10 his room for a few days.
lie is now about again.
The friends of Rev. p. Savoie, formerly
parish priest of this parish, will be pleased
to learn that he has recently been APP
pointed to quite an important charge, in
the town of L'Islet, a place about thirty
miles below the city of Quebec.
The Vermont historical society, yestcr-
day, reelected Hon. L. p. Walton, presi-
dent, and NJ. D. Gilman, Esq, librarian.
The list of additions reported by the
librarian is Il large one, and bears evidence
to his success in advancing the interests
of the society.
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Felix celebrated their golden we'd
ding. Friends to the number of about
sixty assembled ut their house to congrat-
uIate them on this pleasant occasion. MIR
and Mrs. Felix have been residents of this
village for over forty years and at the time
of their coming were about the only family
of French descent in our midst.
Ike Prince, colored, who has been living
in town for about year, but departed ;
few weeks ago, leaving his family here
was, last week, sent to the house of cor
rection ut Rutland from St. Adams fol-
stealing. His family has been taken tC
to the poor farm by overseer Hubbard NJ
has also the family of Stillman Lawrence
who was sent to the work house for thief
a short time ago.
The 13-years-old son of Peter Badord
of which we gave an account last week a
being lost, was found by his father, OF
Friday, in Burlington, He discovered hin
in the lumber yard. 1t seems that the DO.
ran away to see the world He footed
as far as Richmond, where he got into
coal car to sleep, he next finding himsel
in Burlington. He was perfectly willing
to return home with his father, havin!
seen enough, he said.
On Monday afternoon foot race wa
run on State street in front of the stat
house, between VIM. Girard and Winnie
Gowan The distance run was 100 rod
and Girard came in ahead. Tuesday, 2
NJ, witnessed another race between Girar
and Ed" Scott champion runner, q
the samo place and of the same distance
Girard again came in winner. taking tn
first and third heats, the second being
draw. Time: II ga seconds. Quite
large crowd assembled on both occasion
10 SEQ the sport,
The extensive farm buildings of Levi
A, Joslyn, 'at Waitsfeld, were burne
Tuesday, October 7th,i together with
valuable pair of white Durham oxer
weighing 5000 pounds, which took tn
premium at the state fair, a four-ycars-ol
blooded bull, n hundred tons of hay aud
large quantity of grain and other prodnce
The fire was undoubtedly the work of NJ
inccndiary, as fire was discovered in tn
buildings of Julius Joslyn and M. CadJ
in ther parts of the village. which wer
put out before much damage was done
Mr. Joslyn had Sl,70O insurance. Hi
loss is estimated at $4,000,