Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-19

StiIlman Chase is erecting large stabl,
near his residence, to be occupied by hin
and Henry Lowe as sale stable fo
horses.
William Goodwin has taken the Job O
building Mr. l.. j. Pearce's new house OF
Barre street, work TO be commenced i'm
mediately.
Hon. w. II. Dubois reports that oul
swings banks are all sound and prosper
Gus. Deposits have increased $500 ant
average to each of depostors is S2474O.
Elam Provost, for several years hostlel
Mt d. w. Dudley's livery stable, leaves fol
Cambridge, Mass, this week, where be
has made an engagement on railroad.
Rev. Mr.. Wright has accepted an invita-.
ton to preach an anniversary sermon be-
fore Capitol Lodge of Good Templars. in
the Church of the Messiah, next Sunday
morning.
We understand that survey has been
made for new road leading from Barre
street on to Seminary Hill, running be-
tween the j. A. Kinsman and D. P.
Thompson lots, terminating in front Of
the residence of Lucius Goodwin.
NORWICH UNIvERsITY.-Col. Chas. H.
Lewis of Boston has given Norwich uni
versity of Mortified sufficient amount
Of money to cover the expenses of twenty
eight students. and Captain Curtis, the
principal, proposes to offer free tuition,
etc, to two young men from each county
in the state. A splendid chance for some
body, certainly.
The target shoot of the Capitol Guard,
which came off last Wednesday afternoon,
in the rear of the arsenal grounds, was
participated in by about one.third of the
company. Darkness coming on the shoot
was postponed until Friday, when it was
completed. The short range was two
hundred yards, and the long one four
hundred. Sergeant Frank Pitkn made
the best score, and Lieutenant B. F.
Spaulding the second best. Some good
shots were made, but rs rule the boys
plainly showed that an enemy would be
perfectly safe so long as they aimed direct
ly at them.
On Saturday the employees of the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad were
paid off the result being that several of
them got on "tare" that night. Will
Lawrence creating disturbance in the
store of VIM. Miller, was taken by Mr..
Miller and thrown out into the middle of
thesstreet. Ed. Sullivan made an unpro-
provoked assault on Geo. Wilson in the
shoe store OF Calvin Stow, several partci-
pating in the fur before quietus was
put on to it. Two or three other slight
distur bances were created, but the appear
ance of the police soon made them scarce
without any arrests being made.
About ten years ago the buildings OF
aperson residing in town some forty five
miles from here were damaged by fire to
the amount Of about one hundred and fifty
dollars, and loss in clothing fifty dollars
more. They were insured in the Farmers
Mutual and the case was duly settled and
no more thought of it. On Friday last the
person came to Montpelier, driving that
distance with team, appeared before the
insurance company and voluntarily gave
himself up, stating that he made n false
statement OF the losses sustained by the
fire, and still further that he set the fire
himself to raise money to make a payment
on his place He stated that he had re-
Gently experienced religion and that his
mind could not be ut rest until he had
made 1t clean disclosure Of the whole thing
to the company and settled for the same.
Although poor man, with large family
TO support. lie had come all this distance
to give himself into the hands of the law,
feeling duty bound to make amends for
the crime he had committed. The matter
was satisfactorily adjusted and hsdcparted
for home a happier man.
The Berlin town house is finished and is
35X52 feet, two story frame building,
and is situated on Berlin street few rods
from the "red arch bridge" The entrance
10 the hall, which is on the second floor, is
in the end, fronting on the str .et, through
doors four feet wide and up wide and wei
built stairs. The hall proper is 3jXiO
feet and fourteen feet high. wainscotcd
four feet, with stand surrounded With
balustrade and three steps high at the end
The hall is painted in three tints, with
imitation black walnut trimmings, and
well lighted by nine windows. The flool
timbers are strong and well supported
underneath. Opposite the stand and over
the stairway is an antc.room about 12x16
The lower floor is made off in two tene-
mcnts with front entrance on Schoo
street. Each tenement consists of foul
rooms beside closets, buttcries, ETC., with
cellar under whole, and both kitchens arc
furnished with iron sink. The rooms are
ten feet high and are large and airy.
making them desirable. The stone work
was done by Messrs. Gould d Ewing. and
well done too. The contract for the build
ing was let to j. S. Wheclock, who sub
let The work to Messrs. Hoyt, Norton and
Noyes, who have done all in their power
in assisting him to turn over to the town &
building of which no one need feel asham'
ed. The eutirc cost Of building, including
lot, was about $4,000. The selectmen o.
the town accepted the house on Monday
and allowed the carpenters the use of the
hall for IL grand opening ball, which they
propose to have on the evening of Deem
her 9TH, when Waterman's band with six
pieces will be on hand. A preparatory
concert from z IN 'nlook will | n Oiven