Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-03

George c. Shepard is putting a tin roof
on his house.
Hiram Carleton, Esq, has moved into
E. w. Bailey's house.
We would call attention to notice of
valuable books mentioned in another col
umn.
John Lavador, late of New Orleans, is
now the knight of the razor" at the
hair dressing emporium of Dan Taylor.
The brick sidewalk on South Main
street from Hinkley e. Best's store to the
Barre street corner is being raised foot.
N. f. Clark, Esq, has been appointed
wood surveyor for the Central Vermont
railroad company, in place of E. G.
Babcock, resigned.
Policeman Ordway is off duty for a
week, rusticating down in Orange county.
Officers Voodry and Washburn are filling
his place alternately.
The Vermont Western Christian Con-
ference will hold its annual session with
the Christian church in Calais, commenc-
ing September 18th, at 1 o'clock p. NJ.
Saturdays excursion to Queen City
Park from the line of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad numbered seventeen
carloads or about one thousand people.
Mr.. Bancroft, the agent for white bronze
in this vicinity, publishes elsewhere list
of some fine work that has recently been
sent out from the factory in Bridgeport.
Mr.. Asa w. Edgerly and wife are to
erect house in Happy Hollow. Messrs.
Goodrich and Crossett have contracted to
build it, to be completed the first of De.
cember.
The Congregational Sunday school held
picnic at "Owl's Head ON Thursday of
last week. The Montpelier band accom-
panied them. A good number were in
attendance.
STATE FAIR.-The grounds at Prospect
Park have been well fitted up under the
superintendent of Joel Foster, Jr. and
everything promises a full attendance and
most successful exhibition.
The muster at Bradford this week will
be we'll attended. Yesterday number OF
companies went through Montpelier on
their way and Co. II also took the cars
preparatory to taking the Connecticut
Valley.
Eighteen carloads of eXcursonists from
points along the line of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad passed through here
last Saturday morning for Queen City
Park at Burlington, returning about 6
O'Clock that evening.
Visitors to the fair at Montpelier next
week should not fail to see the RhySton
Mungle which irons clothes OitboM heat.
Those who do not go to the fair should
send for circular to Z. A. Winston, OF
Herald Building, Boston, Mass.
When you come to the state fair next
week bring your books, music and maya
zines TO Martin w. Wheelock, at FREEMAN
Book Bindery, head of State street, Mont
peler, and have them bound in neat
volume, in any style desired, at the lowest
prices.
a party was given at the residence OF
Harry Boutwell, last Thursday evening, at
which time tramp" entered the back
kitchen and made an unsuccessful attempt
to steal the ice cream. The sudden ap-
pearance of some of the women folks
caused him to take his departure without
Ills booty"
Mrs. Thankful Taylor of Wash ngton
aged 20, in her younger days thirsted for
Il thorough knowledge of English, Greek
ami Latin; being poor, she worked for
her books, and then studied them as she
stood at her spinning wheel. In this
way she not only educated herself in the
languages, but she learned ecclesiastical
and prolane history, medicine, science
and general literature.
1t is well understood that the Central
railroad carries people to and from all
county fairs at reduced rates, but some
times the secretaries of the agricultural
societies neglect TO notify the general
passenger agent of the time and place Of
the fair, so that he can provide the tickets
In such cases there is apt to be disappoint
ment Secretaries should be timely ant
secure 10 the people the previligc freely
offered by the road.
The Central Vermont Council Patrons
of Husbandry, covering twenty oranges ir
Washington and Orange counties. hel(
their quarterly meeting at Roxbury Tues
day. The forenoon Of the session was
devoted to private work and reports from
oranges. In the afternoon tho meeting
discussed the question, Ought Vernon
farmers to raise their own corn?" and
passed u resolution favoring m equal tax.
alton doing exact justice to all classes o
property. Tho attendance was about two
hundred. The next meeting will be hell
at Brookiled the last Tuesday in October.
DRowNED.-On Monday afternoon abou
6 o'clock two boys, named Allen an,
Benjamin, went in bathing in what i
known as the Teddy" up Worceste
branch, when they discovered the body 9
child in the bottom of the river Calm,
for assistance, DR.. Kemp, who was passin,
by, came and helped get the body out, lif
being then extinct. 1t proved to be How
land, four-years-old son of j. w. +
Washburn. 1t seems that the little fellow
had taken lunch about S o'clock an
gone out to play again, catching IA ride o
apassing team. He was probably gettin
some cherries when he fell into the rive
1t is most sad afilicion for the parents
Rowland was Il very bright little fello'
and the youngest of three children. The fl
neral was hell on Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock