Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04


The best brands of white lead are being
sold for ! cents per pound by d. L. Fuller
n Son.
Harper's Magazine and the Atlantic
uonlllV are for sale at T. c. Phinney's
book store.
Geo. Jacobs has sold the LOOMS farm
on Town hill to Mrs. Ezra Perkins of this
town for $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac r. Moulton and
daughter are in town on a visit. arriving
on Tuesday afternoon.
Peter Gay has bought the Geo. jacobs
house and is to move it on to his lot re-
Gently purchased of C. II. Heath on Barre
street.
A grea: number of neighbors and friends
attended the impressive funeral services
for Mrs. Carroll p. Pitkin at Christ church
Monday afternoon.
William L.Washburn is again proprietor
of the saloon under the argus office, Hen
ry Webster having sold out after weeks
proprietorship.
Thomas Moriarty has leased the base
ment in Howe's block lately occupied by
Henry c. Smith, and is fitting up the same
for fruit store.
Our militia company is to lose its lieu
tenants, Col. Wilson by resignation and
1t. Wells by removal from town. Doubt
less new officers will be chosen in week
or two.
Remember the Band of Hope entertain
ment this evening at Z: so o'clock, in Naiad
Temple hall. The programme will con-
sist of singing, speaking, reading da-
logues and tableaus; admission ten cents.
We have had a great deal of weather
the past week, some very dry, some very
wet; lots of it hot and Il great deal quite
cold. Such variety is very good for grass
but is a spice that isn't very conducive to
good health
Jenza Kayhue and James Collins, on
Monday night, caught, in the pond in
North Montpelier, an eel weighing five
and one-half pounds, measuring three and
half feet in length, and eight inches in
circumference.
Rev. F. w. Bartlett, rector of St. Mary's
church and professor of moral science al
Norwich university, delivered memorial
sermon on the late General Alonzo Jack
man at the Episcopal church, Northtield
Sunday evening.
Advices from most of the large cities il
the country show that Decoration day wa:
observed with even more than usual i'm
pressiveness. Business was very generally
suspended and parades of military an'
citizens, orations, poetry and music, will
a profusion of flowers and bunting, were
the universal accompaniment of the day.
Mr.. Charles Wells, the we'll know
clerk of the Montpelier manufacturing
company for the past eight years, ha
received the appointment of custom house
inspector at St. Adams, and leaves for tina
place soon. Mr.. Wells is an eXcelen
citizen, and will be greatly missed at tn
capital
Several young men and ladies of thi
vicinity paid Berlin pond visit on Sat
mday last. A young man in one OF tn
boats containing five ladies and gentleme
persisted in rocking the boat to scare thu
ladies, causing it to capsze. Fortunatel
the other boats were near ut hand an
were soon to the rescue. One young lad
had narrow escape from drowning.
DECORATION DAY.-The observance {
Decoration day in Montpelier was as fu
and complete as on any previous occasion
The procession followed the line Of marc
laid down in the programme given La
week and the organizations made yer
line appearance on the street. The NJ
dress by COL Farnham of Bradford was
scholarly production and at its close d'
tachments visited the various cemeterit
and decorated the graves.
1t has been thought advisable to chang
the time of holding the county conventio
of text book committees from Saturda
June It'll, to Friday, June 9th, 0 o'cloc
A. NJ, at the Pavilion hotel, Montpelier.
All text book committees are earnest
requested to be present, as it is importa
that every town should be fully represen
ed, in order that county uniformity MI
be secured us far us possible
CHARLES DOLE, Corrtv
5 y; VI il A s4sTS". committee "'"@'S
On Sunday morning Mark M. Cutl
met with a very serious accident. VIII
taking bath his foot slipped in the tn
Throwing his arms up to save himself,
left arm went through the glass door Sc