Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23

Last week Peter Marcott lost his most
valuable horse, for which he had refused
$3.50 short time since.
The boot and shoe establishment of Reed
& Son, Westfeld, was burned Tuesday
morning. Loss $4,000.
The clothing store of II. NJ. Su llivan
has been closed the past week the failure
of A. C. Dewey causing the same.
Rev j. Edward Wright is 10 preach in
the Universalist Church, in Mortified
next Sunday, at halfpart one in the after
noon.
An entertainment will be given this
evening at the rooms of the Reform Club,
by the members, for its benefit, commence
ing at half-past seven O'Clock; admission,
ten cents.
Next Friday evening dramatic enter
tainment will be given by the young folks
of the Church of the Messiah, at the vestry
of that church. They will present the play
entitled 100000. Admission, fifteen
cents.
The Gouldsville Lodge No. 166 l. o. G.
T. celebrated their sixth anniversary Dec.
22d by appropriate services. A good time
was had. The finances are in good shape,
their being some ninety dollars in the
treasury.
Walter Williams. for the past three or
four years in the employ of Denison Dew
ey. leaves for Waterbury next Monday,
where he goes into the employ of Mr..
Burleigh. Waits" familiar face will
be much missed about town by his many
friends.
Much sickness prevails in our village at
present. Mr.. Samuel Wells still lies in a
critical condition, as also does Mr.. Simeon
Dewey, whose life has been despaired of
for several days past, although both are
reported little more comfortable. We
learn that Mr.. John P Dewey is also quite
sick.
ST.. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Jan. 22.-
Attendance good, receipts fair, market
firm. We quote winter butter IS to %
cents per pound; straight diaries and fall
ends IS 10 80 cents per pound. A small
quantity of new butter coming forward,
but not enough 10 make quotation. We
hear of two straight diaries selling at 80
and 81 cents respectively.
Our young folks, land some of the
older ones, too" turned out en- masse on
the moonlight evenings of last week for a
grand coasting down Clay Hill, two and
three hundred persons being out nightly
and they succeeded in having a most en-
ioyable time; but on Monday the village
fathers put veto TO it, deeming the
safety of the travelling public of some &C,
count.
Prof. Gestrn of Norwich University lee.
tured in Village Hall last week on the "Old
World and the New" The matter of the
lecture was good and the professor handles
his ideas with more ease than he does the
English language which this is his firs
attempt at using in a public lecture. His
lecture is well worth listening to, anC
many of our Vermont villages would fine
it to their advantage and pleasure if they
could obtain the professor to deliver i
some time during this winter or spring.
DR.. George w. Ainsworth's many
friends have persuaded him to remain
with them for the present and continue
the practice of medicine, and also the man
ufacture OF his famous Blood Syrup; anC
he will continue to act rs agent for DR.
Radcliff's great remedy, the Seven Seal
or Golden Wonder" which will be fount
for sale at G. Blakeley's drug store, No. a
State st. Mr.. Ainsworth is also desirou
of hiring $1,000 for facilitating business OF
which he will give ample security.
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
This home institution is. one of those tina
remains sound in these hard times, ant
that grows stronger. Its 2Sth annual he
port shows $2,143,346 against 1888 90
IL year ago. Its liabilities are but $l,457,
493 leaving much greater surplus thai
is usual even in well conducted com
panes.
1t has paid out S289,713 during the year
of which death claims took $ll3,47l; sui
rendered policies, 1854, 1911 ;matured endow
ments, $52, 42l; salaries, S9,833; and ar
nuitants, commissions to agents, dividend
to stockholders, taxes, &c. the remainder
The receipts were $345,470 Of whic
S2l1,S76 were for premiums and the re:
from interest and rents.
On Saturday, January 18th, Nelson A
exander of Berlin presented an order t
Mr.. Denison Taft of this village, payabl
to himself, by Mrs. Almira Macon {
Berlin, which he wished to get cashet
Mr.. TAFT, not suspecting anything, con
piled with his request, the amount of tn
order being eight dollars. On Monda
Mr.. Taft discovered it to be forge
order. Mrs. Macon being informed ha
him arrested on Thursday and commtte
to iai. After7arrest he refunded to NJ
Taft six dollars and fifty cents of Ii
money. On the Saturday following |
was brought before Justice j. o. Living
ston, and bound up for the sum of fit
dollars. Not being able to raise II
amount, he was re.committed to Jail f
trial.
SEMINARY. The mid term eXamin
tions and reception occurred last Thur
day and Friday and were nothing uncou
mon except that some of the examination
were unusually tough. The receptic
was informal.
The officers of the lyceum for tho Ia
half of the term are: President, Mr..
S. Hutchinson; secretary, Miss Hattie NeV