Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

Subscribers who are in arrears should
recollect that every little helps and that
though the amount they may be owing us
is small, still, large number OF these
small sums makes quite a respectable
amount in the aggregate.
Sr.ALBANs BUTTER Market, January Z.
On account of the snow storm and DRIFT
ed roads, there was. not enough butter
brought to market to-day, to make a
quotation. Prices are talked y same as
last week, from u to 16 cents for winter,
and - cents for fall ends.
Mr.. Thos. W. Mckee. now Of Barre,
but for several years agent of the Wheeler
& Wilson sewing machine in this town. is
about to leave for Concord, n, H., he
having received the appointment of gen.
eral agent there. His son Milton, of this
town, goes with him.
Clark Roberts who works for and lives
with Hiram 5. Smith got up ut 3 O'Clock
Friday morning and went off to work
cleaning the sidewalks with the snow
pillow. He left lamp burning and when
Mr.. Smith arose an hour later he found the
lamp had exploded, top of the table burn
ell to a coal curtains burned and six panes
of glass broken. This tale illustrates at
once the evils and the benefits of early
rising.
Opp FELLOWSHIP. - Vermont Lodge,
Nc. ?. I. o. o. F., ifs oficered as follows
for term ensuing:
Nc, J. W. Page V. G., Jabez Baker;
RS, Chas. A. Best; Per Secy., Chas F.Col
Inns; Treas. C. w. Guernsey.
Thomas Wiley Encampment No. II,
l. o. o. +.
Chas. P. Summers. C. P, Geo L. Lane,
H. P. Geo P. Foster, S. w, d. w.
Dudley, J. w, A. D. Lane, Scribe, F. W.
Morse, Treas.
D. W. Dudley.
The annual meeting of the National Life
Insurance Company was held at their office
in Montpelier Vt, on Monday, Jan. 6.
1879. The following were chosen as di-
rectors: Paul Dillingham;, Charles Dew
ew, Timothy P. Redield, W. H H. Bing-
ham, Geo. w. Reed, Edward Dewey,
Dudley C. Denison, Fred'k Billings, Fred.
E. Smith, Perley P. Pitkin, James c..
Houghton, Jr., james 7. Phelps, Charles
I. Sabin
The officers were reelected, viz:
Charles Dewey, President; Edward Dew
ey. Vice President; Geo. w. Reed, Secre-
tary; John R. Thurston, Actuary; Sumner
Putnam, NJ. D Medical Examiner.
At the directors meeting a unanimous
vote was adopted retiring the guarantee
capital stock of the company. The forth
coming report for the year will show the
company to be in very prosperous con-
dition, its receipts from interest alone hay
ing more than paid its death claims and
matured endowments.
THE Doctor OF ALCANTARA.-Not-
withstanding the severe storm of snow
and wind which prevailed both on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, the audience
assembled to witness the comic opera o.
:. The Doctor of Alcantara was large OF
both occasions, fact which was no doub
duly appreciated by those engaged il
presenting it. No doubt, also, the audi
ence appreciated the efforts and pain
taken by the performers to furnish st
excellent an entertainment at so cheap al
admission fee. 1t was evident from tn
beginning that nothing had been lef
undone to present the opera to the hes
advantage The scenery was well arrang
} ed and carefully chosen, the costume
were appropriate and even elegant. Goo
: Judgment was conspicuous in the distribu
, ton of the parts, and the several singer
were very happy in their presentation c
the characters assigned to each. Mrs
Oviltt was very effective in the characte
e of Donna Lucrezia, as also was Mis-
4 Waite as Isabella. Miss Dewey, as Inez
/ the maid, could hardly have been improy
/ ed. She seemed fully to appreciate Il
the effective situations, and rendered thel
/, with spirit and vivacty. 1t is not to
= much to say that Mr.. Bancroft, in til
! part of Carlos, the lover, presented
rather expressionless part in a very forcibl
manner, and by his excellent acting an
singing rescued what little strength
!, contained, making it fully equal to othe
:, more attractive plrts. Mr.. Pitkin, rs tn
= respected Doctor Paracelsus, made d.
; cidedly favorable impression by the trutl
y full manner in which he displayed II
weaknesses and remorse of the selfjudge
> murderer, and by his ready manner of di
posing Of any who might possibly becon
II aware of his double homicide. There
L no doubt, also, that our music-lovin
= community will always listen with pleasu
81 to the voice of Mr. Dana, or Claude Mo
i timer. Few were aware of its streng
e and purity. His style, which is dfferel
from that of most pubic'singers, was a
d quired only by the most unremittr
y efforts. This being his first public appea
IT ance in opera his success is particular
'e gratifying The other char lcters wei
v presented extremely WELL the music IN
K singing being good throughout.
BARRE.-In the death of Mr.. Mathis
III Trow, Barre has lost one of her most pre-
:. porous and enterprising citizens. M
- Trow was born November 9th, 1903. al
m therefore had just passed his seventie
year. He has lived on the same farm sin
If he was married forty years ago. No fal
!, in town has been kept in better order,
better fenced, mostly in stone wall laid
his own hands. Always busy and indI
u trious, he had place for everything, a
y everything was to be found in its plat
w. Although Mr.. Trow had IL good start
lb - IL nf his ia from,