Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

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The First National Bank have Just de
elarcd per cent semi-annual dividend
L. S. Whitcomb is soon to remove hi!
business to the store in Bruce's block re
Gently vacated by Selinas & Stone.
Rev. Constantine Blodgett. d. ~, died
at Pawtucket, r. l., Monday q9 /" Il
years. He was native of Randolph, tVt
The operatta "Cobwebs" will be re
peated next Tuesday evening at the vestry
of the church of the Messiah at a.
o'clock. Admission Is cents.
The Vermont state poultry association
will hold its second annual exhibition a,
the town hall in Rutland on the 9th, 7th
Sth and 9th days of January.
Prof. Peter Collier thinks that about
two hundred farmers in New England will
experiment in sorghum culture and sugar
manufacture on a small scale next year
Capt. Coffey and Lieut.. Spalding O
Company II, N. G. ", having sent ir
their designations, there will be new
election of officers at the annual meeting
on Thursday evening, January LIST.
Wise men think they have discovered
that cold waves come from Northeastern
Siberia, where the barometer sometimes
rises to 31.50 inches, and the average
temperature for January is 410 below zero
In another column notice of the part
nership of E. W. Bailey and L. D. Taft is
given. Mr.. Taft has been long with Mr.
Bailey and we'll deserves his promotion
Mr.. Bailey remains of course in Chicago.
Mine Host Bishop Of the Waterbury
hotel gives his second annual ball on
Wednesday evening of this week, when a
right royal time may be anticipated
Music will be furnished by Waterman
full orchestra of Montpelier.
The population of Royalton, according
to book agent, who has canvassed the
town, is 1881. If this is correct, the
town has lost 1893 since 1870; but the
Boston Post Justly advises that allowance
be made for those who have taken TO the
woods.
Saturday night seme evil disposed per.
son broke seven lights of glass and por.
ton of window sash in one of the back
windows of the State House in the cabinet
room, and also five lights of glass in one
of the back windows Of the large commit
Tee room.
Senator Morrill, recently in the Senate
introduced Ex-Governor Dillingham;, Of
Vermont, to Senator Hamlin, of Maine
and was surprised almost to tears to see
the two old chaps embrace each other and
exclaim paul and " Hannibalm They
were old friends.
The meeting OF the Central Vermont
Pomona Grange WAS held at West Berlin
on Tuesday, the 30th. and was we'll at
tended Prof. Atwater was present in
the afternoon and evening and spoke on
fertilization, Mr.. o. M. Tinkham spoke
on dairy matters and Col. Mead in the
evening. Full report next week.
The Vermont state spiritualist quarterly
convention meets at Waterbury next Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, january Cd,
Sd and 4th. Prominent speakers of the
state are expected to be present. E v
Wilson, the Lombard seer, of Lombard
III will be present and afford great
pleasure and interesting instruction to his
hearers.
According to the ArgWS Barre man
recently bought some buckwheat flour fol
his wife to make into cakes. She set it on
for breakfast, but said it would not rise
satisfactorily. 1t appeared 10 be gritty
While they were trying to eat it. up comes
tho grocer's clerk and wanted to exchange
the flour, saying that he had put up plaster
of Paris by mistake.
The seventh re union of the First Yer
mont cavalry will be held at Brandon
January 9TH, 1880. The regular business
meeting will be held at the Brandon
house at 3 O'Clock, when an interesting
paper is expected from Comrade E. II
Higley. Supper at O'Clock. Return
checks over Vermont railroads will b.
furnished by the secretary, w. II. Good
nough.
DR.. S. w. Tbayer is spending few day
in Mortified. He received, Christina
morning a reminder of the esteem in whicl
he was held by his friends in Burlington
and elsewhere, in the shape of n certihcat
of deposit for tvelce hundred dollars, whicl
had hccn placed to his credit in one of tn
Burling on banks, by few of them, t.
defray the expense of Il trip 10 the south
which it is hoped will confirm the i'm
provemcnt in his health already so mark
ed.
Corner Stone and Friendship
Social Temples, Berlin, celebrated thei
Christmas anniversary at the house of gu
G.. W. r., Bro. j. w. Kendall, on Me
chanc street. The well-laden Christmas
tree, the post office and express depart
menl, the excellent music with which w
were favored, the bountiful refreshments
served in due time, as well as the large
number present, bore ample testimony o
II merry Christmas for all. Many thanks
are due from our Temples to our G. w
r. and wife for their generous entertain
ment