Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-02

Rev. j. Edward Wright oficia;ed at
four funerals last week.
We understand that Fred Sterling has
gone out of the restaurant business.
Adiutant General james S. Peck is in
Richmond, Virginia, for few days.
James T. Fields has leased the barber
shop lately occupied by Henry G. Smith.
We learn that Rev. C. E. Hayford of
Richmond, VT. is to return to the capital
to reside.
Rev. J. w. Bemis, of this town, has
purchased a house in Mortified, where he
intends to reside.
Mr.. Andrew j. Phillips has leased the
Tim. Hubbard house at the top of Clay
hill and moved into the same.
The Ladies' Temperance Union will
meet in the parlors of Trinity church,
Thursday afternoon, April Sd, at O'Clock
Andrew Cummins, prominent citizen
of Berlin. had two strokes of apoplexy
last week and now lies in . very critical
condition.
On Thursday work was commenced on
the remodeling and enlarging of the court
house, under the SUPPLEMENTARY of Geo.
II. Guernsey.
The stock and personal property Of o.
N. Rubber is to be sold at public auction
on Monday, April 18th, at the residence of
G. II. Martin in Middlesex.
We understand that Mr.. C. A. Robin
son, of the firm of Park & Robinson, has
leased the DIR. Dewey house on State
street and moves in this week.
The sugar festival held by the Good
Templars at Village Hall on Monday
evening was we'll patronizcd, netting the
soci, ty about twenty. five dollars.
Luke Nee, for eight years in charge of
the poor farm, moved on Monday into the
Dillon house, recently purchased by him.
MIR. Fri Hill now has charge of the farm.
Geo. McKellow and Chas. Exley. for
some years in the employ of the Montpe-
lier grnnte works, removed 10 Ryegate
last week, where they enter the employ
of Mr.. Carter.
Bert, n ten year-old son of A. o. Cum
minis. one day last week accidentally
threw marble through one of the seventy
five dollar plate glass windows in JAN
graw's barber shop in the Rialto block.
For the three months ending March 9lst
there have been twenty deaths in town;
two in January, seven in February and
eleven in March, the average age being
forty-four years. Five were males and
fifteen females.
On Friday afternoon last. on complaint
OF Gen. P. P. Pitkin, William O'Neil of
Moretown, was arrested on our streets for
abusing one of his horses. His team was
taken from him and cared for and he
furnished bail and provided another team
and returned home. His trial is to take
place this afternoon.
Saturday evening he'd in the attic of
Mrs.. Ramsle'rs tenement in French S
block, rear of the arch, was discovered to
be on fire and was quickly thrown from
issuing from the window raised the cry of
fire and general alarm was given, the
engines being brought out but they were
quickly re-housed. The damage was very
slight.
Last Friday night the stable floor in j..
Warren Bailey's large barn on Elm street
gave way, letting the cattle fall to the
cellar beneath When discovered in the
morning, one large OK, recently purchased
by Mr.. Bailey ut n price Of nearly 800,
was found dead, having been strangled by
the chain with which it was tied. Two
other oxen had been tied in the same
manner but in falling their weight had
broken the chains and they came out all
right A rotten sill was the cause of the
accident.
Even Stevens, WE'LL known and life,
long resident of East Montpelier, died
very suddenly of heart disease on Thurs
day forenoon of last week. He had been
in usual health during the day, having
driven down to East village in the fore
noon, and was sitting in the house reading
letter aloud to his wife, when he sudden
ly stopped and told his wife that his heart
was in terrible pain and almost immed
ately fell from his chair dead. His funera
was largely attended on Saturday. Rev. j
Edward Wright officiating.
The farmers of Mad River Valley hav,
been doing quite a smart business thi
spring, selling fancy oxen. L. r. Joslil
sold early two pairs of heavy cattle tina
went for beef at fancy prices. lie still
keeps The celebrated white steers tina
weigh about forty hundred. In all. prob
ably forty pairs of working oxen wer
bought and driven ont OF the state, costiD;
from four and half to five cents pr
pound. f w. Bisbee sold pair tina
weighed three thousand and sixty pound
for one hundred and seventy-ive dcllars.
Mr.. Dennis Minehan wishes us to So
that he is now ready to clean grave stone
or monuments for parties who wish suc
work done, on terms to suit his patrons
Having polished work for Mr.. II. Cobb 70
the past twelve years. and done polishing
work for six years in Boston, he thinks b
is warranted in saying he can do his worl
AS we'll and cheaper than it can be don
elsewhere. He us-s no acid or anything
injurious to marble or granite. He is ais
prepared TO straighten up monuments Oh
grave stones that have become tipped o
slanted. Call on or address Dennis Mine
han, Montpelier, Vt.