Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-02
Change of time on the railroads Mon.

Change of time on the railroads Mon.
day.
Several rainy days last week were what
the farmers wanted.
T. w. Wood, the artist, will make his
summer home visit next week.
Carpenters have already commenced
the framing of the new town house for
Berlin.
H. C. Webster has moved into the
Sc'ibn'r house on Berlin side recently
vacated by Charles Wells.
The usual evening services at the Church
Of the Messiah will be omitted after next
Sunday till the middle of September.
Trinity Sunday school have picnic al
Qleen City Park to-day. A large number
went and have a fine day for their excur-
sion.
AFRO Stone and Julius Selinas have
rented the store recently vacated by II.
c. Webster and will soon start new
bakery.
Sprinking black pepper upon cabbage
plants when the dew is on is sure death to
the cabbage worms and does no harm to
the plant.
"rhey say Joe Jefferson will play Rip
Van Wrinkle at the Howard Opera House,
Burlington, about the first of November.
J. j. will draw q full house.
The valedictorian Mt Dartmouth this
year was Ashton R. Willard of Montpelier
The subject Of his Grafton was 1.-The Re-
lation of the Orator to the Audience"
ST.. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. July lst
Attendance good, receipts large. marke
dull and lower. We quote good to choice,
10 to Is cents per pound; fancy lots at ii
higher price.
In January, 1879, the Masonic Relief
Association of Mortified had a member
ship of some five hundred. To-day it ht>
over nine hundred and ninety five and j.,
rapidly increasing.
The examinations at Union School last
week passed off very creditably to al
concerned. The exhibition on Thursda,
evening and the levee on Friday evening
were very pleasant affairs.
Strong soap suds will kill the canker
worms that infest trees. 1t is most easily
and quickly applied when they are in mes
at morning or evening, and large swab
on long stick is just the implement.
Mr.. A. A. Earle. editor of the Vernon
Citizen, has just arrived home from Eu
rope, where he has been for some time /,
recruit his health. We are glad to say tina,
he is apparently much better. We will
him continued health and business pros
perity.
The Capitol Guards of Montpelier, Co
II, LIST Regiment, N. G. ", elected Is
Sergeant B. f. Spauding to be 2nd Lieu
tenant vice End Lieutenant Charles Wells
removed TO St. Adams; LIST Corporal Frank
Pitkin promoted to be 4 h Sergeant and
Private Fred Eaton to be 4lh Corporal.
Some of the farmers have commenced
haying. All ought to commence by NOV
ing the roadsdes. Quite quantity OF
good grass can thus be secured, which j.,
too often allowed to waste and TO di>fgur'
the country. If farmers would take more
pains to clear up the hedges along The
road fences, it would pay not only in
grass but in reputation.
The examination ut the normal school
at Randolph resulted in the graduation o
a class of twenty-six, twenty-five in thu
first and four in the second course. Prof
A. E. Leavenworth, who has had charge
of the school for some time, is to leave al
the close of the present term. and A. E.
E lson, Dartmouth '7S) is to take his
place. Mr.. Rocheleau, Misses Jones, Sher-
man and Farr have been re-engaged,
A store was broken into one night, but,
strange to say, nothing was carried off,
The proprietor was making his boast of it,
at the same time expressing his surprise
at losing nothing. mot at all surprising
said his neighbor; 1.-THE robbers lighted a
lamp didn't theyp" EYES," was the
reply. "Well," continued the neighbor,
They found your goods marked up SO
high that they couldn't afford 10 take
them"
BIG BUG.-Frank Pitkin has de-
ceased tarantula. The stranger came with
bunch of bananas billed 10 Frank Cory
and endeavored to make himself at home
in the fish market. A pitch fork tine
however put an end to his dangerous ca,
reer. 1t was lucky he bit no one, espe.
cially as one or two tried to put finger
on him not knowing how deadly his bite
would have been. His looks were enough
to condemn him to the sudden death that
closed his career.
The following resolutions were passed
by Capitol Lodge, I. o. of G. T., at the
regular meeting Monday evening, June
Both:
WHEREAS, Our brother. l.. L, Durant
has been very sally and suddenly berenv-
ell by the death of his only daughter. Mrs
Let ie Torrey of Burlington, therefore.
Re olved, By Capitol Lodge, I. o. Of G
t, that we extend to our brother in thi-
hour of his bereavement our warme>,
sympathy and heartfelt confidence, ant
may he find that consolation which the
Frieni of friends only can give.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu.
tions be presented to our brother, that they
be published in our local newspapers, and
that they be entered on the records of thi,
lodge.
CHAs. B. GooDRTon,)
I. X. GORDON, Com.
f. L. HATHAWAY,