Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-26

town meeting next Tuesday.
Merrill Pitkin left this week for the
west, where he expects to find employ
ment.
The anniversary ball ut the Pavilion
Friday evening was attended by eighty
five couples.
We understand that Chas. II. Joyce of
Rutland is to deliver the Decoration day
address in Montpelier this year.
n. Smith Clark, Il prominent citizen of
Randolph, has come to financial trouble
and his property was attached last week.
Walter II. Williams left last week for
Lowell, Mass. where he has gone into the
the employ of Walkden & Co., tin ware
manufacturers.
There has been an overabundanca of
snow storm the last week but old Winter
may us well give up-he has but short
time more to flourish in.
Messrs. Putnam & Marvin have enlarg-
cd their place OF business by taking the
rear end of the vacant store next to them,
which has been divided into stores.
Any of our subscribers wishing to pay
in wood can do so by making immediate
application at the Office, rs we can take II
few more cords on accounts and only a
few.
A musical convention will be held at
Enosburgh Falls, commencing March 4th,
and continuing four days. A concert will
be given on the It'll. Geo. Fassett will
conduct the exercises.
Judge Tiden is confined to his home by
illness and persons having business with
him will oglige by deferriug the same
until March 4lh, when he hopes TO be able
to meet them At the probate office.
Look at the label on your paper and see
if you are owing us; if you are, remit the
sum our due ut once as the few dollars
may be II small item to you but put
large number of these small amounts to-
gether and they make a very respectable
sum.
The opening Of the new opera house in
Burlington Monday and Teusday evenings
by the Strakosch opera troupe was cce.
brated by large audiences. For the opera
last evening about one hundred tickets
were sold in Montpelier, and special
train brought the excursionists home after
the entertainment was concluded.
Leander Hutchins, II highly esteemed
resident of Waterbury, died on the 18th,
aged so years. Mr., Ilutchins went to
Waterbury in 1912, and since that time
has resided there. lie was president Of
the Waterbury Bank from its organization
until declining health obliged him to
resign the position about five years ago.
A special meeting of the Capitol Guards
is called for this evening at their armory
at half.past Z, to make preparations for at
tending tie funeral of General Alonzo
Jackman, at Mortified, on Friday at .
o'clock p. NJ. The train will leave Mont
pelicr ut twenty-eight minutes past II \.
NJ, and return at 1 p, NJ.
TIE STACK CASE AGA1N.-In COM
menting on this case two weeks ago we
made comments that some of the worthy
citizens Of Mortified thought were too
severe We said at the time that we had
heard but one side of the story and in Civ
ing Mr.. Averill's card supposed we had
given the other We are now asked to
and will say that, from hearing the other
side, we are satisfied the officers were JUS
fled in their course.
The commissioners appointed by the
governor in pursuance of act 70, Of the
laws of 1878, to hear and determine claims
against the state by reason of railroads
assessed for taxes, held preliminary
meeting at Montpelier, and decided to
send notices at once to the different towns
in the state which have claims of this
character Proofs Of such claims are to
BE- filed ut Montpelier with Charles I.
Sabn, on Or before March 81. The
further proceedings of The commissioners
will be duly announced.
Ca Sunday morning last The engine
North Star, drawing the o clock express,
was thrown from the track at RoXlury
going over the bunk on its side. Very
fortunately no one was injured. Tho en-.
gineer and ircmln, seeing the danger
jumped of The cause Of the accident
was the leaving of the switch open by the
conductor of the fcight train, which hat
passed some time before. The name o
the conductor is Chauncey Severance, wht
for many years has been in the employ o
the road, He has since been discharged.
The following number Of weekly news
papers are received at tho Waitsiield pos
Office and delivered to regular subscribers
Watchman, Argus, Freeman, Chronicle
Messenger, Montpelier, ljS; Bo,to'
Journal, SO; Boston Guilty. Itor, q; New
ENGLAND Farmer, 10; Youths C9mplnon
10; Congregationalisl, Z; Waterman, B1s
ton, 8; Banner Of Light, 3; Advocate AM
Guardian, Is; Christian Leader, 3; Sun
day School Times, 3; n. L. journal o
Education, 4 Montreal Witness, 4 Her
aid and Star / ; lions Herald, / Gospe
Banner, q New York Tribune, 2l; New
York Witness, IL; New York Herald, =
Advance, I; Advent Review, :.
Town Finances.
The following figures are from the fortl
coming town report:
TREAsURER'S REPORr-RECEiPTS
Z6loo
,rustre srt,lns fund 377
$50