Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-15

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There will be a regular meeting of the
Band of Hope Monday evening, January
Goth, at o'clock. A full attendance is
4 requested.
Every old soldier, who has been and
who is or wants to be member of Brooks
4 Post, G. A. R, is wanted at their hall next
Tuesday evening.
ia. Wing, Esq, has purchased the
vacant lot on Liberty street, belonging to
the estate of DR.. B. o. Tyler. paying
three hundred and thirty dollars.
The many friends of Fred w. Bancroft |
will be panied to learn of his serious i'll
ness with diphtheria. He is now quite
low, but strong hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
Those of our subscribers who have
agreed to bring us wood should do 1t now,
rs we shall get our years supply while
q the fine Shedding lasts, and shall have to
81 have all arrearages settled soon.
The snow which covers every section of
Il the north is the best possible protector of
the winter wheat. Millions would have
been lost of this valuable crop, in conse-
81 uuence of the excessive cold in the north
q west had in not been for this protection.
Rev. P. Savoio of the Catholic church
\ had very serious attack of illness on
Il Tuesday of last week. Partly recovering,
he has returned to his former home in
Canada for rest of few weeks. The
bishop ofliciated at the church last Sab
III bath.
The Montpelier National Bank at their
annual meeting on Tuesday afternoon,
III elected James r. Langdon. Geo. Shep-
III ard, Albert Johonnott and Chas. Reed
directors. The officers are James R.
Langdon, president; Geo. Shepard, vice.
81 president; Chas. Reed, cashier.
II Prof Bush, well known to the citizens
of Montpelier will deliver two lectures in
n Trinity Vestry this month. The first. on
Ireland Scotland and England" on
Friday evening, Jan. 18th. His second
lecture, Egypt and Palestine, will be on
81 the evening of the 9th. Give him full
2 house.
M Mr.. Geo. w. Newcomb made stop of
4 few hours at his former home, the capt.
ia tai, on Thursday of last week. after an
"a absence of about II dozen years. He
recently returned from California, where
he has heen residing for the past four or
five years, and was on his way home to
ri Springfield, Mass.
NJ Last week we mentioned the prospect o.
u hearing Miss Susan B. Anthony and We
are now happy in being able to announce
her great lecture, Woman Wants Bread
not the Ballot" at Village Hall, Saturday
evening, January 25th, at 1880 o'clock
Tickets for reserved seats thirty-five cents
s and may be had at Phinney's three days il
advance.
Last Saturday evening DR.. Kemp made
call at Mr.. Shows, near the cemetery,
leaving his horse hitched, which, becom
inc frightened at the cars, broke loose ant
made lively RIM for home, where it ar
rived safely, but was speedily returned b.
the hired man, who met the doctor comm,
home very much disguised with the per
fornlance. Fortunately no damage wa
& done, but one of the blankets was los
from the sleigh and has not yet bee
found.
No MORE PASSES TO FREIGHT SHIT
PERs.-A large number of railroads, ca
and west, including the Central Vernon
have united in an agreement as follows
That no free passes shall be given
shippers of freight their agents or repr
sentatives after January |, 1879, nor sha
any form of ticket be sold or disposed
at less than regular tariff rate for tt
"a purpose or with the intent of inhuencin
Ia competitive freight or passenger traffi
III The minimum rate for one thousand-mi
II tickets shall be three cents per mile"
The Quincy. Massachusetts, Patriot h
the following notice of Prof. Bush's lie
lures in that place:
The lectures recently delivered in We
Quincy by Prof. Bush, were chaste
U style, rich in thought, clear in expresso
O. and interspersed with wit and humor tn
made them sparkling and entertainin
ii 1t is evident that during his four yea
travel he made good use of his eyes a
ears. The audiences were profitably
terested and well satisfied. We have
hestancy in recommending the profess
to the public with the assurance that
to listen is to be well pleased.
Calvin F. Fullerton, one of our leadi
boot and shoe merchants, failed last wee
his store being placed under attachme
by Deputy Sheriff Dudley last Thursd
evening. The liabilities are stated to
about $4,000 with assets of between OF
third and one-half that amount. NJ
Fullerton has been an energetic and |
right business man but high rents a
hard times together are hard to sta
under. The goods from this store
being sold under charge of Mr.. Dad
and from the number of buyers pres
we should Judge there were good bTga
to be had.
Mr.. Joseph Massicott and Miss Ma
Venom, pedestrians from Massachuse
paid the capital visit last week,
Massicott commencing on Friday even
to walk one hundred miles inside
g twenty.six hours in Villag Heal. The
fifty miles were made without Il rest;
last five miles being made in forty-n
minutes, which was the best time for
miles. Ga Saturday evening, at TO- %,
completed his one hundredth mile
being done in eight minutes and forty
seconds, which was his quickest I
made lie did not appear much fatig
when through and come in several n