Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-20

needed and came IN the right Tune 100. |
Messrs Barrows & Peck are doing the
plumbing and gas fitting at the court
house.
The appearance of our streets this morn
inc promises a large crowd at the trotting
course.
Mr.. G. Lloyd Clark and wife started on
a pleasure trip west last week, Iowa being
their destination.
The firm of Howe & Turner has dis
solved, Mr.. Howe having purchased Mr..
Turner's interest in the business.
II. A. Warren has leased the saloon
under Bailey's flour store on Main street,
and opens it to the public this week.
Miss Frances f. Willard of Chicago
gave temperance lecture in Trinity
vestry last Monday evening to very full
house.
We are glad to learn that our band has
procured a uniform, they making their
first appearance in them to-day. the
weather permitting.
We understand that the basement in the
Union block, lately occupied as a fish
market, has been leased by Burlington
man who is to open a gunsmith shop here.
Our fire department has the past week
received six hundred feet of new hose,
three hundred of linen and three hundred
of leather. 1t will not be used at present
except in case of emergency.
Mr.. Forester, the proprietor Of Forces
tcr's we'll known theatrical troupe, which
spent SO many seasons at Montpelier some
years ago, is now the owner and manager
of the opera house at Denver, Colorado.
Many will be pleased to learn that
Pliny Washburne, q Montpelier boy" is
now successfully engaged in the silver
plating business in Buffalo, N. Y, and
that Charles o. Estis is the foreman of his
establishment.
farm in Berlin, his house on Barre street
having passed into 7. L. Hubbard's pos
session and being now occupied by w. A.
Stowell, superintendent of the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad.
The Saratoga express train, while near
ing Waterbury the other day, going at the
rate of nearly fifty miles an hour, struck
handcar and shivered it to atoms-the
occupants having just time 10 escape
before the car was struck.
On account of the rainy weather the
trotting at Prospect park was postponed
till to-day. The weather is fine and all
that could be desired, but the track will
probably be little heavy, An admission
fee will be charged at the gate to-day. but
tomorrow it will be " free to all"
Mr.. Henry G. Holmes, of this village,
met with severe accident last Thursday
while selling meat at Middlesex village,
he making misstep in getting off the
cart and falling to the ground, dislocating
the elbow of his right arm and causing q
fracture that will take some weeks tc
mend.
Look out for counterfeit five dollar note:
on the Globe National Bank, Boston,
Massachusetts, letter G, and Dedham Ma
.ional Bank, Dedham, Massachusetts, letter
B. They made their appearance in the
cities on Saturday last. Counterfeit five
dollar United States legal tender treasury
notes, series of 1875, are also in circula
ton.
AN EXCELLENT OPPoRTUNITY.-Th
state fair will afford an excellent oppor
tunity for those visiting it to also visi
Clifford's new photograph gallery and OBJ
tain for self and friends some of hi
pictures, which have become so widel
celebrated for their excellence and beaut.
of finish. Bring your old pictures to b
copied, as they will be done in the mos
careful and thorough manner at prices les
than charged for the coarse work done il
ordinary. galleries. A correct Likeness
guaranteed.
SCHOOL MEETING.--At the annual schoc
meeting for the Union district. held g
Village Hall on Wednesday evening {
last week, the old committee were re
elected, as follows: T. G. Phinney, chai
man; S. G. Shurtleff, j. G. Houghton, Jr
G.. A. Reed and E. M. Guernsey. A ia
of forty cents on dollar was voted. Th
salary of the principal and preceptres
have been reduced one hundred dollar
and fifty dollars respectively; the othe
teachers are to receive the same salarie
as last year. The jantor receives fou
hundred dollars year as in the past, bl
is to give his entire time in and about Il
building during the year, not having til
vacations to himself as heretofore.
Mr.. VIM. E. Adams returned home la
week from his western tour of four week
reporting as having had an excellent tri
going as far west rs Denver, Colorad
visiting many points of interest in al
about the state. taking in Grey's Peak. Il
highest point in the state-an elevation
over IA, 800 feet. The atmosphere at Il
top WAS such that cigar would not burr
and snow falling was one of the spor
the first Of August. He reports havir
met with several x-Montpelierites-
doing well-among them being Zebil
Camp, Walter Pope ard James A. Fife
at Denver City, and James M. Ric
formerly leader of the Montpelier band
the breaking out Of the war, afterwar
captain of Company F., 18th Vermo
regiment, being at the city of Pueb
southern Colorado, engaged in bushes
having been mayor of the city; Villa
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