Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-24
Days and nights are of an equal length

again.
According to the almanac yesterday
was the first day of autumn.
Jerome Pratt of this town is now tray
cling with the Pinafore company.
Prof. Tice predicts hot wave which
will exceed in intensity any that we have
yet had.
Last Saturday the Sunday school of the
Church of the Messiah had picnic at
Queen City Park, Burlington.
The court will take recess from
Wednesday afternoon to Friday morning
on account of the Washington County fair.
Rev. N. Fellows will preach in Trinity
church next Sunday evening, upon the
"Crme of Intemperance. All are cor
daily invited.
Freeman Gauthier, baker, has severed
his connection with Selma & Stone and
gone to Whitehall, N. Y. A baker from
Burlington fills his place.
John Girard, Jr., left for Chicago last
Saturday morning. This makes six young
men from this town who have gone to
that city to reside within few months.
Dog River Valley fair is to be held at
the trotting park of Frank Gold, North
field, next week Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday A very full attendance is
expected.
A new time table went into effect on the
Central Vermont railroad last Monday.
The corrected table can be found on our
last page. The Saratoga and local express
have been withdrawn.
PINAFoRE.-Th Boston Pinafore Com
pany had crowded houses in Village
Hall, Thursday and Friday evenings. On
the latter evening numbers We're unable
to obtain admission, even so.
Stillman Lawrence, not being able to
raise fifteen dollars to pay his fine and
costs for stealing the harness of Mr.. Jo-
seph Fisher, was last Thursday taken
to the work house at Rutland for one
hundred and eleven days.
Mr.. Edward Conant, stale sapernten-
dent of schools, will hold an educational
meeting at Worcester on Tuesday, Sept.
80, to continue through day and evening.
A general attendance is desired, and of
teachers especially.
About two weeks ago Dennis Minnehan
babe Montpelier adeu, and took a sudden
departure for Boston. But one week s
sojourn there was enough to convince him
that Montpelier was not the worst town to
reside in, he returning home on Sunday
morning.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Montpelier is now reducing
throughout the state all risks taken that
are over insured, and canceling those
where such reduction is refused. This
reduction, it is thought will reduce the
assessments in this popular company one.
half from the figures of the past year.
THE MENDELssoHNs.-The Mendels
sohn Quintette Club assisted by the charm.
ing vocalist Miss Fanny Kellogg will give
concert in Village Hall, Friday evening,
October 3d. Admission so cents, and re-
served seats can be obtained at Phinney's
book store without extra charge. Full
particulars of the concert will be given
next week.
Here is receipt for housekeepers. O.
course, if they can, they want to do it W
in good shape To can tomatoes, Skin
them and cut them up in thin slices, boi
about ten minutes in their own juice with
out any addition of water or sugar or ever
salt, and then dip into cans and seal. The
flavor, if in glass cans, will be equal te
that of fresh fruit"
Wednesday evening, October LIST, Mr.
John Lcvador will give n lecture in Vii
lage Hall. His subject includes the Con
dition of the Negroes in the South, Thu
Colored Exodus, Patagonian Habits, etc.
etc. Mr.. Levador, whose mother was
Patagonian and who is himself a native Q
Louisiana, advertises that he will give
true statement of facts.
James Wade the young man of whom
we spoke in last weeks issue as havin
been so severely hurt by falling from thu
cars the last day of the fair. died las
Saturday ut the American House. His in
ternal wounds were more serious than a
first supposed, and he probably died c
internal modification. The funeral wa
held at the hotel and was very numerousl
attended He had been in the railroa
service fifteen months, and although Blu
10 years old had gained the good will O
the company and all its employees. TIL
exercises were conducted by Rev. MI
Fellows of the Methodist church, an
commenced by the quartette singing
Shall we meet beyond the riverP' reat
ing selections from Scriptures; prayer
followed by very appropriate remarks o
the uncertainty of life and Importance {
preparing for never ending life. TIL
words of comfort to relatives and friend
and remarks to his associates in bushes
were peculiarly timely and impressiv
and made deep impression on all; clio
ing by singing There's land that
farer than day" The director of Il
Inhnnnntt
bearers were Messrs. G. Morse, Smit
Rlnd and Whitcomb. On the coffin We
beautiful violet cross and anchor con
bned and beautiful wreath. The supe
intendent and all the officers, togetht
with the employees of the road, ATTENDED
and nearly all followed to the grave
Green Mount Cemetery. Everythin
was done that could minister to his con