Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

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The Congregational society held a So
ciable in the vestry of their church last
evening.
The Methodist and Unitarian societies
have adopted the envelope system of rails
ing funds.
DR.. Granville Z. Conn of Concord, N.
H., formerly of Vermont, lectures in
Northfeld this "Wednesday evening.
The wooden mills of Weeks & Reed, at
North Montpelier, together with contents,
were placed under attachment last night.
Pretty cold weather. Tuesday morning
twenty degrees below zero and that not
very much colder than other mornings
along before.
Mr.. s. Clark of Detroit, Mich, brother
of Postmaster j. w. Clark, is now on
visit to his numerous friends and relatives
Mt the capital.
The third annual anniversary ball at the
Pavilion. Montpelier, will be given Friday.
February %, Carter's full band, of Boston,
furnishing music.
Since resumption, rooster belonging
to George NJ. Scribner of Montpelier has
yielded from his crop a silver dime, a
nickel and copper. But he died before
he gave them up.
Mr.. Henry Lowe had his hands full
last Saturday evening in extinguishing
the fire resulting from II broken kerosene
lamp in his room.
Rev. P. Savoic having been obliged to
give up his parish here on account of poor
health Rev Father Duglue returns to take
charge of St. Augustine's church.
Keep the walks clear of snow. If you
have no snow shovel buy or borrow one.
The exercise of shoveling snow is healthful
and productive of a good appetite.
Don't forget the lecture by Susan B.
Anthony next Saturday evening. Wher-
ever she has given this lecture at the west
the papers speak of it in the highest terms.
Do not forget the lecture by Prof Bush
on Egypt and Palestine in Trinity vestry
Friday evening. Prof. Bush is n very
interesting and entertaining speaker and
all who can should attend his lecture,
]. A. Locklin. who has been for several
years in business in this town, but has re-
sided in Mortified, has now become res
ident of the capital, having moved into
the Judge Keith house on Elm street.
One night last week Geo. Rowland of
East Montpelier caught an owl in trap.
The owl measured over five feet from tip
to tip Of wings, and is now on exhibition
at the store of Geo. NJ. Scribner, Main
street.
Lucius Cummings of East Montpelier
has won II prize Of one dollar in money
and copy of the Windham County Re
form for one year for giving solution to
II mathematical problem given in that pa
per a few weeks since.
Tuesday evening about one hundred
and fifty members of the Unitarian society
paid Mr.. Nat Tabor visit, the Montpe-
lier & Wells River railroad running a
train to his residence for their accommo-
dation. All reported good time.
Webster has IL hundred dozen hosiery
ladies', gents and childrens, which he is
selling at IL 10 cents a pair worth 20
cents. He has also got in a big lot of new
Hamburgs which will pay any one want
ing uamburgs TO look over.
The Rev. II. P. Cushing, of Burke
chaplain of the late House of Representa-
tives was taken seriously i'll in Washing.
ton, VT, while recently attending a
funeral there, and will probably be obliged
to abstain from preaching for severa
weeks.
A military ball under the auspices of thu
Capitol Guards y is announced to COM
of at the Pavilion on Friday evening
January 31st. Col. Peck of Burlington il
expected to be present and also large dele
cations from the companies in the regi
ment. The railroads carry for half fare.
Timothy Glennan and another youn.
man in Mortified came near freezing tt
death there Wednesday night. They dis
closed Oh Frank Blake and one of them OF
Mrs. Tosney. The latter was arrested ant
fined; and Glennan being fined came t
Montpelier to get money to pay his fine
He got some more liquor of Blake ant
finally got arrested in Montpelier, where
Friday he disclosed on Blake who wa
brought here Saturday and fined.
LECTURE BY G. G. BUsu.-The attentv
audience which assembled in Trinity YES
try last Friday evening enjoyed treat il
the lecture by DR.. Bush, formerly 4 pre-
fessor in the seminary, and lately returne,
from abroad where he has been spendin
some years in study and travel. DR.. Busl
is u cultured gentleman. and his lectur
was one to be appreciated by culture,
and refined audience. His subject wa
Ireland, Scotland and England. He spok
Of the beautiful lakes of Killarney S
widely celebrated, which he regarded II
no more beautiful than many of the crys
tai lakes Of America; and of the Giant
Causeway in the north of Ireland-said t
have been built by an Irish giant acros
the narrow channel to the shore of Scot
land 10 enable Scotch giant to cross an
engage with him in combat. Of Scotland
the land Of Scott and Burns, he gave
glowing account. Glasgow Abbotsfor,
MeIrose Abbey, and Ayr, Lochs Lamon
and Katrina were painted in living color
while his frequent illusions to the lin
descriptive poetry of Sir Walter Scott ga,
an added charm. All were SORRY to leav
the Highlands aud pass to England, bU
when once there it was no less interesting
English Clthedrals were one point of il
tnrpgf and nr Ru,h rao,nrlc than, tf