Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-10

II. IL. NHEELOCk.
The oyster is at its prime for eating
when about three years old.
The Lamoille county court house has
recently been extensively repaired.
On Tuesday one Darling of Woodbury.
was committed to Washington Jail for
horse stealing.
Washington County Court has taken n
recess to September 10th, on account oil
the state fair.
The usual Sunday evening service will
be resumed in the Church of the Messiah
September 18th.
A general term of the supreme court is
ordered to be held at Montpelier on the
4th Tuesday of October next.
Mr.. f. P. Towner has gone into bust.
ness in South Boston, Mass, and his
brother, S. S. Towner, removed from here
on Tuesday to Lynn, where he goes into
business.
Last Wednesday afternoon little too
much steam power sent car loaded with
kerosene oil over the dump in the rear of
ID. Dewey's store house, down into the
American House hog pen.
John Oullette, the tinsmth who ran
away some weeks ago, is now located in
Chicago. To-day his family. consisting
of wife and four children, start for that
place. The town helped them off
Hon. j. B. Mead. the state superinten-
dent of agricultural affairs, delivers the
address at the grange festival at Windham
county, at Brattleboro, we believe, on
Friday, the 18th, and at the fair in Chester
next week.
On Thursday Chas. Church of More
town was committed to Jail, at Montpelier,
for non-payment of fine for selling liquor
on the fair ground at Waitsficld last week,
and Monday he was liberated on payment
of the fine and costs, amounting to $3.50
In one respect this present state fair is
no fair at ALL Not pumpkin Or squash
have we seen on the grounds. Old Pod
dledock said the season was so late the
pumpkins had not turned yellow yet, and
the idea of a green pumpkin is not at all
agricultural.
Last Thursday afternoon the blower and
pipes leading from it in the blacksmith
shop of Gilman's carriage shop exploded,
causing scattering among the workmen.
The cause of the explosion was the pipes
filling with gas from the forge fires.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. G. M. Lyon
for furnishing the furniture of the press
headquarters, which he did in good shape,
having enough left to do that and more
too-after taking out from his store the
fine display he makes in mechanics hall.
On Thursday of last week the venerable
A. A. Sweet had slight shock of paraly-
sis on his right side; but he is able to be
about again with the aid of cane. On
Friday night Lucius B. Snow, residing on
Berlin side, had Il slight shock or the right
side.
Barnes hose company of Burlington run
at the state fair to-day for the purse of
800 offered by the directors of the state
agricultural society. They will endeavor
to beat their Chicago time-62 1-2 seconds
and from the speed they have developed
in their practice runs we have no doubt
they will do so.
On Saturday last DR.. Peck ofs New
York removed the left eye of Mr. Curtis
Carpenter Of this town, which was de-
s'royed by piece of glass resulting from
the breaking of his glasses by, a flying
piece of steel, when at work at his forge.
The eye had to be removed to save the
sight of the other one.
Friend Bisbee of Moretown wants to
know what "tonic" isp-whether it is
something to eat. something to drink or
something to rub on? A stranger APP
preached him on the fair grounds and
asked him if he didn't want II tonicp'
lie declined, and now he wonders what it
was the man had to offer him, and what
it was for.
lingering fruit is what causes many a
dealer to express himself in uneomely
terms. Thoughtless buyers will, in buy
ing one pear or peach, squeeze half a
dozen others, causing decomposition to
Immediately set in and greatly depreciate
the value of the fruit. Over half tho
spotted fruit seen is said by the dealers to
be due to this uncalled-for lingering.
The excursion TO Old Orchard Beach
under the direction of D. G. Linsley, sup
erintendent of the Burlington & Lamoille
road, was in every way Except the wealth
er of one day. a success. Mr.. Linsley is
entitled to the credit of perfect manage
ment, the details of which and the events
of the excursion are worthy of more ex-
tended notice than we can give this week
but shall endeavor to do hereafter.
The Leonard Grover Comedy Company
are playing successful season at the Viii
lage Hall. They opened Tuesday evening
with laughable piece called, Our Board
ing House, which will be repeated this
wednesday, evening, and Thursday
evening will be given the popular piece,
Oar American Cousin. We heard it re-
marked by those attending last evening
that it was the best company which had
played in town. You will not regret
going to Our Boarding House.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Sept. 9th.
Attendance good, receipts larger, market
firm, prices tending upward. We quote
general prices: good to choice 10 to Is
cents per pound; selections. 16 cents per
pound, with higher price paid for we'll