Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-16


fer great favor upon and readers by sending
us local intelligence. Gveu facts and we
them for the paper.
The days have gained twenty minutes in
length.
Gospel Meetings at Chelsea West Hill
the IS, 10, 20.
Orange County Court closed the business
of the winter term last week.
The season of Lent the present year
extends from March to April 90.
Rev. George S. Guernsey will preach in
Worcester next Saturday, Jan. Goth.
There are four applications from Yer
mont for space at tie Paris Exposition.
Mr.. Samuel Wells is dangerously sick
but his condition for the last day or two
gives more hope of his recovery.
l.. o. Churchill, we'll known here rs n
first-class photographer and good citizen
has removed to Lowell, Mass.
AID. Farwell is closing out his stock OF
furs and heavey coats at very low prices.
Now is the time to procure bargains.
There are those who still believe that too
much boarding is the cause of hard times,
or at any rate, makes the times harder.
Charles Reagan was again lodged in Jail
last Saturday for not coming to to time in
paying fees imposed on him some time
ago.
In the notices of deaths will be found
that of A. j. Braley, well known in this
village, where he has been engaged in
trade some five years.
Mrs. John Finn would return her thanks
to the many kind neighbors and friends
who through her husbands late illness
were always so ready with helping hand.
Meetings of the state board of agricul-
ture will be held at Albany Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 22d and 23d, and at
West Concord Thursday and Friday, Jan
uary Oath and 25th.
ST. ALBANs BUTLER MARKET, Jan. Is.
Market quiet, receipts light hardly
enough to make quotations. Winter butter
10 to 90 cents per pound. Fall selections
80 cents per pound.
Mr.. A. w. Farnham late of Williams
town has leased the store in Camps block
on the corner of Elm and Court streets,
and filled it with stock of West India
goods and provisions.
Policeman Wood arrested Richard
Blackhall on Saturday evening for striking
William Day and lodged him in Jail. On
Monday morning he was liberated on
promise of good behavior.
The will of Mr.. John Gray which wal
probated yesterday was made in 1860, Mr.
Gray made special requests of few hun
bred dollars, and made J. A. Wing, Esq.
the residuary legatee of his considerable
estate.
Lust Thursday AS IIiland Alexander
was taking care of horse, in backing it
caught his hand between the side of the
stall and one of the hames taking one Of
the fingers of his right hand completely
off and badly " MASKING" another.
There will be an oyster supper ant
sociabe at Chapel Hall, Berlin Corner
VT, Thursday evening, Jan. oath. 1873
at 7 o'clock, p. M for the benefit of the
First Congregatonalist Society Reading
by Mrs. Purple. The public are cordially
invited; a general good time anticipated
Writs amounting to some 100000 were
served against A. G. Dewey & Co. of thi
village Monday morning. The princpa
creditors are the Montpelier Nationa
Bank and +. p. Jewett: to whom abou
half of the sum named is due. The mem
bers of the firm are Mr.. Albert c. Dewe,
and Mr.. John P. Dewey.
At the semi-annual meeting of the Re
form Club held ut their rooms on tn
evening of Jan. 9th, the following officer
were elected for the six months ensuing
President, Charles II. Health Vice Presi
dents, Thomas Kegan, William Edwar'
Hubbard, Joseph Slattery; Secretary, Joh
p. Eddy; Treas urer, Alfred Clark; JAM
tor, John Ouelette.
The spritualists of Vermont will hold
mass state convention ut Waterbury, OIL
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18th
10Th and goth. Fare one way over rail
roads and stage lines. Hotel charges to b
moderate. r. b. Taylor, author Of "Ol
Theology Turned Upside Down former
" of Montpelier, is to be one of the prom
incnt speakers ut the convention.
MONTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER Raj
ROAD.-At the recent annual meeting
this corporation, the following director
were chosen: ID. X. SoItwell, Boston;
S. Thompson, Lyndonville; w II.
Bingham, Stowe; +. c. Sherman, Boston
and L. p. Redfield, Montpelier. At IL sui
sequent meeting of the directors, d.
Sortwell was chosen president, Joel Fo
ter, Jr., clerk and treasurer. and w.
Stowcl, superintendent. The net earning
last year were 1927 900, n sum sufficient
pay three per cent on the bonded debt
$4,000, and leave surplus of 81 O0
The road has been remarkably free frCl
accidents, there not having been one fc
the past II months.
4 New THING.-Dr Gestrin's Lectul
tonight strikes us rs something decided
new and original. We cannot rcmemb