Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09


observation-disclosures. Give US facts ana We wiliarrans
them for the paper.
The third Pavilion assembly is post
poned from this evening till next Tuesday
evening.
Fred E. Smith has taken an interest in
the business hardware, tin, ETC., of Deni-
son Dewey.
Michael Holden of Providence, R. L,
lectured upon temperance to well filled
housed Saturday and Sunday evenings.
At the special town meeting last week,
Denison Taft was elected overseer of the
poor to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Caldwell.
The Smith Brothers. proprietors of the
99cent store have failed, and their store
has been in charge of the sheriff since last
Friday; liabilities are about four thousand
dollars
The Calais Amateur Dramatic Club will
give an entertainment at the Old West
Church. on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Jan. 18th and 18th. The drama, " Above
the Clouds" and excellent farces are on
the programme.
The Rev. Z. n. Morse of East Montpe-
lier, and Rev. 0. Pike of Massena, N. Y,
have labored a portion of the past year in
Franklin and St. Lawrence counties, n
Y. and as a result have baptized thirty-six
persons. BY their fruits shall ye know
them
We are rained to learn of the death of
our friend and townsman, Mr.. John Finn,
which occurred Monday afternoon. He
had been a faithful employee of the Cen.
trail Vermont Railroad for nearly twelve
years, and being a young man of rare
qualities and promise, will be missed by 4
large circle Of friends and acquaintance;
funeral at ~ As P. NJ, Thursday,
The weather was so cold Monday and
Tuesday that the rooms on the first floor
of the Union School building were uncom-
Portable and the scholars from some of
those rooms were sent home, it not being
thought safe for them to remain. j. NJ.
Polaud's little daughter Clara on arriving
At the School House Monday morning was
so badly frozen that she was hardly able
to climb the steps, and had to be carried
home.
Monday night gave US the coolest
weather we have had for years. The
thermometer. which marked 18o below
for Sunday morning and 26 , below Mon
day morning, indicated about $50 below
at six o'clock Tuesday morning. At Barre
the temperature was 40 below; Waterbury
81; Newbury So; St. Johnsbury 80;
Woodstock 49, and West Randolph 35.
We have set So below as the figure for
this place, as that was about the average
indicated by ordinary thermometers. The
few who have the high-toned and truly
good thermometers would however testify
10 only 81 to 50 degrees below.
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The annual meeting of this company
WAS held at their Office on Monday, Jan.
Z. The directors were elected by unani-
nous vote, and consist of Paul Dilling-
ham, Timothy P Rediield, Charles Dew
ey, James I. Thurston. w. II. II. Bing-
ham. Dudley G. Denison, Frederick
Billings, George w. Reed, Fred E. Smith,
Edward Dewey, James c. Houghton, Jr,
Perley P. Pitkn and james T. Phelps.
The board of directors re elected Charles
Dewey, President; Edward Dewey, Vice
President; George W. Reed, Secretary;
John B. Thurston, Actuary and DR.. Sum-
ner Putnam, Medical Examiner.
a large company gathered in the spa
cious parlors at the residence of Orange
Fitield last Thursday evening to listen to
an operetta given by Mrs. Henry Oviatt
and Mr. Frederick W. Bancroft, assisted
by Mr. Horace Scribner as pianist. The
operetta was very bright and interesting
the dialogue being spirited, and replete
with good points which were fully appre-
ciated by the delighted audience. Mrs.
Oviatt played her part with much spirit,
and showed great taste in her selection of
costumes, which We're remarkably good
and added much to the effect Mr. Ban
croft was also well made up for the part
taken. His singing was excellent and
much appreciated by the spectators, who
testified their delight by loud applause
The singers can congratulate themselves
on having successfully presented very
entertaining operetta.
WASHINGTON COUNTY Financial STATE
MENT, January 7, 1873. Geo. w. Reed.
Treasurer, in accoun. with Washington
County:
Jan. :, 1873 Amount Of orders,............ 495 s.
Insurance on Co property. g. o.
Treas. salary and expenses. ~ IS
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