Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-07

at Essex Center Sunday, July 18th.
Frank futile and Fred Dieter are trying
their luck with the finny tribe at Groton
pond.
On Friday the bell for the new clock at
the depot was raised and placed in posi-
lion in the clock tower.
Sylvester Mahony. who went west last
spring has located at Denver, Col. where
h. has secured good situation.
There will be an initiation of officers by
the Knights of Honor mt their hall this
evening. Let every member be present.
We would call the attention of our read.
crs TO the advertisement in another column
Of that excellent school-the st. Johns.
bury academy.
Geo. L. Williams barns in Williams
town we're struck by lightning and burned
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Williams was in.
jurel by the lightning.
The depot tower now that it is slated
begins to show how it will look; and it
will look we'll and the depot promises 10
be one of the best in the state.
Louis Girard made an assault on John
Ewing, Jr., last Friday night. On Mon
day he was arraigned before Justice Huse
and fined five dollars and costs.
The republican state committe met at
the Pavilion last evening and organized
for the campaign, DR.. Nichols was made
chairman and G, 5. Page secretary.
Lust Wednesday evening last Geo. w.
Ripley ran over II four-year-old daughter
of Janus Crossett on Berlin street. Fortu-
nately she received no serious injury.
Hon. Clark King showed us last Monday
a corn stalk from his garden nearly seven
feet high and well silked. He says he has
never known corn TO silk out so early in
this vicinity.
AT Waterbury Sunday, Seth Town, an
old man, was thrown from his wagon by
his horse becoming frightened by fire.
crackers, and very badly cut and bruised
on HIS Hcdu anu SHOULDERS.
BE careful about meddling with the
telephone during thunder storm. Dur
ing storm last week, II young lady in
ltochcs rr attempted TO answer q call
and was knocked senseless.
The repairs in Village Hall have gone
far enough to indicate what the shape of
the audience room will be, though the lath
hasn't all been put on yet. They will
make the old ark look much otherwise
JOIN w. Page and wife intend to start
for the west next Saturday, Blue Springs,
Nebraska, being their destination, where
John expects to engage in land and cattle
business and make his future home.
Barre has a population of 2060, gaining
17S; Cabot 1919, losing 60 and Roxbury
$50, gaining 10. Montpelier has 1924,
gaining pol, and it is possible that final
corrections will add a few names to this.
The county rs a whole loses nearly 1900
in ten years.
We give below u corrected list of the
officers of the Grand Temple of Honor of
Vermont: G.. w. T., Thos. II. Dunstone;
e. w. V. T, Geo. l.. Story; G. w. R..
J. w. Kendall; G.. w. r., |. NJ. Wright;
&. w. c., p. II. Hinkley; G. w. u. Jas
Eva; &. w. g., w. IL. Eustis.
W. w. Prescott, principal of The Union
school, has decided to give up teaching
and enter into journalism in which field
he has had some experience. He goes into
the Times office at Biddeford, Maine, with
the good wishes of host of firm friends
made during his big stay in Montpelier.
Mr. Brown of Essex, who was arrested
for ntoXcation last week, was arraigned
before Justice IIinkley and fined five
dollars and costs, and wore two offences
on Jesse Cayhue, and one on John Goulds-
bury. Cayhue was arraigned, convicted
and took an appeal to county court.
Gouldsbury plead guilty to first offence,
and paid ten dollars and costs Brown
settled his fine and was discharged
There is no Fourth of July except the
Fourth OF July. 1t don't amount to any
thing to try to palm off the third or fifth
for the genuine Fourth. The children en-
joy the fire crackers and torpedoes but
they don't get the same snap out of them
they could on the real Independence day.
So Saturda J and Monday didn't amount to
much in the way of celebrating an event
that they were not the anniversary of.
The Sunday schools of Montpelier are
to unite in Il picnic excursion to Missis-
quoi Park at Highgate Springs on Tues
day, July 18th. Tickets can be procured
on Monday OF Fred Blanchard and Geo.
J.. Story at their places of business and at
the Central depot Tuesday morning previ-
Gus to leaving. Fare for the round trip
adults Sl.OO, children under twelve years,
% cents. A very pleasant time is antic-
plted.
The democrats advertised Col. Waddell
and Gen. Badly Smith to speak at their
hag.raising Saturday. Then they post
poned their llag-raising; and then conclud-
ed TO have it after all. So some after three
O'Clock handsome Hancock and English
flag was swung over State Street between
the roofs Of Bascom's store and Union
block The band played, and speeches
were made by Messrs. Atkins and
McGettrck. Col. Waddell, NJ. c., from
N. G., will speak here next Thursday at
$50 p. NJ, when the democrats are to
have meeting.
The SEASONS LEssoN.-Just this season
OF the year vacations are in order, and
those who are fortunate enough to have
an opportunity to do SO are setting aside
the cares of business and seeking the rec
reation which mountain, sea shore and
other resorts can afford Such change is
not only pleasant, but profitable in phys
ical point of view. Men who are tied