Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

Calvin Robinson has sold his residence
on Main street.
Last Sunday rain was welcome break
in the long continued drought.
C. J. Gleason, Esq, has bought half
Interest in the Monkton kaolin works.
Miss Abby Whitney will lecture at the
Town Hall in Moretown ON Sunday, June
9th.
Sunday was the longest day in the year:
its length, fifteen hours and seventeen
minutes.
Our report of the Vermont Methodist
Seminary commencement is postponed TO
cur next issue.
The measles are quite prevalent in our
village. Several middle aged people are
quite sick with them.
The small boy will soon he holding him
self together at the equator in acknowledge
ment of the subtle power OF the green
apple.
Rev. ID. G. Roberts, former rector of
the church and now of St. Paul's church,
Concord, preached in Christ church last
Sunday.
w. w. Buchanan's buildings in Cabot
village We're burned Sunday afternoon at
, O'Clock. 1t is thought they were struck
by lightning.
S. c, Shurtleif has so far recovered from
his attack of rheumatism as to be on the
street last week, but not enough so as to
be out in damp weather.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. +. B. Emery
and children started for Minneapolis,
Mimi, her future home. where her hus.
band located some months ago.
II. X. Field Esq, has been out of town
the past week, most of the time in Bratte.
boro. He is now in New York city on
business matters relating to the Brattle-
boro First National Bank troubles
About one o'clock on Sunday morning
last two very disgraceful fights occurred
upon our streets-one near the corner
of State and Main streets, and the other
at the corner of Cross and Franklin
streets. Quite party were engaged in
both and according to report several of
the participants were pretty badly dealt
with.
Mrs. Susan Aver Hill, widow of Gov.
Isaac Hill, died at Concord, N. FL, Thurs
day, aged 81 years. Gov. Hill died in
1851. Mrs. Hill was the mother of Mr..
VIM. p. Hill IF Montpelier; and Rev.
Howard f. Hill, rector of Christ church.
is one of her grandsons.
The reunion of the Army of the Poto-
mac at Burlington last week was great
success. The procession, banquet and
everything were first-class. The GRAFTON
by Luther Marsh was an eloquent one,
Gen. Sheridan and Gen. Franklin were
among the guests present. Company II
of Montpelier had rather an active cam
paign as it was hot and dusty-but the
boys made a good appearance and did
credit to their town.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES. The following
delegates were chosen by the republicans
in this county at their caucuses:
Montpelier, Monday evening; state con-
vcntion, Geo. Shepard p. Z. Pitkn, Chas
Dewey, i. P. Thayer and 7. o. Bailey;
district, 2. P. Ptkin, Stephen Thomas, j.
A. Page, Z, P. Walton, c. w. Porter.
Barre, Saturday evening; district, Geo.
W. Tilden, N. W. Bradley, Z. W. Bisbee.
Berlin, Saturday, l.. N. Ellis, J. S.
Wheelock; district, Geo. Leland, Geo
Blair.
Cabot, Saturday; T. II. Lance, G. w.
Webster, DIR. j. = Thompson.
Warren, Friday evening; state, p .Riford,
John C. Gleason; district, II. w. Lyford
Geo. w. Cardel.
Waitsiield, Monday evening; state j.
H. Hastings, c. S Hewitt; district, F.
ID. Lamb, o. c. Wilder.
Mortified, Saturday; state. d. T.
AverlI, p. D. Bradford, Z. w. Howe,
Geo Nichols; district, E. X. Jones, j. l..
MoseIey, j. II, Circuit, q. d. Williams.
Waterbury,, Monday evening; state, N,
Robinson, G. L. Richardson, c. N. Arms,
NJ. Canerdy; district, c. Z. Wyman, d.
hopkins, ?. G. Wright, VIM. Wade.
Plainlield, district, VIM. L. Martin, f.
A. Dwinell.
TIE CENsUs-The returns of the emu
mcrators are to be filed in the county
clerks Office for correction. Some have
been already filed and we note that accord
ing to the returns so filed before correction
Duxbury has S8l inhabitants, Marshfield
1898, PlainfeId 754, Warren 947, and
Worcester sol. According to this list
Duxbury loses u and Warren 81 in the
last ten years. while Marshiield gains 26,
Painfeld % and Worcester 26. We think
Montpelier has about 3200,a gain of nearly
200 and Mddlescx about 100, loss OF
about so.
Burlington returns 1857, loss in ten
years of 5000, the population in 1870, be-
ing 1887. This decrease will very likely
put Rutland as the leading place in popu.
lation in Vermont.
Observation-Disclosures, in popula.
ton Of about 5000. has lis persons be-
tween 20 and 95 years of age; of whom
70 are between 20 and 80 years, 50 be-
tween 80 and 30 years, and between 80
and 95 years, The table below gives the
division as to age and sex OF each:
IS are 70 years males and u females
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