Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-24

Annual meeting of Engine Company No
9Th this evening.
James T. Sabn has leased the Arson
Davis house and removes there the first
of December.
Rev. Henry I. Cushman Of Providence,
X. | is expected to preach in the church
of the Messiah, next Sunday morning.
A service of praise and thanksgiving
largely musical will be held in the church
of the Messiah, this. "Wednesday even.
ing, at O'Clock.
The Bethany church society Is finishing
off room in the basement of the church
to be used as a kitchen in time of church
fest ivals, etc.
The general term of the supreme court
closed Friday. No decision was rendered
in the important Langdon railroad case
heard at the general term last year.
An effort is being made to introduce the
custom of gifts Thanksgiving as well as
Christmas but a solid phalanx of impecu-
nious young men will steadily resist the
innovation.
Saturday, the 2O;h, was the first genuine
winter day we have had. Four or five
inches of snow fell and with the little that
fell two or three days before made quite
good sleighing. The weather since has
been quite cold, the mercury getting down
to zero.
According 10 the Legislative Directory,
just Issued, the oldest person connected
with the legislature is Dennis May, repre-
sentative of Waterford who was born in
1907, while the youngest is Earle s
Kin>ley, messenger from Burlington,
born in 1869.
Colonel George w. Hooker, the repre-
sentative from Brattleboro on Friday re-
turned to the state treasurer his pay for
twenty six DAYS during which he was alb
sent in New York as a member of the re-
publican national committee Col. Hook
er says that inasmnch as he was not in the
service of the state, he did not feel like
taking pay for that time.
The legislative committee to canvass the
votes for county and probate officers and
justices of the peace decided to throw out
the entire vote of the town of Colchester
for such officers fer the following reasons:
A high barricade was placed in front of
the ballot box 50 that voters could not see
the hDX and the rinht 70 obn
defeated, The boxes were taken away
and the votes not counted until next day
and no declaration of the vote made at
the meeting. The town of Colchester is,
therefore, without any justices. This &C.
ton should serve to remind town officers
that the law in regard to election proceed
ings should be obeyed.
Samuel Metcalf came into Royaton in
1902, located on the farm now owned by
his son, John B. Metcalf He came from
Lebanon, Conn; died February % 1885,
aged SO years. He enlisted in the revolu
tionary army at the age of sixteen years,
and drew "a pension in the later years;
married Jane Sterling of Queenstown
now Granville, Vt.,); his height was 6
feet and 10 inches his wife, 6 feet; weight
lS4 pounds; his wife over 800. They
raised 80 feet and inches of sons, and II
feet and inches of daughters. Sybil, 5
feet and IA inch ;Betsey feet.9 ga inches;
John H. 6 feet and 4 inches Dan. L., 6
feet and 9 inches; George E., feet and 6
inches David feet and 7 inches; Moses
s feet and inches Samuel feet and 5
inches; making in all 63 feet and II inches
in family of 10 persons.
Tuesday, November 10th, was gala day
for the members of the Ancient and Ac
copied Scottish Rite in Montpelier, VT, it
for Vermont, George . Tyler. $50, sover-
eign grand inspector general.
The lodge was opened at o'clock in the
evening and the "perfection degrees
conferred upon Il delegation from White
River Lodge, No. 90, of Bethel Vt.
Later in the evening Mt Calvary Coun-
ell Princes of Jerusalem was formally
constituted under its charters by the dep
MY of the supreme council and its officers
elected and installed for the ensuing year
as fellows:
Frank H. Bascom, 32o, Sovereign Prince
Grand Master; j w. F. Washburn, 32o,
Grand High Priest Charles II Heaton,
800, NJ. f. S Grand Warden; George w.
Wing, 100. NJ f, j. Grand Warden;
Stephen X Colby, 81, Val. Grand Treas
uTer; Stephen w. Paige, $40, Val. Grand
Secretary; Rev. II. F. Hill, 800, Grand
Master Of Ceremonies; Fayerte + .Flelc cher,
l6o. Grand Master Of Entrances; Hiram
S. Smith, 80, Val Grand Almoner; Hen
ry Lowe, l6', Grand Tyler
TIE degrees of Knights of the East, 15',
and Prince of Jerusalem, Ice, were con-
ferred upon Il number of brethren from
St. JOhnsbuI Y, and all separated, feeling
thai they had been protited by the gather
ing.
RAILROAD COMPLICATIONS hearing
was had before the joint committee on
railroa Is, Thursday, on the bill exten ling
the time of building the White River
railroad from Montpelier to Barre. The
case stands thus: The charter Of the
White River railroad ran out some time
since, it being provided that unless the
road was built within u certain time the
charter should be void The road was
built between Il point about two miles
from Montpelier to Barre within the time
suecified, and since then have used the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad from
there to Montpelier. The two companies
have had some trouble, and last August
the White River company surveyed II line
from Montpelier to the point named. An
injunction WAS served upon them to pre-
vent the building of the road, on the
ground that it would discommode the