Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-30

The democrats will have a flag raising
here next Saturday afternoon.
Calvin Robinson has moved into the
Moorcroft house at Wright S Mills.
The First National Bank has declared
scmi.annual dividend of per cent paya-
bic july 1st
f. II. Bascom has taken George Spear,
who has for many years been his clerk,
into partnership.
Joseph Rowel has sold his house on
upper Main street to Mr.. Hopkins of
Groton for 5000.
Old boatmen say the water in Lake
Champlain is much lower than ever before
at his time of the year.
E.S. Whitcomb has opened branch
of his business in Barre. which is in
charge Of Ed P. Richardson.
Rev. j. E. Wright is expected to preach
at the Morse school house, East Montpe-
lier, next Sunday at 3; 10 p. NJ
Barre people had picnic at Highgate
springs last Friday. Seven we'll filled
cars passed through this place.
Mr.. f. P. Towner has so far recovered
from his recent illness rs to sit up a
considerable portion of the time.
A fine, large Garfield and Arthur flag
was flung to the breeze at the head OF
state street last Saturday evening.
Venus will be in conjuncture with the
sun July 10, after which she will shine in
the western sky as an evening star.
f. d. Blackwell, Esq, cashier of the
Barre Bank and Miss Jennie Dewey will
be married in Christ church this evening.
The expenses of the Mortified graded
school district for The year ending June l.
were S2,35S.97 besides S325,64 paid for
interest.
Miss Mary Anderson is to read the
declaration of independence in Philadel-
on the Fourth, part of it being chanted by
chorus.
On Tuesday afternoon peddler named
Brown, from Essex, was arrested by Officer
Ordway in a high state of intoxication and
lodged in Jail.
To-day is the last day for correcting the
census returns. Last night the total footing
was 3,2lG. Possibly few more will be
added to-day.
We understand that Geo. Guernsey has
lust completed contract with the Unita.
rian society of Brattleboro to build II fine
large brick church.
Lewis Wood has rented his house on
upper Main street and moved into the
tenement over Peck & Cummins' store
vacated by j. A Pearce.
Frank Cory has purchased OF George
P Foster the building adjoining the Unior
house occupied by himself and the bowl
ing alley. paying $3.50.
Mrs. H. f Chill of Norwich dis
appeared Sunday night. Her husband i
a physician and was drinking man.
is feared she killed herself.
Travellers will do well to consult tn
time table before starting on journey al
the summer arrangement on the Contra
went into effect last Monday.
The Brooklyn Eagle, the Montpelier Ar
aus and the Brattlcboro Reformer eacl
claims to have been the first newspaper t.
Al, &C Hancock
Edward Fuller, young man in tb
employ of the Lane Manufacturing Com
panv and formerly of Barre, was seriousl
hurt Monday forenoon by a mould falling
on him.
Charles P Hayden requests us to sa
that those parties who took plants in hi
absence must call and pay for the sam
Immediately, and save themselves furthe
trouble, rs they are known.
Barney Ring of Roxbury, who We
arrested last week for drunkenness, wf
arraiened before Justice P. II. Hinkle.
and fined five dollars and costs, whc
was settled. He swore as to havln
brought his liquor here with him.
On and after July 1st next packets
samples of merchandise may be exchanG
ed in the international mails between tn
country and Great Britain up TO lively
inches in length, eight inches in widt
four inches in depth and twelve ounces
weight
i STRUCK BY LIGHTENING.-The far
house of Hugh McNulty at Moretown W
struck by lightning Friday night al
burned. -Four children, the only occ
pants, the parents being absent, bare
escaping with their lives; one child W
seriously burned.
The census returns for this town she
an increase of about 800 in the permane
population of our village as ten years a
all the students at the seminary were tn
enumerated here. We give elsewhere
table with returns from this county
Il except Mortified, Barre, Cabot and Ro
bury.
The rhetorical exercises of the Washir
II ton county grammar school took place
the school hall in Montpelier Thursd
evening last. The hall was we'll filled, a
all present were we'll pleased with
exercises, which, under the able supery
ion of Prof. Prescott, we're full up to n
previous standard.
Sumner KimbalPs black horse !
away last night, and in its course smasi
one of Collins Blakeley's show windc
to atoms, and also dam aged his lndiar
such an extent as to necessitate his wi
drawa to the hospital for repairs.
horse finally stopped in the rear Of