Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-24

leo. McAlllStcr has commenced hl
duties rs janitor of the Union school build
ing.
The price for butter at Slayton's butte
market last Saturday ranged from 2s t.
80 cents.
Are you owing for your paper? If 20,
are please remember we need the none,
and remit at once.
A rifle ball leaves the muzzle at speed
of 500 miles an hour, Prof Spice says 81
and he has measured the velocity.
fractional parts of IA dollar by mail send u
one cent stamps instead of the threes?
At Il meeting on Monday evening of las
week, the hook and ladder company drop
ped eight of its Oldest members to give
place to liable bodied men,"
C. T. Sabin, assignee of Geo. jacobs
sold the farm of the latter in Middlesex
occupied by Michael Pembroke, at auction
yesterday for Sl425 to w. N. Dudley.
The .obbing department in the WOOD
shop of the Lane manufacturing company
is now in charge Edwin +. Hutchins, Geo
L. Newton now running the circular saw
Next week work is to lie commence,
! in loyarinO tho ,yindoIpS in Eranch,S NOT,
block; Mr.. Fisher of Barre having charg,
Of the work, his plans being those accepted
for the alteration.
Post Brooks, G. A. r., held a sugar fes
tival in their hall on Tuesday evening. A
large number were in attendance, TIT
boys" making a success of it. There i
a special meeting of the Post Wednesda,
evening.
"Great Bargains are offered in on
advertising columns by j. w. Clark
assignee of f. C. Gilman. and parties will
find the present their best opportunity t,
get anything in the carriage line from
| bllilldi NCll hHONil Wi
John Levador, the " Patagonian" lee
turer, recently in the employ of DAME
Taylor as a barber, was arrested last weel
under the assumed name of Juan De c. S.
ira, in Milford, Mass, and sent to the
house of correction for forty days.
On Saturday afternoon last, Officer!
Ordway and Demeritt arrested William
Cook of NIoretown for intoxication ant
disturbing the peace, and lodged him il
Jail. Monday Justice IIuse fined him fiv,
dollars and costs. He disclosed on Free
r. Stevens, who had hearing before tn,
same justice and was acquitted.
Joseph Silloway has purchased Majo
S. Goodwin's house in Happy Hollow
paying $500. Mr.. Goodwin has bought ,
lot on the opposite side of the stree
and has commenced the erection of new
house. Franklin Hoyt is also erecting
house for Dennison Taft on the same sid,
of the street u few lots beyond.
The new law of California forbidden.
the employment by corporations of Chimes
workmen has met with prompt treatmen
at the hands Of the United States court
and is declared TO be unconstitutional
The matter is to be carried to the supreme
court of the United States for final decis
ion.
Death has invaded the hitherto un.
broken circle of the Hopkins family, which
numbered eight, whose ages ranged from
forty to 1ifty.nine years. Henry, who KEEP
the homestead, died of consumption on tn,
Dist inst, aged forty-seven years, HI
was highly esteemed as man and Chris
tian. Colonel and Mrs. Hopkins hay,
gone to attend his funeral.
The village meeting of this evenin,
will consider the question Of repairing
Village Hall. 1t is said the hall can b,
put in good shape with seating capacit,
of $50 for about $500 This would in
crease the net income enough 10 maks it
good investment and besides give us wha
we need, hall that would well answe
the needs of public meetings such rs ar,
held here.
Sunday was palm Sunday, and with i
began I" Holy week." the last week il
Lent. Holy week was in the early days
of the church called the great week, o
week of sorrows During this week tn
early Christians were accustomed to fas
on one meal Of bread, salt and water
taken in the evening, while many taste,
the entire week, and a still greater mum
Der took no nourishment during Coos
Friday and Saturday. The ceremonies o
Holy week begin on Palm Sunday, whc>
Chrst's entrance into Jerusalem is com
memoratcd by blessing palm or othe
green branches and distributing them t.
the people.
AT Il recent meeting of Moscow Lodge
Independent Order of Good Templars
held at East Calais, the following rcsolu
tons were adopted:
WHEREAS, it has pleased an all-wis
providence to remove from US bv deaf
Willie +. Remington, II worthy Goo
Templar, therefore,
Rcsolctd, This 18th day of March, b,
Moscow Lodge, Independent Order o
Good Templars, of which be was wor!h
member, that we deeply mourn the loss G
a brother and fellow worker in the caus
of temperance, and sincerely sympathiz
with. the relatives and friends in thei
bereavement.
ReSO'rcd, Further, that copy of III
same be presented the friends, and also it
publication requested in one or more of tn
county papers.