Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-10-06
Frank Ladi Of Springfield. Mass.. is |

town on Il short visit.
VIM. Dodge of New York city arrived
in town on Sunday morning on u visit of
some length.
Geo. l., Batchalder has rented tene.
mcnt in the Walton block and gone to
house keeping.
Marcelus E. Tucker has removed from
the Widow Burnham house on School
street into the P. Scott house on LOOMS
street.
Mr.. Biggs, senior partner of the new
firm of the Montpelier carriage company.
has leased and moved into the DR.. Brig
ham house.
A much needed Improvement is that
now being made in a new plank side walk
from the residence of John w. Clark to
the cemetery.
Mr.. f. C. Gilman, the we'll known car
riage manufacturer of this town, is now
lying quite low at his residence, there be-
ing no hope of his recovery.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore is to lecture in
Village Hall, Montpelier, on the evenings
of Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10Th
and Goth. The subjects of the lectures
will he announced hereafter.
The members of Dog River Valley
grange will hold their third annual fair
Oct. Nth at their hall, West Berlin. There
will be no entrance fees and no money
premiums. The public are invited to at
tend and contribute articles of interest.
A grand excursion to Kansas, New
Mexico, Colorado and all principal points
in the West, will leave Montpelier, Tues
day, October 5. Parties can join this
excursion anyw here along the line of the
Central Vermont Railroad from any part
of New England.
The DUxBURY CHILD MURDER.-The
grand jury of Washington county have
found Joint Indictment of three counts
against Emeline Meaker and Horace Meak-
err for the murder of little Alice Meaker at
Duxbury on April 80, last. charging them
with administering poison to the child suf
ticiant to cause death. The trial Of the
mother and son will probably take place
this week. States Attorney Plumley will
be assisted by W. P. Dillingham;, Esq.
of Waterbury.
TIE OsBoRNs.-The Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Osborne troupe played the "Ti cket
of leave man" very creditably last night
to rather II poor house, though the militia
were out in force and very demonstrative.
There was some hating in the play, evil
IDENTITY from the actors not being we'll up
in their parts, but in the main it ran quite
smoothly. and the characters were well
rendered. not a "stick" in the piece. We
have seldom seen better Moss, Robert,
or Ilawkshaw. Tonight they give Irish
comedy, and we bespeak for them a good
house.
The Central Vermont poultry ass ocia
ton held their annual meeting at the Pa
vilion on Saturday, October I'd. There
was Il good attendance and m UGH interest
was manifested The following officers
were elected: President, w. c. White,
Btrre; vice presidents, L. S. Simon DIS,
WIliiamsown, l.. l.. Tanner. Montpelier
y VI. Draper, West Randolph, James X.
Tobav, Calais, L W. Avery, Mortified,
W. A. Perry, Barre, Charles M orse, Plain
field, J. NJ. Jackman, Barre; secretary,
l.. p. Thayer, Montpelier; corresponding
and recording secretary, l.. l.. Tanner,
Montpelier; auditors, w. G. White. Barre,
Fred Emmons, Montpelier; treasurer, F.
Z. Pilkin, Montpelier; directors, F. E.
Pukin, George Davis, Fl. S. Town, Geo.
Davis (BerIin), Fred Fmmons, all of
Montpelier D. w. Sowles, Barre, L. L.
Tanner. Montpelier, George G. Willard,
East Montpelier. The association expect
to hold their annual the last of November
Miles, the Barre bank robber, several
months since matured plot to secure his
reIe use from the state prison at Windsor,
by bribng one OF the guards named Dud-
ley, with promise of $1,000 In arrang-
iug the details Miles devised peculiar
system of written communication with his
friends outside, which consisted in writing
Il letter in common ink, as was customary, |
and then writing between the lines with |
urine, which, when dry, failed to show
any traces, even when submitted by the
prison directors to the closest scrutiny
under microscope, but by placing the
letter before warm fire his friends were
enabled to read the cha racters easily. |
The plot was overheard by one of the
keepers, and Dudley was watched |
Miles escape was prevented, and Dudley |
was promptly discharged. Miles, who
has served five years of the fourteen for
which he was sentenced, now awaits an
other chance to make good his escape. 1t
is believed he has any amount of money |
at his command, although in his petition |
for pardon he swears he is not worth |
dollar.
On sun lay morning, at about 2 o'clock |
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dun
woodie at the foot of Clay Hill was dis
covered to be on fire. At the time of the
discovery the flames were breaking out
through the roof of both the barn and the
part of the house. The alarm being Civ
en-, the fire department was promptly on
hand, but owing to the fire having got
unier such Roadway and the great dis
tnce from water no attempt was made to
save the buildings. No. took water at
the cistern opposite O. Jangraw's on
L'oms street and forced il up the hill to
No. , stationed at the head of Main street.
By This No. 5 was able to throw one
stream upon the new house belonging to
thu |. w. Browns estate, which was in
great danger, it being but II few feet from
the house burning and the wind blowing
ntTy in that direction, but by this stream