Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-18

ization in the Garfield and Arthur club
room Thursday evening.
That lawn party in the grove of S. H.
Foster, Calais, will be held next Wednes-
day, should the weather permit, otherwise
the day following
The Young republicans have set aside
"wednesday evenings for the reception of
ladies and hope there will be full turnout
regardless of party sympathies.
The Marshfeld republicans have meet
ing Thursday evening at Union vestry
hail when Hon. G.. II. Heath and Geo. w.
Wing, Esq of Montpelier, will speak.
Geo. p. Foster has been making many
Improvements in the Union House besides
the new veranda, and will keep good
hotel hereafter as he has done heretofore
Som body Sunday night tore down and
carried off the republican flag that the
boys of the two families had put up be.
beween the houses of G. A. Sanders and
George A. Peck. on Elm street.
An adj urned meeting of the commit
tees of the g A. r. posts of Washington
county will he held at the hall of Brooks
post Monday, August 23d. AS many
members of the committees as possible
are desired TO be present.
Sunday evening the barn belonging to
J. w. Wheelock's estate in Berlin near
the Pioneer shop were burned Several
tons Of hay and straw was burned Loss
$500, insured in the Mutual for 1925
Origin of the fire unknown.
The Montpelier and Wells River rail
road will reduce its rate of fare during the
atate fair at Montpelier The round trip
from Wells River will be one dollar, with
proportionate reduction from other sta
tons.
Mr.. A. N. Blanchard, late of Barre, so
favorably known as photogra pher, will
reopen, on the 25th inst, the Photographic
gallery so long occupied by Charles IL.
Freeman, tits being thoroughly renovated
and completely fitted for the very best
work.
The democratic county convention for
Orange county, meets at Chelsea to-day,
and will be addressed by Mr.. Atkins, Col.
WaddelI, and Major Haggerty. The latter
gentleman by the way is said in his
speech of Saturday here to have improved
on his Waterbury effort.
About half past twelve O'Clock Friday
afternoon the roof Of the building now
occupied as a ticket Office by the Central
Vermont caught fire, as is supposed by
sparks from the engine, but was soon
extinguished after the lively use of few
pals of water, and but little damage done
The alarm given called the fire companies
Out ." quick time.
lHere was republican meeting at
West Randolph Monday evening Du-
Bots " Gays hall was packed full and
many could not obtain admission. The
speakers We're J. NJ. Tyler and Congress,
man Horn of Michigan. Mr.. Horn spoke
two hours and the meeting wanted
more when he got through at IL
o'clock Mr.. Ilorr spoke in Springfield
yesterday and to-day goes to Maine.
Central Vermont Pomona Grange, P. of
H., holds its regular quarterly meeting at
Worcester, Tuesday, August 81, at &c
o'clock A. NJ. The forenoon session will
be devoted to the private work of the
order and comforting the fifth degree. In
the afternoon the following question is tc
be discussed: ReSoiUed, That the legisla.
ture of Vermont ought to pass the New
Hampshire listing law,
Gen Martin in his speech from the Pa.
viion balcony said we would have despis
ed the Southerners had they not obtained
power in their states; that they were of
the Anglo-Saxon race that always domin-
ated any race with which it came in
contact. There is one thing to admire in
Gen. Martin besides his eloquence, and
that is he is in earnest and show.
pretty well what southern feeling really is
among the better men of refinement in his
party at the south 1t is Just that pride OF
race which glories in being of Anglo
Saxon blood and claims and boasts a
superiority over oil others. The south is
doing bravely; once it was for white
mans government; now it is down to the
finer point of having it only Anglo Saxon
That makes it very limited express"
Cigarette smoking is now Il fashionable
habit, and one which is increasing at an
alarming rate among half-grown boys,
and it is the opinion Of well known physi-
clans that if this habit is not checked
additions to our asylums will be in order
physician satisfied that there was death
in that form Of tobacco, had cigarette
analysed. The result was startling
The tobacco was found 10 be strong.
ly impregnated with opium, while the
wrapper which was warranted to be rice
paper, was proven to be the most ordi
nary quality of white paper whitened with
arsrnic-lhe two poisons ombined being
presented in sufficient quantities to create
in the smoker the habit of using opium
without his being aware of it, and which
craving can only be satisfied by an inces
SAINT consumption Of cigarettes.
MONTPELIER, Aug. 18th, 1880.
Vermont Lodge, No 2, Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, passed the follow
ing resolutions on the death of Bro. Nose
o. PIngree:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God to remove
from our mdo our beloved brother, Mose
o Pingree. therefore be it
R,s0iced, That in his death this lodg'
has suffered the loss of one of its mos
valued members, Il faithful and steadfas
friend, and one whose name will long b,
cherished by US all,
ResoiUed, That we extend to the afflicted
wife and children our heartfelt sympath,