Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-10-27

TIMOTHY y. Hubbard, who has been
very low the past week, was better on
Tuesday.
Hon. Samuel S. Kelton has been very
sick during the past week. but is now
getting ctter.
L. 4 Bisnett has moved from the DODGE
hou.e on Spring street into the Gleason
block ON upper Elm street.
Mrs. Meaker tried to set the Jail on fire
Yesterday forenoon, and injured herself
somewhat in her violent doings.
Joseph B. Morse has moved into the
new house in Happy Hollow which he
recently purchased of Denison Taft.
John P. Flanders moves this week into
his house ON East Liberty street which he
purchased last spring and has been remod
cling.
Col Kittridge Haskins of Brattleboro
ha heen appointed acting United States
district attorney vice B. +. Fifield, ESQ.,,
resigned.
An exchange suggests that it is good
season of the year to begin practicng
upon the almost lost art" of shutting the
DOR after you.
Geo. S. West has purchased of Eben
S,ribncr the barn in the rear of Town Hall
on Berlin street and is going to convert
4 the same into dwelling house.
Whmot L Warren, editor of the
springfield RrpWbFcan, is in town. Mr..
Ware1 /, "a native of Bethel and for three
wear, resided and attended school in Mont
pcIier.
Rlvl $ Cur, who was sentenced to be
hung the last Friday of next April, made,
it seems, some months ago a confession
thpt he killed Murcummock, but says it
was ut the instigation and in fear of Ches
ter Carr.
couple of Mikeys on the tramp gave
A IN outdoor entertainment on the street
last Friday evening, consisting of violin
PLAYING, singing and dancing, proving
themselves to be genuine sons of the
Emerald Isle.
lhe Vermont bar association met at
the court room last evening and listened
to an address by Judge Poland and u
81 paper on the Hon. Charles Reed. The
an utl dinner OF the association is to be
at the Pavilion this evening.
Judge Redfield has returned from his
tI,t ,;, ,.o1a
Of the Episcopalians of the United States,
which has been in session at New York
The visit, after the laborious sessions of
the Orleans and Washington county
.olrts has greatly refreshed him.
The last rail on the Bratteboro and
Whitehall railroad has been laid. and the
whole thirty-seven miles of the road is
aoN complete, SO far as the iron is con-
emcd The work of ballasting and get.
Ing ready for the regular trains will be
pushed as fast as a large force of men can
ott
CONTESTED ELECTIoNs.-The case Of
Mr. >wlling, who contested the seat of
Mr. Grover of Wells, has been heard by
the committee on elections, the closing
argument having been made this morning
Testimony will begin in the Clarendon
,l>r this evening"; in that there is re-
u)n,'rance against the right of Noel
Paer The returned member, to II seat.
Mr. Priest of Barre, when Howe of
Inflow was advocating economy in rela
tonic printing the report of the commit
>fon normal schools, made a good point
lrrmarkmg that the best kind of econo.
my would be for the members to devote
aesiN days for which they receive pay
every week to the service of the state. AS
is, The legislature only does about four
day. work.
The Central Vermont r. r. will have
neNcorson 10 Boston October 25th, Goth,
-lh 2S'h and 29th tickets good to re;
mn until November 81. Tickets will be
sold at the following greatly reduced
rates. From all stations Rouses Point to
Chichester, six dollars; Essex Junction 10
Sutherland Falls and Mortified, five dol
lars; hoNbury to Charleston, four dollars
uIand Ia Baronsvlle, four dollars.
MrEDhRER SENTENCED In supreme
orl a Montpelier Saturday, Royal S
.@r convicted of numbering the half
freed milan, William Wallace Murcum
lorh at Worcester, was sentenced to be
HANGED at Windsor state prison the las
Friday in April, 1881, the last thr
months to he in solitary confinement
Judge Brrrett pronouncirg the sentence
ar appeared perfectly unmoved Nath
SoeI Blair, convicted for arson two years
40, vas sentenced to five years in state
Eson.
4 doNHOPArHGC MEDICAL SOCIETY. -
Ae Vermont homeopathic medical so
H"sy neld its annual meeting at the Pavl
D Hotel, Montpelier, Wednesday anc
Thursday of last week. There was "A laro,
V'nanrc. The following officers wer,
N"rd; President, Dir T. r. Waugh. St
",hS wee president, DR.. S. II. Spar
Hh"H' o. I"Nn>bnrv; recording secretary
Ii'a2, Waterbury, corresponding
s''.'Il' M & E. Sparhawk, Burling
~ IeaSurer,Dr w. b. Mayo. Mortified
''''' DIN. j. II. Jones, Bradford; G. II
'"'"Ih, Barre, and e. Farley
""h' auditors, Drs. Z B. Whitaker
Oh; CA. Gale Rutland and c. p
EIr' IT, 'aySYIIIe; legislative committee
~ Zimmerman, Iloag. Brigham, Van
"n and & L E Sparhawk.