Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

Charles w. Selinas has purchased of
j. A. Wing, Esq the Newark house on
Court street, paying twelve hundred
dollars.
VIM. Canning, who has been in the
employ of the Lane manufacturing COM
pany some months, has rented one of the
company's houses and removed his family
from Waterbury.
Hon. Jocoh X. Parish of Randolph, VT,
cast his seventeenth vote for president,
and present indications are that he will
cast his eighteenth. His vote counted one
for Garfield and Arthur.
One day last week Mr.. Geo. L. Guern-
sey of this town, who is just commencing
the erection of a church in Bellows Falls,
cut his leg severely. 1t was thought at
frs to be very serious, his wife being sent
for, but he is now able to be out again.
The regular annual poultry train to
ensure quick delivery Of Thanksgiving
poultry ut Boston from stations on the
Central Vermont, will be run Friday, Nov.
10. This arrangement is a great conven-
fence to market men and has become a
popular feature with them.
The heavy gale prevalent last Sunday
morning was bad one for campaign flags.
The republican flag on Maine street lost
its names and portion of the flag, while
what was left bangles in two separate
pieces. The democratic flag on Stale
street was torn off entirely two or three
feet from the wire.
Stewards block, new building and the
most elegant one in the business part of
Middlebury, was burned this forenoon at
least dispatch to Governor Stewart
received about 10 O'Clock announced that
it was all on fire The loss must be very
heavy, as Mr. Chapman, merchant in
the block, carried stock of 100000.
The papers are now urging their read
ers to keep their eyes peeled for the
silver dollars whose eagle has eight
feathers in his tail; it is worth 50. Three
hundred were struck off, when it was
discovered that it was impossible for the
American eagle to have eight tail feathers,
and stop was put to their coinage. The
present bird has seven tail feathers.
ESCAPE OF A NOTED BURGLAR-George
A. Abbott. the notorious burglar, who was
caught and supposed to have been fatally
shot at South Fairlee, last Wednesday,
made his escape from his keeper Monday.
large force of men is now hunting for
him and great excitement prevails. At
the time Of his capture on Wednesday he
was wounded seventeen times by bullets
and shot.
Timothy j. Hubbard died at his resi-
dence on Barre street. on Sunday evening
last, at 10 o'clock. He was born in Mont
pelier in 1928 and was the son of Chester
Hubbard then a merchant here. who died
in 1882. Mr.. Hubbard was a single man
and large real estate owner and leaves u
mother and sister The funeral was held
at the house on Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Diphtheria is spreading in the village,
cases being reported in several families.
the most severe being the case of Peter G.
Dewey's family, one child having died on
Sunday, and another is not expected to
live Mr., Dewey is now down with it,
and Mrs. Dewey has been an invalid for a
long time, and is now confined to her bed.
Eeazer f. Dodge's family, who lost two
children last week, are now over with it.
Thomas McGovern, blacksmith, was
instantly killed Thursday at Barre. Some
parties had been makinH horse power
in shop adjoining his own, had finished
it, and set it in motion for a trial. The
Falling in the spokes of the wheel, they
were in an instant broken and thrown
with lightning-like rapidity and force to
all parts of the building, one striking
McGovern near the center Of the forehead.
Capitol Guard, of Montpelier, will hold
fair sometime is December, probably
about the middle, for the purpose of rails
ing money to purchase new fatigue coats.
The matter is in the hands of the various
committees, who have been assigned their
duties, and the affair will be prosecuted in
business like manner The people Of
Montpelier will be asked to contribute in
the way of fancy articles and whatever
may be converted to cash. for the benefit
of the company Montpelier should feel
proud of such Il military company, and we
trust that by cordial support and liberal
patronage the fair will be a success.
REPUBLICAN CELEBRArIoN.-The re-
pubcans of Montpelier and vicinity
celebrated their victory by torch light
procession and Examinations last evening
Three or four hundred torches were in
line, not AS many as turned out when
there was business" in the air before The
September election, but enough to max,
brilliant line of light. The hotels and
stores were handsomely Illuminated As
we're The private residences along the line
of march The Montpelier cornet band,
the Chelsea drum corps furnished music
and innumerabe tin horns and cheers
much noise When the line of marcl
was completed there was speaking from
the Pavilion balcony by Gov. Farnham
Col. Hooker, Ex-Gov Proctor, Gen
Grnu), Elk Gov Stewart, Representative
FilieId and Speaker Martin. After which
the assemblage broke up with three rous
ing cheers for Garfield and Arhur.
COMPUTATION FOR CARR.-rhe 10
special committee of the legislature hear
arguments on the Carr petition for commu
tation of sentence, on Thursday evening
Hiram Carleton and Charles Fl. Heath
Carr's counsel argued that his menta
Capacity was not of such u grade as II
make him responsible, and produced Il