Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-02-25


meeting next Tuesday?
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c. j. Gleason, Esq, left for Hot Springs,
Arkansas, on Tuesday.
Rev. Geo. S. Guernsey will preach in
Hancock next Sunday, February 20th, ut
l o'clock Z. NJ.
Are you owing for your paper? If you
are please remember we need the money
and remit mt once.
Any of our subscribers wishing 10 pay
in wood can do so by making immediate
arrangements at this office.
The house and barn of John Du Bots
were burned at North Troy, Thursday
night; loss $1,000, insurance $4,000.
cyWill our subscribers in RENTING
fractional parts of a dollar by mail send us
one cent stamps instead of the threes?
Mrs. A. Lord, who for some time has
kept boarding house in Bacon's block
has moved into the DR.. Brigham house.
Sunday was the 14Sth anniversary Of
the birth of Washington. In 1882, when
the l5Oth anniversary will be due, probably
the day will be appropriately observed.
The No Name Club of Wright's Mills
will play Among the Breakers at the
church, Saturday evening. Proceeds to
20 towards repairing the church. All are
invited TO attend.
An old man named Stone, who has been
living in Montpelier a year or 50, was
committed 10 Jail last week by the consta
bic of Worcester for the non payment Of
taxes while a resident there.
We understand that Mr. c. j. Gleason
has sold his stock in the Montpelier gas
light company TO Mr. L. Il. Skinner, who
has also purchased all of the stock held by
parties in New Hampshire and is now
superintendent of the company.
Sunday was the day fixed by Vcnnol
for his second cold period in February
which was to reach us on the 22d, las
through the sd, 9th and 25th, and be
"cxtlemely cold' in the northern United
States and valley of the St. Lawrence.
The 22d of February, the 30th of May
and the 4lh of July, the legal holidays
i come this year on Sunday. The Monda.
& following will be observed us the holiday
81 and all notes maturing either Sunday O
Monday will have TO be paid on tn
Saturday before.
Mr. Charles Davis, Of Cloud City, Kan
So, oldest son of Mr.. Kendall r. Davis
OF this town, is now on a visit to his faith
cr's after an absence of twenty-three years
this being his first visit home since hi
i departure from Montpelier for the west i
81 February, 1857.
81 ihcspecial entertainment at the sociabl
81 in the vcstry of the church of the Messia
next Tuesday evening will be lecture b
DE-. II. A. Cutting, state geologist, on h
phonograph and mcrophone. Dr. Cuttin
will exhibit and explain these wonderll
inventions, at $50 o'clock. Admissio
10 cents.
AZ the republican stale caucus Mondo
u evening IL. A. lIuse was elected chairma
y and Geo. W. Wing secretary. TT
following delegates were elected to ii
il state conventions; Stephen Thomas, Ge
G Shepard, Fred f. Smith, Hiram A
iluse and Whitman G.. Ferrin; to tt
district convention: Charles Dewey. Ge
Il G. Shepard. l.. Bart Cross, James "
q Brock and Charles H. Heath.
Below we give u list of the postmaste
sd who lave served in Montpelier since Il
Il organization Of m Office here and the d.,
Of their appointments:
Charles Buckley app'd P. NJ. April /, 179
Imolhy Hubbard, do do 1870
q Sylvanus Baldwin, do Oct. 1, 19l
john, Y Vail, do July !, 1871
Geo W. Hill, do May 10, 1872
Geo. W. Barker. do Feb. II, 1873
Edwin S. Merrill, do Dec. &c, 1874
Geo. w Reed, do do 81, 1874
Chulcs Lyman, do May 8, 1874
Chas G. Eastman, do April %, 1875
Timothy =. Redfield, do June II, 1875
james G, French, do April l5 1856
John w. Clark, do Ito 196
On Wednesday afternoon of last wee
Thomas Malay, Of Mortified, who W
intoxicated, created considerable of Il d
81 tulbtncc in tie vicinity of the Argus ofic
q Officer d, ". Dudley attempted his ARE
bnt Mallaly making IL resistance l..
Huntington and Eli Wright were called
assist, also Officer Ordway. He was final
a lodged in jul after a stout resisan
every step Of the way. As soon MS col
mi,,ed he began amusing himself
throwing chairs ut the other prisone
Net liking his company they took to tn,
cells The officers being called they so
hal him in one that put Il quietus on hi
On the following day he was arragn
before Justice II. X. Field, but not bel
sufficiently cooled off to give very a
thrntic account Of where he procured
ire water he was re-committed q
WAS arraigncd for the second hearing
Tuesday, when he disclosed on VIM.
Washbnrn, and was discharged after p:
ing a fine Of ten dollars and costs.