Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

Jupiter ''periheled" Saturday, but n
alarming pertuT bations of nature in cons,
quence were noticed.
Two of the old buildings in the rear
the Caldwell house, belonging to tbs
estate, have been torn down during tn
past week.
MIR. Joel Lull, father of Henry C. Lul
with whom he has been residing for owe
year, left on Friday for Attleboro, Mass
where he is to reside with another son.
The rebuilding of State Street bridge
was completed Saturday and it look
much better and is much safer than whe
it was going on bender" up stream.
The Burlington people are indignant a
their city authorities who let the"Swedist
scientist have the use of city hall last
Sunday evening for his humbug entertain.
ment.
We hear of no opposition to the re
election of IL. N Newell as clerk of tn
House or to the election of Mr.. Brow
nell of Burlington as secretary of th,
Senate.
Mrs. Samuel 2. Scott ha. rented her
house and goes TO New York City to liv,
with her daughter Ellen, who for som,
years has been a teacher in the public
schools there.
DIR. Howard Crosby says there are nine
thousand illegal rumshops in New York
clty-which shows that license law is
a1out as much violated as prohbitary
law could be.
There will be an excursion to Summit
Park next Saturday on the NJ. & w. R.
K. A basket picnic is the programme and
the excursion rates are very low. The
excursion over the same road to the White
Mountains is set for October 18th.
On Saturday morning one of the large
windows in Bacon's block was found to be
broken and search found bullet upon
the floor in the store. Parties living in
the Hyde block claim to have heard the
report of a pistol late that night.
Mrs. Mare aret Atkins, the mother of
Messrs Hiram Atkins and Geo. Atkins
of Montpelier, died at Poughkeepsie. N.
Y, Sept. 81, in her sixty ninth year.
She was married in March 1881 and was
to have celebrated her golden wedding
next March.
The hearing in the case of Miles, the
bank robber. has been postponed until
after the inauguration of Governor Farm
ham, in the hope that he will prove more
lenient than the present governor. Hay
den will also petition for reprieve.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Vermont hold their seventh
annual meeting in this village to-day and
tomorrow. The day sessions. for bust
ness, will be held in the Church of the
Messiah and the evening sessions for
addresses and public discussion in Trinity
Church.
The long drouth was broken Tuesday
by welcome rain. 1t was a good dav
for the parched earth but a bad one tor
campaign flags, the Boys in Blue flag
being torn off by the wind and the
Main Street Garfield and Arthur flag and
the State Street Hancock and English one,
both had to be taken down for repairs.
There is to be contested election case
from Wcathersfeld. Mr.. DARTS towns
men showed their good sense by electing
him representative but the constable who
received few votes refuses to give him
his certificate because Mr.. Dart, after
his buildings were struck by lightning and
burned July 26, accepted the kindness of
Springfield ueighbor offered him the
use of II house while he was gett ing
ready to rebuild. The house so occupied
is in Springfield There is not much
probability that Mr.. Dart will be kept
out Of his seat great while for the want
OF Il certificate refused by n man who was
candidate against him.
A grand excursion to Kansas, New
Mexico, Collado and all principal points
in the west will leave Montpelier, Tues
day, October 5th. Parties can Join this
excursion anywhere along the line of the
Central Vermont railroad from any part
Of Nouy EncrlnrI
class accommodations are guaranteed. A
rare opportunity is afforded to 90 to the
rich farming regions of Kansas or the
mining regions of Colorado or New
Mexico to parties looking for location
in the west. The veteran excursion agent,
l. H. Corse, who is familiar by residence
with the west, will accompany the ex.
cursion and care for the wants of the
passengers. Tickets for sale by S. L. Howe
at the Central ticket office.
SEMINARY HILL.-A meeting was held
Monday evening to consider the idea of
having a " Field Day"
A game of base ball was played Satur.
day between the boarders and self board
ers resulting in victory for the former
score, 25 to %.
The reception Friday evening was well
attended. The ladies are to be congratu-
lated upon their success. The hostesses,
Misses Kinney and Cooper, did everything
IN their power for the enjoyment of their
many guests. The literary programme
was well carried out, and the culinary
programme was just right. If hot cof-
fee would intoxicale we should have feared
Tor the gentlemen. If you want anything
a success let the ladies conduct it.
BRADFoRD.-John Davis blacksmith
shop was totally consumed by fire on Sun
day morning.
EAST CALATS.-Clarence Templeton s
horse got loose the other night and ate Il
bushel of oats.
Elder Edison Dwinel from California