Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-12

8 Work is to be commenced on Village
Hall the coming week.
II. c. Lull and D. p. Clark are 10 take
The census for Montpelier.
Mothelly wisdom-Stck TO your ilan-
nels until they stick to you.
Mrs. DR.. Woodward and her daughter
have returned from their visit to Florida.
Geo. Story and Fred Stone have return
ed to the employ of Sumner Kimball at
his granite works.
We are glad to see that DR.. Chandler is
able to ride out. He was out Saturday for
the first time since his long sickness.
Mr.. Langdon is reported to have sold
the pine timber on his Michigan lands for
$4,000. That don't include his black
walnut grove however.
# David G. Sloan, formerly of Montpelier.
but for several years past residing in
Northfeld has returned to the capital and
is in the employ of d. W. Dudley at his
livery stable.
81 An operation was performed on Mr.. E.
Up. Towner Saturday last, four and one
half quarts of water being taken from his
side He has been more comfortable
since the operation.
T. ,hn 10 in iail 1t
Chicogo on the charge of bigamy, he
having married seven or eight wives,
married for his first wife, it appears,
Emma L. Strong, of Moretown.
Mr.. James Il. L,ngdon is having the
James G French residence which he re.
Gently purchased repaired and painted
and is putting in copper cutters under the
caves around the entire buildings.
Roger MCGOWAN, for twenty years in
the employ of the Montpelier gas compa-
Il ny, running the works at the gas house.
got through on Friday last. During all
this time he has lost only nineteen days,
I mot losing day, Sundays included, for
Twelve years.
The Montpelier gas company, under its
new superintendent, L. r. Skinner. has
Still further reduced the price for gas tc
two dollars and fifty cents per thousand
feet, and propose giving better gas al
those figures than when gas was Thu &c
times as high, or twenty-five candle power
in the place Of seventeen.
One Smith of Marshfed, who was M.
rested for intoxication by Sheriff Tuttle or
Wednesday of last week was arraignet
before Justice Field on Thursday, fined
five dollars and costs and discharged aftel
disclosing of procuring liquor of VIM. L
Washburn and Daniel Taylor. Washburr
took ah appeal and Taylor was given TIM
TO settle.
Brooks Post, G. A. r., are making
2 preparations for the observance of Decora
ton day with special committee, consist
ng of Mrs. I. E. Smith, Mrs. t. II. Mer
Brill, Mrs. Luther Newcomb, Mrs. Georg
Guernsey and Miss Olivia Boutwell,. Thi
committee earnestly request that all ladie
who will volunteer to help in this matte
signify it to either of said committee.
A new and dangerous S. treasury not
series of 1875 letter d, is in circulation
also 500 countcrfcits on the Pittsburi
2 Pennsylvania, National Bank of Con
mcrce, and 81 conuterfeits on the Nation
2 Eagle Bank of Boston. In addition
these it may be stated that we'll execute
counterfeit half eagles of the dates 1871
AZ '5S and Is have recently appeared
circulation, and several of them have bet
accepted as good by coin experts.
FIRE IN WORCESTERSHIRE clap, boal
mill of Billings Brothers on Shady Rill
Mid,Ilesex, about seven miles from Nor
pelcr. was burned Saturday noon, cate
ing fire while the hands were at Dime
The fire was discovered by Mr.. w.
Billings boy who ran into the house a
gave the alarm. The fire was on
roof, and when the men ran out was
e vond control. The two houses close
the mill were saved, and there was lar
quantity of clap. boards near the mill II
were also saved. The logs above the n
s. were not injured. though some of them
ccved II scorchinG.
The mill was newly built and was wo
about 81 600 and was insured for Sl,(
in stock companies.
Mr.. N. II. Dodge of Calais furnis
& Us the following record of snowfall
@ past season. There was little furry
M snow October "a. His record begins !
# vember 3, four inches 6, one and o.
half inches; IS, five inches; 20, t
inches; total in November, twelve /
"a one half inches. December IA, five inch
II, four inches; "a, two inch es; 20,
II inches; 80, three inches; total in Dece
Der. twenty-five inches. January 6, {
inch; 20, rine inches; total in j
unry, ten inches. February 3. eli;
inches; 7, one and one-half inches;
four inches IA, three inches; Is. tn
inches; %, five inches; %, three inch
total in February, twenty-seven and O
half inches. March 10, one inch; -, ,
inches; ii, one inch; 16, four inches;
one inch; p one-half inch; "a,
inches; %, four inches; total in Mar
seventeen and one half inches. April
one half inch; IL, one-half inch; ID,
inch 80, one half inch; total in Ar
two and one-half inches. May !, {
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