Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-12-07

Dulu'uS 1T tue ehu VI tue req arcn bridge
and adjoining the nickel plating works.
The Rev. T P Frost of Bradford, Vi.
will lecture in Trinity church. Wednesday
evening, December l4th. Subject: THE
Infant of the Revolution" Admission ~
cents.
The repairs on the Wrightsville meet.
ing house have been completed, and next
Sunday afternoon religious services are to
be held there, conducted by Rev. J. Edw.
Wright.
An overloaded horse, belonging tow.
Morrow. dropped dead in the harness
while attempting to ascend Seminary hill
one day last week. This should be n
warning to our teamsters.
The Boston Opera Company will give
tie operetta Betsey Baker at Capital Hall
Friday evening; and, for the children.
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock. Saturday
evening they will give Tit for Tat.
The Central has made slight change
in its time table; the mail passenger tr. in
south leaving Montpelier at 9: IS An.
instead of g.: 20; and the accommodation
north going at 6: 80 A. M, instead of g.
Rev. H. w. Worthen, pastor of the
Methodist church at Mortified, has been
acquitted by the committee of eight lead
ing clergymen of the Vermont conference
of charges affecting his moral character
and Christian work
The 1872 pound Barnard panther, or
"Catamount," was on exhibition in Mont
peller Saturday and Monday. 1t is said
to be the biggest of its kind ever killed
and is most ugly specimen. Doubtless
Moses Cheney will properly describe it
when he writes up the history of Barnard
Recently little son of Mr.. Wood Of
Groton was handling loaded pistol,
which had been carelessly dropped into
the wood box by boarder, when il was
discharged, the ball passing through his
mothers wrist, struck the steel plate of her
side OF the house.
The Womnn's Christian Temperance
Union will give an entertainment in the
vestry of the Church of the 'esSish, Fri
day evening of this week. The entertain
ment will consist of tableaux and music
by the best home talent. Programme to
commence at 8 o'clock. Admission, 10
cents.
Charles N. Jackman, a boy of - years
and the only child of Mr.. George W. Jack
man, was drowned in Buffers pond, Wa
terbury, last Saturday afternoon. The boy
went skating and one part of the pond was
not frozen. The boy was drowned in
about feet of water and the body was in
the water three quarters of an hour. The
remains were taken to Barre for interment
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackman have the sympathy
of their many friends in the loss of their
only child who is said by all to have been
very promising boy.
At the annual election of officers of En-
CINE Company No. 5, on Wednesday even.
ing, November goth, the old officers were
all eelected-Charles G. Ramsdell, fore
man; Moses Pearson, first assistant John
w. Peck, foreman of the hose; Charles
De F. Bancroft, secretary and collector
Robert j, Hargin. treasurer, and Lucius
S. Goodwin, steward Al Il special meet
ing called on the evening of December 81,
Foreman Ramsdell and Foremen of the
Hose Peck resigned. First Assistant Pear
son was elected foreman, Janus Crossett,
of the hose, The company numbers
seventy-two men.
Mr.. and Mrs f f. Rand's tenth ami
versary at their home on Barre street, last
Wednesday evening, was one of the
pleasantest occasions of the season
Friends from this and adjoining towns
and from New Hampshire and Massachu.
sets cams to the number of one hundred.
The railroad boys and few OF the leading
business men of Montpelier showed their
appreciation OF Conductor Rand by pre-
senting him an elegant black walnut book
case and writing desk worth sixty dollars
G. II. Farnsworth made the presentation
speech, and with his wife aud Mrs. w. A.
Stowell superintehde the affair. Letters
of congratulation were read by Mr.. Farms
worth an poems by Miss Minnie Rand
Mrs. d. E. Miller and Mrs c. Ii. Farms
worth. A long table Was filled with tin
and more valuable ware, among which We
saw the names of Cutler, Shurtleff, Har-
low, Stowell, Farnsworth, Ferrin, Hink
ley. Marvin and many others. A grand
supper was provided by the hosts.
SEMINARY HILL The Winter term O
the Seminary opened Monday. Dec. 9TH
with goodly attendance of former stu
dents and quite number of new ones
Our respected board of faculty remains
the same, with the exception of teacher o
elocution. Miss Helen Bayright, who s,
credtably filled that position during tn,
Fall term, has returned to her home in
Boston. EIocution is taught only in tn,
Fall and Spring terms
We are glad to note that Mr.. E. E Gale
'S2, who was so seriously i'll during thu
greater part of the Fall Term, has sufficient
ly recovered to resume his studies.
Samuel S Lilly, former student, psit
us short call during vacation. Ssmue
says he still continues to continue.
Our Montpe(erian is dead. 1t is rumoret
that it died in financial spasm.
About now doth the society man lool
wise and talk loud, which affecteth tn,
new conner much.
A skating rink is talked of; this can b,
easily made by flooding the campus, anC
all we need now is suitable weather. W,
have the hydroStatlcs,
or ALL the lOnp9pma nlacpa un1ar tho sut