Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

H.H Shaw will deliver the Decoration
Isv address at Northfeld.
f. :. Whitcomb has leased the coffee
hon.e at the Barre junction, and moves
mex. week.
f. R. Meader has one of the largest and !
hes, stocks of millinery in town, and his
prices the lowest.
Moses Kane, for twenty-sx years in the
employ oil 7. Knapp, has severed his
connection with him.
The past week has been rainy one.
There have been heavy rain storms nearly
every day and vegetation has received a
good start.
The potato bug is pushing himself into
public notice throughout the state, some
sections claiming him more numerous
than ever.
Mr.. Wright is expected to preach in the
school house of district No. 4, Middlesex,
NEAR the cemetery at 2 80 next Sunday
afternoon.
H. B. Davis, of the St. Johnsbury Gale
DOMAIN job department. is again i'll, having
been taken with blood poisoning and nerv-
Gus prostration.
Mr.. H E Slayton shot two fine looking
pickerel from his store window last Satur-
day afternoon. They weighed two and
one.fourth pounds and were beauties.
The Calvinstc Baptists Of Waterbury
Center, have engaged Rev, George Will
kns of Massachusetts,; and the Free VIII
Baptsts Rev. S. D. Church of Taunton,
Mass.
Aaron G. Somerville has left the employ
Of the Lane manufacturing company and
gone to Rutland in the employ of the
machine shop of which Charles H. Carter
Is foreman.
George Grout of Montpelier has enlisted
in the U. S. regular army for FIVE years,
and left on Saturday to join more new
recruits, but to what regiment he will be
As igned he did not know.
Harvey NJ Brown has left the employ
of Medad Wright at Wrightsvlle, and is
now in the employ Of the Lanes, at the
Pioneer works. Mr.. Brown has leased a
tenement in the rear of the old postofice
block.
son of Alvah Ticheout of Worcester
was drowned the 9th. while collecting
gum from logs in pond. His grandfath-
er. grandmother, aunt, and others, were
drowned at the time of the great disaster
in Calais a few years ago.
Wednesday nights storm at St. Adams
and thereabouts was the severest for years
and considerable damage was done in
washed out roads and broken glass. and
twelve hours after the storm hail-stones
as big as hens eggs were picked up.
Anybody who wants anything done will
discover that this is the busiest season Of
the year Builders, painters, carpenters,
f1rnishers and everybody else is on the
keen Jump; and hardly anybody's promise
a u when a Job will be done is worth a
farthing.
Eighteen years ago Ira Snow broke bis
leg which was supposed to have mended
all right, and he never experienced any
difficulty with it until on Monday when at
work he suddenly found it giving him con-
siderable trouble and great pain. He gets
about with difficulty.
On Monday John Hardigau, who lives in
Patrick Corry's house on St. Paul street,
was arraigned before a justice on COM
plant for assault and fined three dollars
aud costs. On Tuesday evening Tom. Cory
was arrsigned for a similar offence on
some OF Hardigan's family. plead guilty to
the same. and was fined five dollars and
costs.
On Friday night Peter Carr was arrested
and edged in Jail on complaint of his wife
for intoxication and maltreatng her; on
the following morning he was arraigned
before Justice and fined ten dollars and
costs, with the alternative of going to Rut
land for one hundred and FIVE days. Not
having the wherewith to pay with be was
given his liberty to enable him to pro
cure it.
On Thursday afternoon of last week the
heavy rains caused the underpinning I'M
der Ooughtney Shambeau's tenement in
f S Camps block, Elm street, to cave
in. The cellar extends undern cath the
ward to the sidewalk. Suddenly the top
caved in and the cellar wall and granite
underpinning fell forward into the cellar
Fortunately no one was about the yard
or cellar.
Don't fail to see Denmsn Thompson a.
Joshua Whitcomb next Monday evening
at Ctpital Hall He is the most real Yam
5ee of the stage Mr. Thompson is said t,
have built the character on an riginal
that he found down Keene way. Joshu;
has drawn crowded houses for weeks il
Boston and New York. Mr.. Thorn pso
has with him good company which give
him first-rate support. Joshua could pref
ty much play it alone though on pinch.
There is now plenty Of rain. and it ough
to make everybody happier, Now as soon "A
the sun comes out and you need paraso
and lunch basket, or work basket; o
if travelling, a satchel, then go to Web
ster's before you buy, and look his stoc
over. He also has fine line of ladies' CO
ton underwear at about what the material
would cost; also DR.. Warmers healt
corset and a big line of goods too numer
Gus to mention; and last bu not leas
large lot of crockery-the best kind-an
yellow ware; also an extra fine line {
glassware.