Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-06

I0rted IN the village.
Remember the printer wants his pay
even if the amount you owe him is small
Mr.. Wright expects to preach in the
Morse school house next Sunday after
noon.
Lewis Wood is removing from Ban
oroft's block into his own house on upper
Main street.
ri. G. Williams, who was at one time in
Partnership with the late DR.. c. R. Pell,
has re.opened his dental office.
Our tinsmiths report business as rush.
ing. The sales of sugar tools exceed that
of any spring for several years.
An advance of per cent were made in
the wages of the employees of the Lane
Manufacturing Co. on April LIST.
George G. Kellogg has been appointed
agent for the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany for Montpelier and vicinity.
c. j. Gleason, Esq, who intended to
leave for the Hot Springs, Arkansas, this
week, is unable to do so at present.
Curtis Carpenter who has been quite
low for some days is now reported better
and hopes are entertained of his recovery.
We are informed that since about the
first of last September there have been
twenty-five deaths in this village of diph
iberia.
Arthur P. Johonnott has purchased lot
on E,st Liberty street east of George W.
Leslie's and will erect house thereon
: this season.
lists, have left the employ of the Lane
Manufacturing Company and have gone
to Rutland 10 work.
AT the school district meetings last week
In many districts women voted under the
law of 1880. In the Warren village dis
trict some fifteen women voters were pres
emit.
Mrs l.. II Thompson of Irasburgh
died March 29th, after an Illness of six
weeks. She was thrty-one years of age,
and a most estimable lady. She leaves
four children.
Some paper inquiries, What is the boy
Of to day dong?' He is hanging around
the church door Sunday nights, and the
theatre entrances other nights, waiting for
the s'coming girl"
Two houses and a vacant lot on Hub
bard street, formerly the property of Ash
ley Hubbard were sold at auction last week
and were purchased by Messrs. Gleason &
Field. Price 81 $50.
For three months ending March 3lst
there have been twenty nine deaths in this
town, the greatest number ever known
for the same corresponding time since the
settlement of the town. Besides these,
four deaths have occurred on Berlin side.
States Attorney Ptkin filed an infor-
nation against William Somerville of
Fayston, and Somerville was arrested
Monday. The charge was adultery.
Somervile gave bail for his appearance
next term.
Orleans county listers have agreed upon
the following basis of appraisal; Average
cows $50 each; two years olds. SIS each
yearlings, s. each; oxen and steers, 4
( cents pound, live weight; swine, cents
pound bees, S. a swarm; hay, Sc a
ton.
The late P. S Benjamin, who died on
Tuesday at Wolcott, was director of the
LamoiIe county national bank, and was
several times elected to the Legislature
from Wolcott. He also represented his
party ms delegate to several democratic
national conventions. His age was 81
years. He was knight templar.
For six days past the ground has beer
frozen all day, save in the sunniest spots
and the keen north " ind has been a con
slant reminder of the fact that north
covered with snow. As long as every
storm reported from the northwest is a
snow storm we cannot expect summer
weather in New England. The spring is
likely to he q pr city late one.
SEMINARY IIILL.-"All fools day caus.
cd Some merrment and trick playing
among the students.
The lyceum on Friday evening was :
success in mtny respects. Certainly thu
speakers could not complain that they die
not have AN appreciative audience.
The ladies passed the evening at suga
party in the dining hall. A good time WA,
reported
Professor Southworth has been unabl,
to be out for some days,
II. l. Gale left for his home last Tues
day on account of poor health
SAD AFFMCTIoN.-Geo W. Kennedy
Esq, and Mrs. Kennedy of Wsterbur,
have suffered a dreadful affection in tn,
death, by that awful disease, diphtheria, O
two of their three children-one, a girl O
eight years, dying Monday, md the other
boy Of thirteen, Thursday night. Thei
only remaining child, little three-years
old girl, is also very i'll with the same dis
ease. as is Mr.. Kennedy himself. Th
aiilIced family will have the cordia
sympathy of a wide circle of friends. T,
sddto their trouble, so great is the terro
inspired by the disease that none of tn
naiRhbors will approach the house, an
the ordinary offices of friendship are per
formed by kinsmen and friends fron
abroad.
AMERICAN HoUsE-We have receive
The following card from one who seem
70 have been pretty well satisfied with HI
Lodgings at the capital:
saving been called to Montpelier
taffled at the American House three week