Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-15

The Pc erboro, (N. H. Unitarians have
called Rev Mr.. Walbridge Of Stowe, VT.
Several large pickere and black bass
have been caught in the Worcester branch
the past week.
The Ia lies Of Bethany church will have
a Awn party on the grounds of Mrs.
tre5r.- Llngion, Thursday evening.
This vicinity was visited by heavy and
much needed shower last night, and the
atmosphere is much cooler this morning.
sunday discussions no longer run on
fishing and base ball the unregenerate are
low lighting over the merits of the revised
edition.
Tue Newport Express makes the follow
Ing little correction. For stewIat at
the hotel in last weeks paper please read
steward"
The first annual con ention of the Green
Mountain musical association was held at
Richmond last week. There was large
attendance of prominent singers.
The Vermont state teachers association
will hold its thirty-6rst annual meeting at
Nortlltield, August 1O;h, 18th and 18th.
An interesting programme of exercises is
promised.
Mrs. Abba Gould Woolson will deliver a
lecture in Seminary hall, at Z: 30 P. NJ,
June 21 Mrs. Woolson is a speaker Of
noted ability and will doubtless give en-
tire satisfaction.
Sunday mornings eclipse of the moon
was a success. Everything worked on
time. The shadow began at 1915. total
eclipse at 1:l7 and the middle of the
eclipse was at ?.
Lieut.. Charles Wells, formerly Of
Montpelier, and for two years inspector of
rifle practice on Col Peck's staff, has
resigned his commission. No successor
IA, vet been appointed.
VIII Herrick, book-keeper for E. W.
Bailey & Co, with some twenty nine COM
plnions, intend taking tour to the Feejee
Is.nls. The party have engaged vessel
and intend starting soon.
Prof. Southworth of the Seminary will
occupy the morning service at Trinity
church in a sermon before the graduating
c.>s A large and promising class 60 out
this year May they bless the world.
Lust, Thursday, as Street Commissioner
H. 5. Smith was standing on top of the
street sprinkler at the water works on Ber-
lin srle, his horses started and threw him
to the ground, breaking one Of the bones
in bis left leg,
The members of Trinity NJ. E. church,
hal lawn party at the residence Of D.
L. Fuller last Thursday evening. The
grounds had been very beautifully deco
rated, and the large number present had
most enjoyable time.
Geo W Wilder has full stock of the
publications of the American Book Ex-
change constantly on hand at his book
store, head of State street, Montpelier, and
sells them at New York city prices; also
give, same terms 10 clubs as offered by
the publishers-ten per cent discount
b any one buying three or more copies o
any one book at one time; fifteen pei
cent discount to any one buying FIVE Oh
more OF any one book at one time.
The grand list of Duxbury as completed
stands as follows: Appraisal ofreal estate
$230023 81; of personal property, $40.
47l,23; making a total of $279, 1874, 80.
O1e per cent for grand list is S2,795,34
a7l two hundred and twenty-sx polls
81, and the total grand list is 1924, 99
FIR the year 1880 the appraisal of rea
estate was S16l, Oll,9S, appraisal Of per
sonU property taxed 1897, number o
p)s two hundred nineteen; making the
gand list S2,OS208.
Clildrens dav was observed at Trinit,
church last Sabbath, with an address t.
the children in the morning and collec
ton for the Board of Education of tn,
NJ f church, and in the evening with a
concert given by the young people. The
church was beautifully decorated with
bouquets Of cut and wild flowers, and pot
ted plants, and more than dozen cages o
cangries who discoursed the sweetest mu
sic through the day and evening. Tn
children had good time.
Mr.. A. c. Nash, for several years fore
man of Kmbal's granite works, ha
severed his connection with the same Oh
account of declining health, and on Frida
as. took his departure for California
where he is to make his future home H
hopes to Re benefited in health by tn
change, The employees of the works, b
whom he WAS universally esteemed, mad
him present Of handsome gold heade
cane costing twenty dollars, Mr.. Nash i
return presenting them all with photo
graph OF himself The foremanship of th
works has been filled by Kimbsl Flsnder:
Of Concord. n. II.
ALMOST A FIRE On Mon day afternoo
a. abou, half past one O'Clock, the res
Ience of Franklin Hoyt, on Ridge stree
Seminary Hill, took fire from the Gimme,
which was burning out. Mr.. E. D. Pu
nam noticed it from distance. and al.
Mr.. J. V Morrow. and went to rend
assistance if any was needed They the
discovered that the house near the jet, BIZ
taken fire. and smoke was issuing 10 8
directions. If immediate assistance hi
not en given. the house would probab
have burned, here being little wat
near, and the roof being very dry. As
was, no great damage was done.
The following are the officers of the d.
River Valley Agricultural Association:
President J. H. Circuit. Mortified; vi
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