Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-07-20

streets last Saturday.
Anew floor is being laid in Ellis's block
occupied by l.. P. Gleason.
The Norcross opera company report
THE Mascot" here in August.
That rain Saturday afternoon was of the
ol.hshioned kind while it lasted.
The hearing in the case of Miles, the
Barre bank robber, has been again post,
poned
The evening preaching service will be
discontinued at Trinity church till Sep
tembar. Prayer meeting AS usual. 6 80
AN
DR.. George w. Ainsworth's unrIvalled
blood renovator, for all diseases of the
blood is for sale at the drug store of c.
Blakely
A curious result of the present era @
business prosperity is noted in the falling
off in circulation of books from public
libraries.
Governor Farnham passed through towr
Yesterday on his way to make his semi
annual inspection of the reform school al
Vevgcuucs.
The Washington county examining
beard hold an examination of teacher,
at Northged, August Sd and 4th. Sc,
advertisement.
The comet is still hanging around tn,
north star 1t is apparently the sam,
distance from the horizon, and but two o.
three degrees west.
Last week and week before were as fine
having weeks as could be asked for, and +
large portion of the haying in this section
was done The crop on the whole was
more than an average one.
The picnic Of Trinity church Sabbath
school which was to have been held a
Benilmin Falls in Berlin, on Tuesday. ha.
been postponed, on account of the rainy
weather, until to morrow Thursday
4 Teams start from the church at s 80 and
$50.
Vennor predicts heavy rain storms the
4 10Th; another period OF excessive heat OF
23l, 2ih and 18th, with severe wind
storms. A decided cool to cold change OF
on the 9th 18th and Goth, with showery
a ,,nl OF ohiaN,, IN, he
west. This latter storm will bring frosts
in many localities.
PICK has ground out the following tt
lit the present emergency. "Now thu
chowlpr's in the pot, and the days are get
TIM hot and we all begin to swelter will
aswpt, swelt SWEET. While the crimson
lemonade through straw enchants thu
maid who displays bunch of flowers a
her belt, belt, belt.'
Messrs E +. Palmer of Waterbury. P
P. Prkn of Montpelier, and J. E. Ben
iimin of Berlin, the commissioners to ap
praise damages along the route of the
Montpelier and White river railroad, wen
OyeT the surveyed line Monday, and to da,
make 4 Sc ond inspection before settling
on the amount Of damages.
A comparison of the tax returns o
Vermont and New Hampshire will be o
interest Number of polls taxed in Yer
mont 1884; in New Hampshire, 89,l7l
personal property in Vermont, S46,904,
O79 In New Hampshire, S36,3l5, 84S
real estate in Vermont, $l02, 178, 5l4; i
New Hampshire, Sl23,5l1,2S4; assesse
valuation of Vermont, Sl63, 39l 1893; c
New Hampshire, $l6S 964, 903
The Unitarian Grove Meeting at Weir
Bridge, on the shores of Lake Winnipiseo
gee will be held this year from July 81
August 7 inclusive. These gathering
have been very pleasant and profitable
and it is hoped that the coming meetin
VIII prove in no wise inferior to thore thu
have preceded it, Tickets to Weirs Bridg
and return, at the reduced rates of SO 81
s. will be for sale at the Wells River R r
Depot
Fred }. Scrbner of Berlin and E. H
Goodrich of Washington, but who worke
as painter in Montpelier last year. wer
arrested last Thursday at Aver, Mass
charged with setting fire to the building
Of John A. Kimball of Litteton, Mas,
They were held for trial in October
AWO each, and furnished bail. Sine
The binding up the principal witness 70
The state says he was mistaken in tn
parties and Fred has many friends in tn
section who feel sure that he was.
A dreadful list is that of deaths fro
ockaw, caused by wounds inflicted b
FOURTH Of July toy pistols, this yea
winch thus far includes eleven boys
Baltimore, six in Rochester, and one eac
10 Portsmouth and several other cite
lne doctors think there is some DANCE
Gus poison in the powder used in the
pistols, as death has followed very Sigh
suffice ~oun Is. They would be an in
proper toy for bows, even if they did n
'aO'e so mtuy horrible deaths, for the
"ccu'tom boys to the careless use OF fir
arms
VERMONT TEACHERS. The Vermo
0@hrFs association meets at Northfie
august lOlh, It'll and 18th. Rev. w.
'i'"h OF Northfcld makes the address
"sJcome, and Prof. Cilley the respons
now can the qualification for teachil
rmsedP' will be discussed by Pr,
O"e mothers. President Hamilton W
'P"K Thursday, followed by Superinten
ru' Dart on " Ungraded schools" a
resident Buckham on 1.-THE moral
gene OF the school," Other well kno,
"'V''eFS will speak, and the meeting pro-
"eS 10 be success,
during this hot weather people shot
w careful what ihav Jr;nL ,,,oI;