Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-07-27


Park.
Nell" Scribner and AFRO Stone have
rone to Manchester, N. H.. to open
fruit store,
Meeting as usual at Trinity church mex
Sunday morning; preaching by the pasto
a, F st Montpelier Center at ppm.
On Tuesday Messrs. T. C. Barrows and
George W Reed started on their thirty
fifth annual fishing trip down in Maine.
During the thunder storm of Monday
evening lightning struck large tree in
. the grove of George Bradshaw on Der.
lin hill
Eighteen years ago Monday-July 25th
H 1856 "a gold dollar, the standard of value
and the money of the world, went up to
. 2S5 in Wall street, N Y.
Peter Gay has sold his interest in his
house on Barre stree, to G. H. Heath. and
f purchased the farm of his father-in- law
David Dudley-in Middlesex.
II is expected that the adjourned hear
j.. the application for pardon OF
,n Miles, the Barre bank robber, will
,n lace on Tuesday, August Cd
Hr. NJ. Marvin of Berlin las pur.
t-'d of w. N. Peck the f. C. Gilman
place on Seminary Hill, paying So 800;
possession TO be taken April list, 1882.
Francis Gravlin, Jr,, and Peter Gravlin
we're brought before Justice Hinklev on
Thursday of last week. on complaint for
inloxicaton, and were fined the usual sum
of five dollars and costs.
Everybody is invited to a picnic at
Highgate Springs on the Central road
10 morrow. The train leaves the depot at
El0 A. NJ. The fare is 80 cents for chill
dren and S1.00 for adults.
During the heavy thunder shower on
Monday evening lightning struck the rod
on the residence of Joseph Fisher on
LOOMS street, tearing the rod from the
roof, but doing no serious damage.
The Sunday schools of Christ church
snd the Church of the Messiah had a pic.
mic on Thursday last to Owls head, on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad.
About one hundred and fifty were in
attendance.
Geo, H. Guernsey of this town having
nearly completed the large church under
his contract at Bellows Falls, is soon to
commence the erection by contract, of an
academy building at Saxton's river in the
same town.
The Trinity church Sunday school held
their picnic at Benjamin's Falls yesterday. |
On account Of postponement and the
threatening weather, there was not large
attendance, but those who did 90 enioved |
avery pleasant time.
VERMONT STATE FAIR.-The 31st an
nual fair of the Vermont state agricultural |
society will be held at Prospect Park,
Montpelier, September IA, Is, 16 and II,
1881, The premium list has been revise d
and amounts to $4,000.
A few days ago lightning struck large
stone in the orchard back of the house of
Morris Mayot, in East Montpelier. The
stone was considerably split and the cleo
tric fluid divided and plowed several fur.
rows in rs many directions.
In the cutting Of rates between Boston
and the west the Albany road reduced the
fare to five dollars for first class passage
to Chicago. The Central road has follow
ed suit At such prices the carrying of
passengers cannot be very lucrative.
Geo. NJ Scribner had got his tin shop ali
loaded and ready to remove across the
street to the vacant Timothy Cross lot,
when an Injunction was served by d. R.
"rtwel, who holds a mortgage on the lot
and the building, rs is understood, and
Jeorge will have to remain on stills for a
while
WEATHER SIGNALS FOR FARMERS. The
sigma service authorities at Washington
are Per'ectng system Of signals by which
NS proposed to acquaint farmers with the
predicted changes in the weather. Color
ed rockets are to be sent up at 3 A. M,
rom stations in the farming districts, and
Inc probabilities for the coming day are to
De indicated by the color of the rockets
ml their arrangements.
Big Dan, McCarty of Berlin was ar.
rested late Saturday night by Officer De.
merritt for inoxication, and Monday hailed
TIoreJnstee ilinkley, and disclosed on an
unknown French Jockey driving buck
%In horse, whom he offered to hunt down
PROVIDED the state would pay his expenses.
D'h mad his doubts about the right or
Justice oil the arrest of man who had the
amount of hay down ard the cattle to see
to that he had.
ALe young ladies Of the Christian TEN
per'nce Union will give an entertainment
III 'ne vestrY of the Unitarian church,
tuesday evening, August ID. Messrs.
wheaton, Eltdley and Bancroft, Miss
'nnHey and Mrs, Wbeatley will be pres
'"' 70 sustain the musical part of the pro-
T T. and Messrs. Gary and Wing,
'''S 'eo. Morse and Mrs Stella Tlien
"'V'''I Will Favor the audience with select
''"l'"g'' Ice cream and cake will be
,'''el during the evening, and the young
"u'es will put forth every effort to render
"' entertainment pleasing.
lne Woman's Christian Temperance
I"0" Oh Washington and Orange coun-
viii meet in convention Thursday,
A. 7''' 4'n' at the vestry of the Congrega-
wv. ,1"' c"uFch in West Randolph. Repre-
Y'u"'IVes OF other temperance societies
,"' All women Interested in our cause are
s"oIay invited to meet with us and take
r'' I'll discussion. 1t is especially urged