Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

Mr.. Loomis, foreman at the Cab shop
went on visit to his sick mother in Bur
lington last week.
On Friday Mr.. Schroeder and family o
New York arrived to occupy their summer
residence on Main street.
Julius Knapp is to commence immedi
ately the erection of residence on Barre
street, near Ed. Fl. Gilman's.
Several sheep have been killed by bears
in Waterbury, and bears are plentiful on
the mountains west of Randolph.
President Buckham is to deliver the ad
dress before the graduating class of Barre
academy, the afternoon of June 18th.
Ii. B. Davis, foreman of the St. Johns
bury CdledoniGn office, who has been very
sick and not expected to live, is better.
Charles Field, master mechanic on the
Wells River Railroad, got a telegram thai
his father was very sick, and has gone Ia
his home in Alburgh.
On July 1st, the Cab shop company in.
tends shutting down for three or four
weeks for repairs. The repairs to the
rooms damaged by the fire last winter have
never been fully completed.
A party of four Montpelier chaps started
on a fishing tour to Peacham pond Mon.
d,y morning. They were sadly disap.
pointed in Hunts livery business. but took
the Wells River " air line."
There will be d public meeting this
evening at Naiad Temple hall at n clock,
to which all are invited, Most Worthy
Templar, E. H. Clapp of Boston, is ex-
pected to be present and address the
meeting.
Charles II. Carter, machinist, who re-
m we'd to Rutland some three months ago,
and Aaron &. Somerville who went last
month, have returned, and are again in
the employ of the Lane Manufacturing
Company.
On Friday last Henry Pratt, who lives
near Berlin pond, started for home with
his team, bnt before reaching there his
horse ran away, throwing him out iniurng
him severely, and demolished two hun
dred dollar buggy.
On Monday evening a kerosene lamp
exploded in the house of Mrs Ezra Laid
on Seminary Hill, causing considerable
connection for a few moments, the oil
catching fire and spread upon the carpet,
but it was extingushed without much
damage.
Cigarette smoking is the worst form in
which tobacco can be used, since the paper
rs often poisonous, the tobacco artificial lily
favored, and the smoke is inhaled into the
lungs. The Philadelphia Times publishes
the opinions of several leading medical
men to this effect.
The benefit concert of Miss Celia A.
Cheney, on Friday evening last, was we'll
attended and thoroughly enjoyed by an
Appreciative audience whose general ver-
dict, as they left the hall. was: This has
been a good concert" Miss Cheney has
apure soprano voice of good compass and
excellent quality. Her numbers were
finely rendered, notably the rather diff.
cult recitative and aria, Expectation, i"
by Melnotte, which displayed her skill
and compass of voice to good advantage.
Receiving an encore, she sang very pleas
lngIy " The Last Rose of Summer"
Miss Phinney, who has an unusually
nice conlralto voice, sang very finely a
song entitled, Storm and Sunshine" BY
Dudley Buch. This young lady, although
on account of recent illness not in her best
voice, deserves favorable mention for her
contribution to the programme.
" The Beggar Maid" by Barnby, and
When Mary was a T.assie," by Clarence
ID. Pitkin-both good songs-were render
ed by Mr.. Bancroft in his usual good voice
and taste.
AS to the duets, trios and quartettes it
is but just to say that the selections were
pleasing and given in good time and tune.
The piano solos by Messrs. Briggs and
HadIey were fine compositions and well
performed.
Altogether, Miss Cheney and those who
SO kindly assisted her are to be congratu-
lated upon well chosen programme and
highly successful concert
Business at the police court for the last
week has been lively On Monday night
of last week John Cayhue was arrested
for intoxication. The following day he
was arraigned and fined five dollars and
costs, swearing that one Mitchell, a black
smith, gave him the &" liquor" On Thurs
day night Louis Lagassey of Waterbury
was arrested for intoxication and disturb
ing the peace, and taken to the " cooler. ="
On Friday.he was arraigned before Justice
ii. X. Field, and fined five dollars and
costs, for disturbing the peace, which he
paid and was discharged, On Saturday
afternoon Richard Dodge was taken for
the same offence by Officer Ordway,
assisted by Officer Dudley. "Shack "
made it lively for the officers when oppo-
site the postoffice. After spending the
Sabbath at the county house, he was on
Monday morning arraigned before Justice
r. II. Hinkley and fined, with cost,
amounting to SO so, and given twenty-four
nonrs to procure the wherewith to pay
lie disclosed on E. s. Whitcomb and T. J.
Murphy. Whitcomb was arraigned, found
guilty and gave bail. and took an appeal.