Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-12

Several severe cases OF diphtheria and
typhoid fever are reported.
Clark B. Roberts has been visiting in
Montpelier for few days.
NJ d. Fowler machinist. is on the sick
list laid up with rheumatism.
You will find the incest lot of photo
graph and autograph albums at Slayton s.
Mihon Taplin. now of Boston, paid his
former home in Montpelier flying visit
last week.
Mr.. Wright Is to preach in the Morse
school house in East Montpelier, next
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Denison Taft has commenced the
work of remodelng his residence by put
ting on Mansard roof.
Mrs. Marcus D Gilman and Mrs Chas
Reed leave next week for Boston. where
they are to spend the winter.
ton of another house on First avenue.
VI ior and William Goodwin doing the
JOB.
The hearing on the appraisal of Carl
Smiths lot on Barre street by the commits
sioner, OF the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad has been adjourned until next
Monday.
Mr.. Henry w. Whtcomb, for five years
an employee at Kimbalrs granite works,
has severed with him and gone to Burling-
ton to work.
Regular public meeting of the 1. o. oil
G. T., and the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, next Sunday at the Trinity
vestry, at O'Clock NJ.
The Young Ladies' Temperance Union
held a reception at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. D. L. Fuller last Friday evening
and had very pleasant time.
George W. Wilder has on hand and for
sale at his bookstore complete sets of The
Library of Universal knowledge, pub
lished by the American Book Exchange
We understand that the Montpelier &
Wells River Railroad are negotiating fol
the purchase of Murray's brick block for
the purpose of converting it into passen-
ger depot.
Important changes have been made in
the running of the trains over the Central.
The time table on our fourth page is ill.,
correct, but that on the third page is
revised"
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Historical Society will be held at the State
House in Montpelier on Tuesday, the 18th
day OF October, 1881, at ? O'Clock in the
afternoon.
William Dillons house near Wright s
Mills narrowly escaped destruction by fire
caused by the burning out of a chimney
As it vas, the roof and upper part of the
house were almost totally destroyed.
All sorts of paragraphs have gone the
newspaper rounds concerning the value oil
mutilated coins. An authoritative an
nouncement is now made by the director
Of the mint that the government has fixed
no valuation upon mutilated silver coin
other than the market value of the silver
they contain; they are purchased at the
mlnts by weight as bullion. and the value
depends upon the value of silver on thu
day the coin is received at the mint
Many persons refuse to accept mutilateC
silver. If all followed this rule mutilatio I
would soon cease.
A SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT.-About
o'clock this "wednesday afternoon Pete
Marcott, Jr., was instantly killed. HI
was drawing coal for James Medler, Of
East Mechanic street, with Ben Daley
coal team. He had dumped his coal, an,
soon after his team came down the hill
without driver. Near the house he wa
fonnd dead, the wheel having passed owe
his neck. There being a deep cavity i
the road where the accident occurred, th
supposition is bat when the wheel wen
INFO this he was thrown from the seat, o.
that in attempting to get on while th
team was in motion be stepped into tn
hole and fell and was run over. He wa
twenty nine years old and unmarried H
was very quiet and industrious man.
The following resolutions on the dealt
of President Garfield were adopted at
regular meeting of Brooks Post, G. A. R
held October 4th:
WHEREAS, In a time of peace and IN
equaled prosperity; in an hour when tn
heat of party politics was at its lowest; i
an era of conieutment and expectation
James A. Garfield. president OF the Unite
States, was fouly attacked by an assassin
and,
WHEREAS. After eighty days of patier
suffering he has been gathered to the siler
land, We, the members of BROOKS Pos
No -. Grand Army of the Republic
soldiers who mourn the departure OF thu
brave comrlde, this statesman, this patrio
TINS leader. desire to place on record som
memorial of him; therefore,
ReSoiUed, That we are comIorted by hi
loss from our fast thinning ranks by tn
reflection that all religion were for ono
united in prayer for his recovery to wei
being; that all classes of political opinio
watched tenderly beside his sick bed; ths
all colors. nalionalities, sections of th
country and the people, the blue and Ii
gray the north aud the south, the east an
the west were of one heart and mind
sympathy and good will toward him an
those dear 10 HIM.
Resolved, That we hail universal una
fected mourning at his decea,e throughol
as sure proof OF love of country and II
flag we fought for, not merely tenderne
for the fallen standard bearer; that v
rejoice amid our tears that the brothe
hood OF man in all lands has been iemo
s'rated by the foreign sympathy which HI
been extended by all peoples and the