Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-04

To-day is the nintv-fourth anniversary
of the settlement of this town.
Engine company No. take their
machine out this evening for practice.
James T Fields, the well known author
and former publisher, of Boston, died last
week.
John Lawrence of Montpelier intends
taking his departure for Kansas on the
18th of this month.
Mrs +. C. Camp and son, Fred c..
have taken the tenement in the Hyde
block vacated by II. G. Dewing.
Mrs F. Emery and children of Min
neapolis. Ninn., arrived in Montpelier on
Saturday. They intend to remain through
the summer.
Hon. John A. Kasson, who aspires to the
speakershp of the next House, was born
in Vermont, but studied law and was
married at New Bedford, Mass.
Next Sunday morning Rev. j. Edward
Wright will preach memorial sermon
on the life of the late Mrs. Cora (King)
Johonnott.
Damine Matthew has bought the building
on Elm street which is occupied by him
self as blacksmith shop, and by Peck &
Colby, painters, paying 81, 100.
From January LIST to May LIST there
have been forty deaths in tewn-twenty
adults and twenty children. of these
eighteen died of diphtheria. During the
same period last year there were nineteen
deaths in town.
The adjourned town meeting yesterday
was slimly attended. George W. Wing
was elected moderator, and on recommen-
dation of the selectmen tax of 40 cents
was raised with IA discount of 8 per cent.
f paid before June Is.
The Montpelier band is again without a
eader, the wherewth to pay the present
one not being forthcoming. Mr.. Bert
Waterman leaves oday, having made an
engagement to travel with a variety COM
pany the coming season.
For some time the express over the
Central leaving Montreal 1T $50 A. NJ.
has reached Boston promptly on time at
p. NJ, making run of three hundred and
thirty-four miles in ten and one-h half hours.
This Is probably the fastest run for so long
distance in New England.
The Dartmouth Glee Club give their
concert in Capital Hall tomorrow evening,
May 9th. The club consists of Messrs.
w. A. Bartlett, Benjamin Tenney, A. F.
Rice and II. l., Luques, and come here
highly recommended by the press of the
places where they have given entertain
ments. Give them full house.
Royal S. Carr WAS hung at Windsor last
Friday for numbering William Wallace
Murrcummock, on the 18th of December,
1873. He met his fate stolidly. He was
of u low order ofintelect but knew enough
to have committed two murders, one
being that of Mrs. LOOMS in 1868 for
which he was convicted of manslaughter
and imprisoned for several years.
1t may be pleasant to sit at home by the
FIRE these cool, windy days, but if by any
chance you venture out, and are in need of
hosiery, gloves or dress goods, or wish to
supply your tables with crockery or glass
ware, remember that Webster has opened
larger line of these goods, at lower
prices, than ever before. Remember, too,
that the Globe kid glove is warranted
against tearing or ripping; and that tn )
Imperial kid glove, laced, in black has
lust been added to his stock.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has been sen.
fenced to imprisonment for connection
with the uhiliss, and it looks as though
the new Emperor Alexander will follow
the coercve policy of his father. One
trouble in Russia is that so severe punish.
ments have been put upon people convict
ed rs to render their relatives and friends
careless of what happens to them so long
as they see Il chance of getting even with
those who have had hand in these cruel
punishments.
REMovALs-James J. Young from Eliza
Young's house on St. Paul street into the
Hopkins block on Spring street, and his
-, L., f,np
Polands house near Seminary avenue
into the same block; Curtis Carpenter
from Eliza Guernsey's house into the
tenement over o. ID. Scribner's store
Charles o. Foster from the Clogston bloch
into his own house at the corner of Frank
lin and Cross streets; Eeazer f. Dodge
from the Marsh building into the OLD
LYMAN house on Elm street, and james
Holt back into the Bacon block, from
which he removed two weeks before.
On Thursday afternoon last, q four. year
old colt driven by Fred Bailey of Berlin
became ightcned at the cars while passing
the Wells River depot, suddenly turned u
bout throwing Mr.. Bailey and his two year
old child out, breaking the shafts and eros
bar The horse freed itself from the wagol
and ran down the railroad track through
the railroad bridge; falling through tn
cuIvcrt at the end into the driveway below
distance of fifteen feet, being wedge'
between the abutmGnt and some lumbe
at the bottom. Strange to say the hors
when taken out was found to be uninjure
with the exception of II cut upon its tail
and neither Mr.. Bailey or his child wer
injured.
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