Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-18
Wallace Noyes is sick with lung fever.

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Hiland Alexander is very low with con-
sumption, and can survive but few days.
Isaac NJ. Wright is now janitor Of the
CAPITAL Hall, Mr.. Jerome j. Pratt having
resigned.
Mr.. Wheeler has moved his marble shop
from the hurry block into the basement
of the Union block on State street.
Rubber stamps of every description for
bank, office and personal use are made at
Houard's rubber stamp works, Burlington,
Vt. Price list free. Orders by mail sole
tied.
Miles Washburn of Boston, son of the
late Gamaiol Washburn of this town and
brother of Justus W. F. Washburn, died on
Saturday, January IA, Of Bright's disease,
aged 81 years.
The woman's foreign missionary society
of the Trinity church will hold its ami
versary next Sunday evening at O'Clock.
when Mrs. A. B. Bickford will give an sd
dress and other ladies will aid in the
services and all are invited.
Mr. Chas +. More, Esq, of Fort Dodge,
Iowa, formerly law student of this vii.
lage, and Miss Elizabeth NJ. Cummins
daughter of A. o. Cummins of this village.
will unite in marriage this evening at z
o'clock, at the church of Messiah.
The St. Adams " working" temperance
committee say that they have not the slight
est idea of giving up their labors. They
have surplus in the treasury, which is
being increased by voluntary contributions
by those who did not sign the paper, and
they are fully satisfied with the financial
support received.
On Saturday evening George Butler s
team which was hitched in front of his
store, on Main Street, was taken by some
one about o'clock and driven off. Early
in the morning it was found by Policeman
Ordway hitched to post near the Union
House, and was taken to the Union House
stables where Mr.. Butler found it later.
The wrestling match which came of at
Capital Hall, on Thursday evening Of last
week, between Downing ofSt. Adams and
Rice of this place, was declared draw by
the referee Lane each having won two falls.
Rice who was sick and under the doctor 8
care that day grew worse and had to give
up by the advice of his physician and
friends.
Late on Saturday evening last some
miscreaut threw stone through one Of j..
W. Brooks plate glass windows in his
residence. The stone being picked up in
the morning by Brock was found to have
been worn very smooth, as if carried in
one's pocket some time This is the second
window broken in his house in the same
way within few weeks.
Francis Slason of West Rutland died on
Saturday at the advanced age of 80 years.
For long time Mr. Slason was prominent
ly identified with the business interests of
Nulldnu' VII tuc Vi Tic
Rutland bank, in 1925, Mr.. Slason was
chosen of the bo"rd of directors, on
Office he has held continuously since. On
Tuesday of last week he completed his
fifiy-sixth year of service in this capacity
and received his fifty.seventh election.
About fifty ladies and gentlemen met
at the vestry of Trinity church. on Mon
day evening, pursuent to notice. to inquire
into the possibility of attempting to estab.
lish public library in Montpelier. H. A.
Huse. Esq, presided AMI Hiram Carleton
Esq was secretary of the meeting. The
remarks of many present seemed to show
that the opinion was gaining ground, tina,
the time had come to move in the matter
of the establishment of apermanent public
library in Montpelier. The claims of
public reading room was also presented
A committee was appointed to devise i
place of organization to be submitted to 6
subsequent meeting. The committee wal
constituted as follows:
Rev. G. s. Smith, Rev. j. E. Wright
Mrs G. w. Willard. Mrs. Joel Eos
ter. Jr., Rev. H. F. Hill, B F, Fl
field, M. E Smile, Rev. d, E. Mil
Ter, Rev, j. FL, Kinks, J. R. Bracket
H. A. Huse.