Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-17


colored buntings. moire. stripes plalds'
plain, ribbons, etc.
Camilla Urso is to be at Capital Hall
Monday evening, May Goth.
The band is to give its first outdoor
concert this wednesday, evening.
Henry Bowers is to be taken to Windsor
for trial on Monday, the 22d instant.
The interment of the bodies deposited
in the tomb in the cemetery was begun on
Monday last.
Forty-three hands are now in the employ
of Fisher & Colton's silver and nickel
plating works.
Erastus Hubbard is soon to commence
the erection of house on Spring street at
the head of Summer street.
Ezekiel Kent is soon to commence the
erection of two tenement houses on his
vacant lot on upper Elm street.
George w. Wing Esq, will deliver the
Decoration day address in Montpelier
Tho programme of exercises for the day
will be announced next week.
A letor from the insane asylum At
Brattloboro states that the condition of
George ]. Hubbard, who was recently
taken there, is much improved.
Mrs. Col. Boutwell, is very low with
pneumonia, her recovery not being OK
pccted. Mrs. Henry Mutt and Mrs. Eben
Gunnison are also very low and not ex-
roctod to survive but few days.
The johnson normal school has a weigh
or and measurer who recently reported
the average weight Of the students to be
5S,33 kilos. OPS pounds), and tho average
height to be 1.G7 meters (j.49 feet.
Johu Carter, for some years engineer
ON the Montpelier Is Wells River railroad,
stopped in town over Sunday, when on
his way wost, with his family. lie socur-
ed position on a western road some
months ago.
Hiram A. Cutting, NJ. D., of Lunch
hurgh, has been appointed as delegate Of
tho Vermont state medical society =
10 attend the meeting of tho American
medical association, held ut St. Paul,
Mimi, June next.
Luke Nee has purchased of General
Thomas the house and land on Town hill,
formerly owned by Barnard Town, for bis
sonin.law. John Emmons, Jr., who has
moved there. Mr.. Nee has also purchased
the land and barn thereon above Antoine
Labouchere's of Charles IL. Cross.
"Guardy" L. Pearsons, son Of Moses
Pcarsons of this town, who is station
agent at Cuttingsville, ten miles below
Rutland. is very sick and his parents wor'
sent for last Thursday. Dispatches re
ccived from there on Sunday and Monday
state that there IS but very slight hope o
his recovery.
Two arrests for drunkenness were mad
by tho police en- Saturday night, Stephel
Burgin being taken to the cooler" b.
Officer Ordway, and one McManus, form
crly of Waterbury, by James Finn at tn
Central depot. On Monday Justice Hinb
ley fined each the usual sum Of five dol
lars and costs. One swore TO procurin,
the liquor Of fellow named Jim, and tn
other Of a stranger in the arch.
MISSING BUT NOT Losr.-A Waterbur
sensation has been exploded by the retur
of an old gentleman named King, VIII
was reported recently as missing frol
Town, and his whereabouts were nj
known. The affair grew to be such
MYSTERY that the authorities began to COZ
slider the propriety of an investigation
but on Saturday the old gentleman turnc
up. Flo had simply been visiting h
friends in adjacent towns.
The grand list of Montpelier for tn
year is 1872, l360S, the decrease from la
years amount being almost entirely d.
to the removal of James Il. Langdon
Berlin. At the adjourned meeting We
to-day u highway tax in money of :
cents on the dollar was voted. As to II
town tax w. G. Ferrin, II. w. Heato
and c. j. Gleason advocated tax tn
should pay part of the principal of Il
debt as we'll as current expenses, while
w. Ellis and NJ. ID. Gilman advocated
tax for current expenses alone. The latt
idea prevailed by vote of 9 to :, and
town tax OF 50 cents on tho dollar W
voted.
The Womcn's Christian tcmpcran
union of Washington and Orange count
will hold temperance convention
Barre, VT, Wednesday, May 3lst.
Each local union is entitled to five dc
rgttcs. All temperance organizatio
arc invited to soud two delegates. Church
in towns where there are no tempcran
societies are also requested to send ty
delegates.
Entertainment provided for all, aud
turn checks on railroad will be furnishe
For convenience. delegates are request
10 wear tho white ribbon badge. Collie
ton will be taken to help deiray cxpens,
Mrs. Emily Mclaughlin of Boston w
sivo an address in the evening.
women interested in our cause arc CO
daily invited to mcot with us.
Mrs, LAURA l.. SrANpIsIt
Vice President for Orange Co.
Mis-. d. i. FULLER,
Vice President for WASHINGTON IN