Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-10


Yesterday the street sprinkler made its
first appearance this season.
Mr.. Wright is to preach in the Morse
School House next Sunday afternoon.
Edmund Yatter of Andover, N. H.. is
visiting his relatives and friends in town.
The comet is growing brighter and will
be visable to tho naked eye in few days.
Messrs. Irish e Sparrow Of the Union
House have recently purchased new
hack.
Tho construction train is again finishing |
the grading and filing on the Barre
branch railroad.
William Goodwin is to have charge Of
the erection of GeorgeH. Guernsey's house
on Seminary avenue.
Work in transforming the Murray
block into first class depot for the NJ. &
W. r. railroad is rapidly going forward.
The annual muster Of the Vermont Ma
tional guard, will be held THIS year at
Brandon, Col. w. l.. Grsenleaf in COM
mand.
Crossett IL Goodrich have taken the
contract to build Eliza Taylor's house on
Hubbard street and one for Mr.. Fales
on Pearl street.
John Mcclure, section boss on the
Montpelier & Barre Branch r. T., has
purchased the John Donahue farm in Mid
Icscx for S1100.
Edward Balantinc of Burlington, mas
ter of a canal boat, was drowned near
Dunham's Basin, a few miles from Fort
Edward, last Thursday night.
Albert A. Rcdway, of Boston has boon
making his former home, the capital, a.
visit of few days. lie is now travelling
agent for Il tobacco house in Richmond,
Va.
Mr.. Cass, formerly employed at KIM
balls granite works, but tho past year in
the nickel works, is now lying very low
ut the American house with homor-
rhsgc of the lungs.
Most of our maple sugar makers who
commenced carly and kept at it through
GOOD bad and indifferent weather, report
about an average amount of sugar made,
though not up in quality.
A union temperance meeting, at which
Dr. A. Clark presided, was held in the
ycstry Of Bethany church last Sunday
evening, Messrs. Heath, Wing, Gary,
Clough and Rev. d. f. Miller made
speeches.
Mr.. N. c. Bacon Of this town had a
shock of paralysis, on Thursday of last
week, at Franklin, N. Fl. lie was brought
home on Friday, and up to last (Iuesday)
night his condition was not improved.
His speech, limbs and right side are badly
r'ectcd.
The death is announced Of Mrs. Ham
mond. Ballou, well known in western
Vermont as an evangelist. For some time
past she had been at work in northern
New York, but at the time Of her death
was in Westport. Apoplexy in given as
tho cause of her death.
The mortality Of Montpelier for the first
four months .of this year, ending April
3Oth, was only about one-fourth as great
as during the corresponding period las,
wear, the number of deaths occurring il
that time being only eleven against the
iorty.two during the same period in 1881
The state Sunday school committed
lave accepted the invitation of the Sun
day schools and churches of this place tc
hold the state convention at Montpelie
early in September. 1t is expected tina
Rev. DR.. J. II. Vincent will be present tc
aid in the convention work. Further par
tculars will be given.
G. NJ. Chase, editor Of the Lynda
Union, announced in his last issue the i'm
mediate publication, in book form, from
the Argus Office of this place, series
very interesting letters which wore writ
ten by him to his paper while he wa
enjoying an editors run through New
Mexico and Colorado The book wi
prove very interesting reading.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD.--Th
Il Of tl,o oto yhn1J OF !,
Central Vermont Railroad company wi
be held ut their Office in st. Adams O
Wednesday, the 18th day of May. for Ii
election OF directors for the year ensuing
and for the transaction of such otht
business as may properly come bcfol
aid meeting.
RUNAwAYs.-M Monday pair of horst
attached 10 a load Of hay belongin.
Adams livery stable commenced runnin
when near tho Marsh farm up IL
branch" coming down Elm street. turf
ing down State and going up Middlese
street to the end Of the road, when tho
stopped, no damage being done exec
scattering the hay the entire distance.
Tuesday Dennis Lanes horse BEGAN
frightened at the cars when standing
the Central depot, ran down State sire
and turned into NJ. Il. SMILES var
where the buggy struck tree, was owe
turned and somewhat demolished.
Tuesday evening William Farwell
Barre left his horse standing on Semina,
Hill. 1t started on a run, came down Il
hill through the arch, turned up Ma
and thence up Barre street. where it W
stopped at the foot of the hill without al
damage having been done.