Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-06

Walter A. Williams of Detroi, Mioh
arrived IN town on Monday on a visit A.,
g. few weeks.
Atkinsou's Jollities at capital hall Fri
day evening will give lots of solid fun 70
: the money.
: Calvin Robinson has removed from
= VIM. AndIews' tenement house ON Bnrli,
! street into Hopkins tenement on Sn, in,
B street
Capt. Il Ely Goddard was defeated in
Ely Tor representative by vote of 20 10
lil' Geo. NJ. Dearborn. democrat, being
elected
Inc Brandon muster was great suo
cess and the boys of the Montpelier com
pany got home Satur day night on Hall,
train.
Rush 2 Barrett, Esq, leaves Mont
p"iler Tor Rutland. where he goes into tn,
insurance business in the office of NJ. 7
Francisco
Ashton II. Willard, Esq, and his sister
'e'urned from Europe Friday. Mr., Will
lard opened his law office Monday and
ia'cnds to make Montpelier his home in.
stead of"going west"
PEABODY REARREsrEp. "A St. Johns
bury dispatch says that Richard e. Pea.
body charged with forgery to the amount
Of $4,000, and who jumped his bail in
1879, has been rearrested at Woodstock.
a foot-race between VIM. G. Quimby
and Fred Sargent of this town took place
on Tuesday evening. drew large crowd.
They running the entire length of Barre
street, resulting in an easy victory by
Sargent.
A. X. Spoffard. a librarian of congress,
with his wife and daughter were at tho
Pavilion last week. From there thew
went to Mt. Mansfield. Mr.. Spoffard's
father was a graduate of Middlebury
college.
Let those who are delegates to the state
Sunday school convention at Montpelier,
September 18th and 18th, and intend to
be present, notify J. V. Babcock of Mont.
pelier that entertainment may be provided.
We expect a very successful meeting.
Drs. Cow and Spear and Hulburd of our
state will be here as also DR.. j. H. Vim
cent who is host in himself.
The Free Press of Thursday morning
thinks there is no election for congress in
this district. But it still looks to us that
Poland goes in by few hundred. Such
must be the case unless the summary
telegraphed Of the Windham and Windsor
county vote has left out several hundred
scattering votes. In Washington county
Poland is in minority of about two
hundred, with the town of Worcester to
hear from.
The call to the picn ic on the farm of E.
E. Andrews of Berlin was responded to
by about six hundred grangers and friends
of agriculture, on Wednesday last. The
lay was fine for gathering in the woods,
ind Judging from the many happy faces
present one felt that much of the care and
toll of farmers Of late had been laid aside |
or the day, and good time was being
enjoyed by all. Tho audience were ia
vored with readings from Miss Averill of |
Mortified, recitation from Charlie Huse
OF Berlin, short speeches from Mr.. Averill |
and Charles Dolo of Mortified and 9th.
ers; also with an essay from Mrs. Charles |
Dewey of Berlin. She is in very feeble
nealth, and it was with great effort that
she was able to read, but her article was
50 full of good suggestions and kindly en-
puragement to farmers h,l some Of tbs
niger ones thought that if they only
'D,sessed her head AMI brains with their
rength they might talk at length profit
1ly. Singing was also in order. Mr..
'hGrlcs Dewey took charge of the choir
resent Several songs were rendered
Mrs, j Leland Of Berlin sang the popular
'png, The COWS are in the corn" Miss
)le Farnham of Williams sown sang the
ong entitled, Don't leave the farm,
,oys." A Mr.. L lward Clark from Brat
lcboro, who was in charge of tho new
1stey organ which was used that Nj. An.
Irews hal just ordered, sang several
ongs, which with the o,her exercise,
elped to fill out tho day pleasantly, and
hough the speaker that was expected
rom Burlington failed to make his APP.
'earance, all felt that home talent could
re used probably even though it WAS not
Xpected to equal that from abroad, and
vas better than long, dry speeches after &
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