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

Yesterday Ezra Perkins broke an arm
by falling from the top of barn
The new river and harbor appropriation
bill gives Burlington Sl2 900 and Swanton
5 1900.
Rev Howard F. Hill will peach al
Wricht's Mills on Sunday next, at 2:}n
in the afternoon.
Engineer James S. Boutwell, OF the
Montpelier &c Wells river railroad has been
of duty for few days.
Elizabeth Taylor, Waitsicld pau.er
who lost a son in the war. has Just got n
pension and $500 arrears.
Post Mills has the largest lish-rod
mandatory in the United States. 1t is
owned by Thomas II. Chubb
At Richmond Monday good butsor
brought from % to 81 cents; at Milton
prices ranged from 20 to % cents.
John p. Eddy fell down the steps in
Robert Hargins yard last evening, and
sprained or broke his right ankle.
Henry Yatter, former resident of this
town, is back again, and now wiclds the
shears in Felix Pratt's barber shop
The Odd Follows annual reunion this
year is 10 be held at Queen City Park,
Burlington, July 9th, 9Th and 7:h.
Thomas Pierson, of Waterbury, died in
intense agony the 10th. he having been
kicked in tho bowels Monday by colt.
The vcrgennes postoflice war has been
closed by the reappointment of Mr.. john
son as postmaster. 1t had ragged fol
months with great vigor.
Ashton r. Willard and his sister Mary
left Montpelier Monday. They start from
New York on their European trip in q
few days and intend returning in Sep.em-
Der.
CoNGREGAT CONFERENCE.-The
annual state convention of Congregations
churches will be held in the Congregational
church at Manchester on Tuesday and
Wednesday, June Is and IA.
DESERVED RECoGNITIoN.-Our state
geologist, DR.. II. A. Cutting. in consider
alton of his original researches on build
ing stones, has been elected a member o.
| the society of natural history at Brook
vile, Ind.
Don Albert Chandler, nineteen years Of
age and a son of Henry Chandler Of Yves.
Randolph, was killed in Chicago last
Wednesday night, having fallen under
cars which cut his body in two. He was
buried at West Randolph, Monday.
The adjourned general term of the Su
preme court which begun here the 9th il
| still in session, and is now engaged in dis
posing OF the Washington county docket
Judges Ross, Powers, veazey, Taft and
Rowell are in attendance this week. Johr
II. Senter, Esq, of Warren was admitted
yesterday as an attorney of the supreme
| court.
An adjourned meeting of the directors
and members of Washington county agri-
cultural society will be holden at the Court
! House in Montpelier on Saturday, the ID
day of June, at o'clock, L. NJ, TO hear
| report of committee as to location Of fair
and to decide whether fair will be holden
the present year. A full attendance is
solicited.
BY ORDER or THE PRESIDENT.
A handsome hearse has been provided
for the use of those inferred in the Cutler
cemetery. II was given by bequest O
the late Almira Cummins, of East Mont
pelier, and was made by the Chase broth
crs, of Mortified. 1t is very neatly gottol
up, and Weighs only six hundred pounds
and has plato glass sides. A new hearse
house has been erected by the roadside in
front of the cemetery. and is in the charge
of Edgar, son of Lucius Cummins.
Deputy Sheriff l.. w. Avery of North
Geld was brought before United State
Commissioner Gleason in Montpelier las
week and bound up for appearance at tn
U. S. Court for an offence against tn
postal laws. Avery's wife,who sues for
divorce, wrote letter to one Hagget, 0
Lowell and it was deposited in the North
field Office when Avery asked for it an
got it. U. S. District Attorney IIaskins
Special Agent Biselow and Marshal IIcnr
were present at the hearing before Com
missioner Gleason.
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