Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-27


this week Merrill Russell has leased her
house fer one year.
The tracks in the yard of the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad in town are
being raised one foot
Charles w skinner starts for n trip to
California this week. His invalid mother
residing there is to return east with him.
Charles F. Robinson has removed from
one of the X T. Davis houses, on Summer
street. to Mrs b. NJ. Clark's house on
Barre s'lcct.
Henry Butterfly. an employe of the
cab shop on Tuesday afternoon sawed the
end, of aj, W fingers on his left hand on
the spntine saw.
Nv. Morrow had one of his fingers
broken las wrl by large stick of wood
being thrown or a mn assisting him in
unloading wool
Feel Cr.cr has leased the tenement
in Palanis house, near Seminary avenue,
lately vacated by Merrill Russell, and is
going to housekeeping.
Nat c King, Charlie Chandler and Olin
w. Daily leave for New York city on
Thursday, where they are TO attend mcdi.
cal lectures Ibis winter.
About one hundred loads of dirt, which
were brought from Plainfield last June
and put on the road between the post
Office bridge AMI the Pavilion, are being
removed
Mchlcl Krji',er, living on Der lin side
has purchasoJ Michael Ryans house on
Court street, paying $1,000; possession
taken Nov J. when Mr.. Ryan's family
remove west.
Robt. H. Whitney has removed from
Geo. Colby's house on Putnam street to
tho Bennett block, William A. Quinby
is going to housekeeping in the tenement
made vacant by Colby.
Mrs. Mary a. Livermore, the acknowl-
edged queen of the American platform.
will give her lecture on 1.-THE Boy of To-
day" in Capital Hall. Montpelier, on the
evening Of Oct. IS. Tickets, So cents
for sale at Phinney's bookstore.
Superstitiou3 people who believe that
the appearance CT heavenly wonders be-
tokens some great calamity will be inter-
csted in tho fact that two comets have
been located within a few days, and one
of them is supposed to be the comet of
1872.
On Tuesday two daughters Of Patrick
Kane were out riding with A. G. Harlow's
team when the horse became frightened
near the Catholic church, throwing them
out. Both were picked up insensible, but
not seriously hurt. The carriage was
overturned aud damaged somewhat.
Mrs A. 5. Needham, who has proved
an adept rs hostess of a boarding hou SO, at
Nanta-kc. beach and elsewhere, proposes
to demonstrate the fact at Montpelier this
fall, having taken the T. J. Hubbard house
on Barre street. Any who want board at
the capital during the session of legisla-
ture will do we'll to apply to Or write A.
S. Needham, Montpelier, Vt.
The thunder storm of Tuesday evening
of last week WAS as busy one rs has |
ever been known in this state. As sam |
pie of its activity, in Randolph the light
ming killed Il cow for Mr.. A. Allen |
in the north part of the town;
broke grindstonc for Mr.. James |
Grow and knocked bricks from the chin
nCy and shingles from the roof of a house |
on Mr.. Me.zar Woodburys farm. In
Tunblilgc, Bradford and other towns in
Orange county there was plenty Of
striking done by he lightning; as indeed
there was all over the state.
Buildings STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT
BRADFORD. Bradford was visited by a
terrible shower, which lasted more than
an hour, Tuesday night. John B. Peck
cts house was struck by lightning. The
bolt struck the chimney, demolishing it,
and pissed through the roof in two places.
main plrt OF the house, where it broke
windows, tore off p|astoring, burned the
walls, and passed out through the side of
The house. The other came down into the |
ell, doing considerable damage, and burst
through the outer walls of the house in two
places. There were seven persons in the
house, None were seriously hurt. Mrs.
Pechcu received II severe shock.
On Sunday night, John Garland OF
lii9hgMe stole large mare, a two-years-
Old colt md sucking colt from j. L.
Mitchell q lIolt's Corners, near st. Ar
mani station, and started for this side of
the line When he reached Franklin he
stole wagon and HARNESSES belonging to
George Reynolds and continued his Jour
nev. Mr.. d. Gilmore of st. Adams was
pm. On his track and followed him to
Berlin, where the fellow was found with
the horses and arrested. He seemed anx-
lous to plead guilty, and was turned
over to the tender mercies of the Wash
IhGton county court. Referring to the
term he won'd probably get at Windsor,
he said j, might as we'll be for life as
Tor & few years, for he would no
doubt do tic same thing again as soon as
he was released
EAST ELMoRE,-Nat. Nelson is slowly
i'lilng, and his death is looked for at any
day.
y i. Dayar, who broke his leg some
lIme ago in Il horse race, has got so that
he ran go about the house with help.
) X Cameron has built new barn
Ia The place Of the old one. Mr.. Cameron
has a nice and handy set of buildings now.
Ira Morse is raising up his house and
newly finishing the outside putting on two