Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-29
.Iohn Hnrtican has moved into Mr.. De.

Mr.. James r. Langdon viii get settled
on his farm in Berlin this week
Fred Blanchard has moved into the
Cotton" house on East Liberty street.
Wallace Dodge has secured good job
in Worcester, Mass, and will remove his
family there.
Isaac R. Moullon has leased one of
Joseph Fishers tcuements in the Cotton
house on East Liberty street.
One Lane of Exeter, n. H., president Of
savings bank, lately county treasurer,
is defaulter to the amount of $4,000.
Widow Bcdott was at Capital Hall last
evening and had q house full of visitors.
Neil burgess in the only Widow Bedott.
Daniel Carr has rented his farm in Mid
dlesex and moved into the tenement in
Bancroft's block over Peck &c Cummlns.
Mr.. NJ. d. Gilman and wife are to re-
turn home, from Boston where they have
spent the winter, on Saturday OF this week.
The hearing on the question OF the
damages to be caused by " opening " the
"arch" hls been postponed until April
18th.
A Massachusetts man has sued his local
papcr because it called him "our local
Oscar Wilde" The press sometimes car
ries its license too far.
The Amherst College Cleo Club will
give concert at Capital Hall Saturday
evening. They are very highly spoken Of
wherever they have appeared.
Michael Ryan for long time the
boss of the section between tho village
and Montpelier junction, has gone to Col
orado. to engage in ralroading there.
Fast Day is scattered, in New England
Maine goes for Thursday, April 18th
Massachusetts for Thursday, April 9th
and New Hampshire and Vermont fol
Friday, April It'll.
l.. S. Simons Of Williamstown has 9
seard capstan, ropes, chains and all nee
ccssary utensils for moving buildings etc,
which he offors to SELL Any one wishing
for good bargain would do we'll to see
or write him.
Work of demolishing tho old Caldwell
house has begun. 1t was the third frame
house erected in town, which was abou
ninety years ago, but was not completed
until 1892 when il was purchased in al
unfinished state by WHY'S Y. Caldwell.
Warren Goodrich of Williamstown has ;
list Of nlmanacs dating from about ion
years ago TO the present year. Mrs
Goodrich also has silver thimble that ha'
been in use 50 years, and chair that ha!
withstood the blasts Of 100 winters.
Some one rcvives the fact that the sum
mer of 1916, the year that New England
farmers called " eighteen hundred ant
starved TO death" was preceded by jus
such winter as VIC have been having
1t was summer onlyi name, for nothing
seemed TO grow.
The Boston AdCcrtjSCf estimates that b,
immigration and natural increase the pop
ulation of the United States is already a
least five per cent greater than reported
by the late census, or not less than $1,000
900 and thinks that by the end of the yea
the population will be fully 100000.
The Free Baptist church in St. Johns
bury was totally destroyed by fire Suuda.
forenoon. Tie flames caught from tn
furnace in tho basement and could not b
stayed the building being entirely consunl
ed. The loss is estimated at twelve thou
sand dollars and the insurance is abou
four thousand.
The new comet discovered by profcsso
Wells, an Albany astronomer, only 100
100000 miles distant, approaches III
earth at the rate Of 100000 miles day
but is expected to switch off when sti
S0,0O0,000 miles away. 1t will be visabl
to the naked eye in about six weeks an
will he fully as large as the comet of 1885,
which had tail forty degrees in length.
The Grown y sewing machine sol
by G.. II. Shpman at tho "Old Reliable
shoe store has all tho modern improve
mcnts and more good points" than an
other machine now in the market. II
construction is very simple and therefor
durable and easy TO run. 1t is elegant
finished and the price is as low as inlcric
machines are sold for, Don't buy unit
you see the Crown"
En- Gov. PROCrOR BURNED OUr.-Tl
residence of cx-Gov. Redfeld Proctor
Sutherland Falls was destroyed by fire
/ o'clock Friday night. Most of the flu
niture, valuable library, paintings, fami
relics and some important papers we
burned. The house was unoccupied,
the owners family is spending the vii
Ter in Boston. Insured; loss unknow
Supposed to be the work Of an incendiar
THE MOLLY STARK CoNCERr.-Tl
concert in Capitol Hall Thursday evenir
Will be the best entertainment possible
i its kind. The troupe has had full hous
wherever they have appeared, their Tr,
and Albany performances meeting wit
great success. Not only is their cnterpri
a patriotic one but they receive tho heart
commentator of competent and indepcl
dent critics who declare Emerson to
the best cornet player and De Seve tho be
violinist now in America. Tickets nav
had at Phinncy's and those who do not {
will lose a charming musical treat.
w. W. Dawlcy of Ludlow, brother
Frank Il. Dawley Of this place, has !
Gently invented and had patented a "chai
for joining rails on railroads. This Oh,
is SO constructed as to mako better n,
stronger joint than any now in use; do
aWaV wit all hollis ~, 7 v,,,z