Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-23
Ed. J. Mitchell left on Friday for Toll.

Ed. J. Mitchell left on Friday for Toll
edo, Ohio.
Joel Foster returned from his trip to
Omaha on Saturday.
John H. Hopkins of Providence, R. l.,
has been stopping in town for several
days.
The Richard Dodge benefit, given on
Thursday evening ut Capital Hall, was a
success in every particular but financial.
NC. Tabor and Henry Horn have been
very sick the past week, but are now re-
ported on the gain.
The Vermont state spiritualist society
will hold their annual convention at
Montpelier. Sept %, 2S and "a, 1882.
The Montpelier board of civil authority
meets at Capital Hall Wednesday fore
noon, August 30th, to revise the check list.
Guardy Pearson was brought home from
Cutingsville last Friday although still un-
able to sit up; he is now rapidly recover
ing.
After three years. absence in Chicago,
George Hathaway returned to his old home
last week Thursday, and is again in the
employ of the Lane manufacturing COM
pany.
Oscar Vail. William Dodge, Mark
E,onob Iob, pboI,e n Nd yV;pEord plopob
ard started on Monday morning for
Greensboro pond and Long pond in
Albany on fishing trip of week or ten
days.
Chas. e. Upham. ESQ, of Canton, Ohio,
son of the late William r. Upham, who
has been visiting with his aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Langdon, for three weeks returns home on
Friday. This was his first visit east since
he went 10 his western home fourteen
years ago.
Geo. II. Guernsey of this town has con.
tracted to build the new Unitarian church
in st. Adams from the foun dator for the
sum of $4,000, and has tho work under
way. IIo is also erecting the new Free
Baptist church in st. Johnsbury, for which
he is to receive about the same amount
Charles Tyler, an employe of the cap
shop met with a severe accident on
Monday when running a splitting saw
lie severed two fingers on his left hand
below the second Joint and cut the other
two badly. Dr.. Reid dressed the wounds
and hopes to save the two remaining
fingers.
WRESTLING EXHIBITIoNs.-Under the
management of j. J. Thompson of Bur-
lngton, G. w. Reagan of st. Adams, and
Henry the Black",of Quebec are to have
wrestling matches at Montpelier, Rutland
and Keene. The announcement will be
read with interest by all those interested
in athletic sports,
Early Sunday Morning William Yatter
was arrested by the police for intoxcation.
Later in the day companion in the per-
son of one Kinney of Barre was furnished
him by the police for the same offence.
On Monday the usual fine of five dollars
and costs was imposed upon them by
Justice Huse which they settled.
Astronomer Proctor says that some of
these meteors that have been whizzing
through the sky the past week are only of
few grains weight and from that up to
ton. They are all supposed to strike the
cath somewhere, and it is estimated that
in about a hundred million years they
would add foot or so to the diameter of
the old globe.
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.-The Dem
ocrats of Washington county met at Mont.
pelier, last Saturday, and were called to
order by j. II. Senter, chairman of the
county committee and Geo. w. Blssett of
Barre was chosen to preside and Frank
E. Donahue of More'ogn secretary. Be-
yond the routine work of the convention
and the passage of resolutions it put in
nomination the following ticket; For
senators Stephen c. Shurtleff of Montpelier
lad B, P. White of Calais; Assistant
Judges, Geo. 0. Davis of Marshfield and
Geo. II, Hastings of Waitsfeld; States
attorney, John II. Scnter of Warren;
Sheriff, Horatio Templeton of Worcester;
Judge of Probate, +. L. French of Blrre;
and for high Baillff, Andrew Murray of
Moretown. The ticket thus nominated is
very good one.
We never heard anybody yet say nm
unkind thing of lemons, Like certain
very rare class of people. they seem to
have the quality of agreeing with all sorts
of dispositions and temperaments The
doctors praise them and SO do the ouacks.
Even Mrs. Caudle couldn't deliver cur
tain lecture with a lemon for q subject.
An exchange suggests that if, when PEG.
pie feel the need Of an acid, they would
let vinegar alone and use lemons or sour
apples, they would feel just as well salts
fled and receive no injury. And a sugges-
ton may not come amiss as to good
plan whendemons are cheap in the market
A person should, in those times, purchase
several dozen at once, and prepare them
for use In the warm, weak days of sprino
ana summer, when acids of lemons and
ripe fruits are so grateful and useful
Press your hand on the lemon and roll II
back and forth brisky on the table. 10
make it squeeze more easily; then press
the Juice into bowl or tumber-never
into tin; strain out all the seeds, as thew
give bad taste, Remove all tho puIp
from tho peel and bill in water-a mint
for dozen pulps-to extract the acid.
a few minutes boiling is enough; then
strain tho water with the juice of the
lemons; put pound of white SUGAR TO n
pint of the juice; boil ten minutes; bottle
It, and your lemonade is ready. Put n
tablespoonful or two of thia Iopoor .....