Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-25

Gilmores band is to give n concert a
village hall on the evening of November
DR.. Geo. f. Hunt has purchased tn
Col. Boutwell, house on spring street, pay
ing S2.l25.
Alexander Warden has removed from
Berlin side into rooms in French's block
on main street.
Robert Alexander, who has been resid.
ing in Alegona, Iowa, since last spring
returned home last Friday.
Mason Shepard of Roxbury has re.
moved to Montpelier, into the Rker house
on Barre street.
Rev. j. D. Beeman last week attended
the funeral of his father, Hubbard Beeman,
who died at North Fairfax of erysipelas.
The second of series of afternoon tenn.
perance meetings. will be held in the Meth
olist church next Sunday, at JPN.
Dayton P. Clark has been appointed
collector of taxes by the school committee
of the Union School district.
City life not being to the taste of
Michael Canning he has returned from
Lowell, Mass, and is now in employ nj
the cab works.
Albert S. Caswell, engineer on the Mont.
pelier and Barre road. leaves the first of
next month for COLORADO. where he is to
spend the winter for his health.
We Understandable Scott W. George, for
some twelve years in the employ of Sum.
ner Kimball, has purchased the livery
business of B. Plumley Young.
Rev /. G. Ware of Burlington is to
preach in the Church Of the Messiah
next Sunday morning; and in the evening
10 give a lecture upon John Bunyan.
f. j. Phelps, Esq, gives an address
before the historical society Thursday
evening in Representatives Hall. The
address will be upon Judge Prentiss. All
are invited.
Thomas Smith arrived in town on Fri
day from the west, where he has resided
for two years past, having taken up a
homestead in Dakota He is to remain in
town until spring.
Prof. Taylor, the illusionist has given
five entertainments at Capitol Hall during
the past week to large houses. Among
the prizes offered was sofa on Saturday
evening, drawn by Senator c. W. Read of
Addison county. On Monday evening the
Sl5 prize was drawn by George L. Mich
OILS and the $50 ono on Tuesday evening
by o. d. Scrbner.
The funeral of George j. Hubbard, who
died at the insane asylum at Brattleboro
on Friday last, was held at the house of
his sister on Spring street Sunday after
noon, body of the members of Brooks
Post e. A. r, being in attendance. He
had served his country three years in the
late war as member of Company B. |
Tenth Regiment. Jack" had his virtues
rs well as his vices His familiar face
and polite ways will not be soon for
gotten by his townsmen.
IMPORTANT CAsE.-Among the cases 10 |
be heard by the supreme court at Mont
pelier is that of the statevs. United States |
Canada express company, which is
brought to recover the penalty of $4,000 |
for not making out the statements upon
which to base the 2 per cent tax on the
gross earnings of the company, in accord
ance with the law taxing express compan-
les passed in 1880. The express company
defend on the ground that the law is
unconstitutional. A similar law in New
Hampshire has been declared unconstitu-
tlonal by the supreme court of that state,
in suit against the Same express COM
paDy.
The bar association met ut the Court
House Tuesday evening and President
Daniel Roberts read paper on the legal
reforms of the last half century which was
inll of suggestions as to further effort In
mat direction. Col. Haskins read a paper
on Charles N. Davenport and Gov. Farm
ham one on ID. Allen Rogers. Wednesday
evening another meeting was held at
which Judge Wheeler read a paper on the
early judicial history of the state and Mr..
Harmon one on the first lawyer of Western
Vermont, John Burnham. The association
then met for its annual supper at the
pavilion where the speaking lasted til
well past midnight.
Last Wednesday evening L ditor Hiram
ATKINS gave supper at the Pavilion in
celebration of the democratic victory in
Ohio Among his guests were many
republicans and the host of the evening
received the hearty applause of all for the
pleasant way in which the honors of tho
occasion we're done. Gov. Eaton delivered
his valedctory message and Gov, Bling.
nam as well rs many other state officials
enlvened the evening with speeches.
ihe two nominees for representative from
Montpelier, Geo. w. Wing and Chaplain
INV, (bOth of whom are " in the House y
ST. side by side. The Acknowledgements
anu speaker were among the speech
makers and democrats and republicans
nad good time over their supper if they
odn't over the election. About eighty
guests were present.
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