Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-19

Wlllie Gltkln, ulSPltCn CallNA ioi tho
telegraph Office. is quito low with hcmor-
rhage of the lungs.
Mrs. Rev. w. II. Lord returned TO
Montpelier last week to reside in her
house on Baldwin street.
The BARRIERS in tho town have all signed
an agreement to close their shops at g
o'clock on Thursday evenings till Oct.
1st.
The sugar season has not been a very
good one, and what there is left oft is but
little according to present weather indica-
tions.
Mr.. and Mrs f. Il. Meador loft this
forenoon for New York where they intend
purchasing their spring millinery goods
and when they get back they Will be
heard from.
Mrs. Janet Preston, daughter of the
late David Dudley of Berlin, was on Mon
day taken to the insane asylum at Brattie-
boro, John w. Smith and wife accompa-
nying her at her request.
Joseph l.. Rowell has exchanged his
farm in Groton with Denison Taft for the
Mansard roof house erected last year
on the corner of Mechanic and Pearl
s,eects, Mr.. Taft paying boot money"
James Donahue, Florence McCarty
and Jack Verge from "up Cox brook !"
have had complaints made to the states
attorney by James Finn and Norman
Sawyer, both of whom were assaulted by
the party last Saturday.
The display of northern lights on Sun
day night was remarkably brilliant, espec-
tally between II and o'clock. So heavily
charged was the atmosphere with electric
ity that the working of the telegraph and
telephone was seriously affected.
The dramatic entertainment tomorrow
evening at Capital Fall is for the purpose
of getting seats for tho hall. Tom Cobb
and MY Uncle's Will" will draw large
audience, and those who want to see and
hear in comfort had better engage seats al
once at Phinney's, as the sales are rapid.
Last Saturday night Policeman Demer-
rift arrested Cheese" Cayhue and Cor
liss Laforty, who were drunk and having
row on School street, and lodged them
in the cooler" Early on Monday morn
ing Justice Hinkley fined Cayhue five
LILLIAN. o,,l oo.t Tow ,1runtoopaca and Ia.
forty the same for disturbing the peace.
Another mammoth "mogul" is COM
plctcd at the Central Vermont engine
shop, at St. Adams, and will DO put on the
road in fow days. 1t is built after tho
same pattern as the d. d. Ranlett," will
tho exception that It will burn coal instead
of wood. 1t has been named the "Jacol
Edwards in we'll timed honor Of ono o.
tho directors Of the road.
Considerable sickness is reported il
town. mostly from fevers. Cashier +. D
Blackwell is very sick with malaria
fever and Arthur Johonnott with another
relapse from fever which he had in thu
winter. Thomas Corwn, watchman n
tho First National bank, and James Bry
ant are slowly recovering from fcvors, ant
Francis l.. Newcomb has pneumonia.
Tho Madison square theatre manage
mont Of New York is busily engaged SO
curing the best actors in the country fol
next season and nearly two hundred have
already been signed with. 1t is proposed
to send out next season better class o
companies than have hitherto been seen
and they will present Esmeralda," Ha
Eel Kirke," and "Thc Professor, !" in ever
part Of the country.
Last Wednesday evening James Hassett
who was intoxicated, created disturb
ance in the saloon of Henry Albin. Albi
sent for the police, when Hassett cleare
out, and passing the alley way near Bar
rows and Peck's, he made brutal attac
on a young man named Lorenzo Boutwell,
who had been looking for an officer. Pa
pors for his arrest were already out, an
Officers Dudley, Ordway and Demeri
found him some time after in the saloon c
Timothy Murphy. his father, Patrick Has
set, being with him. When arrested h
was at first inclined 10 offer resistance, bu
finally proceeded peaceably until crossn
the postonico bridge, his father, who wa
following in the rear, attempted releas,
attacking Officer Ordway, and at the sam
time the son struck Sheriff Dudley fea
full blow in the eye, nearly stunning hin
At this moment Officer Demeritt, who ha
been following in the rear with an eye G
the party, put in IN appearance and vii
blow felcd James to the ground. r
covering his feet he was soon induced
accompany the officers to the Jail withol
further trouble, Patrick, freeing himse
from Ordway, following part of the wa
After committing the son they proceedc
TO arrest the father, when he started on
run towards home, Officer Demeritt owe
taking him on the way. Opposite Il
lIGtchman Office Hassett turned to stril
Dcmeritt, when he was felcd TO Il
ground by his billy" Demeritt, wi
Yves on the run when he struck, stumble
over his body, and Hassett rcgained h
feet first, and put" for home, which
at the end of the depot bridge on Berl
side, the officers following, Upon ente
ing the house they found Hassett arm
with u chair ready to defend himse
Considerable force was used before
gave himself up and was lodged in il
On Thursday Patrick and James we
arraigncd before Justice Hinklev a,
their case was continued over until Frida
James was fined $40 and costs on cor
plant for creating a disturbance In 4
bins saloon, from which he took an a
peal to county court. Papers wero tn,
served on him for breach of peace co,
mittcd in the saloon of Thomas Mortar