Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-12

Orchard Mass, formerly of Montpelier,
are making friends in town visit.
The number of deaths in town during
the six months ending July lst, 1882, was
twenty.seven. During the same period in
1881 the number was forty-nine.
Two of the boys of the four children
born in June TO Mrs. Hartman OF Duxbury
have died. They had no particular disease
10 which their death could be attributed.
Ell. Ormsbee, for some seven years in
the Argus Office, has got through there
and leaves in few days for New York
City, where he will visit with relatives for
a while.
Nellie Atkins, the little daughter Of
George Atkins, who has been lying at the
point of death for six weeks, Is til ought to
be somewhat better so that there is hope
of recovery.
The celebration of the Fourth ut Cabot
brought together nearly 5000 persons.
Gen. Grants sickness preventing his de-
livery of the Grafton his place as orator of
the day was filed by J. p. hanson, Esq.
A stock company has been formed for
The purpose Of re opening and quarryng
slate at the Sabin slate quarry. James
Il. Langdon is one Of the principal stock
holders, Work is to be commenced soon.
At the election Of captain of Co. H. n.
6. ", at their armory on Thursday even.
ing last 1st Lieut.. Joseph B. Morse was
unanimously elected TO the office, filling
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Capt. L. Ely Goddard. I'd Lieut.. Harlin
w. Kemp was elected 1st lieutenant.
Vice Morse was elected captain. The
vacancy Of the "a lieutenant is not yet
filled.
Yesterday was a hot day-about the
first we have had, but it made up for a
good many of the cold ones that came
along early in July. Farmers have only
fairly begun haying the wet weather of
the last two weeks having kept the now
crs idle and the grass growing. The hay
crop promises TO be fine one though in
few cases fields were damaged by the
open winter somewhat.
Freddie Putnam, about nine years old,
youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Jocob
Putnam, was drowned in the mill pond at
Putnamsville in Middlesex about O'Clock
last evening. He was fishing and when
batting his hook backed off rock into
deep water. frankie Heath was with him
and gave the alarm to Mrs Heath who
attempted TO rescue Freddie but was
unable so to do. Other help was called
and the body was recovereda few minutes
after the accident but life was extinct.
Louis Marquette, boy of twelve, got
another boy and himself into trouble
Friday with toy pistol. He was firing
into Worcester branch from the side
opposite the Argus Office in the afternoon
aud loading the pistol with shot couple
of them hit Frank Jangraw, the six.yeals-
old son of Alex. Jangraw. One struck
The Jangraw boy in the forehead and the
other In the boly, bat he does not appear
to have been dangerously injured. The
Marquette boy was bound up by Justice
Huxley Saturday in the sum of 500.
He procured bail. The best thing for him
and the community is to have him sent TO
the reform school,
The second trestle Of the bridge across
the Worcester Branch, now being built
by the Central Vermont Railroad, will be
finished to-day. The work Of laying the
new track from it to the point to where
it is to connect with the present one is al.
ready nearly completed. The Wells River
Railroad side track, on the east side OF
their freight depot, is TO be connected by
switch with the new Central track near
the depot. and also another switch is TO be
put in in the rear of the George Hubbard
lot, from whence new track is to be laid
by them from the Central running upon
the land purchased last summer in that
vicinity. This track is to be used in load.
ing and unloading cars. BY this arrange
ment with switches the crossing Of the
Central track at this point is avoided
Several other changes are to be made by
both roads in this vicinity, maxim. i'm
Tovemonts bcncliting not only themselves
but the public as we'll
L. j. Deavitt of this village has pro-
cured pensions for the following persons
Thomas j. Slayton Of Worcester, for dis.
case of eyes $40 arrears and 81 month !;
Michael O'Day of Waterbury, for disease
of eyes, $1,000 arrears and S2i month /;
Thomas Norway Of Waterbury, $3.50
and 81 month; Eugene c. Sleeper of
Tunbridgc, 1882 arrears aud 81 month /;
Chester b. Smith of Oxford, N. H., SlS72
arrears and So month; Harry Wiley of
Barre, 1914 arrears aud 81 month; Royal
?. Slack of Chelsea, 1906 arrears and 81
a month; Leonard H. Folsom Of Marsh
field, $406 arrears and SEA month; Francis
x. Felix of Montpelier. $40 arrears and
S14 a month; Estesi Conant of Chelsea,
1924 arrears and s. month; Martin V.
Hicks of Fairfax, $500 arrears and 81 a
month; Alladuron Stowel of Marshfield,
$3.50 arrears and 50 a month; John II.
Miller OF Topsham, $400 arrears and so q
month; Martin e. Wheeler of Worcester,
$3.50 arrears and 81 a month; George w.
Jenna Of Mortified, SlGi0 arrears and 81
month.