Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

AnnI>oYCouylY.


~ the Leicester Ia, " maciiug the Il tcis i'ut n
bills for $50 per day. ami the hanasmnc sum OF
one dollar lay was liaaliy voted. An exchanges
report Of the oroeeelinss says there was no any.
ETY. manifested TO secure OIL g bni Il disposition
rather 10 shi-k the pror'rci han"rs and respou-
sibilities."
The town Of wa.tham has voted a town tax only
tw ice 10 u years. This year 1t needs such tax,
having SCI surplus Out OF s3S7 accrued income
from tho ministerial fund" So was voted for the
improvement 81 the public cemetery and the re-
maindeT to the school fund.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Rev. David Beecher has closed his connection
with the Yves, Iurcrt church AID will remove to
West Paw let.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rev. NJ. b. Tnlotson OF 81. Johnsbury has been
in the ministry twcntY-ninc years and attended
$50 funerals.
CHtTTENDEN COUNTY.
In ChiItenden county, westons minority ovel
Kingsley for county commissioner, is s..
The trustees Of the Fletcher free library at Bur
Ington, which contains 1900 volumes, have
decided TO buy no more works of fiction this year
Mrs. Seth P. IIuntley OF North Underhill, a widow
50 years of age, has never buried child, has 1v'
sons and five daughters, the Oldest 50, the youDges
40 years OF age; aggregate ages, $50 years. They
reside, two in Minnesota, one in Iowa, one in New
York, one in Rhode Island and four in Vermont
They had.a reunion the otherday.
Some interesting discoveries we're recently mad
in reitting the rooms leased by the Burlington
IL
for restaurant purposes. Back OF the dumb.waite
running from the kitchen to the basement wa
found board in the wall, which, easily falling, re
vealed shelf where the "ardent" could be placed
| in case Of raid by the police. In an innocent
looking coal bin underneath was good sized aper
ture for the storage Of liquor In kegs, etc.
CLARK T. Whiltemore, who died in Elizabeth, Nj
Feb. q, aged IS years, was born la Milton, an,
went to Brooklyn 20 years ago. lie was appointed
chief clerk of the city court by Julza Culver, anC
occupied that position for portion OF Judge Cul
vei's term, and also during portion of Judg
Rey nolds' first term. AFTER retiring from that Office
he formed a co-partnership with ex.Judge E.
Culver, and practiced in New York He was
careful and painstaking lawyer. While acting Al
clerk at the city court he universally re sp ectet
for his devotion to Its business and for his courtesy
to lawyers, jurors and itigants. He leaves widow
| and four children TO mourn his departure.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, who died at st. Al
bans recently, was born in Sheldon, November G
1920, and was the daughter Of Thomas and Lydia
Child. She was one Of family OF fourteen chill
dren, OF whom two brothers-one living In Water
vile and the other in Bakersaeld-are now the
Cha
1913, to DIR. r. NJ. G. woodward, noted phi sic ian
of st. Albans, who died in November. 1878. They
had four children, of whom three survive-Dr.
George Woodward Of johnson, Mr.. r. Il. Wood
ward and Mrs. Arthur L. Weeks of St. Adams.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Dea. William Wilbur died in Waterve, March
I, after an illness of about three weeks. Had he
lived another day he would have been 81 years Of
age. lie has been prominent man in town hav.
ing acted as postmaster for twenty years, justice
of the peace and representative to the state legs-
lature. For many years he was deacon Of the Con
eregationa church. lie leaves a large family Of
children.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A couple of octogenarians were recently married
at Tunbrdge.
Rev. c. T. Smith has rendered his resignation as
pastor OF the Christian church, West Randolph, tC
! take effect Junclst'
Can't. Elijah Flint, one Of the oldest and most re
an acted citizens of West Randolph, died March s
aged 81 years.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Rev.J. l.. Liich of Derby Line has a call 10 III
Congregational church at Marion, Mass.
| WINDSOR COUNTY.
| Otis Chamberlain has retired from the position o
town clerk of Pomiret, which he has held forty
nine years.
| The citizens of Windsor have finally concludes
that light is better than darkness, and at tow
meeting voted TO light the streets.
| Nathan Lamb. prominent citizen of Bridge
water, died suddenly Ill his wagon the other eve
ming, while driving through the streets near hi
home.
Gen. Thomas 0. Seaver OF Woodstock has bee
selected to deliver The memorial day address q
Hartford.