Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-26

result of diphtheria.
Rev. J. E. Wright is 10 preach il
wrightsville next Sunday at P. NJ.
Nine car loads of excursionists from
Lyndon and Burke came to Montpelier on
Tuesday.
New and stringent rules have been
adopted for the government of the cab
shop employees.
The democratic convention for this
congressional district meets At Well.
River tomorrow.
Last Saturday Postmaster Nye, at North
Montpelier, caught a trout in Kettle pond
that weighed four pounds.
Geo. Edgcumbe of Boston. formerly a
merchant of this town, is visiting his
brother-in-law, Stillman Chase.
Geo. Turner, formerly for several years
clerk in the A L. Carlton store, is in town
on visit from Usage City, Kansas.
The Washington county greenback con-
veniion is called to meet at Waterbury
August 1j the same place and date as the
state convention.
Last Thursday Joseph Stacy, an employee
Mt the Pioneer works, had three ribs
broken by being struck by board dying
from matching machine.
Sheriff futile returned yesterday from
bis visit to Grand Forks, Dakota, and gives
good account for the present and coming
prosperity of that territory
The condition of Mr.. n. P. Brooks. who
was stricken with shock of paralysis on
Monday of last week. is not much imprev-
cd, but he seems to hold his own.
Hon. W. Il. Il. Bingham has recovered
from bis late illness which was caused by
overwork. Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham are
now at Cushing's Island, of Portland,
Maine.
Rev. D. P. Morgan of Beverly, Mass e,
will preach in the Baptist church Sunday
morning. At 4 30 P. NJ. the pastor will
conduct a children's service in the main
audience room.
The article on the first page of the
FREEMAN on the Education of the Farm
er" was by Prof. A. n. Sabin of the
university of Vermont and was read at
meetings Of the board of agriculture at
their sessions last winter.
The friends of "Guardy" Pearson will
be glad to learn that his condition is much
improved and he is recovering from his
long and severe illness at Cuttingsville.
His father. Moses Pearson, returned home
on Friday, having been with him for ten
weeks.
Of the fifteen nickle platers who struck |
two weeks ago at the reduction of prices
on piece work, some two.thirds of them
have made a compromise with the firm
and returned to work, others found new
employment. while Michael Canning and |
Miles Cooper have gone to Boston and
New Haven to find employment.
Hiram S. Smith is now on the list of
cripples, and is looking for an arrears of
pension. A velocipede car upon which he
was riding the other evening on the Mont
pelier D Wells River railroad, having
Jumped the track and overturned down
the embankment on top of him, badly
bruising and laming his right leg.
Vennor says of next month: Il can not
but think that August will be another
month of storms and unusual rainfall, with
one or two remarkably low curves of tenn
perature. | expect SaoWtGLl3 will be
recorded in extreme western and north
western sections, and cold rains at more
southerly stations shortly after the middle
Of the month
Policemen Ordway and Bagley pulled"
two strangers, both Irishmen, for drunk
enness on Saturday night. On Monday
Justice Hinkley fined them the usual
amount, with costs, which they settled.
One of them hailed from MassachU sets
and was up on a visit to his friends and
the "critter" was brought with him from
Massachusetts. The other man lived in
Barre.
Nellie Atkins, the nine year old daughter
of George Atkins, business manager in
the Argus ofice, died Sunday night and
was buried TUESDAY This lamentable
result OF sickness in which for weeks she
was at death 8 door brings the sympathy
of all to the afflicted family. She was a
charming little girl and all greatly hoped
that her patience in long suffering would
be rewarded by restoration to health.
The first continuous highway built in
Vermont, east of the Green Mountains,
was from White River Junction to Bur.
lington. From the Junction it went to
Randolph Center, and through Brookfeld,
Montpelier Waterbury. Willistou, etc.
1t was constructed by the government
and laid out six rods wide, or two rods
wider than the roads Of modern days. To-
day it is one Of the best roads in the state
The Montpelier republican caucus Sat
xrday evening elected a Poland delegation
ny vote OF SO to IL. The ticket elected
was C. 7. Sabn, J. G. Houghton, George !
W. Wing, G. W. Guernsey, 7. o. Bailey
and Hiram Carleton. Messrs. Sabin and
Houghton were absent on convention day {
and John B. Thurston and Rush P, Bar. '
rett were appointed by the delegation in
place of the absentees. The election at
he caucus was by ballot, plurality electing, ,
and the box open one hour. And a vote
Was passed instructng the town committee
70 call future caucuses to elect delegates
u this manner, The district convention
oday adopted this method for all towns ,
IN the district hereafter