Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-04

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inc the summer ut Block Island.
Charles T. Sabin is expected home from
his European trip in II day or two.
A clam bake and bias ket picnic at Ben
iamin Falls to day is on the programme
Burrows q Peck are doing the Timing
on j. w. Gould's new house at NorthfielC
Falls.
George W. Durfey has sold his place il
Berlin, near the Pioneer mills, back to y
ID. Scribncr.
w. f. Best and James Murray started
last Monday on prospecting trip to Bis
marck, Dakota.
Rev. Lorenzo White, n former principal
of the Vermont Methodist seminary, was
in town Tuesday.
The White River agricultural society
will hold their annual fair at Bethel,
September 49, 10 and 20.
B.P. Cheney and family of Boston will
spend Il few days in Montpelier, with
headquarters at the Pavilion.
VIM. c. Qumby has gone to Bellows
Fails, where he he has secured a good sit
nation as foreman in tin shop.
IN educational meeting will be held in
Bunard commencing tomorrow evening
and closing next Friday evening.
James McCaflrey, for the past two years
in the employ of George M. Scrbner. is
now II. work for Barrows & Peck.
Commencement exercises were complet-
ed ut Goddard Seminary, Barre the 2|th.
Diplomas were awarded to class OF IL,
Eleazer Z. Dodge returned home on Sun
day morning from New York city where
he has been stopping for the past three
months.
Considerable hay has been made the
past week, though great many farmers
will commence their hayng 1.-The Monday
after the fourth
Walter Cross of Denver, Colorado, a
son of the late Timothy Cross of Mont
pelier, is visiting friends in town. His
wife accompanies him.
There are two natural curiositcs in the
vicinity Of Tunbridge A kitten with 40
tees and separate ears, and chicken
with four perfect legs.
The war on the trade dollar continues.
The Central Vermont managers have no.
titled their agents not to accept the trade
dollar at over 50 cents,
The Vermont editors and publishers
association hold their annual meeting this
year at Newport, Tuesday and Wcdnes
day, July 10Th and 18th.
William IIornbrook has removed his
meat market from the basement at the
corner of Main and State street into Frank
Corry's block, near the Union House.
Commander George Dewey, U. S. Navy,
who has rccen ly been very i'll at Malta
arrived home on Saturday last and is
stopping with his brother, Edward Dewey.
The town is laying new six-inch drain
on Barre street from the Freeman house
running southcasterly to a point where 1t
turns and runs TO the river in the rear OF
Putnam street.
How can the Vermont TVdtchn1a9, by
inference even, suggest that the Hon
Joseph Poland and Miss Abby M. Hcmen-
way might profit by taking to heart the
story of Ananas and Sapyhira of old!
The Boedle & Prindle pleasure party
give one of their entertaining concerts at
Capital Hall next Wednesday evening.
The company is we'll known in Montpeli-
err and keeps fully abreast of the times.
The second reunion of the seventh
Vermont regiment will be held at Bur-
lngton August 2Slh, Goth and 30th.
Among the attractions will be a steamboat
ride TO the Ausable Chasm, freel to all,
on the second day.
Look out for the trade dollar, and don't
take it. The dealers in the great cities
have refused to pass it and it will soon be
Il thing Of the past. 1t is not and never
has been legal tender, and cannot be
forced on any one.
INIT trl, factory pf Il
+. Houstin of Stowe was entirely con-
sumcd by fire Monday forenoon. The
loss was some $4,000 with an insurance
of $l,100. Mr.. Houston has already
commenced re building.
Timothy O'Brien of North Duxbury
found four valuable COWS dead in his pas
ture on Friday last. They were apparent
" well in the morning. More are sick put
may recover. The farmers are much
alarmed, fearing some epidemic.
Il now seems that the movement for
bringing Berlin pond water into the
VILLAGE is assuming definite shape. A
stock company is to be formed to do it and
it is probable that the money will be easily
raised rs the investment must be profit
able one.
Yesterday sad drowning accident
occurred in the Mad river at Waitsfeld.
1t seems that party of young men were
in bathing when Eli B. Douglass lost con-
troll of himself and Charles, son OF
Josiah Holden, went to his aid hut both
were drowned The bodies were soon
recovered.
The closing exercises of the Washington
county grammar school, was held in Cap
i,al Hall, last Faiday evening, and were
very interesting 10 those in attendance.
The names Of the graduates are, Edward
T.. Blakely, Louise A. Clark, Emily L..
Eaton, Mary l., Freeman and Evelyn S.
Lease.
The prevailing opinion that the Ely