Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12


A large number of cases of sickness are
reported in our village.
Darwin p. Bugbee starts for jackson
viIle Florida, next monday.
A, l.. Angels large dog was run over
by the cars and killed recently.
During the past week p. H. Hinckley
has been quite sick but is now on the
gain,
Goddard seminary at Barre has opened
its winter term with eighty,lour students
in attendance.
The ladies of Bethany church hold a
fair at their vestry, Thursday evening,
December 18th
Rev. Mr.. Wright is to preach in the
meeting house at Middlesex Center next
Sunday at 2: SOP. NJ.
Mrs. H. c. Brigham, who has teen
attending medical lectures in New York.
returned home last week.
Curtis Carpenter who has been quite
sick during the past week with pneumonia,
is now rapidly recovering.
C, Henry Washburn has returned to
the village TO live and has moved into
rooms in the upper story of the Rialto
block.
Two of ten new engines of the "mogul"
pattern that have been ordered of the
Providence, r. l., works have recently
been put upon the road.
The poles for the telephone between
this village and Mortified have arrived
and been set and the wire is now being
strung between the two towns.
The fall term of the Vermont Methodist
Seminary opened yesterday and the
prospect is that there will be an
attendance of one hundred and fifty.
The Christmas poultry train over the
Central Vermont runs next Wednesday.
All poultry must be delivered at Montpe
lier before II o'clock to go on this train.
The next meeting of Brooks Post Dec
ember 18th is the election of officers, and
every comrade is expected to be present
Per order of the commander.
N. C. PECK, Adjt.
Last Saturday night Hall Post of Wor-
cester had a rousing camp fire, Gen.
Stephen Thomas gave them an excellent
address and remarks were made by
Messrs. Lull and Angel Of Montpelier.
During the past week a seven by nine
one story wooden block has been erected
on the Marsh lot on Main street to be
used as an office by Fred Angel and J. V.
Morrow, who are to deal in wood, lumber
and shingles.
The committee appointed by the village
to report on the question of bringing
water from Berlin pond have been hard at
workslooking over the routes and plans and
getting estimates for pipe ETC., and will
probably be able to give very full and
accurate report at the meeting next Mon
day evening. There should be full
turnout.
As W. L. Leland and Willard Gould of
Berlin were driving down hill near
Samuel Chambers on the Dog river road
in Berlin, the holdbacks failed to hold
back and the horse commenced to kick
and demolished the wagon. Mr.. Leland
in attempting to jump from the wagon
was thrown to the ground and had his
collar bone broken and shoulder put out of
joint.
The family of James W. Brock have
been again sadly afflicted in the loss of
their youngest son, Fred W. aged 3
years who died on Wednesday evening of
last week of diptheria. The funeral was
held the following afternoon. To make
the case doubly sad Mr.. and Mrs. Brock
We're both confined to their beds and
were unable to follow the body to the
grave. They certainly have the heartfelt
sympathy of the whole community in
their sad bereavement.
The pupils OF the Union School are 10
give an entertainment, consisting of
exercise songs, recitations, Geclamations, |
and vocal and instrumental music, at the
hall Of the school building next Friday
afternoon. The tickets are for sale by
the scholars at the low price of ten cents
and the proceeds of the sale will be used
In making many needed additions to the
library We hope our citizens will respond
heartily to the invitations to buy dozen
or two and aid the young folks in their
commendahle endeavor TO improve the
library. Several prizes have been offered
by gentlemen interested in the school to
the scholars selling the most tickets. To
the one selling the highest number n
Waterbury watch, presumably by the
publisher of the Waterman. Room prizes
nave been offered as follows: A box of
stationery, by Hiram Atkins; n history of
The United States, by T. G. Phinney; a
porte'monnaie, by II. f. Slayton; an ivory
paper cutter, by G. W. Wilder; an ink
well, by Hiram Carleton; horn paper
cutter, by DR.. D. G. Kemp and vase by
j, G. Emery.