Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24

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VIII Best expects to start for Mandan
Dakota where his father is located in
few weeks.
The "arch" is at lest demolished
The building was erected in 1882 by JOIN
Spaulding.
Previous to Father Sullivan's depart
ure for Burlington he was presented will
purse of 1924 by his parishioners.
According to the decree of the powers
that be the work of opening the State
street extension" must be completed in
Ap il next.
Thursday and Friday the Union school
will be closed so as to give the teachers
an opportunity to attend the teachers
institute meetings.
VIM o. Standish's family have removed
from their old residence on lower State
street into the tenement in Pitkin's block
on Main street, recently vacated by Ed
Ordway,
Last Friday night large chestnut horse
with harness and buggy was stolen from
the barn of Arad Jackson who lives in
Barre. Mr.. Jackson has offered reward
for the recovery of his property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Hurd, the oldest
couple in SYNDICATE, and probably in the
state of Vermont, celebrated the 10Th
anniversary of their wedding day October
lSh. Mr.. Hurd is % and his wife 80
years of age.
Vice President Geo. w. Harmon pre-
sided at the annual meeting of the Ver-
mont bar association at the court house
Tuesday evening and papers were read
by Judge Wheeler, P. R. Kendall and W.
G. French The annual dinner is at the
Pavilion Wednesday evening.
Joseph d. Stiles of Boston, Mass, will
speak in the Brick church in East Mont
pelier, next Sunday afternoon, at o'clock
on Spiritual Philosophy and Its Princi-
pies" Upon the conclusion of the lecture
he will exercise his test gifts if conditions
are favorable. All are invited to attend.
&. W. Gates, for many years superin.
tendent of the Vermont district of the
Western Union Telegraph company, and
well known in this vicinity,has resigned, to
take effect on November 1st. After that
date the district will be under the direc.
ton of Supt. Thomas Roche of Boston.
Rev. j. NJ. P. Duglue of St. Augustine
church has returned from his visit to
France and Rev. ID. j. Sullivan. who
has been supplying his place, returns to
Burlington. During his stay in town Mr..
OSulIivan has greatly endeared himself
10 his people and won the respect of those
not members of his church.
Moulton Bros, proprietors of the Green
Mountain stock farm, Randolph, received
last week three valuable COWS purchased
at the Cooper sale of imported Jersey
cattle in New York, last week. The prices
paid were as f,llows: Ell Dorado, Q year
DID, $500; Melville, years old, 81 200;
Dainty Lady, 2 years old, with heifer calf,
$3.50.
Since the adjournment of the comfy
court divorces have been granted to Oscar
L. Boutwell, of Middlesex from Be'sy
Boutwell, of Moretown; to Lucy A Will
son Of Mortified from Thomas Wilson
and to M ,rtha T. Caldwell from DON C.
Caldwell of Waterbury, all for intolerable
severity The Caldwell case is held open
for the supreme court to rule on law
point.
Leroy Turner, grandson of Henry W.
Sabin of Montpelier, arrived here last
Tuesday. Five years ago young Turner
entered the United States naval school
and some eight months ago, while on a
cruise off the coast of South America, he
fell and broke his leg, which disabled
him for further sea service and he has
received his discharge. He leaves to-day
for Norwood N. Y, where his brother
Henry is located.
Gen. S,annard, ut the officers reunion
at Rutland last week, told how an Alabama
colonel, who fought in Pickett's division
&Gettysburg came to see him, in Wash
hgton, stopping over train 10 see the
man that took Pickett on the flank. He
oId Gen. Stannard that Plckett's division
The finest fighting division in Lees
army before Gettysburg twas not worth
vi taken out of 'em'
Horatio Nelson Taplin died at his resi-.
dence in this village Tuesday. He was a
native of Berlin and was 80 years old the
10th of last April. He was wheelwright
and wrought faithfully for more than half
a century in his shop on Slate street.
Eight years ago last spring a stroke of
paralysis incapacitated him from labor ,
and since that time he has been an invalid
'hough able to 60 about. Mr.. Taplin was
man of positive convictions and always
Pady TO stand by them. He was sturdy
New Highlander of the older sort and by
bis revolutionary ancestry came rightly
by those characteristics that made him
reliable and respected citizen. Mr.. Tap.
Inns first wife died few years after their
marriage. Ills second wife, who was
Harriet Loverwell, survives him after
married life Of more than fifty years. OF .,
heir five living children two, II. N. Tap
lin, Jr., and Miss Lucy Taplin, reside at
he OLD homestead here; Eben is in bust.
Less ut Burlington, Mahlon in Boston and ,,
d. Corwin in St. Louis. Tho funeral will
be from his house Thursday afternoon at :
=! o'clock.
SEMINARY HILL.--Mr. Stockwell left us '
This week on account Of sickness. {
At the mock court last Friday evening t