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

this Tuesday evening. Mrs. Hunt
comes highly recommended as publ
reader, and will, undoubtless, draw full
house.
What has become of our Reform Club
1t seems as though the evening run Ion.
enough now so that they might be wei
patronized. 1t Is evident that there i
great need of reform, for there has mo-
been time, for years, when there ha.
been SO much drinking in town, IS during
The past few months. Let us wake IN!
CRELsEA.-Mrs. DR.. S. N. Goss gave
an entertainment on the evening of Octo
Der 4th, to select social COMPANY.
William Robbins has sold his fine sorrel
horse to Mr.. Smith of Rhode Island. for
5000.
October I'd will be remembered by the
great fall of rain. and the great snow
storm that followed. making depth of
three inches on the highlands. MANY fruit
trees and others became so loaded with
snow as to break down. Farmers were
obliged to get their cattle to the barns and
give them winter feed.
ID. D. Foster, city clerk of Burlington,
and Mabel M. Allen, youngest daughter OF
Abijah Allen Esq, were Joined in matri.
mony October 4th, by Rev. f. f. Herrick.
The happy pair left Immediately for their
future home at Burlington.
There was rush of people from this
town to Tunbridge fair, October Sd and
4th, without regard to the bad weather.
October 9th, ice one third of an inch
thick on standing water. Thermometer,
20 above.
H. o. Bxby has returned from bis vaca.
ton, and resumed his place behind the
counter.
Charles A. Luce claims to be ahead on
the pumpkin question. He reports one
that weighed 49, pounds. and another
that weighed "a IL pounds.
Frank Whitney has given up his place
IN the gristmill in consequence of the
failure of his health.
Smith Taylor has recently obtained
pension of So. per month, and arrears OF
1895.
Mrs. Archie Mills and her son left Octo.
Der Sth, for their home in St. Louis, Mo.
The Beech bridge, so called, at the
north end of the village, has been thor.
oughly repaired recently.
j. A. R. Corwin has returned from
Boston with large stock of goods for
the fall and winter trade.
Mis-. Nancy Merrill's large orchard OF
grated fruit was seriously damaged by the
snow storm last week, by breaking down
the trees or parts of them.
Rev. Mr.. Clark of Bradford, delivered
II lecture on Tuesday evening October 9th.
in behalf of the woman Christian temper
tnre union.
Mr.. Monroe of Poultney, VT, has been
in town the past week, engaged in reno
waiting the ladies feather beds.
Quite number of our citizens went TO
Boston on the excursion train October 9th.
Stephen Vincent is receiving visit
from Mrs. Newhall, his daughter, of Som
erville, Mass.
Report says that F. H. Godfrey M. D.,
is about to move into the Hattie Vim.
cent house. He is an eclectic physician
and will open an office and engage in the
practice of medicine.
James A Field of Lowell, Mass, a
son.in-law of Edwin Sanborn, has moved
INTO the house formerly owned by Mrs,
Drew
NoRTHFiELD.-C. p. Kimball, former
resident of this place, died in Central
Mexico, September 18th, OF fever com,
mon to that climate. He left his work for
MS boarding place. but proving too ill to
reach there he stopped at Mexican hut
where he died before night. He was then
engaged as contractor on a railroad
being built in that section. He left North
field some three years since and has been
engaged building railroads as contractor
in Mexico the most of the time while |
there. He leaves a widow and daughter
residing in Mortified. The sadness of
such death remote from friends and
among those who could not speak or
understand word of English or minister
ntelligenlly to his wants excites universal
in his old home.
ST. JoHNsBURY.-The ladies of the M. |
e. society meet at the new vestry, Thurs
day, October 1lth, to put down the car
pets.
A fire at Passumpsic, Sunday morning,
At 3 o'clock, destroyed the pulp mill, grist
mill, saw mill and rake factory. A general
alarm was rung here at $50 and the
engine" sent down, but it was too late TO
10 any good. The loss above insurance is
reported at $4,000.
Geo. Hidden and Arthur Clark started
or Florida. Tuesday, the 9th, to spend
he winter.
A good number of people from this
place are visiting Boston on the cheap
tickets.
Work is progressing nicely at the new
icpot and it will be occupied the last of
his week or the first of next.
The Passumpsic railroad, the post
office and some business places adopted
he new time Monday and it will be the
general time here soon.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Sun day was !
me of the finest days on record.
G. H. Tinkham has moved his family
from Lancaster to this place.
A good many from this vicinity are
the cheap fare to Boston.
Druggist Wilson is away on vacation.
Mrs. M. c. Thurstin Joined the M. E.
church by letter last Monday.
Mr.. L. o. Eaton's youngest child, who