Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-21

elegant line just received at Webster's.
J.P. Demertt is again at his old stand
The Bacon block is receiving new
coat of paint.
Joseph Poland is making an extended
trip in the west.
Albert c. Dewey returned home from
Lisbon, Dakota, on Saturday, to spend the
winter.
Charles II. Fuller has been quite sick
the past two weeks. but is now, we are
pleased to learn, on the gain.
Wednesday Officer Keegan arrested
Charles Taisy for intoxication and COM
mtted him 10 the COOLER"
A "harvest praise concert" was held at
Trinity church last Sunday evening, and
was Il very interesting entertainment.
j, w. Gordon has purchased Charles
Davis house on Ridge street, Seminary
Hill, recently vacated by Frank w. Felt.
Frank w. Felt removed to Waterbury
on Monday. He has several horses to
drive and care for at that place this winter.
Tie repairing of the building on the
north side of the 'arch' is rapidly pro
crossing and very good looking block
will be the result
George II. Bennett has commenced
operations to move the tenement back OF
Farwells atore house to the vacant lot on
the opposite side of The road.
John w. Hill, who for three years past
has run Sabn's milk cart, is to move on
to Homer w Heaton's farm on the Middle
sex Center road, in this town, December
LIST.
James Canning is the champion par
fridge hunter as far as heard from. The
other day he secured nine of the birds
and has bagged fifty six the present
season.
Col. j. II. Lucia of Vergennes has
removed to Montpelier and is to open a
law Office in the rooms over the post
office, formerly occupied by the state
treasurer.
John r. French Friday evening gave a
very interesting lecture about his ten
years among the senator's. He had a
small audience though the lecture was
worthy of a large one.
Several Of the ladies of the Church OF
the Messiah have formed a reading club
which met at Mrs. A. G. Brown s last
evening and is to meet weekly hereafter
at the home of some of its members.
Professor Hit of Mortified, formerly
of Montpelier, whose wife is grandaugh
ter oil Henry Mutt, met with sad loss on
Sunday in the death of their little son Ned,
aged four years, of diphtheria. 1t was
buried in Montpelier on Monday.
James Bryant was arrested on Satur
day by officer ii. c. Lull for intoxication
and beating his horse. He was brought
before the Justice court and fined for both
offences with costs to the amount of $l3 60.
Jim gave bail in $4,000 and took an
appeal to county court.
The Waterbury schools are closed and
entertainments postponed because of the
prevalence of form of diphtheria from
which nearly thirty children are suffering
The only fatal case thus far is that of a
bow of Asa Baker who died Sunday. 1t
is hoped that the disease will not develop
into malignant type.
Shippers of poultry will be pleased to
notice that the Central Vermont railroad
follows its usual custom in announcing a
special Thanksgiving poultry train, which
will be No. IL train next Friday. Poultry
must be loaded at Barre by A. NJ, and
at Montpelier by 8 A. NJ, on that DAY to
insure its arrival in Boston in season for
the Thanksgiving trade.
There Is quite worriment and dispute
Us 10 how Hoyt H. Whe ,ler came TO be
nominated for district judge by President
Hayes. None of the stories suggest that
Judge Wheeler had any hand in his own
nomination or that he isn't a first rate
iudge-which is about all that the case
requires. 1t was good appointment no
matter who was the cause of 1t.
The fast Boston express over the Gen.
trail Vermont which leaves Montpelier at
1886 now includes Mortified and South
Royalton as stopping places but 'skips'
Roxbury. This arrangement immensely
pleases the people of the two places who
have felt sighted by the old one and
enables the railroad management to dis.
continue the mixed train for Mortified.
On Tuesday evening Louis Barney. Jr.,
made an unprovoked assault, near the
Union House bridge, upon Mr.. Ryan, g
barber in the employ of o. Jangraw
pounding him about the head and face in
a shocking manner 1t seems Ryan and
one Geo. w. Robinson, machinist, were
having dispute when Barney stepped in
and made the assault. He is reported to
have left town.
On Monday afternoon. Horace, II
year old son of Morton Marvin, mot with
with quite serious accident. A few days
ago he picked up what he then supposed
to be piece of copper wire three or -four
inches long, in the slate quarry. While in
his room Monday afternoon, he examined
it and thought it might be fuse of some
sort as it proved to be when he ignited it
with a match. 1t exploded tearing biz
fingers on his right hand badly and burn
ing the side of his head and face. The
fuse was that used in the explosion Of
dynamite.