Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-03

# The department cncampuent W. "a IL
I'd Vermont meets in Apollo hall, Benning
Ton, Thursday and Friday February AM
with the beginning of the new year tn
ST, Adams Messenger reduced its pric
for the daily to 5000 per year. Singl
copies 3 cents.
Quarterly meeting next Sunday a
Trinity church. Rev. II. A. Spencer
presiding elder will preach and administer
the sacrament.
The annual meeting of Mad River
Valley Agricultural Society will be hello
ii the hotel hall, WaitsGeld Thursday
january at o'clock.
Robert Wheaton, the new engineer
running on the Montpelier and Barre
ssbranch," hos removed his family from
Sk Adams in to E. S. Cam p's tenemen
house on Elm street.
&# President Beeman of The Vermont
Methodist seminary turned his ankle on
his way home from church on sunday
evening. lie is ut present barely able to
walk with q cane about the house.
The woman's Christian temperance
union will observe Tuesday January 8, as
q day of prayer. Prayer meeting at
Trinity parlors at ten o'clock A. NJ; al
bethany parlors at half past one P. NJ.
Middleoury claims the champion for
absent mndedness. The subject after
carefully milking his COW gave the COW
The pail of milk and carried the milking
ntool into the house and set it on the shelf
Id the milk room.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
Montpelier carriage company duly called
III the purpose it was voted to increase
the capital stock from $40, 900 to $4,000
Collars. HENRY BIGGs. Secy.
Montpelier. Vt. Oct. 4, 1882.
# A cheap remedy and worth trying: 1t
is said that a little strip torn from the
'edge Of q newspaper, moistened in the
liR5 and drawn under the lid of the eye
Troubled from locomotive cinder, will in
Nearly every case, remove the substance.
n On Thursday morning last Lonis
Beshau the new baggage master on the
Montpelier and Barre road, was caught
Between tho dead woods while coupling
oars at the Central depot and was badly
equeezed receiving injuries which will lay
him up for some time, but fortunately no
bones were broken.
n The familiar face of Luther B. Cross is
no longer seen in the Main street window
at the ieweler store of A. G. Stone. Nell"
having retired on the first day of January
after continuous service of twenty-f five
Wears in that establishment with Mr..
Stone and its two former proprietors Mr..
Freeman and Mr.. Phinney, Mr.. Newcomb
Of Brattleboro, takes his place.
# Christmas at the Vermont Methodist
seminary was observed by candy pull at
which a jolly social time was enjoyed.
During the festivities fine seal skin cap
was presented to Principal Bishop by the
scholars as slight token of their esteem
for him as teacher and man. Prof
Howard was also remembered by the gift
Of an easy chair and Mr.. and Mrs. Simp-
Son were presented with a silver butter
dish.
w Enos Simson one of Montpelier's Oldest
citizens died on Wednesday evening of
last week. He was born at Norwich, VT,
February %, 1905 came to Montpelier 10
Reside in 1861. He was a man of rare
genius, being an inventor of considerable
note. One of his useful inventions was
The various door-springs now manufactured
here and largely used throughout the
country. Mr.. Stimson was for many
Years a member of the Congregational
church, being devout Christian.
v Among the numerous and varied fruits
which the West Berlin Christmas tree
bore this year was a beautiful log cabin
quilt prepared by the industrious and
skiful fingers of Mrs William Norton.
When the time for the fruit gathering to
tako place arrived, this fell to the lot of
Rev. Mr.. Ladd and wife. Their thank
fulness and pleasure in receiving this
valuable present they hope and trust are
Equal TO the love and benevolence which
Prompted tits bcstowment. May Gods
HIGHEST blessings rest upon heterogeneous
but now sorrow. burdened heart.
At the annual meeting of the Methodist
Sunday school society, at Montpelier, the
following officers were elected for the
Ensuing year: superintendent, T. R.
Gordon; neutrality-suspicious., J. d.
Plough; female assistant superintendent
Mrs. ID. j., Fuller; secretary, E. E.
Bancroft; treasurer, r. j. Hargin; libra.
rian, G. II. Fuller. The school is in
prosperouscondition, having mem bership
of 28O, with an average attendance of $50
The librarians report showed over 400 |
Volumes in the library, and the treasurer s
hearty $50 in the treasury. penny
collection is taken every Sabbath, averag-
Ing about $l4O, which is sufficient to
meet the expenses of the school.
FIRE STATISTICS No fire occurred in |
town in 1882. The last fire in town that
required the use of n fire engine was on
the 24th of February 1881, when the old
Marsh house on Main street was slightly
damaged. The entire fire department has
not been brought into use in town since
he fire at Mrs. G. w. Wizards, January
5, 1881, and at the cab shops on Berlin
side one week later. An old barn burned
IN Barre street April II, 1881, and the
Leland SLAUGHTER house on unnpr North