Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-07


work for G. o. Graves.
DR.. J. M. Templeton, who has been to
Massachusetts on n visit, returned last
Friday.
Ed. M. Irish, who has been quite sick
the past week with sore throat. Is now
recovering.
Peter Gravelin, who has been stopping
in New Hampshire since last September,
returned home last Saturday.
The public deb. was reduced thirteen
millions and half in January, making a
reduction in the past seven months OF over
ninety five million of dollars.
Major S. Goodwin has moved into the
new house he has just finished on First
Avenue and has rented the one which he
vacated on the same avenue to j. F..
Waterman.
William Rickert, from Holyoke. Mass,
who was stated in our last issue to have
leased Mrs. Kinsman's house on Barre
street has moved into French's block on
Main street.
The fifth annual military ball of Co. H..
NC. ", which was given at the Pavilion
on Friday evening, February 2, was
attended by ninety-four couples, and was
n complete success.
Whitmore & Clark's MINISTRIES had, as
they always do have, a good house at
their concert in Capital Hall, Monday
evening. Mr.. Clark has so far recovered
from his hurt as to be doing his full work
again. After the concert Hiram Atkins
gave his annual complimentary supper TO
the company at the Pavilion. We were
unable to accept an invi tation to be pres
ent but learn that the bill Of fare. the
Paviion's best, was at its best and had
justice done to it, during and after which
everybody had a very good time. The
company broke up about one o'clock.
The Ely mines within the last eight
months have been playing chameleon,
changing name as the animal does its
color Prior to may 18th, 1882. the mines
were known and doing business by the
name of Vermont copper mining company.
At that date their corporation purported
to sell out to creature which called
tself Vermont copper company, but was
really nothing bnt a co. partnership
between Ely Goddard and Francis M. l.
Cain. This ospartnership Goddard
dissolved November LIST, 1882, by with
drawal, and now the directors of the old
mining company have bought or are
trying to buy back the property.
On Sunday evening last was held at the
Baptist church the regular monthly
temperance meeting, union meeting
under the auspices of the w. G. T. U.
and the Good Templars. The attendance
was good; and the speakers seemed TO
enter into the spirit of the occasion. Rev.
J. Edward Wright opened with encourag
ing remarks showing that there are many
things to cause the friends of temperance
to rejoice, among the other speakers were
f. f. Andrews, I. r. Gordon, A. G. Fay
and W. G. Ferrin. 1t gives the temper
ance people courage, when they see the
first citizens Of tho town interesting
themselves enough to be present; and it is
hoped our next meeting will show II
greater interest in the work.
Edwin Dillingham; Post, Grand Army
of the Republic, was organized the evening
of February End in Good Templars Hall
by II. A. Huse who was detailed rs
mastering officer for that purpose. Twenty
comrades of Brooks Post accompanied
the mastering officer to Waterbury and
were present at the organization and had
charge of the muster.in services. The
post, named in honor of Major Edwin
Dillingham; Of the 10th Vermont volun.
teers, who was killed in action at Win.
chester, Sept 10, 1864, starts off with %
members and with every prospect Of
success. The Montpelier comrades were
much pleased with their trip and at the
prospect of having so good post in
Waterbury. The officers of Edward
Dillingham; Post are, Charles Wells, P.
d.; James w. Sleeper, S. V. c.; Jerome
B. Ayers, j. V. c; d. A. Gray, Surgeon
q. J. Foster, Chaplain; F. II. Atherton,
o. D.; Hartwell Moody, o. g.; +. B.
Taylor, Q. NJ; 1hos. I. Farrell, Adit
F. Carpenter, S. NJ, and J. H. Elliott, @.
MS.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.-All Stone oil
Elmore, on Thursday night February 1st
started to 60 across the pond after his
days work, but becoming bewildered by
the storm and darkness lost his way. lie
wore felt boots with rubbers; the latter
were lost off by stepping into some water
on the ice and the boots were soon worn
out by the icy crust. He then tore up bis
overcoat for covering, for his feet, using
strips from his shirt sleeves to tie with.
but these could not be made to last long
He finally got to the shore, nearer dead
than alive and ready to give up the
struggle; but seeing house he crawled
up to it and was admitted. He was
coatess and his feet were bare and frozen
solid half way to his knees, and badly
torn by the crust. His hands were also
frozen The best remedies were applied
and physician summoned, but Mr.. Stone
will have to suffer the amputation of both
feet and a part of one hand He is 30
years old and has no family. The time
he was wandering was from p. NJ, TO Q
A. VI.