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

'A''o '<ahueiS WHO ms Deen VlSltln
friends in this vicinity for month, ha
started for bis home in Bozeman, Mopta
ma, on Monday
Arthur Rayner Of Boston has entere
the employ of Il. f. Graham in his mi
and has removed his family here int
Mrs Knsman's tenement house on Barr
street.
The call for the annual village meetn.
has been posted and the items that will
develop the most discussion are those Idol
proposed water works for the village
The first of these articles looks to having
the village put in the works and own them
Another covers the ground of the nc
cep'ance or rejection of the proposition o
j. w. Brock, which was fully explained
last week. The village should have tht
water, and certainly ought to act favor
ably on one or the other of the PROPOSE
tons. That the water works would prove
a prof able investment OF either public OF
private capital seems reasonable to expect
| 1t has now been little over Two years
since the telephone exchange was estab
lished in Montpelier under the manage
ment of Col A. G. Brown, and in tina,
time Col. Brown has given us a sample oil
the push there is in him when live en-
terprise is under consideration. The ex-
change in Montpelier now numbers some
eighty subscribers, and is the center of a
circuit which has lines running in every
direction. The first line extended from
Montpelier was to Barre, with q public
station at Mr.. e. Mrs. A. c. Bradford s
store, and about fifteen ubscribers-lhis
line was shortly extended to Williams
town with public station at j. X
Lynde's store and one private subscriber,
and only waits a hearty Invitation to be
continued to Washington and Chelsea.
Another line extends to Middlesex, with
public station at the depot; Moretown with
public station at G. M. Fletcher's store,
and Waitsfeld, with station at F. A.
Boyce's store. AT Moretown line is sent
to Waterbury, with public station at M. o,
Evans drug store, and five subscribers
connection is made here with the wires of
the Burlington exchange, and conversation
has been had over the wires To-Day. Still
another line which is in successful opera
ton is 10 North Montpelier, station at w.
G Nye's store, and from there to Plain.
field, station at Slayton's Hotel. Cabot
aud Marshfeld want to be, and should be,
connected with this line, and probably will
be-afler due consideration. A line to
Mortified and thence to Brookfield where
connection will be made with West Ran
dolph, will be completed within week,
with way stations at Gouldsville and South
Mortified.
SEMINARY HILL.-The present term
closes next week. On Wednesday even.
ing will occur the 9th musical recital,
given by Prof. Hadley's pupils and on
Friday evening will be the senior exhibit
ton.
Rev. w. j. johnson of Waterbury gave
very interesting and profitable lecture,
under the auspices of the Young Ladies
Foreign Missionary Society. The subject
of the lecture was Borrowed and Want,
3D." Mr.. johnson was not greeted with
the audience he deserved, owing probably
to the short notice which was given,
The lecture was one worthy of large
audience. 1t was especially adapted to
young men.
The Alumni Library Association elected
at last commencement, having previously
adopted articles of association. met ana
organized, by adopting code of bylaws
and electing he following officers: Presl-
dent, I. P. Frost; vice president, L. o,
Sherburn; secretary, w, r. Davenport;
treasurer, w. P. Dillingham;; librarian,
E A. Bishop. T. 2. Frost, L o Sher-
burn, Many A. Pomeroy were elected
committee TO solicit subscriptions of money
and donations of books, $275 being
already pledged. 7. P. Frost, F. ii
Howard. Z. A. Bishop were chosen
committee 10 select books and make
purchases. 1t is expected that at least a
thousand dollars will be raised and that
the purchase of books will be begun at
once.
The committee on semi centennial cele.
bration of the organization of Vermont
Methodist Seminary held its first meeting
in Seminary parlor, Wednesday, Novem-
Der 14th, j. A. Sherburne P. II. Hinkley,
J. O. Sherburn and j. NJ. Hit being
present. After consultation with the fac
ul,v it was decided TO have commence
ment and the anniversary celebration
occur the first week in July, thus length
ening the spring vacation two weeks.
While no definite arrangement has been
made it is expected that the exercises
will consist of an historical address by a
prominent alumnus and an Grafton by a
noted educator; it is also hoped they may
be able to secure Il distinguished graduate
to prepare poem for the occasion. At
the banquet to be held at one of the down
town hotels, anecdotes, speeches by alumni
and teachers, representing various epochs
in the history of the institution. Efforts
will be made to secure the presence of
Rev. DR.. Charles Adams of Washington,
D. c., the first principal of Newbury
Seminary. The first preceptress is still
alive and many of the older teachers and
students are yet living. All of these will
be asked to be present or contribute in
some manner to the interest OF the
occasion. This celebration is to he a
grand rally, in which the great work
already accomplished by the institution
and its increased advantages for it's supe.
rior work in the future are TO be clearly
set forth. Let the 1900 students who
have gone forth from these halls come