Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-29

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Darius Gray OF North Duxbury had five
good cows killed by the cars one day last
week.
Manager Pratt has made q numoer OF
good engagements Tor Capital Hall the
coming fall and winter.
Geo. Jacobs is at be ne from Boston
preparing for the remova OF bis family to
that pace Immediately.
G. Lo7d Clark of In dianola. Nebras
ka, sou of J D Clark. ar rived in town on
Monday on visi. to his cid home.
S,llman Chase goes on to the road this
week as travelling salesman for F. o.
Dewey, glassware dealer OF Boston.
Monday morning the ea rlv rtsers re-
ported signs Of frost, bu, he lac risers
could discover no indications Of one.
The Capitol Guards" propose to air
their new uniforms to- morrow evening If
everything. including the weather. is
favorable.
About one hundred and fifty persons
from Montpelier and Barre attended the
excursion to WiIlsboro Point, n. "
yesterday.
Carl Smith is excavating for the cellar
OF his new house on his lot on Barre
'e-. The house is to be two story and
ia r)ofel.
Chs. Q. Davis of Springfield. Mass,
formerly of Mon peier. arrived in town
on Tuesday with the remains of his infant
child for iutermeut.
Policeman Ordway is of duty for
week having gone to Chelsea to visit
friends TT. Kegan is on duty during
Ordway 5 absence.
VIM o, S.andish. who has been stop
ping in Springfield, Mass, since last
spring. is o return home on Saturday Of
this week 20 remain permanently.
A. J. Jenuett, cutter at the tailoring
establishment Of Angel. rem wed his
family here last week from Nashua. y
H, into Freueh's block on Main street
Among the other Improvements Mr..
Fred Smith is making about his prem.
ises on Elm street is the erection of new
front to the old house occupied by H c.
Webster. He is making it into q two :,
story fiat roof
Mr.. Hudson, 3 young native OF India, {
now studying in Lutheran college in e
this country, will give free lecture in
Trinity vestry, Wednesday evening. at a
:: 80 clock, on the manners and Gus oms s.
and religious ard general missionary Y
work in his country. A collection will be
taken to defray his expenses. He will C
exhibit specimens OF hea.hen costumes p
and idols. All ere invited. y
Last Friday Thos. Fitzgerald of Bur- :,
ling'on was arrested by officer Ordway ii
and Saturday disclosed to Justice Clark -
and was fined. Saturday Pat McGinn of n,
Ryegate was arrested and fined the usual il
amount. Tuesday Peter Carr was before If
Justice Clark for his usual offanse fight O,
ing drunk. and Yves fined $40 90 and costs N
and stands a good chance of going to n,
Rutland for LOG days. On the same day
George Spear was up before the same
Justice for furnishing Carr his liquor and ia
was doed but appeal I'd to the county q
court. Mt
\ few weeks ago Brother Prescott OF -
the Watchman cot to talking in his sleep
and apparently confirmed the worst things =,
that have been said aoou. the editorial r,
fraternity by his giving his success in
obtaining, withou: q cash consideration, q VA
copy of a Boston paper (vaIue five cents) "l
as illustrating his idea of the power !,
OF the press. Last week our brother 49,
again comes to the front with q bright p
article, descriptive of Montpelier town
meeting as lie would have it, but ends eff
with the avowal that it was only dream -
and puts forth a conumdrum in the shape ~
OF a query as 10 what could have caused his
dream. Wv
Oscar \ Webster, an employe of this tai
office, died at the residence Of his sister, se'
Mrs. George W. P4rks. in Marshded last me
Sunday afternoon of henorrhage Of the Ing
bowels. When quite young he came 10 $40
Montpelier to live with Judge D P. LII
Thompson aud learned the printers trade up
in his cfiee. In 1857 he studied law in tnt
the Office OF Joseph A. Wing. then of ou
Plaintield but moved with Mr. Wing to na
Mon pelier in 1853, where be soon after thI
married Annie, daughter Of Stephen Ben SUI
nett. He was prepared to be admitted to the
tee bar &. he then next succeeding term 20
Of court with the brightest OF prospe in
his chosen field before him when the call Nc
for troops was sent on: and he enlisted,
the first man from Montpelier, in April, Ma
1861. He went out in the Mortified Tn
company, the View Eng aud Guards. la
After serving his term he came home to
ind bis wife dead. He Immediately re- var
en,is.ed and helped in recruiting a battery spe
and re, uFned 10 tue front with the eighth dip
regiment with which, the Signal Service j
corps, and the Veterans Reserve roo
corps he remained until discharged in pur
1867. Since his return to Vermont Mr. rem
Webster has worked much in the FREE. j
MAN office and was much liked, both By the
the proprietors and his brother workmen \
who ever found him willing to offer a 2ls
helping hand when work was pressing. \
lie worked in the office till Saturday. Wis
Aug. IS, though not feeling a. all well, and 5.
len on that evening to make, as be 4
expressed it. another draft on his constitu- bel
ion which had never failed to honor one. ant