Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-30

confectionery, snuff, tobacco and genel
al assortment of fancy goods at bottor
prices.
Doris circus is to visit Montpelit
June 22d.
Hon. Dorman B. Eaton was in town la
week visiting relatives.
C. L. Smith is planning for the erection
of residence on his lot on Barre streeG.
Postmaster j. S. Peck, has returne
home from his visit to the Adirondack 8
Chas. A. Reed, now of Sterling, Ill.,, i
making a short visit 10 his Montpelie
friends.
We understand that DR.. Chas. M
Chandler recently received pension,
with arrears of $4,000
The Vermont state eclectic medical
society are holding their annual meeting
at the State House to-day.
Homer w. Heaton is to erect a new
house this season on his farm in this town
on the Middlesex Center road.
We understand Mrs. J. W. Ladd has
bargained for the H. N. Taplin. Jr., house
on Terrace street. Price $1,000.
The Central Vermont camp meeting
at Mortified will commence on August
Goth AID close on the morning of the
25th.
Hon. 10 hn A. Page and wife, Mrs.
Carlos Bant 'roft and Fred w. Bancroft are
expected to arrive home from California
on Saturday.
Mrs. j. X. Barney, of Providence R. l.,
has engaged to give an address at the
temperance calup meeting ut Morrisvlle,
August, 18th to 10th.
The selectmeu have ordered that here
after both front, side, and back doors of
saloons, etc., msst be closed at 10: 80
o'clock, Pm, each day and all day Sunday,
and not to be opened before o'clock al all
Mr.. William w. Jackson, Jr., of Low
ell, Mass, will speak in the church at
Wrights Mills, next Sunday, at TO- 80 on |
Temperance, in the afternoon at 2l
o'clock on "The Law of Divine Increase"
The telephone line is now in working
order between Montpelier and Watsield,
via Middlesex and Moretown, and in a
few days we expect to be connected at
Waterbury with the Bur lington exchange.
Asa Blanchard has already began
excavating preparatory to laying the wall
for his new building on the Caldwell lot
at the head of State street. The building
is to be three stories of brick with q
frontage of ninety. five feet and depth of
eighty feet.
The noted insurance case of Trip and
Bailey administrators of George M. Chap
man, VS.. the Vermont life insurance COM
pany of Burlington has been decided by I
supreme court against the company and
the insurance of $4,000 together with costs
and interest which brings the same TO {
5000 has been paid over.
On Friday morning of last week the
roof of Clement Prevost's house, near the
top of Seminary hill, caught fire from the
chimney burning out. A general alarm
was sounded, but the services of the fire
department were not needed ladders and .
help being close at hand it was extin-
guished with few pals of water. Seven :
dollars repaired the damage. Insured. .
The young ladies' temperance union a
will hold flag sociable upon their d
anniversary, June 9th. in the vestry of t
the Church of the Messiah. Young ladies V
representing the thirteen original states +
will furnish programme, consisting of t
songs, readings, essays and tableaux of a s
patriotic character. and handsome flag a
will be presented to the temperance man
in town receiving the most votes. Il
Some sixty of the friends of Mr. and a
Mrs Charles o. Foster helped them to a
celebrate their wooden wedding. A right y
good time was enjoyed by all and Mr..
and Mrs. Foster were presented with a
large easy chair by Mr.. Fosters fellow o
workmen in the Lane Manufacturing n
company. Many other useful and valuable n
presents were presented the couple by
their friends. re
On Wednesday evening. May Esd. e,
friends to the number of about forty h
assembled at the residence of Mr.. and 4
Mrs. Edward NJ. Scott on Barre street, >,
reminding them that it was the fifth
anniversary of their marriage. The .,
occasion was made one of enjoyment to n
them. The presents were not only :,
numerous but useful. The guests took =,
their departure at late hour, wishing w
that they might live to enjoy many
anniversaries. TT
The Montpelier listers have completed hs
their work and although the town loses 81
from the working of the state revenue law an
railroad real estate valued at $30,072. 90 "t
the list shows an increase over that of last 81
year of S245,5S9.45. The figures of the of
list are real estate, ,S65, 1924, personal fol
l,4SS, 1851, making total
of 1854, 1906, one per cent of which pa
is 28,541.20. The total number of polls of
we're 882 with from this number are fol
deducted 192 fremen and mililia-men til,
leaving $3.50 to be added to the property sci
list; this leaves the total grand list at lib
s29,92l20. Some of the heaviest lists are
he ]. w. Bailey estate assessed at $40. me
Homer w. Heaton, S653.6O, E. P. Jewett, its
s551.32; J. R. Langdon, s544.54; ]. W. hal
Brock and wife, S526,96; the Lane pa.
manufacturing company, SAG; B. F. fab
Fiield, 41O.75; Erastus Hubbard, $4O4, "a, still
Mrs. Olive E. Bailey, 325.73; Mrs. George for
ap0don 9lQ 16. Mra NFI:z O,