Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Gilman are visitin O

I Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Gilman are visitir
in Providence, n. I.
John B. Thurston is under medic
treat ment at Somcrvilc, Mass.
DR.. G. f. Hunt is enjoying a vacatio
, in the Adirondacks.
John p. Dewey and family and Ezra
, Kimball leave to-day for Florida.
! The old Rublee house ON North Mali
street, is being raised up and otherwise
repaired.
Mr.. Arthur G.. Stone is to remove from
the Carleton hou on Elm street into hi
father-in.law, John p. Dewey's house or
Western Avenue.
Chaplain McCabe is expected to deliver
his interesting lecture, "The Bri ght Side
of Life in Libby Prison." in this village
some time next month.
William S. Riley of the Montpelier
carriage company, has leased part of
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going to keeping house.
The state bar association holds its fifth
annual meeting next Tuesday evening at
this place. Wednesday evening they give
banquet at the Pavilion.
Nathaniel II. Sratton whose death we
published last week, was born in Rutland,
Mass, in February 1918. He learned the
silver platers' trade in Greenwich, Mass,
where he married Miss Susan Legge. who
survives him. They passed the forty.
fourth anniversary of their marriage on
the 25th day of last September. In 1854
Mr.. Stratton came to Montpelier and took
an interest in the silver plating business
with Mr.. Joseph Fisher which partner
ship continued until 1861, when Mr..
Stratton was appointed sutler of the 9th
Vermont regiment. After the close of the
war he was engaged several years in town
in the fruit and oyster business. Although
his health had been impaired for some
years his death came very sudden and
unexpected, from congestion of the brain
Mr.. Stratton was widely known. Besides
widow he leaves a son, Geo o. of Montpe-
lier, and Mrs. Henry Barnes, of Waveland,
Iowa, and two brothers residing in Mass
achusetts, to NOUN his loss.
The three fire insurance comp anies of
Montpelier elected directors at l o'clock
this afternoon. The new boards are
given below.
VERMONT MUTUAL.
Directors. Washington coun ty, limo
thy p. Redfeld, Charles Dewey, Fred E.
Smith, Charles Il. Sabn, William T.
Dewey; Addison county, w. G. Spraguo;
Bennington county, Chas Z. Houghton;
Chttenden county, M. A. Bingham; Cal.
edonia county, S. S. Thompson; Essex
county, Hiram A. Cutting; Franklin coun-
ty, H. L. Austin; Grand Isle county. II.
G. Hill; Lamoille county, W. Ii. H. Bng
ham; Orange county, l.. G. HinckIey;
Orleans county. j. N. Webster; Rutland
county, George Briggs; Windham county,
c W. Wyman; Windsor county. M. II.
Goddard.
Officers W. II. II. Bingham. presi.
dent; Fred f. Smith, vice president;
James T. Sabin, secretary; Horalio N
Taplin, Jr., Treasurer.
In the nominating of board of FIVE di.
rectors for Washington county ballot
was had with the following result: Whole
number of votes 60, necessary for a
choice, 81; T p. Redtied had So. Chas.
Dewey 80. f L Smith SO C. T. Sabin So,
W. T. Dewey 81, j. A. Page %, j. w
Ellis 20, l.. p. Gleason 4, Geo. Hubbard.
H. N. Taplin, G. j. Gleason aud w. i.
Adams, one each.
FARMERS MUTUAL.
Directors Washing on County, Joseph
Poland, p p. Pltkin, S. c. Shurtef, Geo.
W. Scott, .mes g Houghton; Addison
Coanty, A d Hayward. Weybridge; Ben
nlgion Coanty Tarrant SlbIey, Benning
ION Center, Robert Ames, Factory Point
Caledonia county, j. E. Willard, Sutton
Cnttende1 County, Torrey E. Wales
Burlng ION; Essex County, Charles E
Benton, Guildhall; Franklin County, E
W. Soules. S. Albaps; Grand Isle County,
Geo w. Beardsey, Alburgh Springs; La
noble County, C. K. Page, Morrisville;
Orange County, John G. Stearns, Brad
ford; Orleans County, A. g. Parker, Bar
ton Landing; Rutland County, w. G
Fish, Rutland; Windham County, T. j
b. Cudworth, Brattlebure; Windsor Coun-
ty, George Marcy. Hartland.
Officers -Perley p. Pitkin, President;
Torrey E. Wales, Vice President; Joseph
Poland, Secretary; George w. Leslie,
Treasurer.
UNION MUTUAL.
Directors -Washing on county, w
G.. Farrin, w. f. Braman, James w
Brock, Erastus Hubbard, A. G. Brown, M
NJ. Cutler; Windsor county, Fred g Field;
Rutland county, G. A. Ram; Orleans
county, Henry Plllsbury; Franklin county,
Cornelius d Rubee; Bennington county,
Norman Milling ton; Windham county, S
S. Villas, A. A. Butterfeld; Caledonia
county, Francis Switzer G. NJ. Campbell
Essex county. G. w. King.
O,ficers.--W. G. Ferfin, president; j
W. Brock, vice president; A. c. Brown,
secretary; w. F. Braman, treasurer.
BRADFORD. Mr.. Percivile, father OF
MIS-. A. p. Shaw, is very sick With pneu-
monia with bat very slight hope of his
recovery.
H. c. briggs and wife started for Kan
sas City, Mo-. Saturday morning. They
90 to spend the winter with their son. and
will, if content with the country and the
climate agrees with them, make that city
their permanent home.
Those people who scarce can enter the
church until the services have commenced
were Internationally prompt last Sunday.
owing to the town time having been set
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