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


inches of snow Id Mount Holly on July
80.
Frank ii. Puffer, agent for the Nationa
Life Insurance Company, is spending {
few days in town.
Rev. Howard F. Hill will preach in No
school house German Flats" in Faystor
next Sunday at p. M.
The expense to the stale of calling ou
the militia at the time of the Ely mines
trouble was nearly $4,000.
Rev. Howard F. Hill of Christ church
Montpelier, has been appointed chaplain
of the 1st regiment, N. G. V.
John T. Blodgett Esq, and wife, of the
Rhode Island bar, are staying few weeks
with Mr.. Julius S. Wheelock, of Berlin.
The services in the Westinghouse al
Wrightsville next Sunday, at P. NJ, are
to be conducted by Rev. j. Edwd. Wright.
Burglars entered several houses at St.
Adams, Vt. which were left without
occupants, the day Forepaugh's circus
exhibited there.
The annual meeting of the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad COM
pany will be held at St. Johnsbury on
Wednesday, Aug. Is.
John w. Peck sold his bay colt last
week TO Portsmouth, N. H., man, who
was stopping in town, for the round sum
of 5000.
The amt al school meeting is to be held
at Capital Hall, this evening. There
should be full attendance of those inter-
ested in the schools.
Last Thursday Harvey Burnham had
his hands badly mangled by being drawn
into The buffer or machine for sandpaper-
ing at the Montpelier Carriage Companies
works.
Mr.. C. j. Hubbard has declined the
recently offered position of principal of
Goddard Seminary, and A. w. DINA of
Mount Holly has been appointed to the
place.
The excursion to Weirs, N. H., over
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad,
next Saturday will undoubtedly be largely
patronized as it should be. The price for
the round tip is only $780,
Last week Albert Darling fell from
Lawrcnce's ice cart. striking on pair of
ice tongs in such manner as to iniure him
quite badly.
VIM. E. Best's family have rented and
will this week remove to the basement of
the Freeman house on Barre street, made
vacant last week by the removal of VIM.
G. Quimby to Bellows Falls.
A new flume is being put into the mill
Of E. w, Bailey & Co., and while inspect
ing the old one the other day, Mr.. Warren
Kibbee got quite severe fall but would
not 90 on the list of disabled"
The early birds this year were the
ones who secured their hay in the best
condition, as large quantities have been
rendered completely worthless for feeding
purposes by the rains Of the past two
weeks.
One of the most deceptive counterfeit
coins ever issued, fifty cent piece, has
made its appearance in New York. The
piece is, however, of light weight, and is
composed of nickel and silver, being
valued at fifteen cents.
The Montpelierites who have been
camping out at Highgate Springs for the
past three weeks are to return home this
week. Another party of twelve, consisting
of j. j. Pratt's family and friends, left
here on Thursday for couple of weeks
camping out at the same place.
Principal Z. A. Bishop of the seminary
is now in Montpelier and will personally
attend to the details of arranging for the
wants of students.
Some 200 applications are now on file.
for admission to the seminary at the fall
term.
The crop prospects in this vicinity are
very encouraging. Hay will turn out
more than an average, though the rainy
weather of late has damaged whatever hay
happened to be down; oats are looking
finely; potatoes we're planted in large
areas and promise the best for years and
corn only needs spell of the real August |
weather to insure an excellent crop.
The new school house in district No. 4, |
Duxbury, is being built near Durgees
saw mill and Is to be a good one. costing
some $780, Eben Huntley of Duxbury is |
doing the work. The change of locality
from its old site was not opposed by all
the old inhabitants of the district, but the
old inhabitants as we'll as the more recent
settlers should turn in and help to make it
the best school in town.
To insure the safety Of any one COM
PEELED to descend into cesspools or places
filled with foul gas, 1t is necessary to
lower, by means of string or wire, tin
pan Tor other flat vessen containing a
small quantity Of ordinary gunpowder,
and then ignite that by dropping live Goals
on it. After the explosion tt is we'll to
lower lighted candle to the bottom. III
it continues to burn, it can be taken as
sure test that all danger is removed, and
the descent can safely be made.
TEMPERANCE CAMP MEETING. 1.-The
Union Temperance camp meeting associa-
ton of Vermont will hold its fifth annual
assembly at Morrisville, August 18th, 18th
and 10Th. The following speakers have
been engaged: Rev. w. c. Steele, D. D.,
chaplain of the house of refuge, N. Y,
Rev. o. A. Brown, d. D., Boston, Mass,
Mrs. j, X. Barney, Providence, R. l., Rev.
Al, Hougb, w. R. junction, VT, Rev.
A. B. Kendig, D. D.. Lynn Mass, Rev.
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