Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-01

Charles Ferrln mas TeCoFerou HUN hio
,ocpnt sickness and is again "about town.
three days's trotting meeting with
1880 in purses opened at Rutland yes
terday'
Vermont Episcopal choirs hold theil
.ornal festival at Bellows Falls, Septem
Der 9th.
The monthly temperance meeting will
be held at the Baptist church next Sabbath
evening at 7.3O.
ME- Smile and J. B. Thurston have
returued from their vacation tour in and
about Portland Harbor.
Vacation" having ended, the usual
.eryices will be resumed in the Universal
ist church in Barre next Sunday.
Rev. Howard F. Hill returns from
Chicago this week and will officiate in the
nnlpit of Christ church next Sunday.
Mr.. Wright will hold his next meeting
IN the Morse school house, East Montpe-
lg, August 10Th, instead of August 9th.
Col. J. B. Mcad of Randolph returned
last week from his European trip where
he had pur hased another small herd Of
tbe red polled cattle.
Circus day the houses of Charles Whit
comb and Elkns Perkins were broken
into These houses are about mile out
of the village and the families were in the
village 10 see the parade. A gold watch
was taken from Mr.. Whitcomb's.
Miss Lizzie Jefferies, better known as
"Zlzel, the human cannon ball." who was
here with Doris circus, fell and received
serious injuries at performance in Spring
field, Mass, and is now in very precari-
Gus condition in the Massachusetts general
hospital at Boston.
Henry F. Jersey of Calais, VIM. Casey
A Of Waterbury and E. T. Parcher were the
only victims of too much circus. etc.,
brought before Justice Clark last Satur
day. They were each allowed to go after
having the usual fine and costs. Hersey
made no reliable disclosure; Casey dis
closed on friends bottle and Parcher
testified to procuring some lager beer from
Jesse Cayhue, who showed TO the satisfac-
ton of a jury of five thai he had sold him
not LAGER but "tonic' beer.
Arrangements have been made by
Willie Stowell and Henry Farwell for the
sale of the Boston Sunday Herald in Barre,
commencing next Sunday. The Herald
Sunday train will be met at Barre juno.
ton by train which will convey a
package of the papers to Barre, where
llessrs. Stowell & Farwell will proceed to
dispose of as many copies of the same as
possible at the rate of eight cents per
{fopy. The boys expect to reach Barre
|about half past 1 O. o'clock, p. NJ.
Harlow Sears of Rchford, whose dis
kovery of washout on the Missisquoi
Railroad, saved special train bearing
bresident Smith and General Superintend-
(1ht Hobart of the Central Vermont, 7. NJ 4.
Deal superintendent of the Missisquoi,
Ind Judge Ross from what might have
Eproved a fatal accident July 13, has been
rewarded by them. Gov. Smith presented
Ia him check of $50 and an annual pass
bver the Central and leased lines, Superin-
endent Hobart gave him the peoples
ENCYCLOPEDIA of Universal knowledge" and
Id. NJ. Deal an annual pass over the
llissisquoi railroad.
Libel suits seem to be the order of the
Day; aside from the 100000 suit of Ex-
bov. John B. Page against Clement &
Bon of Rutland growing out of the rail-
oad troubles, is one brought by Hiram G..
HAY, now of Rutland but formerly of
Montpelier and other places in and out of
the state, against Hiram Atkins of the
IArgus for S., 200 damage done his financial
Reputation by articles published in that
paper. We hope the case will come to
Itfa and if Mr.. Atkins has been wilfully
Managing the financial reputation of a
Door but honest and industrious young
han a verdict in the sum sued for, would
be but slight punishment for the enormity
81 the offense.
Hiram Atkins invited all his workers on
Ne ArguS and representatives from the
frce Press, Watchma1e and FREEMAN to
b on an excursion to Camp Watson
Saturday. We could not accept his very
acceptable invitation but the party of
twenty five that went had the "best time
&hey ever had A special car between
Montpelier and Burlington and the steamer
Reindeer from Burlington to Camp Wat
ION were furnished by MIR. Atkins, and
he afternoon at Camp Watson was
easantly spent in fishing and other camp
fe ways. The party returned by train
Rriving home soon after midnight.
HI Mrs. j. X. Barney of Providence, R. l.,
IMeaCDeu IN Lut N6IuOulSb Ill DatIc
9th ult, in forenoon and spoke on tenn
Rrance work in the evening under the
mspces of the young woman's Christian
Temperance union.
Her public addresses are always highly
appreciated in Barre, and although it was
~ known until Saturday evening that
Ne would speak, both services were
Intended by large congregations.
She will address children's meeting al
Morrisville in addition to her stated
]dress which is already announced al
Pat meeting.
Forepaugh's trains got off the track
Par the tunnel in Burlington Thursday
Night and did not get into Montpelier till
ell towards noon. This postponed the
feet parade which had to be worked up
short notice and it was so late when the
Prade began that it answered pretty well
h hippodrome race itself. AS veneer.
Bic and but partiallv retired general