Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

Rev. Mr.. Wright is to preach in tn
church in Wrightsville. next Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock.
A. A. Pratt, formerly of Berlin. but nov
of East Montpelier, has secured pension
of $50 per month, with back pay of SOM
over Sl400.
Meetings for the season begin next Sun
day, 9 p. NJ, in the old church at Eas
Montpelier Centre. Preaching by Rev
u. E. Miller.
The alag sociable' of the young ladies
held last week, in the vestry of the Church
of the Messiah, was a success. The flag
was voted to Rev. ]. Edward Wright.
Forrest l. Green of Woodbury. choked
and struck his sister, Mrs. Hannah Sulham,
Friday and beat her boy Arthur. The
assault grew out of trouble between the
children of the two families at school.
In the Orange county court, notice OF
the assembling of which was given last
week, the on case thus far tried was
William A. Ashley and wife vs. B. r..
Hyde, in which the plaintiffs recovered
$l3O.9 2 damages and costs.
An eleven years old daughter OF Mr..
Desablind of Winooski was drowned in
the river, yesterday afternoon. She was in
little picnic with half dozen other
little girls. when she accidentally fell over
the bank and into the river.
They are having a contest over new
school house in district No. s. Duxbury.
The district is almost Swallowed by Cam
els Hump, and the old settlers object to
the new buildings being located near
mills that new corners have made a sort
of center for numbering business.
The anti masonic convention went
away from here when it got through but
the cars were not crowded. Gen. Phelps
and his associates are no doubt sincere but
that they had more than score of hear
ers who followed in their footsteps of
alarm about secret societies is very doubt.
full.
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
The state Sunday school association of
Vermont will hold its annual convention
at Mortified on Sept. 18th and 18th.
Well known Sunday school workers from |
abroad are expected TO be present 1t is
also expected that complete statistics of
all the Sunday schools in the state will be
reported
One Perkins of South Barre got drunk
last week and beat his wife. He was
fined by Justice Horace Fifeld and on
Monday Webster and Dickinson were
each fined $40 and costs for furnishing
him the drink. He plead guilty, John
Porter was also arrested and his trial
takes place Friday, ferkins having also
disclosed on him.
The officers of the W. c. 7. U. of Vt.
have appointed June 20 as "Children's
Day. The Juvenile Templars, Band of
Hope societies and other temperance
organizations propose to make the day an
attractive one, each union varying the {
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In Rutland the Juvenile Templars have
invited each of the Sunday schools to joid
them in picnic, at which a very enjoy i
able time is anticipated. yrs. Mclaughlin
of Boston, the noted temperance lecturer,
is to address the children at that time.
Bert Marston, who worked at the tub
factory in Waterbury. was drowned in the
Winooski Tuesday evening of last week.
A number of young men had been in
bathing but had gone and there were two
boys bathing with Marston when he sank.
He had been swimming across the river
back of the garden of S. Hutchins, and it
is thought he was taken with cramp
Elmer Coffrin got the body out after it had
been in the water half an hour and efforts
were made for some hours TO bring Mars
ton to life but without avail. He was
married few days before his death to
Miss Seaver of Duxbury.
The following is the programme for the
Vermont Methodist seminary commence
ment:
Sunday, June 18th, annual sermon by
Rev. A. ii. Wyatt, A. M.
Monday and Tuesday. June 18th and Z
10Th, examinations. It
Monday evening. June 18th, music
recital. \
Tuesday evening. juno 10Th, lecture
before the Esthetic society by Rev. j. W. t.
Hamilton, ID. ID. a
ing of trustees. 1880, P. NJ, business
meeting of the alumni.
Wednesday evening, June Goth, prize e
recitations and declarations. t.
Thursday, June goth, anniversary exer- Q
cises.
We are requested to say by a member n
of the late anti secrecy convention held Il
in this village that all who want a full a
and authentic account of the proceedings Il
of that convention can have them by p
sending for copies of the national organ 81
of the association in which they are to be
published. This organ is the Christian =,
Cynosure., which is issued weekly from
221 West Madison street, CHICAGO, ILL., ~
Copies in considerable numbers will II
be furnished at moderate rates. 6
They will show the full scope and object
of the American party, which aims at the
casting vote in the next presidential u
election. h
A club of New York and Toronto
gentlemen were here Monday evening
thus far on their way to Stowe from hl
Mass, by six-horse coach.
they we're guests of Robert j. Kimball O.
who is of the party and W. H. Dubois at
West Randolph. The travellers are the to
Dwight-Wiman club and have "done"
good part of Europe together. That was sh
probably why our "Rialto" so struck
hem. At least they seemed interested in in
/ but whether because of its similitude to
he Venetian structure, or because thew
considered it a specimen of "differentia frt
iou," we did not inquire, partly because
We hadn't been introduced and partly be- r.,