Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-03-14

James r. Langdon and II. 8. LOOMS
started last Thursday for months trip tt
Florida.
Septimus c. Gilman. who has beer
confined to the house for some weeks, i
now very low.
The winter term of the Vernon
Methodist Seminary closed last Frida,
after very successful term.
Lucius S. Curtis of St. Adams was il
town on Monday to attend the funeral o
his grandfather, Lucius B. Snow.
Chas. A. Sanders of this town inform.
us that, by measurement, nine feet Of snow
has fallen here thus far this winter.
ia. Pearce has leased Geo. Parmenter's
farm in East Montpelier for one year
possession tax IN April LIST.
We had a heavy fall of snow Saturday
and Sunday and the snow plows on the
Central, and Wells River roads were kept
busy Sunday.
One day last week Eleazer Z. Dodge
found that he had suddenly lost the sight
of his right eye. He knows of no injury
that should cause it.
We understand that L. L. Tanner has
sold his house on the hill in the east Of
Pearl street to Erastus Hubbard, and will
erect another house the coming season on
Pearl street, east of John Anderson's.
w. II. Hutchins of Chicago, formerly
foreman of the trimming room of the
Montpelier carriage company, has been
east on visit of a week, stopping at
Montpelier on Monday and returning
west on Tuesday.
Clement Provost has purchased the T.
Allard house, on Seminary avenue, of G.
H. Cross, paying $l,100. Possession will
be taken April 1st. Mr.. Allard has leased
Franklin Hoyt's new house between First
avenue and Ridge street.
A company of the cadets of Lewis
college, Mortified, will present the play
The Spy of Atlanta" in Capital Hall in
few weeks. They have recently presented
the play in Mortified and West Randolph
and are very highly spoken of in each
place.
The Lamoille Valley Extension railroad
Tuesday accepted the Phelps. Vanderbilt
contract to lease the road on completion
in perpetuity to the Osdensburg and Lake
Champlain road. This makes through
line from the west to the seaboard
On Monday Joseph Yatter moved from
the Moriarty building into the house
through the arch which he purchased OF
the French estate last fall, Mrs. Hiand
Alexander having removed from it into
one of the tenements in the rear of the old
post office block on Main street.
Mr.. Cleveland of Needham, Mass.
who has purchased the boot and shoe store
of G. Fullerton, takes possession the last
of this week, and will move into j. A.
Pierce house on Barre street, which he has
leased for one year. Mr.. Fullerton leaves
for Kansas city the last of this month.
The postage on an ordinary letter now
as before is three cents. Letters can not
be sent for two cents before October, nor
will unstainped checks be cashed at banks
before July 1. The tax on bank deposits,
however, ceased March 3, while the
changes in the taxes on tobacco will
begin May l. Matches will be taxed until
July 4.
MUSICAL CONFERENCE.-The musical
convention at Mortified, under the direc.
ton of Mr.. ODER, of Waterbury, opened
on Tuesday, with very good attendance,
there being chorus of about one hundred
voices and of very good material. The
session closes on Thursday evening, and q
matinee will also be given in the after
noon and concert Wednesday evening.
John B. Langdon, a son of the late
J. Barnard Langdon, died at his residence
in Montpelier last Friday. He was n
member of Co. thirteenth Vermont vol
nnteers and Co. C, first light artillery in
the war, since which time he has lived in
Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio, until about a
year ago when he returned TO Montpelier
to live He leaves n wife and one son
about ~ years old. His funeral sermon
was preached by Rev. j. Fl. Hincks. A
detachment of Post Brooks, G. A. r.,
attended the funeral.
Last Saturday afternoon q sad and fatal
accident occurred in the mill yard of the
Lane manufacturing company. Arthur, a
seven year.old son of Charles Seguin, an
employe at the tannery of Peck & Cum
Minis, while playing with some half a
dozen other little fellows in the mill yard,
Cd the lumber piles, fell from one of them,
which gave away at the same time, a
heavy birch timber 10 inches wide and 4
inches thick striking him across the chest
and face before he could arise from the
ground, killing him instantly.
The March term of court opened Tuesday,
March 18th, Judge Redfeld presiding.
Prayer was offered by Rev j II. Hincks The
following petit Jurors were present: Barre,
Lewis Keith; Berlin, j. w. Leland, VIM.
Brown; Calais, A. p. Wheelock; Duxbury,
Samuel Somorvlle; East Montpelier, Levi
T. Mallory, George w. Sanders; Fayston,
f. A, Bruce; Middesex, NJ. w. Miles,
Geo. NJ. Whitney; Montpelier, Carlos L.
Smith, G. c, Eaton; Marshfeld, Joseph
Wilson; Mortified, Thomas Averill, c.
A. Tracy; Plainlield, Joseph Bartlett /;
Roxbury, s. A Richardson, d. l.. Nichols;
Waitsield, G. G. Reed; Waterbury, G. E.
Wymau, A. Landt; Warren, L. i. Hanks,
A G. Grcenslip; Woodbury., G. d. Lille.
The term promises to be short one with