Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-04

"ccePlapIy H'Ieu their places. Interestin
exercises of singing and speaking wer
held by the members of the several lodge
represented until time to take the train
In spite Of the rain it was very pleasan
time.
ST.. JoHNsBURY.--E. w. Culver preach
ed at the Free Baptist church. last Sunday
Court is still in session here. Las
week they had the Merchant murder cas-,
OF Barnet on Trial, and acquitted the
accused.
During the trial of the Merchant mur
der case, DR.. Brooks, leading doctor o
this place, while testifying, declined te
answer certain questions which he cen
sidered as leading to expert testimony,
and was sent to Jail for contempt of court.
j. Ross, Judge.
Rev. L. w. Parker, late from India,
but formerly from St. Johnsbury, preached
at the M. Z. church, Sunday. Mr.. Parker
has been II missionary in India about
twenty. four years, and is now home to
regain his health. He gives some very
interesting accounts of the work going
forward there.
The graduating exercises at the acade.
my were very interesting this term, and
included some very good speaking. The
class is the largest ever graduated, num-
bering forty nine.
The concert by 1.-The Spanish Students"
and Mr.. Whiteield as humorist, given
under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A. was
not as largely attended as it ought 10 have
been for it was fine concert and for a
good cause.
Some of our good templars went to
Barnet Tuesday, to picnic.
An excursion train was run to Burling-
ton Tuesday 10 enable the masons and
some others, to go and witness the unvcil-
irg Of the new monument at that place.
SwANToN.-Repairs on the mill dam
are progressing now rapidly.
Butter market was largely attended this
week and the prices ranged from 16 to 81
cents.
George and r. l.. Barney have now in
their mill a large stock of white blue
and red marble for thing.
Mrs. George N. Gourley of St. Johns.
bury and two children are visiting in town
at her fathers, d. Mcdonald.
We have another excitement this week.
On Monday, while clearing out the hume
to the sash and blind mill, human foot
was found This led to further search
on Tuesday and the clothing and most of
the body of man was found. There
appears to be no doubt that it is the
remains of a young Frenchman who
worked in the bakery here and disappear
ed one and a half years ago. No tidings
have been heard Of him since. 1t was
well known at the time of his disappear
ance enc Saturday night that he was
engaged in drunken brawl and many
thought then that he had been killed.
There is bare possibility that, being
drunk, he fell into the river and came to
his death by accident. Many would feel
better could that view of the case be made
clear. The town authorities instituted no
search for him at the time of his disap.
pearance as many thought they ought to
have done under the circumstances, and
so it has remained mystery until this
week. 1t Cannot now be determined from
the remains whether death was from
violence or accident.
SwANToN.-The mysterious disappear
ance Of the baker Cyrelle Rouselle, and
the finding of his body under such unusual
circumstances is now explained to the
general satisfaction. The facts as far as
known seem to be these, which are
established by two disinterested women,
who state, the first, that she met man in
the vicinity of where this quarrel was
known to occur, who was much intoxica-
ted, and asked the way to the bakery; this
was at about | O'Clock in the evening.
l. Hell Ouc-Hdll lOul IdlcE all lHlOAlcdlcu
man came to the door of Mrs. Moses
Ournment down the track towards the
river from where the first woman was
inquired of, and asked whether he was
in St Adams or Swanton, seeming much
confused. She did not notice which way
he went, but thought after reflection that
i must have been the missing man, for he |
lived at tie bakery near by, where she
had seen such man 90. The authorities,
after shutting off the water as best they
could, found that one arm and some of
the clothing had been sucked in under the |
bulk head and that a stone of about 40
pounds lay upon one thigh. Now the
general opinion is that the man in his |
drunken condition wandered down the |
'ailroad and fell through the p. & o.
bridge, floated down under water, for it |
was in cod weather and the bridge was
about so rods above. The hand and
clothing were sucked under and fastened
him down, and tie stone might have fallen
from the wall of the bulk head. 1t would
seem that the quarrel which had been
referred to, although of a very serious
nature and occurring the same night, had
no connection with the bakers disappear
lnce, and the verdict must be that the one
for his death was he who
furnished the liquor.
WILLIAMSON. Frank Martin returns
10 Worcester, Mass, this week. He ex-
poets to make canvassing his business for
4 short time.
Lucia Clark of Mortified is visiting
friends in town, and will stay for few
weeks.
The remains of George Walton and wife
we're lately removed from the East Hill to
he village cemetery.
Flora Hersey was obliged to leave her
school, after teaching six weeks, on account
Of salt rheum in her hands, and Clara
Iempleton commences this week to finish
he term.
Arncy Wiley of Cavendsh, brother of
Mrs. c. II. Merrill, has been with her the
past two weeks, and will remain until her
business affairs are somewhat settled.
Mr.. Foss and family of Mortified have
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