Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-26

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was taken advantage of by great many
sleighing parties.
Owing to heavy snow storms in Massa-
chuse,ts the afternoon mails have been
late for several days.
Boston, New York. portions of the
Dominion and other places have had
heavy snow storms.
The Lamoille county grand jury at the
present term of court returned ~ true
bills and two not found.
About six inches of snow now lies on
the ground and the sleighing in and about
the village is excellent.
A. O. Cummings was the winner of the
china tea set, drawn at the crockery
auction on Saturday evening.
Mr.. Wright of the church of the
Messiah is to exchange with Miss Kings.
bury of Williston next Sunday.
Prof Starr, an exposer of Spiritualism,
Little Corrinne," and the Spaulding bell
ringers appear soon at Capital hall.
The health of T. W. Bailey has so much
improved that he has resumed his position
as conductor on the Montpelier and Barre
trains.
The Vermont state spiritualist associa.
ton hold their annual convention in the
town hall. Rutland, January 25th, Goth
and 9th.
John Portal, who is doing quite silver
plating business at Rutland and who
learned his trade with Fisher & Cotton, is
visiting in town.
General Stephen Thomas will speak at
the installation of officers of Stowe Post,
No %, G. A. r., at North Calais, Satur-
day evening, January 9Th.
Julius P. Knapp has purchased another
lot on 1st avenue, on the west side of
Major Goodwin's residence, and has COM
menced the erection of house.
Saturday, James Wheeler of Mortified
was arrested for intoxication and Monday
disclosed before Justice Clark on D. G.
Sloan, paid his fine and departed.
James C. Houghton, cashier of the First
National bank, sprained his ankle while
at work about his house last Thursday and
now gets around with the aid of crutches.
Monday the First National Bank declared
dividend of per cent of current earnings
PAYABLE January l. 1884, also dividend of
90 per cent of surplus, payable March 1,
1884.
Christmas day was pretty generally
observed in Montpelier, all the shops and
manufacturing establishments having shut
down and places of business being closed
part of the day.
The annual meeting of the Mad River
Valley agricultural association will be
held in the hotel hall in Waits6eld,
Thursday, January 5. 1884, at l O'Clock p.
NJ, for the election of officers and the
transaction of any other business.
The society of the Second Congrega-
tional church of Brookfield has been
engaged the past few months in making
extensive repairs on their church and
having completed them will hold dedica-
ton services Thursday, December 9th.
Sunday morning the thermometers
about the village registered from to 81
degrees below zero. The lowest was
reported from Seminary Hill and the high
est, degrees below, we fear was from
thermometer that had lost its little Ratchet
or had donned its ulster.
Lucius P. Goodwin has sold his house
and land on Ridge street, Seminary Hill,
to Fred R. Stevens for $1,000. MIR. Good
win has purchased another lot. several
rods east of the one sold. on the same
street, and will Immediately commence
the erection of new house.
ANYBODY who watches the southwestern
skv lust after sunset will see brilliant
star cleaning in the twilight very near
the point on the horizon where the sun
disappeared. 1t is the planet Venus, and
this is her first evening appearance before
The public since she made her famous
transit across the sun year ago.
Parties who have been selling crockery
at auction at the store of Daniel Carr dur
ing the past ten days left town on the 8
O'Clock Monday morning train without
having J. V. Morrow for their trucking,
amounting to two dollars and fifty cents.
They had agreed to meet Morrow at 10
o'clock that morning to settle with him.
"Vic' finding out that they had fitted
proceeded TO the Central freight depot
where he found two crates of crockery
shipped for Rutland belonging to them.
This he soon had under attachment to
await their settlement.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held very pleasant gathering at
Mrs. D. j.. Fuller's last Saturday evening,
in honor of tho crusade movement oil
whose beginning Dec. % was the tenth
anniversary.
An interesting programme was carried
out, beginning with the singing OF the
crusade hymn, "Give TO the wind thy
fears" and reading of the crusade psalm
the 46.h. Mrs. Seaver read the story oil
the Hillsboro crusade. telling how the
leader, Mrs. E. j. Thompson. was called
to the work. Other readings and music
were furnished by members Of the young
Ladies' Christian Temperance Union
Also the Rev. Mr.. Barber, who was in the
west during the crusade, made some very
interesting remarks.