Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-03-28

on Monday.
Joseph Slattery has returned from Ely
TO Montpelier to reside.
Easter was observed at the Montpelier
churches by appropriate exercises.
"A little tin Butler on wheels" is what
the Springfield Union calls Ex-Governor
Sprague.
A. P. Childs of Bennington will soon
open general insurance office in Spring
field. Mass.
The usual monthly temperance meeting
is to be held next Sunday evening at
Trinity church.
E. n. Scovill's usually sedate horse ran
away the other day but was brought up
with but little damage.
The report of tho bureau of statistics
show very marked decrease of exports
Of butter and cheese.
Will Sullivan and his sister, Mrs. Kate
Lawrence, started fer Lincoln, Nebraska,
on Monday afternoon.
Upon final settlement of the estate OF
the late Matt Carpenter, the widow has
received about $1,000 in cash.
Charles Pecor had his right hand badly
jammed while unloading iron at the shops
of the Lane Manufacturing Company, on
Tuesday.
Henry Chandler, tnsmith, for several
years in the employ of D. Dewey, has
gone to Barre in the employ of Reynolds
d Tilden.
Mr.. Edward Dewey has recently heard
that his brother, George Dewey. who has
been very sick at the island of Malta is
much better.
Rev. George L. Story of Waterville is,
for few days, assisting George L. Taplin
in his store. where he was formerly for
several years salesman.
Postmaster Peck's latest improvement
about the post office has been the putting
in of new and much larger sorting and
making-up tables for his assistants.
A. D. Farwell is having his house on
Liberty street, recently vacated by J. A.
Wing, Esq, piped for hot and cold water,
putting in bath room, &c., preparatory
to occupying it as a residence himself.
George W. Durfey, for the year past in
the employ Of Barrows & Peck, has GO,
through. William Blanchard of Water
bury, formerly in their employ, is to
return and take his place the first of
April.
A three.years old son of Rodney Wiley
of Roxbury fell and broke his leg A
little daughter of Mr.. Sheenan, Of the
same place, fell while playing in barn,
and died subsequently from the injuries
received.
ST. ALBANS BUTTER MARKET.-A.ten-
dance good receipts increasing, market
dull, sales slow. We quote new butter,
20 to % cents per pound; fancy diaries at
higher price. Shipments, 669 packages.
Eggs. Is cents per dozen.
Gen. William W. Grout has returned to
Barton. Gen. CIRCUITS Congressional
career has been an eminently credible one
and he rctires to private life with the
entire respect and the heartiest good
wishes Of people of the third district.
The new firm of j. G. Morrison e. Co.
have rented the basement under the store
in Union block, now occupied by Wheeler's
marble shop, and propose using it for a
carpet room. They have already begun
on the work of fixing over their store.
room up stairs.
On Friday night of last week, Frank
Hall, while coasting down Clay Hill, was
thrown from his sled and badly injured
about the face. On the same evening, II
son of Joseph George was considerably
injured, in the same manner, while coast
ing on Seminary avenue.
There is general impression all over
the state that the next annual encam pment
OF the Vermont militia will be held at
ST. Johnsbury. 1t appears, however, that
no place has yet been selected, although
St. Johnsbury wants it and is making
strenuous efforts TO have it there.
Counterfeiters keep up with the times,
and the latest production of the craft, and
one well calculated TO deceive experienced
merchants and bank cashiers even, is a
bogus silver dollar, stated 10 be of the
same weight as the genuine coin. 1t is
heavily plated and ressts the acid test, bnl
nothing is known of its composition.
Randolph dispatch of the 22d says
At the last annual town meeting this town
voted to adopt the town system ofschools
Later special meeting to rescind such
action was called and has been held to day
and adjourned without action, and the
town system Of schools will now go on in
this town for the next five years.
johnson & Shipman's livery stable. al
Winooski, was set on fire at about 8: &c
o'clock Saturday night, by the Academia
dropping of lantern. The flames spread
with considerable rapidity and it was al
first feared that the fire would prove {
disastrous one; but twas put out before
attaining any very large dimensions. The
roof was burned through in several places
and considerable hay, etc, burned ant
damaged
GREENsBoRo.-Fo several months pas
q Mr. Gnndrich of this town has had hi