Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-05
G, j. Gleason is seriously ill at his resi-


Thomas Nancy has removed fro
Berlin side into honse up Clay Hill.
Charles A. McClus~ey was arrested
Tuesday afternoon for intoxication.
John Wright of Middesex is to ia
John Hills place on C. T. Sabin's mi
cart.
Fred Il. Stevens is laid up for tim
having dropped n stitch" in his bac
while lifting last Sunday.
Frank Curtis of Orange raised the pa
season 14l bushels of white Russian whe,
from five bushels of seed.
George Browns son who was severel
kicked by horse last week is no.
rapidly recovering from his injuries.
The Thursby concert Thursday evenn
will of course be largely attended as
will be the best offered for many years.
The comet of 1912 can now be see
with the naked eye. 1t will reach it
nearest approach to the earth Januar
2jth.
1t was George Gould not Gustavu
Gould that had the fracas with Georg,
Shepherd. The hearing has been indeli
nitely postponed.
The Ely mines which have been idle
since the riot OF last summer, have been
started up again under the management
of D. T. Long.
John II. Huse has sold out his mea
market in the basement of the FREEMAN
building to Frank Newcomb. Frank is
entirely at home in his old quarters.
The new postal note is to be narrower
than the present one, the color to be
changed to blue, the paper heavier and OF
tirmer texture. and the design to be chang
ed
Mr.. and Mrs. Jehiel Weston of West
Randolph celebrated their 50th weddir o
anniversary with a golden wedding las
week, the occasion being very pleasant
one.
Dogs are making sad havoc with sheep
In Iunbrldge one man recently had eigh
killed in single week. In Stratford two
farmers lost forty sheep with the SAME
disease.
B"ookfield is to have special town
meeting December 18th, to see what
action the town will take in regard TO
BUILDING new road around the head OF
the pond.
Captain McCabe. one of the most bril-
liant lecturers in America, will speak on
The brigh. side of life in Libby Prison.
next Wednesday, at 8 o'clock. in the YES
try of Trinity church.
The annual session of the Vermont State
Grange is to be held at Bellows Falls mex
Wednesday, December 18Th. The afte,
noon and evening meetings will be public ,:
and will be participated in by the board |
of agriculture.
Policeman keegan arrested one Tileston /
Of Barre on Thanksgiving day for intoxi
cation. Justice o. D. CLARK on Friday
fined him the usual amount of SIS 90 and
costs which he furnished and took his
departure.
Joseph Proctor and his daughter will
appear at Capital Hall Friday and Satur
lay evenings Mr.. Proctor Just celebrated
lis golden wedding" with the stage, and
s we'll worth hearing as one of the best
ctors of the older school.
Mansil, the western weather prophet.
yarns us against storms on the 18th, 18th,
Sd and 29th of this month, and says that
he temperature for the month will prob
bly, average above the mean of the season,
yer the United States and Europe.
Charles Ennis, colored barber of St.
Albans, who has worked for Henry Smith
f this place, was last week found dead al
le north end of the railroad paint shops
! St. Adams. He had gone to his work in |
is usual health in the morning and prob.
bly, died in fit. l.
We have received from the arguS and I
atriot store diary for 1881 of new b
esign. We tender our thanks for the Y
me and would add that any one in search )
the useful or the beautiful in the line Of v
ocket books or stationery can find it in /:
ldless variety and price at the argus "
ore. opposite Bethany church. c.
Barnard people must have excitement n
lie story of the killing of the panther Il
me three years since is getting old and e
e latest is a fox bearing a charmed life. q
} catches and eats turkeys with impunity &c
l!e the natives bring their guns within b
ort range and blaze away at him with ia
t effect. nj
The Union House is now closed to the u
bile. The proprietors, Messrs. Irish & tn
arrow, having taken possession of the st
shop Hotel, recently purchased on W
turday. December 1st. The name of ot
bishop Hotel" has been discarded and W
iontpelier Hotel' substituted by the new Its
Oprielors. III
A LONG DRAWN OUT CASE DECIDED - "a
e case of Ira Melendy of Fairleo against
, town of Bradford, for damages sus- 'o'
ned on account of defective highway
Itch has been in litigation for ten years VI
been decided in favor of the plaintiff
ing him Sl2 900. The costs to the Vt
vn in this long drawn out suit will b, '''
lbie that amount.
VILLAGE MEETING. There was ful
at the village meeting Monday ~.
ming The result was the appointment 49,
a committee &C. II. Heath, Joel Foster,
ID E. Smith, A j. Sibley and A o
mmns) TO investigate as to the cost o. H.
ter works and report December l7Ih
he o,iionrnpd mpetinp The sentiment