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

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A wild deer was seen recently in Gas
Bethel.
Chaplain McCabe's lecture on 9Th
Bright Side of Life in Libby Prison." a
Trinity church this evening should b,
attended by al. The speaker is one O
the most eloquent and interesting lecturer
in America.
Lewis Wood and wife of Somerset
Mass. and Mrs. Woods three brothers
Joseph Of Manchester, N. H., Napoleo,
oil Bratteboro, and George of Somerset
Mass, arrived in town on Monday evening
to attend the funeral of their father, Alber
Lamora.
The sociable of the ladies of the church
of the Messiah, given by Mr.. and Mrs
Aaron Bancroft at the Pavilion, thi.
evening and to which a general invitation
is extended, will be very pleasant affair
ellison and Cushman's orchestra will
furnish music for the occasion.
Mrs. Caroline NJ Pitkin, wife of Gen
Perley 2. Pitkin, died at their hone in
Montpelier at 10 o'clock, Yesterday
forenoon. She was stricken with paralv
sis of the right side Sunday forenoon at
O'Clock. Mrs. Pitkin was born in Eas
Montpelier IN 1927 where she lived unit
the removal of the family here 81 years
ago, She was a sister of Drs. James M
and II. E. Templeton of this place and Of
DIR. w. F. Templeton of Glover. Mrs
Pitkin leaves four sons, Clarence A.,
Carroll p, Fred E. and Frank I. to whom
she was devoted mother. The funeral
is to be at the house Thursday afternoon
at o'clock.
Michael Sweet we'll known and much
esteemed resident of Montpelier died very
suddenly on Saturday afternoon at his res
dence on upper Main Street of paralysis of
the heart aged G6 years. While at work
at Mrs. Charles Reeds on Thursday
morning he had the first attack and was
carried home. A second attack occurred
soon after. Saturday afternoon he felt
much better until about four o'clock when
he suddenly expired from the third
stroke. Mr.. Sweet had been resident of
Montpelier for about twenty years, and
worked at his trade, that of carpenter
and joiner, and was superior workmen.
He was man of strong convictions and
worthy citizen. He leaves wife ana one
daughter, Mrs Joseph Galaize, of this vii
lage, several brothers and large circle of
friends to mourn his loss. Hisfuneral took
place at 10 o'clock at St,Augustine church.
The st. Jean Baptisto society of which he
was one of its most worthy members
attending in q body.
Albert Lamora, one of Montpeliers long
time residents, met with an accident on
Friday afternoon, receiving injuries which
proved fatal Sunday evening. He was at
work for Judge S. S. Kelton, on Elm St.,
up the trees in his front yard.
When standing on the top round of the
ladder, which was resting againt a limb
some twenty feet from the ground, the
ladder was suddenly overturned by the
falling Of limb which he was saving off.
Mr.. Lamora was thrown to the sidewalk,
striking with such force as to break his
ribs and drive one into his lung-death
resulted from Internal bleeding. He was
born at Chambly, P. G., in 1914, and had
resided in Montpelier for forty years, and
MS familiar, characteristic face will be
much missed about our streets. He had
fourteen children of which eleven survive
him. OF the eleven children, all but one
son, Peter, who resides in St. Louis, Mis-
souri,, will be in attendance at the funeral.