Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-26

Wallace w. Noyes has gone TO Barre to
work for o. II. Thompson.
The work of remodeling the east side of
the arch commenced last Monday.
The Grand jury reported this forenoon
nine true bills found and one not sustained.
Mrs. Lizzie Manchester will speak in
South Duxbury, Sunday September 3Oth.
This is the kind of weather that causes
the sportsman 10 shoulder his gun and of
to the woods
Fred Turner, after two years residence
at Montpelier, has returned 10 Moretown,
his former home.
c. II. Hartshorn has opened roller
skating rink on the third floor of the new
IT,. Hubbard block.
Jed G. Camp, long time clerk at the
Pavilion, got through on Saturday and
left on Tuesday for Boston.
Prof. Bishop of the seminary occupied
the pulpit of Trinity church last Sunday,
Rev. D. E. Miller being absent.
George Stratton has bought some four
teen acres of land of the I. o. Bailey
estate, situated on Middlesex street.
Ed A. Ordway has removed from the
Pitkin building on Main street into Mrs.
P. Chamberlain's house on Liberty street.
There is quite an unusually large mum.
Der of cases of typhoid and lung fevers;
in town. There are several serious cases.
H. N. Taplin old wheelwright shop
on State street is being demolished. This
removes another old landmark, it being
built in 1927.
John Murray, an employe of the Lane
manufacturing company, "lit OUT few
days ago, leaving numerous creditors to
mourn his loss.
ED Wood was arrested last Monday
by Policeman Ordway for drunkenness
and on Tuesday was fined the regulation
price and discharged.
1t is ruuored that COL j. II. Lucia,
mayor of Vergennes, and former states
attorney for Addison county. will soon
remove to Montpelier.
Montpelier has been canvassed by i. B..
Burton the past week for business
directory or register of which five thousand
comics are to be issued this week.
Next Sunday is the fourteenth anniver.
sary of the settlement of Rev. j. Edward
Wright over the church of the Messiah
and the occasion will be remembered in
his sermon.
Parties who have a surplus OF three
cent stamps will do well to remember
that postmasters are not allowed to eX'
change stamps from one denomination TO
those Of another.
George Hathaway was taken ill imme-
diately after his return from the muster
with typhoid fever and is now very sick
and Homer W. Heaton, Jr., is sick with
the malarial fever.
John Rowe.l and William Stevens, who
went to Waterbury, Conn, to work last
week, did not find their job TO be one oil
their taste, Rowell returning home on
Tuesday, Stevens going to Boston.
The Passumpsic railroad gave the men,
bcrs of the Bradford fire company free
a dinner
the Pavilion last Friday, in recognition Of
their services in protecting railroad prop
erty.
On account of continued ill health Mr.
Frank R. Bates has felt compelled to
resign the office of secretary of the Good
Templars of thestate and DR.. M. H. Chand
Ter of Woodstock has been appointed to
fill the office.
The warm, pleasant weather OF the pas
few weeks was succeeded on Monday by a
most welcome rain which was greatly
needed. Tuesday was cold, windy ant
cou iy, dreary fall day, but to-day tn
SUI is out and the air cool and bracing.
Mr.. John Murphy, one of Montpelier
Oldest residents, died on Wednesday fore
noon, aged nearly 80 years. Mr.. Murphy
came to Montpelier fifty years ago an
was porter at the old Pavilion for man
years in the days of Mahlon Cotterell.
He was much respected by the old resi-
dents, having lived an honest and indus
trious life.
The standard theatre company will pa.
their respects TO the lovers of Amusement
in Montpelier at Capital Hall, Frida
evening, September 28.h, and will presen
that most successful of all American play
Uncle Toms Cabin" The company ha
received laudatory commentator, an
will come strongly endorsed. Admssio
% cents. Reserved sets only 80 cents.
The St. Jean Baptiste society had
social gathering and supper at the
hall last Thursday evening. About
couples attended. The event proved t
be splendid success. Speeches wer
made, songs were sung, and in the we
sma' hours the company wendell thei
way homeward well pleased with tn
evenings entertainment. The net proceed
of the evening wero about Si5.
Mrs. Abee Hurlburt died suddenly tw
weeks ago at Worcester, Vt. This o
lady and her husband lived with Jane
Templeton and were helped by the tow
There were suspicious of foul play, ar
two days after burial the body W
exhumcd examined by Drs. Macomb
and Putnam, and they found evidences
death by violence. Templeton CLAIM
that the old man Albee and wife off
quarreled, so that he was obliged
use force TO part them.