Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

to return home.
The last dancing school public at Berlir
street hall is advertised for Thursday
evening, January IL.
DR.. II. c. Brigham left on Monday for
New York city for attendance at medlca
lectures, to be absent one month.
understand that Percy L. Templeton
M. D.. of Pueblo, Colorado, is soon tt
return to Montpelier, his former home.
II. w. Webster has been given perma
nent Job as brakeman and baggage master
on the Barre branch and junction railroad
Gen. z. P. Pitkin is having steam
boiler put in to heat his house, and is also
having his house repped for hot and colo
water.
Miss S. M. Slade has removed her dres
making business from the Hazen BLOCK
into rooms over Waterman's organ store
in Ptkin's block.
John w. Clarks donkey got on ms
lear" Monday morning, while attached
TO the milk cart and running away over
turned and spilled large quantity o
Dilk.
Frank z. Brown. of Bismarck, Dlkota,
formerly of Montpelier, now deputy revenue
collector of the northern district of Dakota
was recently married to Miss Hattie rum
of Bismarck.
The decrease of the public debt for the
past month was over Sl5,O00,000. making
SSl 100000 for the half year. The
estimate of the secretary of the treasury
makes it probable that the average for the
coming half year will be only 81 900, 900
month.
Orvile Dewey now carries the mails tc
the Central depot, Greg" Smith who has
carried them for many years having
demanded more pay for his services. Mr..
Dewey has been engaged to carry them
while Mr.. Smiths increase is under
consideration.
For the benefit of our readers we this
week republish the program of the Yer.
mont dairymens meeting at Burlington
and would urge upon all who can to
attend. The meetings of this association
have always been of much interest, and
the first to occur under the new board Of
officers promises to BE- of exceptional
value.
The steam sawmill of l. D. William
situated in East Roxbury, was totally
consumed by fire last Saturday night, and
not person knew it until morning, not a
house being near but one, and they all
slept The building was new, it being
put up last summer, and there was nc
insurance. MIR. Williams will build again
as soon as possible.
The State Board OF Agriculture hold
meetings at White River Junction January
8 and 10; at Bradford January II and - !;
at Montgomery January % and 81; at
Enosburgh Falls January 81 and %, and
at Fairfax January 25 and 26. The farm
ers in the vicinity of these meetings cannot
do a more profitable two days. work than
by attending these meetings and learning
from, if not taking a part in. the ex'
ercises.
Last Saturday night the horse of Chaun.
cey w. Gourley of Berlin came home
with an empty sleigh. Mr.. Gourley's
son Immediately started out in search oil
his father and before going far found his
dead body beside the road. Help was at
once procured and the remains taken
home. Just how Mr.. Gourly met his
death is unknown; that he was a drinking
man and had been drinking that day, is
we'll known and some think that he fell
out in drunken stupor and was smothered
in the snow; others of his neighbors think
his death was caused from an attack o.
heart disease.
The bpot and shoe dealers close their
stores every evening at 6 o'clock, except
Mondays and Saturdays, and the grocers
and butchers of Montpelier have signed a
p,per to close their places of business at
o'clock each Wednesday and Friday even
ing until April 1st. The names inclui lie
Putnam & Marvin, Henry Lowe & Son.
w. F. Mcclure, w. w. Park, George D
Butler, William Hornbrook, w. E. Best &
Son, H. C. Holmes. F. l.. Newcomb, o
D. Scribner and G. S. Whittier & Co. The
book and stationery stores Of T. G. Phin
ney, G. w. Wilder H. E. Slayton and
Argus and Patriot store also close.
Last Monday a large number of the
Methodist preachers throughout centra
Vermont assembled at Trinity church ii
Montpelier and organized the "Montpeliel
preachers meeting" with Presiding Elder
Spencer as presidents J. W. Bemis, North
field, vice president; George E, Smith
oSClOldiJ anu w 4. u
johnson, Waterbury, d. F. Miller, Mont
pelier, and j. r. Bartlett, Barre, as exec
utive, committee. The association voted
to hold meeting at Montpelier on the
first Monday of each month for the dis
cussion of current issues and mutua
improvement. The meetings cannot fai
to be of great interest and impor lance t.
the members.
At the annual meeting of Mad Rive
Valley agricultural society in Waitsfeld
the following officers were elected for the
year 1888: President, A. E. Loveioy
Moretown; vice president, S. Somerville
Duxbury; secretary, A. D. Bragg, Fays
ton; treasurer, L. A. Fisk, Waitsfield
auditor, w. A. Jones, Waits6eld; direc
tors, b. Phillips, W. E. Ward, S. M
Turner, Duxbury; John Maxwell, Sell
Boyce, G. o. Boyce, Fayston; r. Sawyer
ID + Freeman A NJ Pierce Morato,yn