Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-02-27

L lie lTleHuS Oh "A. VI. lTulau anu wife
gave them a pleasant surprise party last
evening.
The regular temperance meeting will ba
held in the vestry of Bethany church next
Sunday evening, at O'Clock, p. NJ.
Rev. j. Clarence Lee of St. Adams is to
exchange with Mr.. Wright, pastor of the
Church of he Messiah, next Sunday.
The county convention last Saturday
re, nominated the present incumbent,
Eraslus B. Dwinell for county commission
cr the coming year.
On Tuesday evening Chares Miller and
James Burke had fight on Main street
TO prove who was the "better man"
resulting in Burke's being badly worsted
Alonzo Meader of East Montpelier has
sold his farm to Charles Stackpole of St.
Adams, son in.law of N. C. Tabor of this
town. for $3.100 Possession given next
month.
The remaining portion of the old arch
block was sold yesterday, to Fred f Pit
kin, who bid $3.50 for the portion standing
and $50 for some old lumber and granite
in the rear.
Peter Graveln was arrested on Tuesday
for selling watch, the property of Hiram
S. Smith which he borrowed to carry a
few days when at work for him. Jared
Kimmis of Moretown went bail for him.
The Methodist society are negotiating
for the purchase of a parsonage. They
have the A. c. Dewey place on first ave-
nue., the f. A. Aller place on State street
extension and the f. w. Bailey place on
Main street under consideration.
The patronage OF Mr.. Applebee's lee
lures has been so generous that Mr.
Wright has the pleasure of announcing
that the payment of the necessary expen-
SEES is already provided for; and that The
aclo'e amount received from the sale OF
the Mont pelier Public Library that is to
re
On Tuesday evening friends to the
number of about sixty gathered at the
house of Mr.. and Mrs Major S. Goodwin,
giving them 'house warming" The
presents were numerous. CONSISTING
of pound packages and other useful articles.
The evening was spent in dancing and
game playing. Refreshments were served
bountifully. The guests took their depar.
ture at late hour.
The success of Mr. James Kay Apple.
bee 10 winning the enthusiastic admiration
of Montpelier audience is almost pho
pomenal; and we are cure it will interest
many when we announce that he has
consented to give his celebrated lecture
upon " Hamlet" in the church of the
Messiah on Thursday afternoon, March 6,
at a quarter before two O'Clock. On the
Wednesday evening preceding he is TO
speak upon "Charles Dickens" and on
the following Friday evening upon " Our
Boys" Single tickets, twenty cents.
Tickets to the three lectures, firty cents.
Abigail Sanders, more familiarly known
as Aunt Abigail" very eccentric
woman, who has for many years lived
alone in her house on North street, was
found dead on Tuesday afternoon. The
neighbors not seeing her since Saturday,
one of them called and on looking through
the window discovered her sitting on a
chair, called to her and tried to arouse
her. Failing in this went for l.. j. Davis
who forced an entrance TO the house and
found her dead, cold and stiff. She had
evidently been dead day or two. When
found she was dressed as if just coming in
from or going, out doors. The cause of
her death is not determined.
The new home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
T. IIutchins, on Barre street, was the
scene of very joyous OCCASION on Friday
evening, February 18th. Friends to the
number of over eighty assembled and gave
them surprise house warming. The
evening was spent in merry making" A
table was literally covered with gifts from
the guests, consisting Of almost every
thing from large handsC me plush cover
ed album and several other handsome
remembrances to an innumerable number
O. pound packages. 1t was very gratifying
to Mr.. and Mrs Iutchns to see SO many
Of their old neighbours present. Refresh
mcnts we're served during the evening
Many deserved compliments were paid TO
their new home, AMI all, in taking their
departure, expressed a wish that they
might live to enjoy it for many year to
come.
A large and intelligent audience assem-
bled to hear Mr.. James X. Applebee's
first lecture in the Church of the Messiah
last Friday evening. The pows were SO
we'll filed that it was found necessary to
bring chairs into the aisles. An organ
prelude was given by Mr.. Hadley. after
which the lecturer, introduced by Mr..
Wright, gave "A Lesson in Religious
Courtesy and Charity" in very original
presentation of the leading characters in
The Merchant of Venice" Mr.. Appebee
may not have won the full assent of his
hearers to his novel view of Shylock, but
he certainly did something toward soften
Ing the severity of their judgement of the
jew, as compared with the Christian,
Antonio, by showing that his bad qualities
were the natural results of the persecu
tons suffered by himself and his race. at
Christian hands. In his recitatious Of
selected portions of tho drama, Mr.. Apple
bee proved himself possessed of extraordi
lramatic power, and his combination Of
original thought. eloquent pleading and
frlic;t,,,s and mnrpssivo recitation, con-