Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-23
FINE PoRkER.-H. w. Lyford, Esq, of
Warren. last week killed a fifteen months old
hog, which dressed off $40 pounds.

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ward are constructing an extensive bedstead
mandatory at Hookersville, in Cabot. Sue
cess to it.
PERSONALS. Ruggles, Esq, formerly of
Waterbury, and for some years a resident of
Rolla, Wis, was elected coroner of Phelps
county, in that state, recently. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that he was elected on the
Republican ticket.
In Moretown, a few mornings since, a
maiden lady awoke suddenly, and imagining
the house to be on fire rushed out, barefooted
and without stopping to don her wearing
apparel, to a neighbours house some rods dis
tant, but on returning to the house found
there was no fire except in the stove, and
that she had scudded through a foot of snow
on a false alarm.
Mlny young as we'll as old men of Mad
River Valley, are leaving off the filthy habit
OF using tobacco The use of the tobacco an
tidote has assisted in this work of improve
ment and cleanliness.
Joseph Sawyer of Moretown, has a calf
six months old that weighs $50 pounds, and
another seven months old that weighs SOC.
\ lodge of Good Templars was organized
at Warren, River village, on the LIST day of
December, known as the Mad River Lodge,
No. 81, which now comprises nearly forty
members, all of whom are young and enter
prising persons.
A lodge of Good Tcmplars was also organ
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to be entitled Waitsfeld Lodge, No. 90. 1t
promises to be a iourishing organization.
BEEF WORTH CRYING FoR.-Messrs. Bailey
& Newcomb recently killed a two years old
heifer, fed by Julius Phelps of Berlin, which
made about the incest beef seen in our mar
ket of late. The quarters looked truly bo-
vine in size, and were SO fat they would make
an epicure's mouth water. The heifer
dressed off G57 pounds, and over sixty pounds
of rough tallow were taken from her. Yes
terday morning we also noticed the beef of a
superb four years old COW, fed by II. Beckley
of Barre, going into the same market, the
quarters of which could scarcely be matched
in size, and fairness. Surely. those who buy
beef Of Bailey & Newcomb these days will
- live on the fat of the land
BUSINESS CHANGE.-James G. French, ESD,
has disposed of his clothing and furnishing
store, in this village, to the Farwell Brothers,
two young men who have been clerks in his
establishment, and are thoroughly convers
ant with the business now relinquished to
them. Mr.. French has been an energetic
and successful purveyor to those needing out
fits of ready-madc clothing, and we are con-
fl dent his successors will maintain the former
high standing of this clothing store.
At a regular meeting of Post No. 13 of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, holden in
this village, December 18th, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing half
year
Post Commander, Dyer d. Lum Senior
Vice Commander, John W. Clark; Junior
Vice Commander, j. Monroe Poland Sur
geon, Chas. VI. handler, NJ. d. Adjutant,
James 5. Peck; Quartcrmaster, Perley p.
Pitkin Sergeant Major. Wallace Ii. BalIou ;
Qaartermaster Sergeant, Hiram Pierce.
\ number Of gentlemen of Canadian
French origin, residing in this village and
vicinity, have organized a Society of St
John the Baptist" with the following Off
GERS
President-Michael Sweet Vice Presi-
dent, Eugene Laviolette; Secretary. John
Nhite; Assistant Secretary, Joseph n.
Goron Treasurer, Cyprian Peltier Assist
ant Treasurer. D. ID. Neycux Committee of
arrangements. Alexander Campbell, Sen,
John Rock, Francis Duseaux; Committee of
Relief, Alexander Campbell, Jr., Antoine
Gingras, Ferdinand Lacroix.
We understand the objects of the Society
to be benevolent while cooperating as far as
possible for the benefit of each other, they
will give their special attention to help
ing and procuring employment for the
large number of their compatriots who are
sufficiently enterprising to quit the Domin-
ion to seek their fortunes under more favora-
bic auspices. From what we know of the
officers we are confident that the Society will
do good, and will deserve any assistance or
countenance it may receive from our citizens.
Tho ladies connected with the Congrega-
tional Society at Mortified, held a successful
Festival Tuesday evening of last week, from
which some $50 were realized
The NJ. E. Church at Northield, having
been thoroughly reftted and refurnished,
will be rc-dedicatcd to-day "wednesday.
Rev. DR.. Butler of Massachusetts, breaches
the dedicatorv sermon, and delivers his in
terest lecture on the Sepoy Rebellion in the
evening.
During the past week, charters have been
granted for Temples of Honor at Northfeld
and at Springfield.
"LIrrLE LAURA THE author of this
sketch of one of the " Little Wanderers"
of New York, will find her article published
in the CHRISTIAN MESSENGER of tomorrow.
A press of other matters. prevented its pub
LEGATION in the FREEMAN. The publisher OF
the MESSENGER will be pleased to receive
other dottings from the same pen.
The devotees of Terpsichore at Mortified,
celebrate Christmas on Friday evening next,
by a Grand Masonic Ball and Levee at the
Northfeld- House. Hough's Band furnishes
the music, and with the excellent cuisine
with which the Northield-Hous is now ia
vored, a good and enjoyable time may con-
fdently be expected.
On the morning of the 10th four compa-
MES of militia entered the town of Lewis
burob, Ark. and burned two store houses.
Mr.. Casey owner of one of the stores was
shot and his body thrown into the flames.
1t is reported that Chief Justice Chase, in
abiding to the various rumors about the
action OF the Supreme Court upon the Legal