Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-27

facts and we viii arrange them Tor the paper
CHRISTMAS DAY was very generally OBJ
served in this village last Monday. The
weather was mild and genial and there was
sufficient snow left to ma Ike passablc slipping
for light teams The merry Jingle of sleigh
hclls and the merrier ripple of the continual
overflow of the compliments of the season
were heard on all sides In the evening there
were Christmas Festivals or services in all
our churches, and the young people enjoyed
themselves right pleasantly, while the older
PEOPLE seemed equally we'll pleased to see
the general happiness and kindly feeling Of
the younger portion Christmas presents
we're distributed in rich abundance. and the
dealers IN those articles did a heavy business
the past week.
BzIH,>Y HJRou.-Thc annual business
meeting of Bethany Church Society was
called l5r last Monday evening, but the
Festival OF the sunday School that evening
kept away - large proportion Of the active
men ot the Slcicty that it was deemed advis
able NIT ID 20 On with the business for which
the meeting was called An adjournment to
Friday evening January 9Th, was therefore
carried, and the men made haste to Join the
festivities 10 progress at Village Hall
Wednesday and Thursday OF last week
may be set down as cold days and Friday
vac not remarkable for warmth. Wednesday
tho thermometer showed from 10 to II de
-rees below zero. Thursday evening the
mercury ran down to II and in some localities
r. degrees below zero. Saturday the weather
moderated. and that evening we had a rain
storm. and such a thaw during the night as
aucarIy spoil the shedding for heavy freights.
Nav We have passed into a colder tempera-
r1re. and only need few inches of snow to
make this season an enjoyable Vermont
winter
FrR>.0sl ROOFS Persons in quest oi
u..c aaa furniture should look into the store
.l Of s. sD1vlLL IS 60. on Main Street.
iae ertsrIrisins young firm have just fitted
ala ne" room for the display of elegant
f-r..- and chamber suites, and show some
t.ar.-ae-- chamber sets ever exhibited in
POS section. It J, pleasant sight to gaze
upon such elegant furniture even when ones
par-e D. aat sufficiently plerhori- ID indulge
W be- rur base and a moderate amount Of
m.rr. wlil purchase AZ SgoruL'- many
.4a-lu thing
DoIN. AuEAb.-A}c notice the ties Tor ths
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad are be-
1s drawn and delivered on the line of the
road Tai~ means on e4rly completion Of
rbc track and the neigh Of the iron horse on
f.c I.sJ 4t p n9 distant day The directors
.7e working faithfully and cncrgeticalIy in
the interests 81 the road and the work is
.ein- pushed forward with good stcce-s
pons,> b. Esroy. of New Yora.-,on IF
llan Nathaniel Eaton Of Middlcse1-it will
he remembered was many months since
shocked down in the streets OF New York
by unknown r7ughs, supposed TO have been
u-tisatci by the corrupt Eric Railroad ring
whose frauds Mr.. Eaton had as attorney
aecn uncarthius Mr. Eaton's injuries were
severe and hc soon sailed Tor Europe to re-
gain lis health. Lately paragraph found
H. way into our columns, and the press Of
the country generally copied it.-stating
that Mr. Eaton was not improvins hut
steadily falling. We rejoice TO learn that
tire item wac incorrect We have seen pr
waite letter written by Mr.. Eaton 10 his
brother in Middlcscx. and dated at Paris
Nov. -'ta- "aieh say - have az no PC
red gained T. iaue.' n thc same time a. du-