Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-13


and feeders, the latter new and most c,n
venient lerinkle, are all of the very best
workmanship and quality of material To
prevent surprise, it may be well for! sugar
makers to have these things on hand, for
this condition Of weather will not last manv
weeks longer. The mercury was not much
below zero this morning.
IHE PLAISFIELD LECTURES The closing
Lectures in the course at Plainfield was de-
llyered in the Congregational Church las;
Friday evening by the Rev. DIR. Lord OF
Montpelier His Subject Pictures from
Italy, which, discOursed by so able a pen.
could not fail to be interesting and instruct
i've, and as such was highly appreciated by
an attentive audience
The Concert on Saturday evening last Dv
Rosa DE ina was not as fully attended as
less meritorious, musical entertainments
sometimes are. The audience was select and
unsteady inclined, and there was sufficient
applause after every performance to satisfy
the most exacting The wonderful feature
was that one young lady, unassisted, could
: ferent styles Of Tusic in different languages.
and sustain upon the platform the charac-
tiers Of elocutIDnist, organist, pianist and
vocalist as well a she did Ii she was not
/ perfect in all her parts, her performances
were certainly attractively enjoyable, and
We see no reason to take anything from the
good name and fame her concerts have won
for her elsewhere.
The N0RrHFiELD AMATEUR DRAMATIc CLUE
are to give an entertainment at Concert
Hall, Mortified, on Friday and Saturday
evenings next. The main play will be that
popular temperance drama, - The Last Loaf. -
and the conclusion will be the well known
farce of 8. The Two Puddifoots' sue
Competent ana versatile artists as Messrs.
L. A. Howe, Fred Martin, Geo +. Randall,
and j. Averill and Misses Gertie Whitmarsh
Abbie Carpenter and VI. K. Braman. Will
ensure an evening Of rare pleasure to all
lovers of the hlstrionic art
The ladies Of the NJ. E. Church and
Society at Mortified give their annual Oyster
supper Festival in the vestry. of the Me
Church on Friday evening Of tais week.
Not only are teams to run for the convey
anse Of passengers through the Depot VII /
hge, but GJuldsgille AMI the South
Village are to be equally favored. LIT all
attend
Mrs Nyo Of N5rthfeld celebrated her
eIgthieth birthday at the residence Of her
son-in-law Hon. ueman Carpenter, on Mon
day Of last week. by having little tea party
composed Of a few sprightly q" girls" viz,
Mrs Davis, aged 70 Mrs Dlnforth. aged
- Mrs Courser, aged 50; Mrs Eggleston.
aged G5, and a Miss Dutton
Mrs Joel Winch, Of Mortified, had the
misfortune on Saturday last, to fall while /
getting out Of sleigh, thereby breaking her
arm near the wrist.
H. r. Brown, formerly OF the firm Of /
Young q Brown. has gone into business with
E Denny, of the firm of circuit i Dnnye, +
Mortified, taking the interest Of Mr.. Or
cutt The new firm intend to increase their I
business in provisions and hardware
EIsorton Brothers Of Mortified. have
taken the store IF a. S Braman in addition
10 the well filed store now occupied by them,
where they Will keep complete stock Of
furniture and house furnishing goods
Rev DR.. Howard, formerly President Of
Norwich University, has bargained his fine /
residence on Main Street, Mortified, to Rev. |
VIM ; IIazen, the esteemed pastor Of the
Congregational Church.
WATERBURY.-Thc annual report Of the
town Of Waterbury shows the total expenses
or tie town for the year to have been S55j2-- +
IS Expense Of the poor in excess Of what
has been sold from farm. and produce now
on hand, $3.50 So. Assets in the hands OF
the Treasurer above all Indebtedness reported /
j.. o52 81.
Rev L. ). Bliss, who has TOR tie last fifteen /
years been tec pastor Of the Universalist
Society at Barre has decided. we learn, on |
account Of continued i'll health to relnquish
the care Of that church on the first Of May
next Mr. Bliss beside being very popu-
lar and efficient preacher in his denomina-
ton, Is a man OF ripe and varied intellectual /
culture
The editor OF the Bellows Falls Times is
deli, htcd with his new steam engine. Il is /
a Skinner and Walrath. Chittenage. New /
York, manufacture, registered " three
horse, runs three presses at time, easy,
including Cottrell and Babcock and cost
only 800 The Times has a right to be
pleased.
WELL DONE, WAsuINGroN.-Washing /
held a spirited town meeting on Tuesday |
last and spunkily voted to bond in aid Of the |
West Fairlse Railroad to the amount of eight /
times its grand list. The vote was carried |
bv the decisive majority of seventy-nine.
Hon. B. W. Bartholomew, L. P. Barron and |
IL. A. Taylor, Esqs., were subsequently, |
elected commissioners to carry the vote into |
effect. A stronger or better board OF com
nis.l1ners could not have been selected /
Keen the ball rolling, men of Washington,
and all along the r1u-e, till the dirt begins
to fly and you hear the fiery neigh Of the
iron horse in your town. Just book US for
hearty hand-shaking with you all, when the
first train runs into your village from Mont
pelier. Life being spared we shall be there,
and we have strong hopes the happy day is
not so very far ahead
/ Dr. Bryant, whose remarkable cures OF
special cases OF acute and chronic diseases
have excited no little assonishment in this
vicinity, has c)ncuiei to prolong his stay
III 49, OD-b Of 4 DriI He NAV be