Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-04-16

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TIE TEMPERANCE MEETING Sunday evening
was fully attended, even the intolerable trav-
elm, not preventing the people from coming
ont to hear what might be said, and to give
..,1otenance to this movement. Mr.. ID. Ne
Dialld presided Rev. P N. Granger, agent
Of the State Temperance Society, was the
principal speaker, and occupied the time
most profitabIy in lavoring US with sound
and in structive temperance speech. Mr..
Granger is a hearty worker in the temper
ance field, and our people will be pleased to
often hear from him.
LADY RIFLIsTs. -Peacham boasts OF some
slarp-shooters, among which are several la
dies. On the 28th of March, Mrs. S. Ladd,
With her husbands rifle shot four crows, one
9r them at distance of sixteen rods. Crows
still making their appearance, her husband
told her she mi 5ht blaze away at them till
she missed a shot when he would take his
rurn Mrs. Ladd at last advices had brought
down two more, and Ladd is still waiting
for his turn. Another neighbor, Mrs. NJ.
Hunt and bus5snd, were shooting for the
centre nail in target ten rods distant and
had twice grazed it, when Mrs. Ladd drove
the nail home at her first shot.
MONTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER RAILROAD.
The contract for the entire equipment of
tie road has been made on very satisfactory
terms 70 the directors. The cars for the
road, both passenger and freight, are to be
built by the Rlulet Company at Laconia, n.
Il. with all the modern improvements.
The stockholders may be assured that they
are TO have a road which for the present will
he ran in their interest The directors feel
very confident of this, if, with economy and
.5i management, they can have the aid
and hearty cooperation in the way of pat
-5nase. and if all delinquent subscribers
Will saw to themselves, what can l do to aid
either in money or materials which are
wanted for the road. such as lumber for de-
r..s. wood shells, water houses, car and en-
..ae houses boards for fencing, etc.
DEATH OF Mas. ". w. AvERY.-We re-
gre. tJ learn Of the delth, at Plymouth,
Mss. April o5h of Mrs. Martha E. Avery,
wife Of WinsIow w Avery, formerly con-
re.,el with the Watchmap Office in this
village. and now publisher of the Old Colony
Memorial at Plymouth. Mrs iAvery's age
W., - wears Her maiden name was Burn
a4ra and at the time of her marriage she was
resident Of Williamstown. She was one of
.5eorts,nll number of eight we believe, who
constituted the first Baptist Church in Mont
7s,lsr, ami was highly respected where best
known.
Ina business letter written from Waits
field we are told that travelling in Mad River
Valley is decidedly sloshy." Sugar-makers
4 arenYt very busy. and the snow on the hills
is-uwlv melting away. a. c. Jones made
lis first trip on wheels to-day, as far as Rus
ell s4wyer's in Noretown, with his four
horse frejshting team. From there to Mid
Ge=cx runners 60 the best as yet.
EAST CALAIS ITEms.-The sugar-makers are
Llv.n. an unfavorabIe season up to April -,
owing 10 the great depth of snow and the
uuav5rable weather. Mr. s II. Foster takes
the lead. having made at this date 1900 lbs.
I. $ Dwiuell has from twelve grade Cots
Void ewes. twenty-one promising lambs.
Hermon ". and Ella E. Bullock buried
their infant daughter April 10th, aged TWEEN
IT days.
Our people are awake to their railroad in
tarcst. notwithstanding the flaming article
bv Citizen" VIII not the writer of that
article give us another of the same sort
Perhaps by so doing he may make the public
believe Eagle Ledge Mountain Is on the East
Calais route. c.
SUICIDE IN NARsHFIELD. Mrs. SanbOrn, q
widow residing in Marshfeld, committed
suicide early yesterday morning She arose
dressed herself and then cut Der throat
She was the widow of Mr.. Robert Sanborn
and about sixty years Of age. Her circum
L stances were comfortable, and no reason i
assigned for the act, though it is said sh
has previously exhibited indications of in
sanity.
MAD RIVER VALLEY G. A. r. Aims
worth Post, No. Sc, gave another CAM
Fire, on Monday Eve, April /. There wa
asooily attendance in spite of the bad STATE
Of ihe roads, and all passed off pleasantly, as
usual.
Tie snow is fast leaving us. Not mucl
sugar made this week, and the saccharine flow
is poor.
The Canker rash epidemic which ragged St
1ercely short time since, seems to be dyin:
OUT. though how soon it may break gu
a-ain we cannot say. Several deaths hay
8 occurred from this dread disease.
8 The frs. thunder storm of the season wa
on Sunday April 6, when we got a 60 RICH
smart - shower for a few moments, and tn
rain continued at intervals during the day
For the Freeman.
Further Reform Needed.