Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-04

AN ANTIQUARIAN FEsTIvAL-The An
tiquarian Festival holden at East Mont
pelier the evening OF january 2sth, was
decided success. There was large gath
ering of both old and young of the citizens
of the town, and a goodly number from
other towns
The arrivals of some of the citizens in
turn-outs, which We're in fashion fifty years
ago, made a vast amount of merriment;
several went in sleighs made in early
times, and harnesses and bells to match,
and We're themselves dressed in very an
cient style. The amusements of the even
ing were varied The tables for supper
perfectly groaned under the load of eata-
bles placed thereon, all being gotten up in
old style of cooking. While the bean por-
ridge was thin, we noticed some doughnuts
of immense length and thickness; also
some apple pies which we should Judge
We're over one foot across the top, and
think they must have been made as they
| used to make them, when it was the fash
ion for families to have from ten to fifteen
children to cut pie for. The singing was
good, and the music from Nye's. The
"old folks stepped out and showed how
they danced forty years ago; and they
were loudly cheered by the audience In
fact everything passed off to the enjoyment
of all present. Much credit is due to
those who had the management of the
festivities, as everything passed off in or
der, and was well conducted The gross
receipts We're one hundred and sixty light
dollars and fifteen cents, which will can
eel the debt for cabinet organ, and leave a
balance of over sixty dollars for books for
Sabbath school library.
EAST MONTPELIER ITEMS. - ROYAL
Wheeler Esq, has sold his farm to Clark
Sibley for $1,000
Good COWS are selling in this town for
$40 per head.
The price paid for butter the past week
in this town, for choice 40c; fair to good
33c to Soc; ordinary 25c to SOC.
NORTHFILD,-Charles Hall was arrested
Tuesday Jan. 9th and brought before
Justice Braley for stealing from the store
of Edgerton Bros. lie plead guilty and
was fined ten dollars and costs. Wednes-
day he was again brought up for stealing
from the stores of c. Denny & Co. and E.
l.. Soper and fined. 1t seemed that his
populations though numerous were not
large.
Wallace Fetch sold his farm west of the
village to Ira A. Holton.
George n. Covell has sold his farm in
the east part of the town to William II
C ough.
The Old Town House in Center Village
was to he sold at Auction Saturday, Jan
31st. but at the request of large number
of persons, the Selectmen Withdrew the
sale.
RANDOLPH.-A grange is to organized
at the Center this, Wednesday. evening.
Alonzo Reed was kicked by Il horse las
week, and his injuries We're very serious
Mr. Reed has been very unfortunate 70
the last year OF 50, he being the man VIII,
was assaulted year ago last October in hi
house.
NERsHIKE.-Sevcral ladies in Vershir
|, procure yarn of Boston firms, and let
| out to be worked into mittens One ha
2 800 workers and calls for all the yarn sh
will advance. The price for knittin:
: averages a dollar per dozen pair
The weather was the coolest of the sea
son Sunday night.
The miners at Ely struck work Thursday
: All quit work and went to their homes
dinner pail in hand. There was consider
able excitement and the trouble arose iron
dissatisfaction with an Overseer named Ed
wards. Edwards was discharged and al
moves smoothly again.
WALDEN.-On the 2Sth ult.. Mr.. Wi
liam Hart began a singing conventio
that lasted three days, closing with Il cor
cert Friday evening. The affair was
success socially and financially.
= BARRE.-The intense cold did not in an
4 way prevent the attendance at the ladie,
e temperance meeting Sunday evening. .
larger number were in attendance than O
S any previous evening. The exercises con
e sisted of prayer by Rev. ". r. Puffer
i Mortified, remarks by j. j. Peck, pre-!
ident of the meeting, Rev. Mr.. Puffer, an
d A. B. Fisher, with singing by a sele,
: choir, and occupied something over a
: hour. Mr.. Peck warned such as were OF
h posed to temperance. to flee from the d.
s struction which threatened them in II
I. rising of temperance men. The bl, ghtin
n influence of intemperance was forcibly
+ Illustrated by the narration of incident
n coming under the personal observation
g the speaker, and in contrast with the.
It were mentioned the blessings of a sob,
$ and temperate life. Mr.. Puffer spoke
|, the cause rs one which all should be eI
is gagged. The enlistment of the ladies e
P sured its success, rs it did of every cau
ID they undertake. He regarded total abst
n hence as the only safe principle, and Shove
r. by the recital of incidents of which he w
Sc personally cognizint, the danger of {
lie occasional drink and social tipping.
fierce conflict between the friends and 70
lg of temperance is at hand The rumselle
at are organizing and drilling Tor the w;
v and it becomes the temperance men
arise in their might and drive the enen
I'D from the land. Mr. Fisher urged the n
as cessity of earnest ought and inquiry wi