Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-22

WEEK OF MEETINGS.-IheM Montpelier
District Preachers Association of the M.
E. Church met at Mortified last evening,
and countines in session to-day.
The Montpelier Association of Congre-
gational Churches, will meet at the Chapel
of Bethany Church Tuesday, Jan. 9th at
10 o'clock A. NJ
The Dairyman's Association begins its
annual meeting at Essex to-day.
The State Teachers Association begins.
to-day three days meeting at St. Adams.
This evening the Department Encamp-
ment ofthe Grand Army of the Republic
for Vermont is held at Brattleboro.
& How Is THAT FOR HI ?''-Y yesterday
when icy pavements and slippery streets
abOunded everywhere our neighbor of the
4rgus sailed forth to verify the truth of
the scripture ayermcnt that the wicked
sta2d on slippery places" AS we sadly
contemplated this " devil over the way y
as Brother Earle of the Citizen dubbed him
when eXhorting us to g get understanding"
sufficient to protect ourself from his wiles
-essaying Il grandiloquent sail along the
streets to the music of " here we 90 up and
here we 90 down." we became more than
ever satisfied that "Nc. II understandings, ,
We're infinitely preferable to Il 'cloven
foot, for street navigation in an icy time
NARROW EsCAPE-Mr. n. Morse and
wife of East Montpelier had a narrow es-
cape from death last Saturday afternoon.
Returning from Plainfield, and passing the
Martin bridge in East Montpelier, their
horse suddenly started at great speed, and
coming out of the bridge SHE'D so quickly
as to precipitate himself off the wharting
into the river below, taking sleigh and all
with him. The distance down was about
Is feet, and it is wonderful all were not
instantly killed. There was ice over the
stream where they struck. Mrs. Morse
was seriously but not to appearance fatally
injured. and the physician thinks no bones
were broken. Mr., Morse was severely
bruised and famed, but is about the house
with fair prospects of soon being out again.
The horse went into the water and re-
manned therein nearly an hour before he
was taken out, but seems not greatly in
iured. The sleigh and harness were seri-
ously dcmoralized. 1t is fortunate, consid-
ering the leap taken. that results are no
worse.
NOETHFIELD.-The annual meeting Of
the Mortified National Bank was held
Tuesday. january 18th. Alvin Bralev,
John Lynde, John I.amson, George Mich
OILS and Charles \. Edgerton, were elected
directors. This is the old board except
c. \. Ed@erton. Perlcy Belknap, who has
been connected with the bank since it
commenced, retires from the Board of Di-
rectors. At a meeting of the directors
Alvin Braley was chosen President.
w. f. Cuslman's store in Mortified,
caught fire Monday evening. The liberal
use of water from buckets stayed the fire,
and prevented a bad conhagraton.
Thursday night one John Mullins stole
from IIopson Bankers house in Mortified,
silver watchand chain These he traded
with L. g. Sanborn for boots Mullins
had worked for Barker Mullins, who is
unidentified has the mumps, and Mr. San
born is minus the boots and minus the
watch. which of course he gave up to Bar
ker.
l. O. Q. F.-'Thc officers Of Vermont
Lodge of odd Fellows were duly installed
by D. d. G. NJ, p ID. Bradford. assisted
by Joshua Abbott Of Northfeld
A. \. Pearsons, n. G.. C. T Summers,
! V. G.; \. d. Lane, Secy; Jabez Baker.
Treas. Charles +. Collins, w: +. II. Bias
com, Con-; l.. NJ. Washburn r. S for
\. G.; F. Il. Steavcns, L. S for \. G..
Charles Church, r. S for V. G.. Herbert
Sullivan, l.. 5. for V G.; c. w. Salina.
r. :. s; !. II. Wetherbee L. 5. s.; NJ
McNealy. |. G.; \. T. Keith, Past G..
The Lodge is in very prosperous con
dition, having admitted twenty-five new
members during the last five months.
Doc RIVER VALLEY ASSOCIATION
The members of this Association met at
the Northtield House, Jan. 18th. and elect
ed the following officers for the wear en-
suing: President. j. Gregory. Mortified
Vice President, F. w Gold, Mortified:
f. f. Andrews, Berlin; Geo Crane, vii
Jamestown; w. c. Clark Brooktield; Geo
! Fla@% Braintree; w. l. Simonds Rox-
bury. Secretary, James Morse, North
field. Treasurer, VIM. Winch, Mortified
Auditor, J. T. Davis, Northtield, 1t wa.
voted. to enlarge Floral Hall, making i
100 #. long, and hold 4 Fair next fall
Adjourned to meet at same place, on Feb
ruary 18th, to arrange premium list, anC
appoint committees.
PATENT GEANTED.-Joshua SAWYER. o
Mortified. Vermont, has obtained paten
under date of December 3Oth. 1873, on hi,
invention for cleaning and restoring tn,
most soiled and rusty marble and granite
to its pristine state, and causing it to lool
equally as well rs at first, and better pre-
pared to hold its original lustre. TIL,
great value of this patent is in restorin;
our old cemeteries and graveyards whicl
:, are going to decay by the relentless law
of time, to their original beauty, and th
old church yard again becomes the - Beau
tiful City of the Dead 1t is simple il
its application, and so cheap as to enabl
everybody rich or poor to make all thei
= old @ravestoneS new again. This cas-
. was presented and the patent obtained a
, Washington, d. c.. by T. j. Deavitt, Esq
e of Montpelier, Vermont.
The Loyal Mountaineers." a thrillin
! War Drama in three acts, is to be perform
- ed by the Northtield Amatenr Dramati