Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-12

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Gettysburg. The Brookfield Cornet Band
| furnished excellent music for the occasion.
Rev. Marshall r. Peck. Missionary to
India, under the A. b. G. +. NJ, has inst
| returned to his old home in Brookfield.
| much cnfeebled in health. His return was
orcasioned by the advice of his physicians,
who decided that a longer delay in that
climate would be fatal to him. He was
greatly reduced on his return by disease
and the fatigue Of his long journey, but is
improving very slowly in strength, and it
Is hoped that the rest and comforts of home
| may restore him again to health and the
active duties of his chosen profession.
No celebration of the Nation 5 Indepcn-
dcnce was had this Year but m ost of the
young people and many of the old cee-
| DRAFTED in Northfield, Montpelier. Ran
dolph and elsewhere. In the usual chap
| ter OF accidents attending the 1th | record
he oyerturn of u young couple in Barre.
IN their return from Montpelier to Brook
field on the evening of that day But lit
| tie personal IN urv was sustained but the
carriage e. very good one) was rather
badly " demoralizrd' and the horse was
somew hat injured
| ACCIDENT IN FAlsroN.-A small boy.
the son of VIM. Howe, of Flyston, was
severely injured u few days since by a
horse stepping upon his head. The surg
con removed Il small piece of his skull He
is slowly gaining and will probably re-
| cover.
NoHIHFIELD.-T chap with the
striped Jacket, from Colorado. is among us.
The writer found the first seen on his
vines this morning (July loth). Where
his numbers are few and scattered. would
recommend this treatment: Take two
pieces of board or flat stones and give the
pests 4 practical Illustration of the way
looking we'll after those that rattle to the
ground. 10 for Mtm in some shape
Let no guilty one escape.
In the storm on Sunday morning the
Catholic church was struck by lightning
Just above the bell, and the lightning run
from there across the roof The upper
part was soon in flames and when the
alarm WIS sounded, Il little before four
o'clock. it was cvidcn: that the building
m st 20. Both of the fire engines were
on hand, but there WAS not Il water supply
near by. and the fire WAS already under
such Roadway that little could be done bu.
watch it. The fire companies threw wa
ter over the g:avc-stOncs in part. TO keel
them from being injured 10y the heat. The
organ and some of the church furniture
was saved. The loss was alb 5ut IS. coo
insured for 5000. f. J. Houston lost hi,
whole chest Of tools, which happened to
be in the front part and could not be
brought out for fear of the bell falling
His loss is $40.
This i the third time within 4 few
weeks that lightning has struck in this vii
lage. \ few weeks since, during show
er, the lightning for nearly minute
seemed to rest Oh Il telegraph pole just
south of the depot, and sparklcs of ligh,
flew from it in all directions. 18th Il sharp
cracking sound, about like ire-crac kcr-
gong OH IN rapid succession.
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meeting Saturday evening, was attended
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