Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-08
Whoel-barrow races are in order.

1here are several w~heclbarrow rides on
the tapis about these days. This forenoon
J.k. Seaver. always prompt to business,
dld his little job of wheeling J. d. Clogs
ton through the streets, and now breathes
freer.
Inc "nnual meeting of the Washington
county Sunday School Association will be
held at the NJ. f. Church in Plainfield
tuesday. December 5. 1876. All Evancel-
lcal Sunday School workers are considered
members OF the Association, and are
earnestly invited to be present.
BARRE.-The many friends of Mr.. John
Wheaton. who lost seven BUILDINGS and
loo tons OF hay and straw by an incen-
diary hire some seven weeks ago, leaving
MIN without shelter for his stock or what
tools were slved. will be pleased to learn
that he, nothing d,untel, has zone about
rebuilding. Four weeks AGO he had not ;,
stick OF timber. board or slinglc on the
ground to rebuild with. He now has three
good barns. with modern improvements,
capable of storing 100 IONS of hav, ample
Sranaries, room for stabling 40 head of
Cattle . horses and 80 sheep; also good
accommodations for II hogs, carriages
and tools, The barns are near completion
and are ready for the stock. with IL carload
OF feed. and some hay in the burns for
them. Mr.. Wheaton informs us thai much
credit IS due to Mr.. Alfred Lime, who has
superintendcd their construction, an | to
his able hands, who have worked with
commendtble industry. 1t Us taken about
10000 feet of lumber 1T $3.50 per tn AZ
sand. delivered, I ,000 shingles ut SIP,
and 4Ol days work, and will take 81 days
work more TO complete them.
The cost of the burns 50 fur is S2,3jj.9},
which includes the foun %l,tion, b. ,rl, an |
Mr.. Wheaton's own labor; he estimates
1874 will finish it.
Perley Chandler. wife and little girl wer,
Ill thrown from their carriage near Cal
vim Andrews in this town. Mr.. Chandler
WAS quite unconscious when he was foun,
but recovered in a short time. His wifi,
and child were also injured,
A public well was opened last week or
the common, near the highway opposit,
Corwin's store. which is supplied will
pump and other co%nveniences for man an,
beast to Stake their thirst. This is decid
eddy a public benefit. The well was du.
in less than one day by young men who
volunteered to do the work. Young mel
from the professions, and from the coun
ters and counting rooms of ONE of the
most important business places did no
hesitate to enter the pit and ply the spade
and pickaxe with a will. They have a
their reward the satisfaction of doing til,
public 4 benefit.
"Mit' Nation. who broke his leg at the
Tunbridge Fair. has so far recovered Il, t.
be able to ride about the town.
The work on Mr.. A. Merrlll's new house
progresses rapidly. The roof is covered
the c%ornices made. and the main body o
the house is rough boarded.
The Congreyationalist society received
last week, 4 new and elegant organ fo
their new church. 1t was purchased 0
the firm of Cook & Hastings. Price. $500
Hon. j. 5. Morrill, of STAFFORD deliver
ed an address to the Hayes and Wheeler
:. Club, in the Town Hall on Monday last
He presented and discussed the p%olitict
issues Of the day in An interesting ans
convincing manner. The hall was wei
, filled and the audience deeply interested.
: CnElsEA.-Rcv. p. Merrill of Williams
town. preached at the Methodist chapt
last Sabbath, on IN exchange with Rev
w. J. kidder, acting pastor of the church
q 1t was very pleasant for the numeron
friends of Rev. Mr.. Merrill to meet thej
former pastor.
Willie Lee is spending u few weeks i
town on Il visit. He is a mulatto. an
was Il slave during the war of the rebe
lion. Chaplain |. l.. Roberts. then of I'll
place, took him home with him from til
war. He readily gained a business educ;
lion. and for y few years past has bee
. tIuI'IoNC t II u 1
Manchester, y. III. and Chicago, III. II
IS a younr man of more than orlinal
talent and activity.
!" November , was Il very warm day f
le the season. Thermometer stood at 76o
FEREI>EuKHII.-On Thursday last, (N
ycmbcr 3d. were held at the NJ.
- Church the funeral services of the lit
" d,urhter of G.. c. Martin. E~q. She di'
~ of Group. after an Illness of five day
" Harvey Cram, NJ. D., WAS the a~ttendiI
;. physician.
I During the week past, Mr.. + b G.
- Inns ha. moved into the new house belon
inc to lis brother. Geo. z. Collins, NJ. l.
~ On Saturday afternoon, at Fcrri>bur:
III Center. at the residence of her paren
nc Miss Hattie Bell died very suddenly. ii
health had not been good for some tin
This is Il severe atlliction to her faith
who is Just now closing out his mercant
.. business in the place, not having been We
successful in the same.
Mr.. VIM. Read of East Charlotte,
trader in cattle and other farm stock,
;, Saturday. November 4th, went to Burlil
ton with some poultry. While there
purchased some oysters and other thing,
~ amour them something ito drink"
his way home. ut about eleven O'Clock
The evening, he stopped at the store ut f.
II" Charlotte and purchased some paregoI
- OF this it seems he took some, which. w
'"o what he already had, so stupeiled him II
after going about one mile he fell from
~ carriages; bis horse, in the meantime p
su;no his course homeward-only ab(
eighty rods distant This aroused tne III
lily, who then went out in search OF \
- Read. who was found lying by the 70
c' side. not yet dead. Physicians were S