Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-10-28
CHELSEA.

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\ t 'acher in the Normal School Il
: Rudolph, and recently travelin
with Prof. Conant, and hOldin
: Teachers Institutes, in the mort
part of the State, had n narrow es
cape from drowning recently. She
with Prof COnant and others, wen
out on an excursion where they hat
occasion to cross a pond of water, o,
foot. On stepping upon log, SIT.
;, slipped and fell into the water. She
!, sank twice. Int was rescued 10y those
who were with her.
t Freddie Granger of Randolph,
!, dug u few days ago, seventy bush.
/ els Of potatoes in one day. The,
were of the prolific variety, No. 2.
Mr.. Quinby, in his lecture last
week before the Y. NJ. q. Associa.
ton, presented several very inter
estng facts. The three leading de-.
nominations of the State were unit
) ed IN the State Association, name.
~. the CongregatiOnalists. Method.
lists and Baptists, hut that the Con.
grcgationa!ists were doing far more.
nearly ten to one, than either of the
other churches. lie showed that
during the last ten years, that the
Association had il creased It's re.
sources and operations ten fold;
there being now a membership in
The United States of more than
$4,000. There are 304 free reading
rooms. and more than 10000 vol
umPs in libraries. Eighty-siX daily
prayer meetings, and DO open air
prayer meetings were held per week.
lie said there were Al Associations
among the German population in
The United States; aud that there
were AZ Young Women's Christian
Associations in the United States.
tie said the "workers" labor gratu.
itously, receiving nothing except for
travelling expenses, and some small
incidental expenses. That more than
$40 900 had been spent in New Eng
land for these purposes the last year,
and that the time given gratis, dur
ing the year, would equal one man
fifteen years.
Mrs Luther Perigo went out to
call on one of her neighbOrs a few
days ago, and accidently stepped
into a hole, near her neighbours door.
and sprained her ankle joint, which
famed her severity.
Apples snd cider are in great
abundance, so that farmers are
troubled very much for storage room
tor all their cider. At one cider
mill near here, the proprietor said
ne expected to make 1000 barrels,
which would require about 10000
bushels of apples.
Mr.. Ii. Chamberln sold out his
personal and real estate at auction.
IN the 10Th inst. The farm was
struck OFT to p. Edwards for $4,000.
COWS sold from SIG to $50. Corn
vent at GS cents per bushel. Hay
vent at $40 to $lO.25.
The Elijah Dickerman farm was
old at auction on the 14th inst. I'M
Ter the direction of the administra. :
or. 1t WAS bid OFT by George Good.
ich of Brookfield for $4,000. The
state is so heavily encountered. as
O leave very little if anything for
he heirs.
There was a game of base ball he
ween the WilIiamstowu and CheI-
ca clubs last Saturday, at Chelsea.
)ne young man, by the name OF
Watson OF Willianistown, was I'M
lcky in being hit by IA ball direct,
on the nose, giving him most
tuhning blow. The bone of the
ose was badly fractured, which
'ill no doubt always be disfyured.
The Chelsea base ball club seems 7
o have lost some Of its standing as y
layers. At the last three or four
latched games that they have play
Il, they have been rather unlucky,
aving been beaten each time. This
AS owing. in part at least, to the 8
'ct that sc, eral of their most exne
enced players are absent. How
yer the courage Of he boys is good.
ld they, no doubt, will redeem
,emselves.
Within few days the weather v
as been almost like both winter =
I'd summer. The thermometer y
nging from 900, to TO-. The 22d
st. was truly Il summer-like hay.
1t is expected that the Congrega- s
Dnalist church will be completed.
I'd re-opened about the middle of
OvpmUer next.
The canker and rash are prevail
6 in this town. Two of Dr. s. N. ~
oss' children are down with it. "
o deaths have been reported.
Chelsea Lyseum will meet at the 4
)wn Hall Friday evening, Nov. 3D.
$50 O'clock. All are invited to
present. The programme for the
ening, is as follows: Essay by
S. Austin, Esq. Question for
Scussion, Resolved, "That this
public, is preferable to a limited M
onacby". DiSputants. Aft, l..
Hinckley, Il. Il. Hyde. Neg, S. ca
Hebard, w. S. Hatch. VIZ
"A good assortment of ladies'
iSses' and chillren's fur caps at M
RS. G. S. StpvauS' IN