Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-22

The entertainment mt Concert Hall,
(Northfeld), Ion late Friday evening, given
by the Virginia Minstrels, was deserving
of larger audience than it received.
Those Minstrels were slaves, and their
singing must have illustrated, forcibly,
one phase dovout one,-of plantation
life. Their renderings were favorably re-
ceived by the audience-an encore being
repeatedly called for.
Rev. G. T. Flanders, d. D., Pastor of
the 1st Universalist Society in Lowell,
Mass, one of the most eloquent speakers
in New England, will preach in the Uni
versalist Church in Mortified, next Sun
day, Aug. &c, 1877.
A party of twelve-six of them young
ladies-made the ascent of Bald Noun
tain on Tuesday of this week. 1t was a
rough journey, but once at the top they
were delighted with the view, which is
very fine.
Joshua Lane, one of the oldest residents
of this town and Berlin, died at GAINESVILLE,
West Berlin, recently.
WAITsFIELD.-Rev. S. II. Robinson,
formerly of Woodstock, Connecticut, has
supplied the pulpit of the Congregational
church at Watsield for some months
past to the evident satisfaction of the hear
ers and church society, and is to be in
stalled pastor of the church early in Sep
TENDER
Last Sabbath the Secretary of the Con
gregational Sunday School ut Waitsfeld,
Miss Lydia Bigelow, made her report for
the quarter just closed. A few facts con-
nected with the school are of Importance
and interesting, The school is composed
of 10 teachers and l55 scholars, Walter A.
Jones. Superintendent. Average attend.
ance SO 9-l3. The Nv erage attendance is
much larger than during the previous
quarter, and the school is steadily incrcas-
ing in members, interest an average at
tendance.
Miss May A, Jaquith, Elocutionist,
from Andover, Vt, formerly pupil Of
Mrs. DR.. Noble of Chester, gave n reading
at Wailslied, Thursday evening, August
10TH, at the brick church. The audience
was rather small, owing to the insufficient
cy of the notice, and as she is unknown in
this part of the state. Her voice is good,
and her powers of imitation excellent
Her friends predict brilliant success for
her in the future if she continues her
efforts as IN elocutionist.
Waitsficld Grange, No. 20, meets, Aug
ust 25th at the Congregational Vestry.
The Agent will take orders for flour. tea,
grass Seed groceries and spices. Neigh
boring Oranges are invited to send their
orders for flour to Capt. 0. G. Wilder this
week, rs he is about to order carload
of -four for the Grange. The last meet.
ing, held August 11th., was we'll attended
and interesting. Every member of the
Grange is expected TO attend the next
meeting.
WARREN.-Thc new and elegant house
of G. w. Cardell is just taking its last
coat of paint and in Il short time Mr.
Cardell will be enjoying the benefits of his
hard labor for the past two years. We fee
safe in saying it is the best dwelling house
in this valley and one of the best in the
county. The furniture Mr.. Cardell bough
in Boston, and it IS very appropriate for his
house.
Frank Persons, son of A. A. Persons
when lying in bed in the morning, and
looking out of his bedroom window, dis
covered a very large black hear creeping
along through his fathers pasture on 6
straight course for little flock of sheep
The boy gave his father notice of the fact,
in time for him to run and head the beai
off, who very quietly retraced his steps
not at all frightened, but appearing very
much disappointed, Bears are said to be
as thick rs men and boys are in Plunkton
and the safe advice is given to each I" keel
back for before you know it you are liable
to get h0rted."
WLLEAMsTowN.- William Hanson
has one-half acre of the Lane beets that
bid fair to beat all the beets in Orange
county. Some of them are now twenty
inches in circumference. and from twelve
to fifteen inches above the ground. How
far they 90 down will never be know
until they are raised" He picks off tn,
lower leaves and feeds to his pigs will
good effect. lie keeps twenty-seven hos
kind and twenty-one cows, and is bound t.
soon have the most productive flrm o.
its size in town. His cows are stabbed
and well supplied with muck every night
He has two-thirds of an acre of Frencl
turnps on land from which he Gu
a crop Of hay this season. He furrowe,
in and puta little manure in every hill
He cut more hay from the same number q
acres than ever before.
George Denny has built new barn
with basement under the whole. He has
crop of oats for fodder sowed on gree
sward the 9th of July, that are yer
heavy.
Charles Beckett will enter Dartmouth
College next term. He is a good schola
and good fellow.
James Lynde lately sold u fve,year-o oil
colt for three hundred dollars, and thi
town has several more very fast stopper.
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY
In Bristol, Monday forenoon, during an alterc
ton, James Moody stabbed Eastman Arnold vii
a nnrkpt knife Arunll rpcpivpl a Uosh in III