Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-14

Edward Conant, State Superintendent OF
Education, will deliver the 18th lecture of
the course, at Berlin, in Chapel Hall, Feb
81, 1877, at 7 o'clock. The subject Com
mon Schools
BRooKFIELD.-The dramatic entertain
ment given Monday evening by the Good
Templars of Brookficld, being the popular
drama of among the Breakers" was
very successful, both in numbers in at
tendance and in the manner Of presenting
it. Some of the acting would have been
pronounced good on any stage.
The Circular Conference OF Congrega-
tional Churches in the vicinity meet with
the Second Congregational Church in this
town, Tuesday and Wednesday of thi.
week, and series of Gospel Meetings will
be held here Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
conducted by the Executive Committee of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Vermont.
Observation-Disclosures meetings will be
held at Brooklield, February lG, II, and
18Th
CALAIs.-The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. P Wheeler, of Calais, met at the house
of Arc p. Slayton, of Gilmore, for visit on
Thursday evening of last week, it being
the twenty-iflh anniversary of his mar
riage. The evening was spent very pleas
antly indeed, about eighty persons being
present At about 9 o'clock the tables
were spread with such a supper rs an ex-
perience of twenty-five years only could
give. After an abundant supply ofoysters
had been served came such supply OF
pastries and fruit that the company were
rather staggered at the magnitude of the
job before them, but, frightening theil
= belts, they attacked them manfully ant
l womanly, too, but the viands were too many
for them, and they finally retired in goo,
| order to tie drawing rooms Much credi
It is due them for the energy of attack ant
!, the persistence they manifested in the af
\ fair, and the company say that they are
G willing to try it over again most any time
In the line of pastries two ornamental
h cakes made by Mrs. +. L. Slayton won gen
Il eral admiration, they having among thei
many devices the date Of the marriage G
II Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler, as well rs the dat
1t of the visit. The company finally dis
a persed with many good wishes for thei
entertainers. Many thanks are due MI
,e and Mrs. Slayton, who kisdly gave the us
d of their house, and did all in their powe
to make the visit the success it was.
M j. O. Lamb, of Calais, has traded hi
n farm for the mill and shop at South Woo
.. bury. Mr., Lamb is good mechanic, an
~ the citizens of Woodbury. and vicinity ma
I'd congratulate themselves on having so cap;
BILE a man TO run the mill and shop. NJ
S. Lamb contemplates moving to Woodbul
ho in May. In the meantime the mill will |
be run by Ira Jewell as heretofore
es Calais is to have cheese factory Il
tn coming season, located at Maple Corne
re at least, that is the talk now.
CHEIsEA.-J. A. r. Corwn has recer
re ly purchased thirty tons of Bradey's Pho
or phate of Lime. Many farmers in tt
he town use large quantities of it, believil
er, it to be profitable fertilizer.
in The creditors of w. B. Marston 90
Nth Sheriff Dickinson orders to place tho goo
ch in his grocery store under an attachme
one day last week. The demands of
The creditors, we learn, are not large, a
cry mostly due to parties in Burlington,
ted The prohibitory liquor law has recent
been applied in few eases in this tow
the Two men, who had dealt in the cont
the band article Of rum, were brought beft
I'M, Justice Davis, and were each fined
sed dollars and costs. Another man has civ
rst- up the traffic since the stringent amel
ale ments of the law were enacted by the |
hen legislature.
Oryille Noyes recently sold pair
uld three year old steers, for Sl40 I'll
on weighed 1920 lbs. and measured six
nd and ten inches in the girth.
we'd The young people of Chelsea gave
DIES masquerade entertainment, and oys
ght supper at Powers Hotel, Jan. 31st,
irds proceeds to be appropriated to the Lad
Library Association. 1t is reported as