Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-31

The third Quarterly Meeting of the NJ.
& Church was attended on Sunday, the
28th' A very large congregation was
present. The Presiding Elder, NJ B.
Mead, preached very instructive and eff
iective sermon from l. John 8: 1921.
The attendance at the M. Z. Sunday
School on last Sunday was one hundred
and nine, and penny collection Mt the same
sevenly-five cents.
John S. Brown has raised beets the
present year on Gcorbe D. Wrbb's farm,
fifty of which weighed seven hundred and
ninety-thrce pounds, or i'm average of very
nearly sixteen pounds each. One beet
weighed twenty-three pounds We would
like to hear who beat, this beet.
Having examined II Family Bible pub
lished by Nelson & Phillips, New York,
and having compared the same with many
other bibles of other publishing houses,
we volunteer the strongest words of com
mendation and praise LIST, it is II marvel
of cheapness; ID, it is the competest in
amount Of information, style and manner
of execution, and in beauty of illustration.
No one should purchase IL bible elsewhere
without first inspecting one of these. Rev.
IL. Il. Day is the agent for these bibles in
Addison and Chitlenden counties G.
NEWBURY. Two colts having yenturcd
upon the railroad at the south depot, they
were run over by the cars and pretty
thoroughly demolished.
SIMoNsYILLE.--Messrs. johnson and
Locke of Chester have bought in Franklin
county, and sent to Chester, five hundred
head of cattle, making fourteen car loads,
which have been sold to farmers in Ches-
ter and vicinity since the Goth OF August.
j. M. Tarbell of Londonderry recently
threshed fifty bushels of oats in thirty
minutes, and five hundred and scvcnty-six
bushels of oats in ten hours for parties in
Pulney.
G. q. Lockc's saw-mill, situated in Ches-
ter, was burned on the 10Th. Loss, $500;
insured for $3.50; cause, incendiarv.
SrowE,--A large black eagle was
caught on Wednesday last by Joseph Bas-
haw but II few rods from his house. His
majesty was in the act of devouring Il
goose when discovered, but was caught in
IL trap within twenty minutes from the
time when first seen.
Mcssrs. Bruce & Ladd completed the
sale of their personal property on Monday
last, thus leaving only the real estate at
the Forks now in their possession.
Hot stoves and little hands are not ut all
congenial as experienced by the little child
of Herbert S. Trow, few days since. the
flesh being nearly burned from the finger.
S. p. Edgertol will 50 IN commence the
erection of store on the property lately
purchased OF DR., Grout on Church street
Revival meetings have been continued
at The NJ. L. church since the departure of
Elder Miles Grant. The crowds have not
been in attendance, but much interest has
been felt.
The summit of Mount Mansfield is now
'lecked in its mantle of snow and the
season for the travelling public is now
closed.
WELLS RIyER.-D. Y. Ford reports
sixty bushels of wheat raised on two acres,
and forly-seven bushels raised on one and
one-half acres.
WEST RANDoLPI.-An elderly lady,
Ms. Fleeley, aged sixty five years, fell
down Der chamber stairs on Friday, break.
ing one arm and receiving other severe in.
juries.