Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10
requested to consider the subject at their

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earliest convenience.
Wait>ield Grange, No. 80, at its last
meeting, held December S0rh, decided to
deer the election of officers until Stur.
day evening, January 18th Every mem
Der of the Grange is requested to be pres
ent and hear the finance and business u0m-
mitlees' reports, pny all dues up 10 Janu-
AIRY LIST, 1877, and receive the information
impaired TO The Worthy Master ut the State
Grange for the benefit OF the Order. Wor-
thy Master John T. Jones. of the National
Grange, has decided that Oranges that do
not or cannot hold their election Of officers
in December can hold them as soon there
after us practicable. Let Oranges that
have not held their elections take due no.
tce and govern themselves accordingly.
Ainsworlh Post, G. A, r., No. SO. met
Saturday, january 9th, and the following
officers were installed for the ensuing
year: j. N. Richardson, c.; L. G. Berry,
j. " c.; II. z. Stoddard @. NJ; j. d.
Marble, Chap C. B. Marble, 0. g.; o.
G. Wilder, Q. NJ. s.; E G. Butterlield, S.
V. c.. b. S. Stoddard, Adj; T Maxwell,
Surg. W. w. McAllister, 0. D., and l..
d. Savage, S. NJ. D. S. Sloddard, c. Nc
Mulin and D. G. Wilder were appointed
Literary Committee, and d. Il. Boyden,
VIM. Strong and - Blakely, Auditing
Committee. G. McMullin was appointed
at n previous meeting delegate 10 the
Grand Encampmcnt which meets ut Bur-
lngton, G. A. R. Hall, January oath.
The annual meeting of the Mad River
Valley Agricultural Society, was held in
the vcstry of tie Congregationali,t Church
in this place, Thursday afternoon jan
uary 4th, The following officers of
the Society were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Charles E. Jones,
Waitsield; Vice President, Norman
Robinson, Warren; Secretary, A. D..
Bragg, Fayston; Treasurer, L. D. Savage,
Waiisield; Auditor, W. A. Jones, Waits,
field. Directors: Waitsfeld,-H. N.
Bushnell, o. g. Wilder, G. W. Fisher;
Moretown,-A. +. Lovejoy, Philo Towle,
d. f. Freeman; Warren,-C. w. Bragg,
L. A. Hanks, S. D. Allen; Fayston, &C.
O, Boyce, NJ. S Strong. II i Boyce
Waterbury, f Moody, j. X. Fuller,
ton, 0. W. May; Duxbury,-James Cros-
seat. D. 7. Murray, s. NJ. Turner; Mid.
dleseX,- j. II. Iloldrn' TIeman Tnrlin,
/ Luke Knapp. II was lefy with The drcc.
tors to decide the time and place of the
next Annual Fair.
WORCESTER.-'Th Temperance Reform
Club held their first annual meeting r
the town hall on Tuesday eve. the 2nd in
slant The Club re appointed I.G. Wheel
er, pres dent; S. G. Cnpp. secretary an,
treasurer; Rev. Il. D. MetcaIr, chaplain
Also appointed A. Il. Hancock, NJ. W
Brigham and G.. l. Stone vice p esidrnts
Z. ID. Metcalf, | Stakeholder. Y b. Wheel
er, with Misses FIopnre Carpenter, Jcn
ME Hancock, AMI Mrs. Jennie Hunt. exec
utive committee The Club have received
Il very nice centennial motto Us IL present
from Mrs. n. +. llil of Montpelier,
former resident of Worcester, for whicl
the Club bya rising vote unanimously
Rc%3ic,d, that we tender TO Mrs n. T
Hill our cordial aud hearty thanks.
The discussion # resolution with re-
gTd 10 me eXpcdiency Of I'M agent fol
the sale of liquors in each town was live
ly, if not all Of it exactly 10 the point
Next meeting Of the Club ON Tue, da,
eve, the l6 instant Discussion: Tic
injurious effects Of novel reading.
Rev. VIM. Scholield will preach at til,
Congrcgationalist Church. on Januar,
Dist. Th re will be no religious services IL
that Church on the 18th. The pastor ant
congregation will unite with their Metho
dist brethren, in series Of meetings a
the North Church, which commence OF
) Thursday the llth, at 10 10 A. NJ, an,
continue day and evening through tn
week, and over the Sabbath