Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-11

BRADFORD.-The Reform Club mad a
grand celebration on the fair grounds on
the 4th inst.
CHELsEA.-Thc grand jury at the late
term of Orange County Court found bills
of indictment as follows; Against j, G.
Sargent for assault and battery, Homer
W. Farnham for selling cider, Charles
Gresto for perjury, William Densmore for
an assault and battery, r. B. Porter for
larceny, j. w. Parker for larceny, II. B.
lyford for an assault, S. D. Merriam for
an assault with an intention to commit
rape, G. w. Day for adultery, NJ. Chad
wick for selling cider, G. W. Barnes for
selling cider, Stephen Storrs for selling
liquor, Matte s. Stevens for arson and ID.
A. Hcrrick for an assault and battery.
The cornet band have received very
fine set of instruments, and rs we learn,
have secured Il competent teacher, and
will soon be able to entertain our citizens
with choice music.
The Fourth passed in this place with II
remarkably Sunday-like quiet and still
ness, with no display except an occasional
firing of crackers. The boys forgot or
failed to usher in the day with the ringing
of church bells, burning old tar barrels
and firing the old anvil cannon. In the
evening there WAS II very pleasant display
of fireworks.
During the thunder storm few days
ago, the lightning struck barn belonging
to AFRO Durkee, who resides in Brookheld
near Chelsea line, and besides damaging
the barn badly, killed two hogs that were
under the barn. And what is Il little
strange nothing was set on fire though the
lightning passed through Il quantity of
straw.
The mail route from Chelsea to West
Fairlee was hidden off by Mr.. Morrison
of the latter place, A. NJ Burnham had
been on the track for eight years, and is
not easily driven off. He has commenced
to run IN express stage team over the
same route and back again on Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday of each week,
and will run through to Thetford an
Lyme depot when desired to do so. He
connects ut West Fairlee with the stage
that runs to and from Ely station.
The farmers have commenced haying in
good earnest, and with a prospect of OBJ
tanning more hay than they had anticipat-
ed.
Hon. b. Martin and his wife left town
last week on two or three months visit
ing tour to Minnesota and other western
states. lie is in the habit of taking sim
liar vacation after the close of the June
term of the county court.
"Chit Sanborn has sold, as we learn,
his mail and stage route from Chelsea to
Barre to Mr.. Sargent, who will run his
stage according to former arrangements.
NORTH FERRIsBURGH--No twithstand.
ing the 4lh of July and the circus of the
past week.-Mrs. also frequent showers,
there has been considerable accomplish,
ed among the farmers, especially in the
line of Lightning rod swindling; for it is
reported that on single day, the Forest
City Lightning Rod Co. gulled the farm
ers of certain neighborhood to the
small (O sum OF $1,000. Pretty good fol
these times.
Michael Quinlan, who has formerly been
employed by the Collins Brothers in the
wheelwright business, has purchased their
stock in trade, and commenced business fol
himself, at the Old Stand, where it is af
irmed that good work at reasonable rate
can be obtained on short notice.
The Collins Brothers propose new de
parture in business, namely: The manu-