Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-31

in the custody of the officer. Calais has
perhaps as few men of this class as any
town; we wish we had none.
The singing school here is doing finely
under the direction of Harvey Collier Of
Worcester. Mr.. Collier is young man
r of marked ability. and is building up a
: reputation rs q music teacher that more
5 experienced teachers might feel proud TO
win.
James W. Brown got an ugly cut on his
right foot last week, his great toe being
split the whole length, and the wound eX-
tending well into the foot. James says
that he did it with one blow, too.
The HontpelieriaH came to lis last
week looking as bright and fresh as its
lady editors 1t is free from Objectionable
matter, printed on first-rate paper, and its
general makeup is very good. It's col
umns of locals and personals are worth
the price of the paper, especially to stu
dents.
NoETHrIELD-NARRow ESCAPE From
A FEARFUL DEATH.-The elevator in the
factory of j. w. Gould, weighing over
500 pounds, made n rapid descent few
days ago, through three stories and half
of the building. Some of the fixtures be-
came accidentally disarranged, and of
sudden the elevator made, with almost
lightning velocity, its descent, carrying
down a boy, who, for wonder. received
no serious injury. Mr.. Gould and another
man were sanding so near its passage that
il brushed the hat of one and the shoulder
Of the other
At the Depot village, Mortified, for the
year ending Jan. LIST, 1877 there had been
thirty-two births and thirty-four deaths
The number OF families residing there was
373, with $50 children under twenty years
of age.
NORTH FERRGsBURGI.-Revi meet
ings still continue ut the NJ. E. Church.
The membership OF the church are being
greatly revived and some sinners have
been converted Revs Messrs. Elgerton
and Mead have aidel the pastor during
the week.
On last Sabbath January 2Sth), in con-
nection with the usual exercises of the
Sunday School, there was held very APP
propriatc prayer service.
On Thursday evening, January 24lh, the
people of our village and vicinity were
very ably and acceptably addressed by the
State Superintendent of Education. On
the following evening he spoke at Monk
ton.
Several cases of diphtheria have occurred
in this vicinity during the winter.
Mr., George Swain of West Charlotte
has been lying very sick for some six
weeks past with lung fever. Harvey
Cram, NJ. D., is the attending physician.
Mr. Elijah, who has been in poor health
all winter, is slowly improving,
Rev. II. G. Day has lately added to his
list Of Subscription Books" three other
very valuable and popular ones, entitled,
" Great Men of God" Bingley's Natural
History, and Life and Labors Of DR..
Livingstone
Many Of the politicians in this vicinity
disapprove Of the Electoral Commission
Bill and declare it to be Il compromise or
strategy by which Tillen will be surely
counted in. 1t does certainly seem unnec-
essary.
RoXDuRY-Mr. Ephraim Edwards, a /
resilient Of this place, and for a long time
Il lHnatc was taken to the Insane Asylum
At Brattlcboro on Monday morning
The old folks bull ut the Summit House
on Friday evening, was well attended.
There were about eighty couples present.
There are few very severe cases oil
sickness in this vicinity, though at present
The attending physician prononnces them
as doing we'll
The weather has considerably moderat-
ed within the past day or two, but we
hope to see it SO moderate as to settle the
snow foot or two so people can get out
from the hills with their teams.
There is a great scarcity of water in
this vicinity there being but very few
places that are supplied with it,
WATERBuRY.-An old lady, by the name
Of Jocko, living with Joseph Young. on
Kicker Hill, was found Sunday afternoon.
in her room, hanging by skcin of warm.
Mrs. Alpha A, Atherton, while stepping
into the woodshed, fell and broke her les
near her body. All efforts to put the bones
in place were unavailing.
WLLtAM3rowN.-Nine persons Joined
the class, 4. the last general class-meeting
Of the Methodists
But for the timely assistance of neigh.
bors, the house of 0. II. Briggs would
have been destroyed by fire lust Thursday,
his horse barn which was directly connect.
ed with the house by shed, being burned.
Loss, about $3.50; insured for SIS. No
insurance on contents Of barn. Cause of
fire unknown.
DR.. J. C. Briggs, our dentist is fitting
up rooms in French's Block. Barre. intend
ing to move there in u day or two.
WoRcESrER.-Rev, L. Warren will
preach in the school house at Worccs Ter
Corner next Sunday, Feb. f.
The Cross a!d the Crescent: or Turk
and Christian.
The second Lectarc in the popular Semi
nary Course was delivered on Friday
evening the 10Th inst. in Trinity Ve>try.
by d.. William Wells, Professor Of Mod
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