Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

bees in this town, some men having lost
every swarm they had.
CoRINTH.--A company of emigrants
left the town with the intention of settling
in California.
WEST FAIRLEE.-T horse of Rev. Mr..
Martin, who was riding out with his
daughter, became frightened ut a pile of
hemlock bark. As n result the wagon
was tipped over, and both thrown out. Mr..
Martins ankle was dislocated, but his
daughter was but slightly injured,
North FERRsDURGH.--The past week
has been n very busy one among the
farmers. a considerable amount of grain
has been sown, and some potatoes planted.
A large amount of potatoes and some
butter have been shipped during the week.
Money is becoming little more plenty.
Rev. NJ. P. Bell preached his last SER
mon of II three years pastoratc on Sunday.
the 18th. A full congregation was pres
ent.
On Sunday, the 22d, Rev. Mr.. Phelps,
a Congregationalist clergyman, will preach
at the Nj. L. Church, at 7 o'clock in the
evening
The Juvenile Missionary Society of the
NJ. L. Church have collected for the cause
of missions, during the year, eighteen
dollars and fifty-two cents.
The attendance at the NJ. L. Sunday
School, April 18th, was one hundred and
eighteen persons; collection, one dollar
and eight cents.
NEwBURY.-Rc Prof. Eastman and
his lady celebrated their tin wedding on
Tuesday evening last week. A large num-
Der Of young people were present.
NoRTHFIELD.-Thc Mortified Dramat-
ic Club, on Friday and Saturday evenings,
April q and %, will act the drama Of Lu-
cretia Borgin, with Mrs. Nina Gregory
Slayton us the principal character.
WEST RANDoLPH-The enterprising
firm of Gay & Dubois are making ar
engagements to erect IL large brick building
on the site of the old one which was re,
Gently burned.
TUNBRIDGE. Mrs. C. Noycs accidental
" fell from u wagon on the 9TH inslant.and
broke one of her arms.
II. Hutchinson, has half Jersey heifcr
two years old, which gives milk so rich
that less than six quarts Of it will make u
pound of butter.
WA1rsFIELD.-Joe Foster tapped two
maple trees two weeks ago last Saturday,
and gathered and boiled the sap that run
in twenty-four hours, and it made ten
pounds of sugar.
VIM. w. McAllster is building new
blacksmith shop ut Wnitsfeld South Vii
lage, and expects to have it ready so he
can commence work next Monday morn
ing in his shop. He is Il good workman
and worthy man, striving to establish Il
business for himself in town. Give him n
call.
ThieVing seems TO be the order of the
day in Watsfeld, these times. The bee
hives OF several different men were robbed
last fall, and two Or three different farm
ers had butter stolen; Mr.. Dickson lost
seven turkeys, and Stephen Parker four
hens; j. S. Newcomb lost about one hun
bred dollars worth of tools, taken from
his shop one night in the winter, and one
of the prominent farmers Of the town has
lost considerable corn this spring. A few
nights ago some some one entered Lawson
CAROLS sugar-house and stole about
eighteen quarts Of syrup. Considerable
petty ihieving has also taken place, and
several buildings have been burned in
Mad River Valley, some of them evidently
incendiary fires. All this in back-wood>
towns-what would be our fate with =
railroad through our immediate vicinity?
Patton, the West Rutland murderer, was
committed to the State Prison, last Satur.
day.
The President and all the governors o
the United States have been invited to the
Bennington celebration.
} SINGULAR CASE OF SUPPOSED TRANCE
A Bennington despatch TO the Boston
papers gives the following DR.. X. II
Green of Hoosick, New York died sudden
" some two weeks since. His funeral wa,
attended and the body placed in II vault
1t appears that some years ago he was 70
two days in trance and supposed to b.
dead, but survived and exacLed solemn
promise from his wife that should he sud
denly die she would place his body in ;
, vault and visit it daily until no doubt re
manned of his demise. before burying
This his wife has done since the obsrquie
= mentioned before. and | have it in goot
authority that last Saturday DR.. Green
{ supposed body was found to be warm, an,
it las been removed to his residence
> where he now lies inscnsible; and that DIR
C Goldsmith of Rutland. having visited him
n pronounces the man alive and yet in
trance state DIR. Green was an able ply
stefan of Rensselaer, county, and his sud
Il den death was regretted by the whole com
t munity.
j., The Emma mine trial continues to "dra
. its slow length along" in the New Yor
Il courts. Last Friday IN Saturday Gen. II
H. Baxter testified with regard to his con
n necton with the mine,
h Col. Bob Ingersol was Unexpectedly dc
s tanned from the st. Louis Southern hott
the night of the fire Neither he nor hi
revilers, we suppose, would credit PrOvi
dence with II special interposition.
Il Gen. John L. Swift is among the revil
II nj converts at Boston, and has begun t
g speak in the meetings, Gen, Banks ha
been seen mt the meetings, and there M
Ilonoc IF him