Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-23

ChulSAl hCAu OttbbtteA'
Mr.. j. X. Davis has been canvassing in
town for very interesting book entitled,
g Our First Century," he has now over
thirty names.
Preparations are being made TO erect a
large building opposite the Post Office this
BRADFoRD.--The bleach-house, con-
nected with the paper-mill, is being re-
built, or repaired from the damages caused
by being broken down by the snow last
winter.
EAST CALAIs.-A few, of the many
friends, numbering about thirty, including
husbands and wives, sons and daughters,
not forgetting the invalid widowed mother
(Nrs. Tamour Lyford), who had been an
inmate during the winter, informally met
at the house Of Charles II. French and
wife, Mary French, at six o'clock, We'd
nesday evening, May 10th 1877, bringing
and offerings and n pleasant sur
prise to the twenty-five years welded
pair. BY the way, numerous friends can
testify that that home is II most enjoyable
place to 90 for good time, and bright
cheer. But more than silver, were valued
the testimonials of frindship and good
will with which the twain were beseged.
Added years of domestic life, had added
blessings and widened circle of appre-
ciating friends. Conversation and music,
vocal and instrumental, sped the hours.
Albeit =" them ar red "signiiidcrs' apples,
went the rounds, had been kept a-pur-
pose" and the cooling draught, from that
perennial fountain, seemed like we'll
spring in dry, and thirsty land. The
while il seemed good to be there.
CHELSEA The Methodist Quarterly
Meeting was holden at the Chapel last Sat
urday and Sunday, under the direction OF
Rev. I. MeAnn, the Presiding Elder.
Rev. II. w. Worthen preached at Cor
NTH Corner last Sabbath, and held Quar-
terly Meeting services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Stanley celebrated
their silver wedding last Friday. A large
company, numbering more than one hun
dred, were present. Several valuable
presents were made to the favored couple
Addresses were delivered, and good and
ENJOYABLE time was the result.
Mrs. Lydia Waugh, who went west last
fall to visit her daughter, has lately re-
Gently removed large portion of hcl
household effects to Wisconsin. The bal
ance were sold at auction last Saturday
The homestead that she had occupied fol
thirty years or more has been purchased
by Hon. B. Martin; price $500. w. B
Marston has rented tenement in the
house.
Matthew Hale, Esq, of Albany, N. Y
was in town recently on business connect
ed with the settlement Of the estate Of hi!
sister, the late Miss Abbie Hale.
We noticed that Mr.. Lord and Mr.
Cummings, former teachers in Chelse'
Academy, were in town last Sabbath.
Mrs. WILDER F. Dewey met with scri
GUS accident last Wednesday. She hat
started to go from her home to the village
alone with horse and wagon. Whel
near Z. N. Bacons, from some unknown
cause, the horse became frightened ant
ran down hill, throwing Mrs. Dewe.
out of the wagon, and causing injurie
that confined her to her bed, though II
limbs were broken. The accident wa
discovered by Mr.. Bacon, who took Mrs
Dewey to her home. On coming to shol
turn in the road the horse ran straight fol
ward down u bank into the brush, anon
large rocks, and was badly bruised, lyn
on his back when found, and the WACO
bottom side up over him. The wagon m
harness were badly broken and demolisl
ed. What seemed to make the event nor
strange, was that the horse had been Il
old family horse, and was supposed to /
perfectly steady and safe.
The thermometer stood at $50 in til
shade last Thursday.
CHARLoTTE.--Tho West Chariot
Cheese factory has been reopened. undt
very encouraging prospects, The service
of C. l.. Beers and wife have been engage
another year.
The Cheese Factory at East Chariot
has also been reopened. The low price
butter has induced the farmers to reta
the use of their cheese factories awhi
longer.
ELY.-The store Of +. p. johnson is d
inc business of more than II hundrt
thousand dollars in year, if report
true.
NORTH FERRiSBURGH.-C. I. Martin
this place has opened his Cheese Factor
, and under the management of Mrs. Wi
= Jams, rs heretofore, he expects to furni
the best cheese in the market.
Extensive repairs are being made upC
the NJ. +. Parsonage of this place by 4
ladies, whose endeavors are praiseworth
The attendance at the NJ, E. Saba
f School on Sunday the 10Th, was ninet
4 five; collection ut same, seventy-tive cen
0 Business transactions having called
\ to the home of our State Botanist duri
the past week, we can but conGratule
k ourselves upon the very kind receipt
> that we enjoyed, as he guided us throu
" his various gardens of flowers, fruits u
i vegetables; and rs he related his wild {
If periences among mountains, marshes, ct
we could but think that it would be W
for "stagc men," clerks at hotels, etc,
consider that the knap-sack" he usua
:. bears, when the school maStcr is abro
re though very fragrant betimes. betr'
h. neither n root, essence Or medicine p
h dler. Furthermore, it might save ma
or1 inquiries if they should observe his h
more and his feet less, He informed
10 that he is raising about (j0W five humid
\. varieties of potatoes the present seas