Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-21

Joyeu' ana all went home happy after bid
ding Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding good-by
The boys are sliding little too much on
the streets and sidewalks. Some one ought
to put stop to it. There is good sliding
in the fields without using the thoroughfare
for that purpose.
The literary exercises of the Middle
class exhibition at Academy Hall passed
off very pleasantly Tuesday evening, Feb.
20. We give below 4 short mention of the
exercises. The music was fine.
Prayer by Rev. L. Tenney; Declama-
ton, - Centennial Grafton" Elroy Clark
spoken with a clear voice and we'll made
gesture; Defamation, " Life is what we
make it, N. D. Pheps-showing what
we could accomplish in life by our ener-
gies; Defamation, Angels of Buena
VISTA" r. P Lord-hs selection was very
pathetic and we'll spoken; Defamation,
Tribute to William Penn" z. B. Wat
son.
Defamation, " Paul Revere's ride +.
L. kitterage-he held the attention of the
audience very WE'LL Defamation, Pro-
gress of humanity" F. L. johnson; Reel
tation, True Nobility" Anna Quimby-
she showed US what " true nobility was
let US follow her direction; Defamation.
" Nations and humanity G.. Lamson.
Defamation, - Sublimity of the Bible"
II. E. Ferrin-had splendid selection;
Defamation. "Lloyd's lecture on Phrenol-
ogy,"-C. S. Putnam-his piece was COM
posed of dry wit, and well delivered Rec
itation. " Pleasure of memory,"-she
showed us the pleasure of our memories
Defamation. Public opinion and the
sword-H. d. Huntington.
Defamation, - The Swiss deputy to the
Duke of Burgundy" A. H. Perceive
enjoyed his piece very much; Declama-
ton, " Death of Henry Clay" B. Tenney
Recitation, "Our daily paths" C. A. Wa
terman-she showed us in beautiful Ian.
guage our daily paths; Defamation, Sc
lection from Windell Phillips G. Huse.
Defamation, " The flood Of years G.
4. Hooker-a long piece but well spoken
Recitation, " The Norsemen.' A. S Car
ter; Defamation, " VIM, w. G. Stafford
he is truly 4 splendid speaker and did
Justice to himself.
Benedicton by Rev. L. Tenny.
The hall was well filled, and all went
home satisfied.
CHELsEA.-Rev. II. w. Worthen deliv-
cred very interesting and instructive lee
turc at the chapel on Wednesday eve,
Feb. :, His subject was Egypt He dealt
with facts as they came under his own OBJ
servation, and his lecture was free from
that bombast and high cooring Of events
which are so characteristic Of some lee
turers, lie first showed that Egypt is a
very Old country, rs proved from the fact
that old pottery is found seventy feet below
the surface. The arts, with the Egyp-
tians, had been brought to the highest state
Of perfection. Geographically, it is five
hundred miles long and three hundred
miles wide, with canals traversing tie
delta and railroad extending two hun
bred and fifty miles up the river Nile. The
valley Of the Nile is five miles wide, CON
tanning the richest soil in the world. The
dwellings were made of mud, and shaped
like a jug without 4 handle. He described
some wonderful feats of skill and power OF
the ancient Egyp,iaus-lor example, the
cutting out of the quarry blocks of stone
one hundred feet long and four feet square
and moving them hundreds Of miles He
gave Z graphic description Of the Pyramid
Of the Cheops,and of the Sphynx,represent
ing the body of u lion one hundred anc
forty feet long, surmounted by the form o
a human head that was thirty feet in cir
cumferonce. all Of which was cut out oil
one solid rock. When the Nile overflow,
it rises from thirty-two to forty feet liz
gave q minute description Of the products
fruits. fowls and animals Of the country
also Of the manner Of dress, habits and
usages Of the people. The lecture wa.
we'll received and highly commended b,
those who heard it.
Mrs. Orange Davis and Miss Abba Hal,
are b,th quite seriously i'll, and with bu
little hope entertained Of their recovery.
Lyman Dutton, who has been an inya
. lid for several years, went to Saratog
Springs about six months ago to be treat
ell by Il celebrated physician He re
turned few days ago, but with little
any physical improvement.
Isaiah w Austin Of the West Hill ha
advertised his farm and personal propert
for sale by auction Feb. 2tth.
At The monthly meeting of the Lad.e,
Foreign Missionary Society on SaturJa
list. Rev. H. W. Wor,hen gave a very in
teresting lecture upon the condition G
females in Eastern countries, according e
his own observations.
West FAIRLEE.-IIenry ii. Titus Of thi
place, with four light horses drew, recently
from Ely station on the Passump>ic t
Vershire, distance Of eight and one-ha
miles, load Of brick weighing five tor
and Two hundred pounds. He wishes
understood that he and his horses are re
publican, having been brought up to draw
and when they ret load they draw it.
NoRru TRANSFORMATIONS worker
are expected soon to labor among tn
people.
Mrs Il. G. Day las opened Il very SUI
cessful business, in the manufacture {
Hair Switches, Braids, Puff, &c.
There will be a Variety Concert for tt
benefit Of the 5. 5. Library belonging
the NJ. f. Society, on Wednesday evenin
(March 7th), at the NJ. +. Church.
The Good Tempars' Union at Ne
Haven, last week, was a very interestir
occasion
The closing lecture OF the course heIol
the East Charlotte Lecture Association
occurred last Friday evening (l6th). Pro
Higby delivered the address. 1t W
highly entertaining.
l Mrs Lewis Barber, after brief Hines
e died at her residence ut West Charlotte,
: Friday (l6lh), aged about 60 years.