Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-08

themselves, Il credit to their town, and will |
'e a source of comfort to their stock. That
If the former is forty-four by sixty feet
he latter forty-four by seventy-four feet.
Zach barn has a cellar or basement under
he entire building.
NJ. S. Goodell lost valuable horse last
week. After death n cancerous tumor was
discovered in the animal, weighing some
eighty pounds, which was doubtless the
cause of its death.
Arnold Merritt has been confined to his
house for three months by illness. Mrs.
Merritt is also quite feeble. They have
heretofore had good health, which makes
this afllction seem all the harder.
Kelso Gray got q severe cut on his
right hand, from scythe, last week, quite
him for the present. although it
is now doing well.
G. w. Foster is teaching singing school
at East Calais. Mr. Foster has high
reputation as II music teacher and u class
who fully appreciate his merits.
w. w. Ainsworth, who graduated at
Seminary Hill at the close of last term, is
stopping at home for the present. Mr..
Ainsworth is a young man of wide views
and sound Judgment, and we pedict for
him successful future.
Haying is thing of the past. in this
town, Or nearly so. The amount cut is
smaller than usual, but larger than was
expected at the beginning, Grain of I'LL
kinds is doing finely.
Fruit tree peddlers are ravaging the
country in this vicinity with an energy
worthy better cause. Let's have a rest,
CHELsEA.-Ilon. L. G. ITinckley and B.
F. Dickinson, Esq. have left town on a
trip to Saratoga Springs, for the purpose
of recruiting their health.
Two important surgical operations were
performed in this town last week by Prof.
Crosby of Hanover, N. II. Mrs. H. G.
Dwight had a tumor taken from her side,
and the hotel keeper, Mr.. r. Hyde, had
an operation upon the side of his head
which was rendered necessary las it is said
in consequence of the rupture of an arte.
ry, which was taken up and tied, and Other
means employed to remove the effects Of
the rupture.
The grasshoppcrs in the west part o.
the town are rapidly passing off. Theil
natural enemy, the red louise, is doing the
work of destruction in connection with the
rainy weather. The fields have recovered
measuaably their usual greenness.
The droyers in the eastern part of thu
county took advantage of the RAILROAD
strikes and hurried off Il large number o
beef cattle to market, in order to secur
the benefit Of the rise on beef.
Peyton Huntington recently had yer,
fine OK so seriously hurt by an acciden
while at work in the field, that he wa
obliged to sell him TO the butchers, and a
q large loss.
Rev DR.. D. w. G. Huntington of Roch
ester, N. Y, was recently in town on
visit to friends and relatives He preach
ed at the chapel last Sabbath forenoon
II. l., Bixby, our excellent artist, lei
last Monday morning, on II trip of obsel
walton to Camel's Hump. lie took wit
him his camera and all needful appl
ances for taking stereoscopic views of tn
mountain scenery. w. II. E. Cumming
accompanied him as a travelling compan
ion.
Rev. DR.. F. d. Hemenway, Professor i
the Theological School at Evanston, III
recently paid Il flying visit to his child
hoods home and friends in this town.
Miss Gaylord of Brooklield has been ST
cured to teach the fall school in DistriC
No. 8, which is to commence on Monday
Aug. 20lh. She is graduate of the MOI
NAL School at Randolph. This school hi
become quite an institution, ranking vii
the ordinary high schools in the neighbo
ing towns. A good number of studen
; are expected from other districts an
towns.
Rev. w. Davis of Beverly, Mass,
spending vacation of u few weeks wi
his parents in this place. lie is engage
: to preach at Barre three Sabbaths durr
| his vacation.
A meeting of the veteran soldiers W
S held at The Town Hall August 4th.
8 Grand Army Post was organized. CAY
w. II. II. Hall was chosen commander.
e full list of other officers was also chose
NORTH FERRIsBURGH.-The usual re
a, tine of interest and labor among the far
ers has TRANSFERRED during the week.
=, On Friday, the Sd, colt belonging
Hiram Bull of Monkton sickened and die
; Your correspondent of last week "
:, misinformed relative 10 the sickness
% Mrs. Charles Stone of Monkton; the pa
referred to by the informant was NJ
Isaac Stone of Charlotte.
On Friday evening, the 3D. instant, W
i I,rJ NIillornn1 uvirn of Monkinn ooloLrni
" the tenth anniversary of their MARI
r life. A very large company of frer
4 and relatives were present, and enjoy
st themselves very richly. Quite lal
ye supply of presents we're furnished by
- guests.
+ On Saturday afternoon the Second Gu
re terly Conference On, +. Church, was he
~ On the Sabbath the usual Quartz
ia Meeting exercises were attended. !
Vi pastor, Rev. J.W. Bennett, oficiated.
sermon was Of great interest and impc
ne ancC.
d. On Sabbath evening the Sunday Sch
or concert was held, and the greatest inter
n was manifested in the same, not only
lie. the school itself. but by the community
of was considered by many as the best c
~ cert the school has ever held.
re The attendance at the NJ. E. Sun
X, School on Sunday, the 9th, was one h
IL Al.