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


BARRE.-The social fraternity met last
Friday evening in the Academy Hall,
Pres. Spaulding presiding. The music
by Misses Wheelock and Perrin, assisted
by Prof. Woodruff, was excellent The
debate, which was conducted by the mid
dIers, was good, the question being won
by Stafford of the affirmative. The Crys-
tai was read by the Misses Perrin, editor
Webster. Adjourned for one week.
Mr.. George w. Swazey has Il large writ
ing class at the Academy. He is also
about 10 start another one at South Barre.
The first cable dispatch from the Barre
telegraph Office WAS sent last week. The
message was sent to Glasgow Scotland,
and an answer returned.
The Town Hall was we'll filled on Tues
day evening to listen to IN address on the
ba tie Of Getteysburgh by Col. F. V. Ran
dali of Montpelier. Lees march, the ma
npuvers Of the army of the Potomac the
first and second days battle, the gallant
charge of the Colonel himself with the 18th
Vermont, in the second days fight, were
all brought wildly before the mind of the
listener. The Colonel dismissed the audi
ence with the promise to continue the lee
ture on another evening.
BRADFoRD-T ladies of the Metho-
dist church have made arrangements for IL
grand entertainment at the Town HAIL. on
the 18th inst. The programme provides
for Centennial GRAFTON, charades, tableaux,
&C., together with refreshments.
AT the last quarterly meeting held at the
Methodist church, seven were baptized,
one OF the number being lady seventy
five years old. Twelve were received
into the church, making thirty-fve addi-
tons to the church during the year past.
CHELsEA.-The sugar season appears to
be nearly over. In many sections it has
been very good one, while in other 10.
calities but little sugar has been made
Farmers are Offering Sugar on cur streets
at eight cents per pound. The snow has
been so thin in the sugar orchards that the
work of sugaring has been much less than
usual
May. flowers, so called, were found ir
the fields April 10Th, which indicates thai
the spring will be here much earlier thar
usual The farmers are gathering theii
sugar utensils and getting ready fol
springs work.
There is good religious revival il
progress in School District No. TO- which
has been promoted by the untiring labor
of the Young Mems Christian Association
The Methodist Church has recently rails
ed funds to pay off debt of more thai
two hundred dollars for repairs on the
church property, and to meet the runnin!
expenses of the society.
The merchants are reducing their stock
of goods as low as may be, preparatory t,
putting in large stocks of new goods 70
the spring and summer trade. The run
ners meet with rather poor success thes
days, rs the merchants will soon be in til
city and buy their supplies in the ope
market.
B. Hyde has been doing IL good deal re
Gently by way of improvement in his he
e tel. lie has made somo alterations in hi
sleeping-rooms, and given item and tn
S fixtures of the same thorough removal
i ing. He is bound to succeed by maxim
y his house pleasant and agreeable to hi
$ customers, He is evidently the right ma
/ for the place, and will not, for any trlhin
reason, dsappoint or destroy the publ
i confidence.
= At the recent meeting of School Super
n intendents of the towns in this county
d which was held in this place, it was DE-
) cided to adopt the regulations and generi
VI questions in use in this county last yea
o and that public examinations shall be hel
Is in all the towns on the 81 day Of May in
3 2Sth day of November. Ten question
1t were adopted on each of the followin
o subjects, to be used in the examination
d school teachers, viz: Arithmetic, Geogr
ply, Grammar and History and Civil Go
!, eminent. John II. Sprague of Brookfiel
A, E. Leavenworth of Randolph and S.
Eastman of Newbury were appointed
>, committee for giving county certificate
~ boi1t onn.haIf IF tho fnwns In the counl