Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-10

aud Is bulls eyes out of possible rs.
There was Slbb,th school celebration
ut the river meeting house on the Fourth.
consisting of the following exercises:
Song by the q1arterte-A Thousand Years
Ago; prayer by the Rev. Tenney; song
by the qnartette-My Grandfather's Clock !;
reading the declaration of independence
by the Rev. Cyrus 4 Royce: singing by
the qmrtette -Hurrah for old New Eng
land; an address upon the Work of Sab
bath Schools. by E L. Cardell; decame-
tion by Fife Tucker; song by Jennie Car
'lell; J. II. Senter, the toast master of
he day. announced the following toasts
and the gentlemen that were to respond:
First, Mother, responded to by Rev. Ten.
ney second. William Cullen Bryant, re-
sponded to by Rev. Cyrus A. Royce; third.
temperance, response by Rufus Bucklin;
Fourth, Woman's Love, response by DR.. E..
w. Slayton, president of the day; fifth
Sabbath Schools, response by G. B. New
bomb; sixth, Good Templnrs, response by
7. II. Senter; seventh, the Heroes of Sew
enry,Six, response bv D. G. Geer; closing
exercise, singing the quar-
tette and audience. The exercises of the
lay were a credit to all that took part and
satisfactory to the audience. s.
WELLS RIvER.-It is said that G. w.
Phelps was recently arrested for stealing
some clothing and paid twen,y-six dollars
or the pleasure.
WEST FAIRLEE.-A dwelling house own.
d by George Whitney and occupied by j.
'ollensbee, WAS consumed by fire on the
9Th of June. Supposed work of an in.
endiary.
The PorAT) BUG-A SURE DEATH
FOR HIM.-The industry that has beer
followed with the most activity and persis
ency, in this section of late, h been the
uniting and killing of potato bugs. Many
people have followed gathering them in
D ans AMI then burning or otherwise de-
,nolishng them. Bat this process is get.
ting pretty well played out " Pari,
grscn is now generally resorted to AS be-
ng the only sure and effec,u,l remedy for
these very troublesome pests.
The writer will briefly detail his expe
rience in putting an extinguisher upor
them, for the benefit of those in doubt
any such there areas to the efficacy O
the remedy. Finding them rapidly in
creasing in our garden pItch," we went
for some of the green powder. on mis-
chief bent-to the "bugs." Making tn,
mixture of the poison and air-slaked lime
we event" for them early in the morn
ing, while the vines were wet with dew
The apparatus used was similar to tir
pail that would hold three or four quarts
with IL cover and handle, instead of u bal
md b,ttom, and the cover full of holes
The preparation used had about nm ounc
of poison to a quart of lime. Somehow
We had imhibed the idea that the killins
would be rather sudden; so, when tn
ground was gone over, we made inspec
ton of those first served. expecting to fint
some dead or dying. But no effect was t.
nc seen. Not II bug seemed to have dis
severed any danger near. Another exam
nation in about two hours, with same ND
pearauce-no harm yet; and same at MOOT
mot deal or disabled bug to be found
Chen we began to be little suspicion
that nothing we had done was going /
,arm the bugs in the least. but thai ws ha
been humbu0ged. But these suspicion
we're dispellel the next morning. when
. somewhat extended search failed to revea
single live one of the bugs old q
yonng. Evid ,ntly some little time
needed for them to feast upon the poison
ed loaf. soon after which their work
mischief ends. D. T. A.
| Northi cid, W.