Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-03-06

ed with no very severe or cold weather
notwithstanding all weather prognostica-
tons to tho contrary.
On the 18th ult., many of the relatives
of Henry Miles of Monkton assembled al
the old homestead and celebrated the ''dia.
mond wedding" of the aged couple, whom
God, in his kind providence. has so signal
ly blessed with physical health and intel
lectual vigor. The exercises on the occa.
sion consisted in the re-dating and signing
of the original marriage certificate, ;
which was executed upon large sheet o.
parchment, and signed by sixty persons
who now are all supposed to be dead. Al
the golden wedding this same document
was re-dated and signed by large num-
Der of children and grandchildren, and a
this time by seventeen others, including
REORGANIZATION. An original poem
and piece of prose were read, closing with
a family prayer meeting. That the happi
ness and prosperity of this aged couple
may never be 10, is the wish of all.
Revival meetings are to commence lhi:
week, and to continue for several weeks a
this place. Mrs. Hammond will be will
us, when she closes her labors ut Char
lotto, She is expected as early as mex
Sabbath.
The winter school at District No. 3
closed last week. The following named
scholars had no absent marks: Mary Cor
man, Fred Ball and Charlie King. The
following had no tardy marks: Fred Ball
Eddie j, Knowles and Charlie King. The
following had but two tardy marks: Mary
German and Calvin Day.
The farmers in this vicinity are securing
their summer help and preparing fol
work
During the past week our good fortune
has been to call upon our State Botan
ist," G. G. Pringle, A. NJ, at Charlotte
We found him very busily engaged a
classifying and mounting in his herbariun
the many new and rare specimens which
he has secured, not only with his owl
hands, but from friends on the Pacii,
coast; also from the continent of Europe
Germany, France and England. He ha
now collected about (20,000) twenty thou
sand specimens. He anticipated during
the coming season to visit again the noun
tains of New England, extending his tril
us far us New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
We have also been favored during tn,
week with the privilege of listening to tn,
Gospel ministrations of Miss MARY
Knowles, an evangelist, who has lately
been laboring at Hinesburgh, where hel
winning sweet voice and ways have Sc
cured very many souls for Christ and hi
kingdom.
The lecture of Rev. G. f. Burdick
which was to occur on Tuesday eve., q 2tt
inst.), has been indefinitely postponed OIL
account of revival m ceilings.
Geo. Ambrose, one of our enterprising
shoemakers, has secured and fitted up Il
new shop upon his own premises, where
he will hereafter gladly receive his Gus
toners.
We learn that considerable maple sugar
is being made at the towns of Hinesburgh
Starksboro and Monkton.
Business is very active at the gristmi
this season.
Attendance at the NJ. L. S. S. on Sun
day was 1O8 persons; collection at the
same, % cents.
NoRTHFIELD. The winter term of the
graded and high school closed Friday
Feb. %. The board of directors have de-
cided to give longer vacation and the
spring term will begin Wednesday, Marcel
18th, and continue eleven weeks The
winter term has been very successful;
principal, Mr.. w. w. Prescott, ranks
among the first Us an instructor. Prof
Chas. Dole, town superintendent, says o
him in his report to the town. q know
Mr.. Prescott, the principal, to be II superior
teacher and that he is making the schoo
worthy Of an extended patronage" The
number of scholars in each room and the
number which were neither absent or tardy
during the term are us follows:
Room No. Miss Alice A. Averill
teacher; whole number 46-not absent o.
tardy during the term, 7.
Room No. miss Carrie S. Bean
teacher; whole number 62-not absent o.
tardy, II.
Room No. 3-Miss Clara b. Markham
teacher whole number 45-not absent OF
tardy, II.
Room No. Miss Mary f. Thompson
teacher; whole number 5O-not absent o.
tardy, s.
Room No. Miss Cora A. Bacon
teacher whole number 53-not absent OF
tardy, 7.
The directors have decided TO reduc,
the tuition to scholars from out of the dis
trict The tuition for the spring term vii
be one dollar less than it was last term
The whole number of scholars last tern
was 29S.
From the auditors report of the town O
Mortified, the expense of the poor is:
Expense of town farm, S570.i9
| Expense of poor not On farm, SlO93.l5
Service Oyersecr, $1,000
Whole expense of poor, -$l7i3.0
Services of town officers, 1892 2
Liquor sold by Agent, $l6gj s
Nine months salary Of Agent and freight, Sl377
Profits paid into treasury, S3C}.l
School moneys, Sl03S I
| Indebtedness OF the town, S76j63
Expended by SGlGclmen, Sl7Sl
A loaded team belonging to Nelson
Dufleny went down II bank on the Waits
field road u distance of about seventy-fv
feet and came out without serious injury
but the sled was badly smashed.
Owing to the demand for slate the pas
year, the Adams Slate Co. have beef
obliged to open II new flee for stock, anC
are doing so by working down in thei
quarry, thus opening up large sup
ply of superior stock TO make slate from
the cominp Snocon Tho forp,orc IF pon