Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

ling 'tf'iiheu' anu Il glorious tint
Ans for the little folks.
The UniversaliSts have their Christina,
tree on wednesday evening and do not in
ee tend to be outdone by their neighbors.
As surety that Santa Claus will be round
ms he was seen by an observing gentleman.
drawn by eight deer. He was seen while
e. visiting catamount traps on Knox mount.
If ain In Orange, going in circles around
Langdon's flats. making for the highland:
" in the southeast corner of Barre.
ad by the careful count of a man well ne.
quainted with the people there are one
hundred and forty-three persons in town
= over seventy years of age.
p BRADFORD. annual meeting of
orange County Agricultural Society will
oe held ut the Trotter House on the 9Th Of
January. next.
Paul Jerry fell from hay NOV recently
anu was SO very seriously injured inter
nally that very little hope is entertained of
his recovery.
ID. w. Cobb was thrown from his WAGON
recently and striking on his head received
severe injuries.
CALAIs'-The first of q course of lee
lures to be held a: Maple Corner will be
delivered Wednesday evening, january
ISL, by DR.. Hiram A. Cutting-subiect.
" wonders of the Microscope" DIR. Cut. |
ting is well known to be lamong the best
lecturers In New England, and his subject
Is at once interesting and instructive. The
lecture will be illustrated by drawings on
canvas, of highly magnified microsconic
Objects and will give the people of the
town and vicinity an opportunity of real.
lzIng that iniinity lies below rs as we'll nc
above us. The lectures will be furnished
by the sobiable committee and the MI
mission fee will be charged as for those
entertainments, thus giving all a chance to
near some OF the best talent of the stale
None can afford to lose this lecture.
CHELsEA.-EIra Bcknell has recept,,,
sent hve hundred young sugar naples to
MS son who lives in Kansas to be trans.
planted for sugar orchard !
Nathan Preston mas sold the Erostrs
1oung farm to Alden Williams for S1O25. '
Inc December term of Orange county
court was opened on Tuesday, December =
l|th, Hon. L. p. Redfield of Montnel;er /
presiding judge. The case of Blodoett
against the town of Roxbury for alleged +
damages on the highway was tried last
week and resulted in disagreement of ,be
jury. P
Holton Annis was quite seriously in L
ured last Friday by the fall of :, tree
while he was at work chopping in the W
woods.
A fair and entertainment vera held =,
he Congregational church vestry Wednes.
lay evening, December 18th, under the V
'usplces of the Grape Vine Mission Cir y
le' Which consisted of literary exercises,
n oyster SUPPER and the exhibition and +
ale OF Il great variety of articles.
The flume of Whitney & Sons grstmll +
nled last week, so that they were OBLIGED
lay off for repairs. +,
The first Methodist society in Vermont
'as organized in the town of Vcrshire. in F.
nelghborhood noar the east line of Cbel-
"a in 1895, by Rev. Nicholas Sneathine. W,
Charles Russell returned from Kansas
few days ago to visit his mother who is "'
ute low by sickness.
Carlos Reyes, son Of Martin Keyes, has f'i
lgaSed in the study of medicine as "A stu r.
INT in the office of DR.. S. N. Goss. FL
The late snow storm makes good sleigh FIX
g. and business is lively. + /
CoRINrH.-A workman in the Goddard
ines had one arm broken by blow d "
ON another mans hammer while drill
g. " L
EAST CoRGNrH.-Henry A. Jackman
rrowly escaped Il terrible death on Fri D "
y He was accidentally struck in the III
&c with an AK by one of his work nen,
illcting serious wound. JR
LY.-Patrck Kelly lost a valuable COW
u week In consequence of falling on TO
hoop of Il penstock.
There are more than six hundred Cath VII
es in the village of Ely. WI
NORTH FERRIsBURGH.-On last Satur-
and Saturday night snow fell to the
9th OF about twelve inches, and makes WI
y good sleighng.
The Sunday school concert last Sabbath 1..
ming was grand success. Several of v + +
pieces, such as the "Rainbow.D b
Jock of Ages" ETC., were beautifully
formed. The " Chillren's Glass was
we'll executed The singing by the Thou
ldren and others was we'll done.
here are to be no Christmas exercises JIM,
d at this place. Santa Claus. however
no doubt make his usual distribution rK
1essrs. Stodlart Allen, Allen! Marin G = I
Wilbur Higbee and Miss Abbie Pal go a y \
OF Troy Conference Academy are G i1 Is \
nding the holidays at home. Stoddard Fred D.
IN and Miss Palmer will return to their Il IA 4 Il Il
Dol. The other parties intend to secure il 5 I
mess situations as soon as practicable. ( P
has been determined to hold an ovs;er j r VI
per and donation visit next Friday L iieTG g
ming at the hotel in this place, for the Ge9rE
&c. r , t' Avn 'ho p
eht OF our pastor, Rev. J. w. Bennett. y +
ordial invitation is extended to all to = ,,po
present.
he attendance at the NJ. f. Sunday A D ]
- H.. cl,., A'y at So
'ol last Sabbath was one hundred and ,PPyG
nty-four, and the penny collection cI KocE
lie same ninety six cents. # /
oRrHFTELD.-As the children of orr pa dam'
ded school were on their way home 0s 81, &c
Wednesday afternoon, one of them VIZ " b.
ar Papn O.; or co,,o,, ~ =, horn
''i t'7c' slA VI seven years old, was | George
over by horse and wagon, driven bv FR XVI FL
D. Edgerton, and so severely injured G 5 Nj
his life was almost despaircd of, and =, Keen Keen
ned to hang in u doubtful balance for tor "a a
l. =, iot ming