Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20


ladies dressed 10 STYLES prevalent twenty
wears OF more ago: and il Is the universal
verdiet.-as far 4s we have heard views
e1prassed-ihat they really looked mlol
better lh4n when riggsl in modern
style Changes sboald be Improvements;
but il i rery much to be regretted that
they quite ofen fail 10 FIJI Thai bill
Doubtless many q these ladies Of whom
we are speaking thought they were dressed
oddly. but, rs 4 ra,e, 1be style Of dress
they showed WAS deserving d admiration
rather than rilicule is il likely thai
twenty years-heuoe exhibition Of the pros
e't style Gan be spoken Of in this way
We laare the question unanswered. The
repast Of " boiled vietaals, brown bread
aud baked beans, bean porridge, etc, was
highly spoken Of, and the receipts amount
ed to about seventy dollars.
. WEST RAYD0lPH.-A lamp exploded in
L. B. Alwood's store on Saturday doing
considerable damage, but Fortunately The
goods aud building were saved from .
coD6agratjon.
SnNoNsv1llL-H. NJ Beabe, who vas
w9uDded Oh tbe 18Th Of last December by
the accidental discharge q 81 gun, his had
taken from lIe wound siuse thai time sixty
shot, three leather wads and two pieces Of
bone and more bone will have 10 he taken
cut.
The Industrial Grange OF AndoTer gave
rri7es to the best declamatlons and best
readers md spoilers Who ha3 aao1de1
school in Andorer for The psst year. The
trial was On the 10Th instant. The follow
ing scholars received prizes On deelama-
tons, lst prize to Willie Craigan; 2nl, to
;. Merrill; Oh reading, Isl, 10 Carrie Felt;
md. 10 viller Fuller; On spelling. lst TO
. Ella Felt; 2nd, to Henry Waller.
r Spring tra3e opens well in oxen, the
: growing Of which Is leading industry
here. Heavy well matched cattle being
3 10 41-2 cents, live weight: light yo1ng
= and matched clttle being Az to cents
e live weight; some fancy pairs a shade
. higher. We have good markets here; OIL
= oxen 20 10 DuteLess and Washington
. county. New York, ana 10 Connecticut
One firm alone carried at Chester depot
T. during The months Of January. February
= and Msrch, 1915 twenty thousand dollars
4 worth Of nice oxen which weni to CouDoe
3 icu1. With cheap land and sach prizes
i for our cattle il seems that We ought no
: to grumble about hard times.
WA1Tsrl1LD.-Mrs. Agnes Abbott
: Ho1rhto1 assisted By lhe string band o
: this place rave one Of her very interes
5 tinr entertainments at the Congregations
church on Thursday evening Of last week
= Those thai were present TO hear and So
j. for themselves DO not fail to speak in be
Is praise. Mrs. Houz1toD i perfectly q
II home On l1s stage, ana bas spleadi
Z voice Of which she Las perfect command
:. and cannot fail Of drawing fun hons
J, where she is known.
0 WArERBuRY.-Mr. Whesler's last SIT
bath morning discourse on The tsxt Ron
+ l45, Let every msn tie thorough
b persuaded in his own mind, Treated i
3 measure upon ihs essentials and uoa-asse-
tals il religion. We cannot even attewI
q 10 give a summary Of the leading tho1gbu
+ though Tie discourse WAS worthy iu-. II
~ port il print. One prominent point w'
J The use some men make Of this text I.
rt w5at j. ofte1 deaouinstod d" free tAinl
ing perhaps. more properly, skspaa-sa
u Men lasa refuge under this text a. II i
Sc sa4iow # great rock to ward of 4
be sunlight oI revelation.
IN the evening q union tet1?arsnl
u meeting va: vel attended aad 9ll,e i
j. iaras.irg re14rLs i! several individual
O Rev. mr.. Moore AMI MIR. Palmer We
noticeable