Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-17

FN No""' onu uhe part lell Win great
force against the jet of the church, doing
considerable damage, and came near
smashing several of tho colorel glass
windows. The most noticeable effect was
the blowing down of large chimney ON
tlyde's hotel. The chimney was estimated
to weigh one and quarter tons. 1t was
broken off close to the roof, and n. owed
ten feet, and then it went crashing through
the roof, breaking the roof boards and five
rafters and passed through the first ceiling
below, and finally lodged on the floor of
the large hall. The crash greatly frighten-
ed the inmates Of the hotel.
The supper that WAS gotten up last Sat
urday by the Young Ladies' Mission Band
was a complete success. A large number
were present and sat down to the eight
richly laden tables. The proceeds amount
ed to over twenty dollars.
The drouth has become very severe. The
pastures look as if they had been scorched,
while the hay in the field is drying up and
turning yellow. The farmers are using
heir utmost efforts to secure it.
The potato bugs are reported as doing
immense damage, and fears are entertain
ed that the crop will be ruined.
Orange county Jail is now without any
inmates.
ed" Brown has gone. if report is
true, to the White Mountains, in pursuit
Of employment.
A new species of potato bug has appear
ed in some localities, which is said to be
exceedingly voracious and destructive to
the potatoes. 1t is represented as being
blue, and its body longer than the Colora-
10 beetle.
The drouth affects almost everything
even the local news have become very dry
md short.
James Emerson, aged about eighty
years, died very suddenly. July 18th. He
was taken with paralysis. and lived but a
few hours.
A. Davis & Hyde are taking in this
week some twenty five tons of wool at
thirty cents per pound.
CoRINTH CoRNER.-The ladies' benevo
lent association reorganized July 1st. The
meeting was opened by singing, There
is fountain" etc. Prayer was offered by
Irs. H. N Porter. The old constitution
vas adopted by two amendments. A
choice Of the following officers were nomi.
rated: Mrs. Willis, president; Mrs. H
Carlton, vice president; Mrs. Abba Banks
secretary; Mrs. Freeman Prescott, treas
lrer; Mrs. II. Moore, collector There
we're also six directors chosen.
Our farmers are suffering severely by
he potato bugs" so called.
Mr. George Rider is under the care OF
DR.. Goss of Chelsea, suffering from the
extreme waam weather which we have
had of late. 1t is hoped he will soon re.
cover.
NORTH FERRIsBURGH.-The weather
is very smoky as well as warm during
those days. Rain is very much desired
vegetation and crops are suffering for the
want of it.
Harvesting of the winter and early
spring grains has commenced.
Mrs. John Parker is picking and selling
Turing these days, nearly busbel of rasp
Ferries per day.
c. II. Mallory, on the 18th instant
brought in from his hennery an eg!
ne suring in circumference the longes
way eight inches, the shortest way 81,
md eighths inches, and weighiD,
our and one-half ounces
A. c. Fonda is now tending the railroa,
station ut Sunderland Falls.
Quite number of our people start to
lay for Round Lake Others go tomorrow
A good deal of dissatisfaction is express
I'd by temperance people relative 10 tn
regular republican nominee for states N
torney. l.. D. Eldridge is much talked {
ID the probable temperance candidate fc
that Office.
The hay crop in these parts is near
louble what it was last year.
Potatoes are nearly destroyed by til
bugs in many places.
j. P. Kenyon has discontinued work
The grist mill.
The attendance at the M. f. Sunda
school was one hundred and forty-one la
Sabbath, and the penny collection at Il
same. one dollar and thirty -four cents.
From the treasurer's report for the Ia
quarter at the M. E. Sunday school, Il
| aggregate penny collection and the pr
ceeds from the strawberry festival amou
to thirty-one dollars and thirly.two cents
The tenth birth day anniversary of Mi
Sldie Allen occurred on the 18th instan
A large company of her young frien,
, were present rs invited guests.
NoRrHFIELD.-The grasshoppers a
fearfully thick on the east hill, in tn
town; also on some farms in the westerl
part of WILLIAMSBURG. As one walks
the pastures, the "hoppers literal
. swarm before him. These pests, togeth,
;, with the super. abundance of potato bug
give shade of Encouragement to Il
prospects of the farmers in that sectio
y By the way, somebody blundered, in Il
-, description of the reporters SITTER"
given last week, for distributing Pal
green on potato vines. The holes shou
=, he in the bottom. and not in the cover,
. The printer made him say, which shou
be tight filing, thus lessening the dang
from inhaling the poison dust.
On Sunday, July 18th. our usual Sd
hath quiet was disturbed about hlf-pa
IL o'clock, by the bells pealing out
" alarm of fire, which proved to be Il
!, burning of wood belonging to the Centr
;, Vermont railroad, up the track iowa
Roxbury The fire is supposed to ha