Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-10

BETHEL.-The prospect for an early
spring upon White River is encouraging
The annual spring mud blockade is nearly
raised, though always slight here in COM
parison with some localities. The sugar
ing season has closed with an abundant
harvest. Farmers are now commencing
their springs work, bnt we cannot say
"the birds have returned" for they have
been with us all winter.
"All is quiet =" at the Ainsworth house
since the committal of the Rogers girl to
the reform school.
The parties prospecting some time ago,
for working soap stone, have decided not
to locate here. And there is a project now
on foot to organize n joint stock company
for the manufacture of buttons in the old
factory.
BRooKFIELD.-A little son of II. J.
Rood fell into pan of boiling sap last
week and was fatally scalded. He died
the next day.
CALAIs.-The drama Coupon Bonds {"
will be played newt Friday evening at
Maple Corner.
Farmers have begun gathering their
sap tubs.
CHELsEA.-Wm. Moulton found birds
nest few days ago with three or four
young birds in it.
1t is said that the wild animal has been
seen again; this time on the west hill. 1t
is hoped that he may be captured by some
Of our sharp shooters.
A bird was seen about the size of crow
recently on the east hill that was pure
white except the ends of its wings and
tail feathers.
The frogs have walked from their winter
sleep and commenced their nightly peep
ing. Another sign that the sugar season
is about over.
There was meeting of the school SUI
perintendents at Hyde hotel on the I'd
inst. Seven towns only were represented.
V. J. Spear of Braintree was chosen pres
idert, and Rev. G.. B. Salmon of Brook
field, secretary. 1t was voted that public
examination of teachers be held on April
9th and Nov. 30th. Seventy per cent was
fixed as the standard for teachers on their
nxy,p,,pn,iD,, Cnour IL
Leavenworth and S. L. Eastman were
elected n county examining board.
Mr.. Harvey Roberts, whose failure was
published last week, has arranged matters
with MS attaching creditors, they giving
IL discount on their claims. George Rob-
erts takes deed of the farm and secures
the aforenamed creditors. The compro-
mise is said TO be preferable to the proba-
BILE results of forcing Mr.. Roberts through
bankruptcy.
1t is reported that James Waterson,
owner of the wooden mill about II mile
south of the village, has failed; his family
friends being the attaching creditors. In
decd it appears that the failure of Il few
men has stirred up creditors; so that some
other men who have endorsed their neigh
bors' papers have been obliged to accept
of visit from the attaching officers. Con-
fdence in securities is being badly shaken
Rev. ii. w. Worthen preached sermon
last Sabbath afternoon against endorsing
otheramen's papers, having for his text
the Proverb Be not surety for another"
He claimed that men are more likely to
make reckless use of money where an
endorser shares IN equal risk than if the
whole responsibility rested on the borrow
er alone.
p. w. Rogers of the upper village met
with bad accident last Monaay. lie and
five other men were carrying large and
very heavy carpenters bench up long
platform or staging into the upper story Of
his Rogers') carriage shop, when the
platform gave away and fell, bench, six
men and all, about eight feet Mr.. Rogers
received severe cash in his head and had
some of his ribs broken. The rest of the
men escaped with but Sigh: injuries.
CoRINTH. Taplin lost nice
horse recently. He had been using him in
his sugar place by the side of another
The span took fright and ran, striking
against tree with such great force as to
fatally injure one of them.
ELY.-About the middle of March some
of the residents of this place thought that
IL temperance and benevolent organization
would be II great advantage to the people
residing in this vicinity. and especially to
the men employ ell at the mines. With
this iden stirring their minds. they went
to work, stated to the men their thoughts
in regard to the subject, and succeeded In
getting sixty signatures for an application
for charter from the Grand Temple of
Honor of Vermont. TO work subordinate
temple. On the 28th of March the officers
of the Grand Temple, on the solicitation
of the charter applicants, came down to
Ely and instituted n subordinate temple in
the star hall After the temple was form
ell the members chose the name EN-
manuel Temple, No. 10" for their organ
izstion. and elected the following officers
w. Z. T., t. II. Dunston; w. V. T., w.
Eustice; w. r., Ii. F. Treweeke; w. A..
R.. E. Mill; w. F. r., J. Lugden; w. T.,
w. Dunston; w. G., J. Harris; w. S,
Fred Lowry. After the installation Of the