Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-03

bErHEL.-The post Office in This tou,,
has been designated as money orde
once and began business the lst instant
The heated wave reached this place. n
II rolled up White Biver. last Friday, an
mas remained with us. the thermomete
IN the shade indicating from 900 to %
several hours each day. The heat is g
intense that heavy grass. affording two ton
oil hay to the acre, is sufficiently dried 70
the NOW in three hours.
The schedule of premiums and regula
tons OF the White River agricultural so
clety is out for their fair to be held a
Bethel, September 18th. 18th and 10th
Ihis is new organization to take the pro
perry and debts of the old society.
The listers for this town have completed
the quadrennial appraisal of real estate
and it varies but little from the last preyi.
Gus appraisal. the whole list being but
about s4Oo less. Considering our losses BY
fire. etc, this is fair showing.
CHELsEA.-Ten bills of divorcemen,
were granted at the June term of Orange
county court.
Ed Brown was discharged from the
custody of Jailer Dickinson last week
under pardon from Governor Fairbanks.
lie had been confined in the county i.il a
few months for burglary in breaking into
j. A. X. Corwin's store.
The wool market has opened in this
town at twenty-eight cents per pound
Pretty hard on the farmers.
The farmers are beginning their haying.
The clover on some farms was nearly all
winter killed. That with the cold snap
the fore part of June will render the hay
crop much less than usual. Some farmers
report that they will cut only half as
much hay as usual.
David Emery has recently built nice
new barn.
A bogus report was put in circulation in
this town last Saturday that there would
be II political convention in this town that
day. The report was hoax.
A horse broke loose from his fastenincs
near the post Office last Saturday and ian
about half mile before he was captured.
No serious damage was the result.
The la'lies' benevolent society hold a
and ice cream festival at the
Congregational vestry on Wednesday even
ing, July 3. The entertainment consists of
readings, recitations, songs and music by
The cornot band
Last Saturday being holiday with the
Ely cornet band they spent the most of
he day in Chelsea, and entertained the
citizens with very choice music. In the
afternoon the Chelsea band joined them,
md the two bands played alternately.
DUxBURY.-Mr. Montgomery of Dux-
bury was driving down hill near Mr.. f.
W. Huntley's yesterday when a dog bark
ID and frightened his horse which ran and
striking the side of bridge the wagon
vas dashed from the bridge and Mr.. Mont
5omery severely injured on the rocks be-
ow. 1t is hoped his may recover from his
injuries.
NORTH FERRIsBURGH.-The thermome-
er ranges during these days from ninety
our to ninety eight degrees in the shade.
Rev. NJ. P. Bell and family during the
'ast week have been visiting acquaint-
noes and friends in this vicinity.
The Burlington photograph company
ave been spending the past week at this
lace and has been exceedingly well pat.
onized.
Pleasure seeking parties from our own
nd other towns are quite frequently held
t Thompson's Point.
c. H. Mallory has lately made a new
eparture. adding hardware department
} his stock of goods.
Norman Jones has returned to live at
lis old home.
Quite extensive arrangements are being
lade that our Sunday school picnic,
trawherry festival, ETC.. at Thompson's
'oint on the Fourth, shall be a grand sue
ess. Come one, come all.
The Attendance at the NJ. f. Sunday
chool on Sunday was one hundred and
fty-nine; penny collection at the same,
ne dollar and thity eight cents.
NoRTHFiELD.-Miss Jennie Looms was
overly burned the ooh of June, by the
pilling of kettle of hot fat on her per.
on, caused by the coming out of IL stove
eg.
Bradley Buck has had the misfortune to
ose two of his best cows quite recently,
rom some unknown, disease nothing APP
caring to be the matter with them TIL
'itIIin IA few hours of their death.
Saturday evening last WAS an unusually
vely time for those who were spelling
n fight. FRS. Mike Sullivan and Will
Warren "went for each other, near Geo
rams store, in a manner that seemed to
dictate that each meant the other should
lffer; and 50 they did, each one having
ne or more fingers bully bitten to say
othing of scratched and bloody noses, de-
olished hats, torn coats. ETC., etc. The
,ntest was short, sharp" AMI doubtless
oull have been decisive but for the
nelly parting of the infatuated men by
.puty Sheriff Howe. This qltrre is
lderstood to be the after piece " of n
'evious one, held at one of the :" Saloons"
I'd, no doubt, the whole difficulty arose
ON the imbibing of something that in
xicttes. Neither of the contestants APP
,ared at all satisfied with the abrupt
rm jnation of the melee. rs they stood
ewing each other with most revengeful
oks. and scowlel, swore and threatened
ost fearfully. |,
Later in the evening fight was opened,
much larger proportions than the
Ie above spDken of mt the s,loon of