Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-08

CALAIs.-Last sociable of the season ~
Maple Corner, next Friday evening.
CHELsEA.-A spire of herds grass was
picked on the ID day of May by John
5anborn in the open field that was thirteen
ind one-half inches high.
II. Lyford lost his only COW last week.
The ladies' benevolent society held a
supper at the Congregationalist vestry
May LIST, from o'clock to Z, at twenty
cents per couple. Cheap enough.
Mrs. D. r. Fuller was thrown from u
wagon while on the way to the village
with her husband one day last week and
broke her arm. DR.. A. B. Smith set the
broken bone.
The listers Of the several towns in the
county held a meeting at the court house
on May I'd, for the purpose of making ar
engagements for rmonous action in their
appraisals of the real estate in the various
towns.
May Sd was truly summer day. The
mercury stood at $40 in the shade.
!, DR.. S. N. Goss, the superintendent, had
a public examination of school teachers at
The school house in District No. 2, on
Saturday. April 18th, and twenty one
teachers were examined.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barnes celebrated
the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage
on Monday, the 9th inst.
Willie Tarbell has nude an addition to
bis large stock of furniture, having put in
an assortment of window glass, which he
oilers at prices that will suit the purchas-
err.
j. II. Merrill had an apple tree in BIOS
som May Sd. The plum trees are very
white with blossoms.
The citizens have contributed money to
build stand for the cornet band, and the
lumber for the same is ready for the car
penter.
Mr.. Phillip SIrgents reports that while
he was at work burning brush, one day
last week, he laid his vest down, to which
the fire spread and burned between twenty
and thirty dollars in money and I'm account
book that contained large and valuable ac-
counts.
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. ii. w
Dearborn, five years cid, fell on to the
floor the 9TH instant. in such manner
that he broke his collar bone.
FAIRHAvEN.-Mr Frank Il. Ensign o
this place has has ust received his patent
on an improved Car heating apparatus. If
the car should 60 off an enbankment or be
precipitated through bridge there is no
stove 10 scatter Goals throughout the car
The heater is suspended under the Cur be,
tween the trucks, and the Car is heated by
hot air, let into the Car by means of regis
tiers. 1t is filled with coal from the inside
of the Car by turning up one seat near the
center of the car. The CRATE Of the heater
| is shook by the motion of the train by
means of rod connected with the main
coupler of the car BY self-acting dunn
it clears itself in case of the Car leaving tn,
track. and connected also with the heate
is main water pipe which runs to th
tender and is under control of the engineer
who can in moment extinguish the fir
in every heater in case of an accident
Hon. |. V. Baker, one of the most practi
cal railroad men in the country has exam
ined it and pronounces it one of the mos
valuable inventions of the day. The in
ventor is only awaiting the coming of cole
weather when he will Introduce hi
invention upon the principal roads Of thu
Eastern states.
Last Wednesday evening. the 1st inst
as George Boiler, brakeman on th
Whitehall and Rutland local freight, Wa
loading freight at the Hydeville station
heavy box Of mantels fell upon one Of hi
limbs, breaking it below the knee. DR.
Wakefield attended him.
Mr.. G. @. Frost. the renowned temper
ance lecturer, has just finished course c
temperance lectures at this place. Fl
obtained six hundred names to bis pledg