Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18


last week. John Allen killed one fourteen
months old that weighed 563 pounds.
David Emery killed three last spring pigs
that averaged 800 pounds. |
Mrs. Eliza, wife of Rufus Hyde. Esq,
died on Friday, December 18th, aged six
ty-three years. She had suffered greatly
for many months under the wasting effects
of cancer. Her funeral was attended
at her house on Sunday, December 18Th,
by Rev. f. E. Herrick.
WEST BRoOKFIELD.-Preparations are
being made for Christmas tree at the
church.
Ed. Phelps and wife have returned
from Boston with a small stock of dry
goods and groceries and opened a store in
this place.
Albert A. Winship. young man eigh-
teen years old, took leave of his friends
this Sunday morning. He is going to
Danville, to start from there the 18th for
Phillipsburgh, Kansas, in company with
w. F. Woodward, lawyer of that place
of the firm of Pratt & Woodward, who
has come east for his father and mother.
Albert will go into business in his broth
er's store.
EAST ELMoRE.-We are to have our
Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, De-
cember 9th, instead of Wednesday even
ing, the 2jth.
The following are the persons appointed
as Il committee for getting up Christmas
tree: C. B. Tillotson and wife, F. b.
Morse and wife, Willard Lawson and wife
and A. p. Slayton and wife. Mr.. Ii. II.
Bangs will conduct the singing.
In last weeks paper, in the East Elmore
items, it said that Morse e. Howard had
one hundred and fifty loads of hemlock
bark to draw. 1t should have read one
hundred and fifty cords.
Mr.. Leroy Morse split open his little toe
while cutting logs, and the result is that
he has taken a job of bottoming chairs.
NoRru FERRIsBURGH.-Some snow has
fallen during the week, but not sufficient
for sleighing.
r. w. Barton, who has been spending
several weeks in this vicinity. after an
absence of ten years, has returned to his
home in San Antonio, Texas.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets at the
residence Of NJ. f. Allen on Wednesday
afternoon and evening of the present
week.
Considerable excitement prevails among
parties heretofore insured by the Cham
plain Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
and H. G. Day is eagerly gathering up
the disappointed ones, and placing their
risks in old and tried companies.
Lieutenant Medad G. Martin and wife
FROM Buffalo are spending Il few weeks
among relatives in this vicinity.
C. w. Wicker and wife have returned
from quite an extensive western trip.
l.. NJ. Macomber during the past season
has greatly enlarged his fruit nursery, and
is receiving very extensive patronage.
! A Christmas Sunday School Concert
f will be held at the NJ. E. chnrch next Sab.
t bath evening.
Watch night services are expected to be
t held at the NJ. Z. church.
e The Week of Prayer " will be duly
, observed at the NJ. Il. church.
The Journal Printing Company " o
Middlebury have secured Rev. II. G.. Day
, to especially represent their publishing
= interests throughout the county and its vi
5 cinity. He will receive subscriptions fol
p the good old MESSENGER" as also 70
$ any other periodical published.
| The attendance at the M. Z. Sunda
school last Sabbath was one hundred ant
t thirty-nine, and the penny collection 4
d the same one dollar and seven cents.
WEST RANDOLPH james V. Newto
and Norman putnam go this week t
! Illinois to buy and pack poultry for MI
J Samuel Leach, of this place, now locate
= in Chicago.
=, Christmas next week, and efforts ar
being made for grand time in this pIac
on Tuesday evening.
: The village schools began the 9th wit
"a IN attendance of over two hundred pupil
q The following changes occur in the boar
of teachers: Mr.. j. j. Flint, the tow
10 superintendent has Mrs. Chase's positio
# in No. 3, and Mrs. Chase has the assis
4 ants position.
lie While j. II. Wood was engaged in xii
,r ing beef when the creature was strucl
ii it fell upon him in such manner us
ID break one of his legs.
g A barn, corn barn and hog house bt
longing to Eli Whitney were burned
ut few days ago.
SHARoN.-W. r. Goo Templars uuic
" was held in this place on Friday of la
- week. Order of exercises; Opened
Usual lOl III III ~ a. VI uluSlGJ dtllOulHt
= for dinner. At 2 p. NJ. they held Il cosc
y, lodge for necessary business address
- =: welcome by l. B. Steel; response fro
10 Pomfret lodge; music report of dflare
. lodges, all favorable; Shlron lodge r.
q ports, although they h,vo lost a few men
. bers, they have gained better new ono
and that the strength and working pow,
of the lodge is double what it WAS Il We
y ago; decided that unions were product,
of much good to the lodges and to Il
cause. The essay of Miss Sarah How
Of was fine production. The followi
officers were elected for tho next yea
80 w. G. T., Amos Colburn; w. V. r., MI
Judson Willie; w. S, C. 4. Jones; '
9. NJ, Levi Belknap; W. c., Rev. l..
- Steel; w. F. s., Mrs. Myra Vaughn; V
- G., II. Bruce; w. Sentinel, Elisha Colour
Nv. A. S., Addie Colburn: w, ID. NJ. MI