Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-30

uOusS CA SlA'AAI dALtIuOJl, news. u.
Hincks and Charles A. Smith ofliciatins
ASDoyEE.-Lucius Ja4uith had quite
severe paralytic shock few days sine,
but is slightly better now.
It has been very sickiy here this sprin
and past winter. Several cases of diph
liberia are reported in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Cunningham To-
their only child. the 9th instant. of erouE
Mr.. Cunningham WAS taken sick the Ct
instant, with diphlheria, and died the 18th
There have been nine deaths in on
school district in town in the last 81
months.
Plenty of snow here for sugaring-goo
three feet on i level in the woods. Snoy
fell 10 the depth of fourteen inches tn
18th instant. Sugar makers are busy now
but the work is hard owing to the unusua
depth of snow.
Hay is plenty and low; best quality i
eight dollars per ton.
At an auction sale here last week, COW
.old for twenty six dollars up to AS high II
forty-three dollars each.
WEST BERLN.-Andrew Blle ha
moved to the east part Of the town.
Horace Smith has moved from the Gould
place TO the Ellis house
VIM Perno has moved from the Lant
place into the Darling house.
Wan. Patterson moved from the Darling
house to Mrs. Locke's place near Goulds
vile.
B. z. Norton has moved from the Bra
man house 70 the Cormier house.
( VIM. SAle Of Nortafell ht. bought n
part Of the Lyman Chase farm embr5.cin
be new buildings ani some twelve o.
fourteen acres Of lsnl for 300. Wan
Brown and Arthur Hewitt have hired th-
same.
District No. at their annual meeting
voted to have three terms Of school an.i
the committee has eng sgsI Arthur Hewitt
to teach. Nj. Hewitt IS very excellent
.eacher and the district is doing well il
securing his services.
| CHELsEA.-The suglr season appears /,
be past. and i. reported to have been on,
Of the poorest seasons for many years
There has been great difference in the.
yield Of the sacchtrine fluid ia diferenr
localities. Some farmers have hAI 4 fail
yield, aud with others it has been yer,
light.
Dr.. 5. y. Goss, the superintendent o.
schools. examined twenty -four teachers on
Saturday last.
The wheeling on the river road IS quite
comfortable. Will. mud and snow bank,
prevail on the hills.
The cornet band have secured the serv
ces of Franklin Phi!lips'as leader, and i,
reported as in 4 prosperous condition.
Memorial Day, Nay 3Qth, will be duly
observed in this town. It is reported thi
Rev. L. o. Brastow, Of Burlington, Vt.
will deliver the address on that occasion.
Joseph Hutch has removed to Lowell,
Mass, to live with his sons.
Hon. C. w. Clark of this town has been
appointed \ special muster in chancery, tt
take the testimony in the suit between the
/ Wells River anil Central Vermont rail
roads, to determine which is liable for the
damages caused by the collision in Sep
TENDER, 1876, by which the engineer losJ
one leg.
There appears to be trouble in the new
town Of Ely formerly Vershire) 10 refer
ence to the aiop- ion Of the new name. 5
B. Hebarl, Esq of this town has made
al application TO the supreme court for t.
writ Of Qgo rLrr INTO to test The validity
the proceeding ut the meetings in February
last, when it was voted to change tn,
name of the town. Iii reported that c
w Clark, Esq, of this town, who l.
counsel for the friends of the new nam,
of Ely, thinks that the exceptions to th,
I legality Of tile meeting are we'll taken
and advises that another meeting be hell
and everything in reference to changing
the towns name be done over again.
Mrs Ira Hood died April 9Th. after a
long and distressing illness, aged 81 years
The docket for the June term of Orang,
county court is published. 1t contains ont
hundred and ffty-two law cases, forty
three chancery cases and six crimina
cases. In seveuty-eight cases the name OF
C. w. Clark of this town appears AS
counsel.
4 Carlton Slack lost = very fine COW April
9Th.
Pigs are scarce and sell quickly at
$500. Veal calves are selling for three
cents per pound and fat hogs for four
cents per pound.
y. e. Moore is building large and nice
new barn.
CHELSEA VI. (. CnURCH.-Aptil 9th
WAS Rev. II w. Wortheu's last S1bblth
with the VI. E. church in this town. Two
were received to membership in the
church. During his three years pastorate
seventy were admitted to the church
sixty one were received on probation
thirty six were baptized; seven have died /;
ten removed By letter. There are now
one hundred and tifty-seven members and
thirty-ive probstioners in the church.
Brother Worthen will leave Us with the
best wishes Of the church for his prosperity
in his future field of labor. His labors with
this church have BEEN eminently a success