Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-24
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NoRTHFIELD.-Mrs. Nina Z. Slayton
and Miss Tia Marsh are to give one of
their varied entertainments at Concert
Hall next Saturday evening. Sept. 9th.
They are to be assisted by Miss Priscilla
owens and Miss Emma Crane, pianist.
The band will also attend. Those who
know Mrs. Slayton will ask no testimo-
mails in her favor. The press, wherever
she has appeared, has been proruse in her
praise. Those who haYe listened to Miss
Marsh will desire 10 hear her again. The
array of home talent, outlined above,
should draw full house; tickets, twenty
five cents-five for one dollar. The en-
tertainment begins at s oclock-doors
open half an hour earlier.
The recent misfortunes of Mrs. Pace
should awaken kindly sympathy in her
behalf. Something over year ago she
was called to mourn the sudden death of
her husband. Not long after this sad
event her youngest boy, the "baby" of
her little flock, was run over by team.
and for several days his life seemed to
hang in a doubtful balance between life
and death. Finally he recovered. For
the last few months she has supported her
family by keeping boarders. This last
misfortune leaves her without house or
home. As she is spoken of as kind,
good neighbor, now that she is a widow
and homeless she will not be allowed to
crave shelter and hospitality. 1t would
be a reproach upon her neighbors to think
otherwise
Mortified Degree Temple, No. IL,
holds its regular monthly monthly meeting
next Tuesday evening at half-past 7 o'clock
p. NJ. A full attendance is requested.
The regular monthly meeting of De
Witt Clinton Lodge, No. 10, F. & A. NJ,
is held next Wednesday evening, October
LIST. Brethren attending the Dog River
Valley fair are invited to attend. A full
attendance of members is requested.
FIRE IN NoRTHFIELD.-A fire occurred
upon Main street, in this village, last Sun
day night, at about 1890 o'clock, in the
dwelling honse of Mrs Mary Z. Page.
Her son, Wallace Page, discovered the fire
and aroused the household. The fire bells
were rung and the citizens of the town
and fire companies turned out. Most of
the furniture and clothing were saved. but
in damaged condition. The barn, shed.
ell and part Of the main building of the
house were burned, as was her hay, wool
cook stove and some other personal prop
erty. There was $1,000 insurance upon
the buildings and 5000 upon the personal
property, which was mostly saved.
At one time the fire companies nearly
had the fire under control, but the water
in the reservoir nearest the house gave
out, and No. 2 engine was sent to the
brook between Norwich university and
the house, and failed to find water suffi,
cient to do any good, and was ordered
back to Main street, to receive the water
from the hose of engine No. l, which was
sent to the reservoir near the Chamber
lain place.
BY the time these movements Of the
engines had been effected, the fire had
gained such Roadway that only a part of
the main building of the house was saved.
Nothing but the most earnest effort on
the part of the hook and ladder company
saved the house of j. X. Edgerton from
burning, as the sheds and barn of the Page
place were nearly connected with Mr..
Edgerton's house; and the company tore
them down and removed them, so that
Edgerton's house was only slightly dam
aged by the heat Of the fire.
The hose of both companies leaked very
badly, and kept bursting every few min
utes. More water was wasted from the
leaks in the hose than!was thrown upon
the fire after the water had to be taken
from the reservoir near the Chamberlain
place. The scarcity of water and the
poor condition Of the hose of the fire COM
panies shows that the village is wholly at
the mercy of any large fire that may &C.
cur unless it is in the immediate vicinity
of the river.
WILLIAMsTowN.-T funeral of Mrs
Frank Flint, who passed to higher life
recently, was attended at the residence Of
her father, circuit Abbott, on Sabbath day
A new partnership has been formed
Miss Martha Simons has, after over forty
years of single blessedness, united hei
destiny with Mr.. James Beckett for better
or for worse.
Miss Ellen Waldo, a school girl, in
passing down the steps from the schoo
house recently, injured her ankle to sucl
an extent rs to oblige her to leave schoo
for the present.
Mr.. John Colby is considered in IL dan
gerous condition, occasioned by ulcers in
his stomach.
The real estate and portion of the per
sonal property belonging to the estate o
the late Luther M. Martin was sold a
public auction on Saturday, the Goth in
slant, and the remainder is to be disposed
of by auction on Saturday, the 9th in
slant, on the premises.