Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

River Junction on Wednesday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Nichols, an evangelist from
Boston, supplied the pulpit at the Metho-
dist church last Sabbath. A series of meet
ings are in progress at the:church. uuder
the direction of the pastor. aided by Rev.
Mr. Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holtou Annis celebrated
their tin wedding on Tuesday evening.
Nearly one hundred guests were present.
Valuable donations were made to the
happy couple.
Miss S. A. E. Walton gave choice select
readings at the Town Hall Saturday even
ing. January 4th. from various popular
authors OF the day.
E. P. Densmore had one leg caught be-
tween some mill logs few days ago.
while at work in his mill yard, and quite
seriously injured, but fortunately no bones
were broken.
Mr.. B. E. Hyde recently sold his span of
splendid gray horses for $4,000 They
took the first premium for the best match
ed pair of horses at the Bradford fair last
fall.
The great snow storm Of the season
came last Thursday. The snow was
twelve inches deep, making splendid roads
for sleighing and heavy freighting where
it did not drift badly.
The cornet band met on Friday evening
and re elected the old officers, with the ex-
ception that W. S. Hatch was chosen lead
er instead of J. c. CLARK.
Christmas was very fully celebrated in
this town. There were very large gather
ings at the Methodist church, and at the
Union church on the West Hill, and at
three other places in rs many different
neighborhoods
Mrs. Eunice, wife of Austin G. Presley,
died at Lowell, Mass, December 30th,
aged seventy-four years. She had resided
in this town many years. A few weeks
ago she, with her husband, went to Low
ell to visit their friends, where she scken-
ed and died.
| In Orange county court John WEIGH
plead guilty to the charge of threatening
to assault Stephen Page, and was fined
$500 and an equal amount of costs. In
the " dog case" so-called c. NJ. Hyde
and wife against Charles Downing for
damages received from the bite of his dog,
the jury rendered u verdict for the plain
tiff for $1,000 damages. The court ad-
journed Friday forenoon.
CoRINTH CoRNER.-Rey. D. Willis is
expecting donation fsom his friends on
Friday, January 10th.
Weddings are quite common. The
friends of Mr.. John Mead and wife made
them call on Monday evening, December
80, 1878, one hundred being present, tc
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of theil
marriage. 1t was very happy company
and they left tokens of friendship which
will never be forgotten. Mr.. Hiram Carl
ton made short address in behalf of thu
donors, to which Mr.. G. Fellows respond
ed.
Wednesday evening, January 1st, Mr.
William Avery's house was made happ,
by the donation of about seventy dollar
in silver and valuable gifts, it being tn
: twentieth anniversary of their marriage
Mr.. G. C. Sargent made the address t
Mr.. Avery's family, and DR.. NJ, Corwil
of Corinth responded
NORTH FERRGsBuRGu.-Depth of snow
in this vicinity, eighteen inches on 4 level
t The funeral services of George Mallory
t who died very suddenly on the 30th ult.
: of hemorrhage of the lungs, aged nineteel
S years, were attended at the NJ. F. churcl
on January 1st, Rev. j. w. Bennett off
: ciating.
5 At meeting of the NJ. Z. Sunda
u school board Of this place, on Saturda
y evening, the 18th instant, the re-orgauiza
r ton of the NJ. E. Sunday school wa
IS formally completed. and officers clecte
= rs follows Rev. J. w, Bennett, superin
= tendent Mrs. NJ. f. Allen, female supeI
Il intendent; Miss Louise Langdon, assistai
n superintendent Seth Langdon, secretar
70 and treasurer; S. B. Martin and c. G
lie Webb. librarians; Emma Ball, organis
a Fifteen classes We're re-organized in tb
e school and teachers appointed. From tn
d annual reports of the superintendent an
1t treasurer, it appears that during the pa
9r year there has been expended for the Der
lie eft of the school, Slj8.75. Also tn;
E. there remains in the treasury Sll.0-
n without any Indebtedness on hand. Fro
lie the annual report of the secretary, it al
"a pears that the entire number of nam
s enrolled rs members of the school durin
lie the past year were 262; that the aggr
Is gate attendance has been 6681, with
g average attendance per Sabbath
re 142 ~.
I But very few of our people have atten
IN ed the course of lectures at Charlotte,
Mt yet. We understand, however, that tn
C. have secured some very interesting ~
lg able speakers for the season.
+ On Wednesday evening, the sth lnstar
~ we learn that the friends of Rev. J. '
re Bennett ut West Charlotte are to hold t
I'd his benefit a donation visit and oyster su
per. We wish them excellent success.
II. G.. Day has assumed the agency
vi several northern fruit nurseries"
- The services of the week of prayer w
Il, be observed on every evening of the pr,
~ Il, ent week, except Wednesday evening.
u" The attendance at the NJ. f. Sund
20 school last Sabbath was one hundred a
III thirty four, and the collection at the sal
VI VI ninety-nne cents.
~ Jennie Barber will leave town after
80 few weeks to attend the normal school
=, Randolph.
in EAST MIDDLEBURY.-Mr, Belknap
/. prapdon has heen hniIdinp 81 or;st ~