Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04


and threaten to devour every green thing.
There will be meeting of the various
text book committees in the county at
Chelsea on Friday June 9th, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
A. c. Mcintyre and, "Will johnson
were arrested for an assault on Frank
Carr and were examined before a. Davis,
Esq, last Saturday. The court held them
for trial at the county court in the sum of
$3.50 each.
NORTH FERRIsBURGH.-Fine showers
of rain on last Sabbath afternoon which
revived dropping nature very much.
Seeds, in the gardens and fields, have
been very slow in termination, on account
of the exceeding dry weather.
Lewis Greek Lodge of |. o. OF G. 7. for
the present have postponed or deferred the
regular meetings of the order.
Chldren's day will be observed Cd. w
next Sabbath, at the NJ. E. church, with
services in the morning and floral concert
in the evening.
Many Friends " from this vicinity are
in attendance at their yearly meeting now
in session at Glens Falls, N. Y.
Springs and streams of water have been
and are now very low.
They have broke ground and are now
laying the foundation of the new school
house in district No. 3.
1t is thought that the fruit in this vicinity
has not been injured by the late frosts.
Decoration day was not much observed
by our people.
The attendance at the NJ. Il. Sunday
school on last Sabbath was 127, and the
penny collection at the same $l.04 cents.
NoRTHFIELD.- Mrs Green and Mrs.
Sturtevant will address the Juvenile Tenn
pie at Mortified Good Templars' hall,
Tuesday, June 10Th, at half-past p. NJ
The parents of the members of the temple
are invited to attend and the next temple
meeting will be at that time, and they VIII
also meet Saturday afternoon, June l4th'
at r. NJ.
In connection with the closing exercises
of the graded school last week, Prof A
l.. Hardy, of Dartmouth college, gave :
lecture upon "a Night in Southern
Spain"
Wednesday afternoon Concert Hall was
again filled for the graduating exercises
The audience were entertained by The
following programme;
ESSAY, My Utopi'
MARIAN |. KlMBALL.
DECLARATION, The Ndsabouds
FRED II METCALF.
ESSAY Representative Mcr
RoXANNA NJ. CIRCUIT.
ESSAY, Being and Seeming
ALMA r. HUNTLEY.
FRENCH ESSAY, II est beau de MOURN pour sa patri
FLORA S. Brown,
ESSAY Thoughts about Ar
| MARY +. AIcCLEARN.
| GRAFTON, The Declaration of Independence
FRED i. STEELE.
ESSAY, Modern Slavery
| CORA L. EDGERToN.
| ESSAY, The Ideal and the Rea
| MONA Z MAYNARD.
IORATION National Character with Naladctorl
| CHARLES 4. BRALEY.
The programme was interspersed witt
vocal and instrumental music, and at tn
close diplomas were given the followin
graduates: Charles A. Bradley and Mise
Flora S. Brown, Cora Z. Edgcrton, Aim
r. Huntley, Miriam l. Kimball, Mona L
Maynard, Mary +. McClearn, RoXanna NJ
circuit. The platform was beautiful
decorated with flowers and also draped i
mourning in honor Of three Of the pupil
who have died during the year, Mise
Fannie Gregg, Nettie Bradley and Susi
Jones.
| WEST RANDOLPI.-The ground in fror
of the Congregational church has bee
nicely graded.
Decoration day was not observed in tn
village this year. The Centre people hi
some very appropriate exercises at Il
cemetery.
Mr.. Willard Gay went west last wee
Tuesday for the purpose of purchaser
wool for Boston parties,
Mr.. d. II. Morse has recently sold
pair Of fine horses to New York partie
and a pair of colts to 60 to the Brand
stock farm, receiving for the two phi
nearly twelve hundred dollars, He
+ now on the lookout for another pair for
New York party.
Robert Kimball and family have rctur
ed to their summer residence.
j. Wedgewood has purchased the bull
, ing occupied by F. b. Salisbury us a fur
: ture shop.
| Charles Sawyer died at bis residence
It Friday last, and his funeral was attend
e on Sunday Rev. Thomas j. Taylor, rect
/. of St Johns church, officiating,
V Fifty copies of LYNN Service for {
d Sunday School" have been presented
e the Congregational Sabbath school
S Mrs. Henry Stedman of Brooklyn. l..
e formerly resident of this place.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Ju
Nth and 10Th, the Central Vermont B;
-, tist association will hold meetings in
=, chapel of the Baptist church of this pla
- The Good Templars held IL sociable
;. Friday evening last with good resuI
> The lodge has recently been enlarged
the addition of several new members.
@ Work is being rapidly pushed forw
:, on N. l.. Boyden's new building at
h Centre. 1t is two stories high an
:, 20X30. The lower part will be used
~ Mr.. Boyden for Office rooms, and the
- per floor will be rented by A. G. Harl
&c of Montpelier us Il photograph gallery.
Services at st. Johns church next S
day morning will commence one-half h
y earlier than usual. 1t will be the rect
twenty-lirst anniversary in the minis
Il, and large congregation is desired. !
service Will close with the celebration
Al. l 4.