Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-26

CHELsEA.-The Chelsea grange, at the
regular meeting held on the evening of
the ODD instant, ordered the following res
olution forwarded for publications:
WHEREAS, Oar brother, Simeon II.
Bennett, has been suddenly removed from
us by death, therefore,
RcSOlrGd, That we recognize the hand
of an allwise and an overriding providence
in the death of Mr. Bennett.
ReS0lrcd, That he was an active and
useful member of the Chelsea Grange of
the Patrons of Husbandry, and that in his
death the grange is called upon to suffer q
great loss in his counsels and the assoca-
lions with which the grange has formerly
been favored.
ReSoiccd, That we tender or sincere
sympathy and coincidence to the widow
and children of Mr.. Bennett in their deep
and unexpected alliiction.
ReS0'red, That II copy of the foregoing
resolutions be forwarded TO the bereaved
family, and also for publication.
Three deaths have occurred in this
vicinity during last week. Mrs. Mary E
Slack, wife of job Slack, died of con.
sumption, Feb. 11th, aged tifty-onc years
Mr.. Elisha Tracy died Of rheumatic dis
ease, Feb. 10Th, aged ten days less thar
seycnty-soven yeats. lie was father to j,
2. & L. o. Tracy, tin-plate and hardware
dealers in this place. MIS-. Celia Bacon
widow of the late Lement Btcon. Esq,
died of asthmatic disease, Feb. 22l aged
eghty-two years.
Three burly tramps We're furnished
lodgings by Jailer Dickinson on Wednes-
day night, Feb. 10Th.
The school in district No. > (village)
closed on Friday last with a leveo in b. L
Hydc's hotel hail.
At the annual meeting of Otange coan
ty temperance society, Ezra Walker o
Chelsea was nominated for county com
missioner.
We are sorry to learn that the attatch
ing officer took charge of the persona
property of Moses Slnborn one day las
week. We hope he may be able to reliev
himself from his onbarrassments wi,hou
loss.
Leander Bennett, who has been engage,
for years in the grocery and produce bus
mess at Lynn, Mass, has sold out hi
stock in trade and returned to his fIrn
The dullness of the business in the city WI,
the cause tina. induced him to make til
change.
B. E. Hyde, Esq, is very ill with chron
ic disease, and with but II faint prospet
of recovering.
CoRINrH While G. G. Fuller was e.
ercsing colt, it threw itself down
such way that its neck WAS broken.
EAST ELMoRE.-The NJ. f. Sunda
school re-organized last Sunday, and cho
the following officers: Superintendent, v
+. Morse; assistant perintendent, |
Putnam; librarian, L. b. Morse; secret
ry and treasurer, Alice NJ. Morse; chori
= ter, II. II. Bangs.
NORTH FERRIsBURGH.-The weather
the past week has been ,rite changeabl
q On Thursday night and Friday was Il
I severest storm OF the season.
q Tie ice harvest still continues.
y DR.. Geo. p Collins is again back wi
US and will promptly and faithfully after
to all the calls of his profession. Office
II his old stand. Residence across the sire
3 at n. j. Aliens new house.
!, Matters of considerable Importance a
y \ to come before the citizens of this town
y their town meeting, namely, the referen'
&c of the Allen p. Beach road-matter " M
. the appointment Of u committee to sele
,. school hooks.
j Albert Bull for the coming year is
3 rent and occupy the farm belonging to
\ 8. Smith at Monkton Boro',
z Several Of our citizens attended Il
s temperance convention at Middlebury t.
8 past week also the Sunday school co
10 vention at Bristol