Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-29

Vi heaVy freight.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. church are soon
10 have fair to raise funds for re-furnish-
ing their house of worship.
Inc new spires of the church are COM
pleted. They are covered with slate and
finely finished.
EAST CALAIS.-Octobcr 9th We were
visited by the first snow storm of the sea.
son.
MI Harwood has taken away his log
house and built new one in its place, and
U. H. Leonard is building sugar house.
Miss Emma Peck is at Montpelier learn.
ing TO fit dresses of Mrs. Felt, and will be
ready to receive patronage from her
friends in few weeks.
The funeral services of Widow Sarah
Chase were held at the residence of her
son last Sabbath. The house was filled
with relatives and friends who listened to
an interesting discourse by Henry Pitkin,
pastor of the Congregational church at
Marshfield, from parts of verses in Job
AZ: IL and John 1927.
CHELsEA.-The two young men who
were noticed last week as having been
lodged in Jail on Il charge of disturbing
the public peace, were examined before
Burnham Martin, Esq, who found them
guilty and imposed a fine upon each of
them of five dollars and costs. On the
payment of the same they were discharg-
ed.
Willard S. Hatch and Miss Sarah Bur-
CESS were married Wednesday morning,
October 22l, by Rev. f. Z. Herrick, at
the residence of Elihu Hyde, Esq, the
step father of the bride. They left imme-
dtately on their bridal toar. A large
number of invited guests were present
1t is currently reported that steam
saw mill will soon be erected by Asa
Brown on land owned by N. G.. Moore,
and situated about half mile south of
the village. Such q mill will be a great
public convenience, as the present mills
are disabled from doing business quite n
portion of the year from lack of water.
How such mill will affect the patronage
of other mills is yet to be seen.
Friday, October 23d, was very squaly
day, and snow, the first of the season, fell
to quite a depth. The cold increased until
Sunday morning, when the thermometer
stood only fifteen degrees above zero,
being more than half way from the freez-
ing point to zero. 1t was an unmistakable
admonition to the people to hurry up"
and get ready for winter, which appeared
TO be so very near.
The Christian workers of this town
have been holding Sabbath meetings lately
at the Baptist church in Vershirc, during
the absence Of the pastor.
James Rice died, October 23l, at the
residence of his son. DR.. o. NJ. Rice aged
nearly seventy-four years. His funeral
was attended on the Sabbath at the Meth
odist church by Rev. G. P. Taplin.
Late news from Deacon Carlos Moore,
who still remains with his sister at Lob.
anon, N. H., is by no means encouraging
to his friends in this town. He is very
low, and "still continues to run down.
All hope of his returning to his home is
given up. His death would be a great
loss to the town, and to the church, of
which he is a member and deacon.
The Orange County Agricultural Society
will pay only twenty per cent of the pre-
miums that were awarded at the late fair
for the want of funds to pay more.
The personal and real estate of the late
Joel Osborne was sold ut auction on Tues
day, October 28th, consisting of the farm,
farm produce, stock on the farm, farming
tools and household furniture.
WEST FAIRLEE.-The Eagle Hotel came
very near being destroyed by fire last
Sunday morning, caused by the explosion
of y kerosene lamp.
MARSHFIELD.-Rev II. w. Worthen of
Mortified gave course of six lectures
npon travel in Europe and the east at the
NJ. +. church in this place, con: mencing
with a free lecture Sunday evening, Octo-
Der 10. They were delivered on consecu-
tive evenings to deeply interested audi.
ences. One cannot hear these lectures
without heing interested and instructed
and their faith in the Bible enlarged
Very few lecturers have the power to pic.
ture so wildly the scenes through which
they have passed as Bro. Worthen. Tc
any church or people who intend TO have
4 course Of lectures this season we recon-
mend these lectures as among the best.
The house and outbuildings of John NJ
Smith were totally consumed by frc
Wednesday night; loss $1,000; insured
for $1,000.
WEST RANDoLpn,-F. b. Salisbury
manufactury was disabled by leak il
one of The boilers, so that it was obliged
to shut down for repairs on Monday
WELLS RfvER.-Mr. and Mrs. James
Edwards celebrated the thirtieth anniver
tary of their marriage Tuesday evening,
CHILD L0sr. On Tuesday, the 18th in.
slant, about noon, three children of Mr.
Pioof of jay, aged ten, eight and 81,
years respectively, came home from al
expedition after moss, and when asked
where Victory Gagged three years) was
said they had sent her back home. 4
search was Immediately instituted by tn,
parents, and was joined in by the entir
neighborhood, who have secured thu
mountain in that vicinity without succe
to the present writing. Several theor ic
are entertained rs to the cause of tn
disappearance Of the child, anil Tuesda
IN Investigation was hld by the state
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