Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-02

but of very poor quality.
The meeting of the village school dis
trict No. s, held in Town Hall on Tuesday
evening, was quite fully attended. and the
various reports accepted and adopted.
The district has purchased land costing
81, 800. and built neat and commodious
brick school house, well furnished, and II
good well of water thereon, and find them
selves only $1,000 in debt. Our collector,
i. I. Bolster. has collected tux amount
ing to over $1,000, with only $ll.00 I'M
collected, and says most of that is good.
The NJ. F. Sunday school dramatic con-
cert on Thursday evening was well got
up, and great treat to the little ones who
took parts in it, but on account Of bad
weather and walking the attendance was
not large.
Amy stones play and concert at Town
Hall on Friday evening was well attended,
and all who went seem well pleased and
ready to go again if the opportunity pre-
sents itself.
Micah French has sold to a son of Mr..
VIM. Perrin, for $500, his Jay Smith
farm, and is about moving to the village
once more. Uncle Mike has had farming
enough for the present.
C. A. Smith has moved into the house
with G. B. Durkee.
Charles Minard has gone to West Tops
ham and is going to run a blacksmith
shop.
A. Lapoint has moved into l.. |. Boil
ster's tenement on Elm street.
Jackson g. Jeffords have bought the
meat market of Harrington & Templeton
A number of farmers about here were
prepared to make the most of the two or
three good sugar days last week. Geo.
Smith sugared of hundred pounds. aud
Geo. Richardson, Mr.. Ketchum and a
number of others from forty to sixty
pounds each.
The students at Goddard Seminary Or
ganized their lyceum last Friday night.
for the term, by electing w. A. Walden
president, and Miss Blanche j. Tilden
secretary. The next question for debate is
Resolved that the Chinese bill ought to
have passed. There are sixty-eight stu
dents. Mr.. Spaulding has about the same
number.
There is sugar festival at the vestry OF
the Universaist church next Friday even
ing
BRADFoRD.-Mr B. Freeman died very
suddenly on Wednesday. He went to hi,
barn in the morning to do the chores. He
fell in the yard but was alive when found
he died shortly after.
A. f. Ilunkins lost one of his horses n
few days ago. While he was drawing
logs, the horse fell down and in few
minutes died.
BRooKFIELD.-While II. Truman was
saving waste for firewood, n. few day,
ago, his hand was caught by the saw ant
very seriously mangled. Ono finger had
to be ampuated. 1t is feared that he may
lose two more.
CHEIsEA,-The attachable property O
Moses Sanborn was sold at auction by
Sheriff Dickinson on Tuesday, March %,
to satisfy the claims of creditors who ha,
agreed to accept thirty cents on dollar.
The young ladies' mission band held 8
supper at the Methodist parsonage OF
Wednesday evening last. There was ;
we'll filed house, and n large number o
fancy articles were offered for sale. which
had been prepared by the band. The pro
ceeds of the sale are to be applied to assis
in the education of u young heathen girl.
The sugar season is very late, and tn,
snow is so very deep in the woods that i
will be extremely difficult for the farmers
to make sugar until it settles.
Frank Mills, who went to Burlington t,
attend medical lectures, but was obliget
10 leave in consequence of meeting with
an accident, has so far recovered that b,
returned to Burlington few days ago.
Mr.. Steadman Darling of Washington
near Chelsea line. committed suicide b,
hanging on Thursday. March 81. lie ha,
been insane for some years, which is tn,
supposed cause. He was nearly seventy
five years old.
The place in tho north part of the vii
lage, that belonged to the estate of the lat
Mrs. Spller. has been sold to David Com
stock, formerly of this town. but more re
Gently of Hanover. N. II. He will tax
possession Immediately.
There was sherilfs sale of the attach
abe property belonging to Josiah Pitki
on Saturday, March Goth.
The county meeting of the school super
intendents was appointed to be held q
the Court House in Chelsea on Tuesda,
April LIST.
Joseph Hatch of the upper village sol
his household furniture and other propert
at auction last Saturday.
The Chelsea cornet band has disorgar
lied, but it is expected that it will Il
organize Immediately on more perm;
nent basis.
Mrs. James, wife of Rev. Mr.. james,
Ohio, left town on Saturday last, to retur
to her husband. She had spent sewers
months in the town, caring for her age
parents in their last sickness.
NORTH FERRISBURGu.-Duri the pa
week We have had considerable war
= weather, good deal of mud and very b.
| roads.
The partition that has existed in tn
Friends church has been removed. theret
9 making the house more pleasant an
S spacious.
D Repairs also are prop )sed at the NJ.
t church-altering the plastered partition
] between the class rooms to folding door
/ thereby providing commodious rooms ft