Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-30

Mrs. Lewis Thompson died July 22d,
aged seventy-two years. She had been an
invalid for a long time, and for the last
years of her life was mostly confined to
her bed.
The nine young men who went to
Groton pond on a fishing excursion re-
turned last Friday.
John NJ. Comstock has been engaged 10
teach the fall term of Chelsea academy,
which will be opened September 81. He
is graduate of Dartmouth college, and
he taught the same academy school last
fall with excellent success.
S. B. Hebard. Esq, returned on the
10Th from a three weeks vacation, during
which time he visited in the west part of
the state.
j. B. Atwood and wife went to Massa-
chusetts last Saturday to spend his vaca-
ton with friends in Nashua and Boston.
L. r. Hyde has erected a new piazza TO
the l.. of his house and otherwise repaired
his buildings.
The haying season is nearly passed, and
many farmers are getting more hay than
they expected. In the grasshopper region
the crop is very light.
CHEsTER.-One of the boldest burglaries !
was attempted here the night of the Oath
| instant. The depot was broken open and |
In lf.4 frnnN 9l, If.
out on TO the platform ready to be put
upon hand car, which the thieves had |
taken from the car house, when they were
disturbed and decamped, leaving the safes
on the platform and the hand car on the
track where they were found in the morn.
ing. No clue as yet to who the burglars
are.
Capt. Spaulding, the we'll known butch
er here, died the 9th instant from the
effects of Il shock of apopexy.
EAST CORINTH,-R. G. JENNIE, NJ. D.,
was seriously if not fatally injured by a
blow from heavy stick of timber, which
fell ten feet from shed, striking him on
the head
FAST CORINrH.-Judge Powers, as ar
bitrator, has made an award of $3.50 for
the plaintiff, in the case of G. w. Corliss
against w. 7. Coriss.
WEST FAIRLEE.-A man by the name
Of Brigham was arrested on Monday for
IN assault on N. N. Kimball, ESQ. and
was examined before Hon. Harvey Dodge,
who found him guilty, and fined him four
teen dollars and costs.
NORM FERRISBURGH.-Mug sultrv.
showery dog-day weather is truly upon us.
The prospects of an excellent harvest of
wheat, oats and corn are very encouraging. ,
Mrs. Flammand's sermon last Thursday =
evening was most heartily appreciated.
Parmenas Collins has a very rich and
abundant yield of the Dawson variety of
winter wheat.
Several little disturbances of the public
peace and petit lawsuits have occurred =
lately.
The potato crop prospects indicate a =
LIGHT yield; not so good us was anticipated.
Mrs. RoXanna Fonda has lately secured
a pension. I
The old mutual fire insurance compa- L
mics of our own state are still ahead in the
confidence of the masses.
Rev. j. ". Bennett our pastor, preach It
ed last Sabbath the last of very interest t
ing series Of sermons upon the Lords
prayer. It
The attendance at the NJ. E. Sunday 4
school last Sabbath was one hundred and y
lilty-two; penny collection at the same,
one dollar and cighty-four cents. II
Daniel Meader of Monkton while on his =
way 10 the depot at North Ferrisburgh, u
early this (Monday) morning, was badly "
injured upon his head by his horses taking "
fright and throwing him from the wagon. q
4 physician was Immediately summoned. u
MARsHFIELD.-Mrs. Mary Tabor of i
North Haven, Mass, with her little son, q,
George Putnam Tabor, is spending the n
summer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher, and Mrs. G.. A. Putnam, her r
sister. :,
The barn of Obedah Lamberton was y,
truck by lightning in the shower of the -
list instant, and very valuable mare h
,illed. The hay was set on fire, but being Ii
'arly discovered the fire was easily put =,
mt, In the same storm fence post not IL
N from Mr.. Lamberton's house was u
truck. Shortly before this Mr.. Hector !,
Austin was compelled to drop the fork fl
while pitching on hay, by lightning strik- =,
nc SO near to where he was ut work. -,
NEwBURY.-Some men who were at W
work for Mr. Dow, digging sand, few N
lays ago found human skeleton, suppos- h
d to be the skeleton of an Indian, us it W
vas in sitting position when found. st
NoRTInTELD.--Northlield Juvenile Tenn W
BE, No. l, held its regular meeting last al
Saturday afternoon, ut 8 o'clock, and h
lectod the following officers: c. r., Helen V,
IcClearn; V. T., Melissa Blanchard; II
Sec, Gerte SMITH Asst. Sec, Minnie I
Ioslin; Treasurer, Flora Huntly; Chap. Oh
ain, Minnie Jones; Marshal, Luther ly
Johnson; d. NJ, Kittio Brooks; |. G., b,
susie Green; Sentinel, Willie Persons; NJ
)rganist, Gertie Pratt. There was II very
I'LL attendance of members, and the exer. g
Uses for the good of the order were excel II
ent. The next meeting will be held Sat al
friday, August 0, ut 3 p. NJ. p
Northlieli Lodge of Good Templars has II
lone much good temperance work in g
for several years past and its hi
influence is steadily increasing. During II
he quarter just past its meetings have fl
,een well attended and the exercises, con- d
listing of pantomimes, plays. charades, til
inging, declamalions, select reading, 81