Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12


in these efforts, which have been very
successful more than sixty souls having
professed conversion.
The landlord. y. B. Phelps, was quite
severely injured by his dog, while irolic-
ing on February lst. The dog sprang
upon him and bit through one eyelid and
tore one eyebrow considerably.
CALAIS. The spring term Of the Maple
Corner school opens Monday, February
2ith. after one weeks vacation.
Prof. SouthwOrth. Of the Montpelier
Seminary, recently issued list Of ques-
tons to the schools taught by former
students of the seminary, with the under
standing that that scholar who passed the
best examination in these questions should
be allowed free tuition in the seminary
for the coming spring term, privilege
worth abou. ten dollars to EACH successful
candidate. The examination, which was
held in all the schools on Friday last,
comprised twenty questions each in arith-
metic, geography, grammar, and sixty
words in spelling. Any candidate to be
successful must answer correctly at least
IS per cent Of the first three subjects and
spell forty-fve Of the sixty words. The
following is the average standing Of those
who took the examination in the above
named school: Lovina Goodell 97.07, Jane
Wheeler o.. Myra Jacobs 90, Jennie
Lowell 90, Luther Wheeler 81, Irwin
Sparrow 81 ). Laura Town %, Albert
White %, Josie Kent 80, Jennie jacobs
IS, Laura Durfee SIS, DIN TIllotson S.,
Edwin Wheeler 81, Jennie Sterling 81,
Flora Wheeler 20; all Of whom passed
above the required standing. This result
is quite complimentary to Miss GooIell, as
she had some very iue scholars to contend
with. Of their work Prof. Southworth
saws -" Miss Goode,l and Miss Wheeler
pass 50 near alike that it was difficult to
decide. The papers from both Young
ladies were very fine"
CHELsEA.-Some Of the turner's in the
vicinity of this village are drawing their
surplus hay to Ely mines, where they OBJ
tain fifteen dollars per ton, that being
abou. five dollars more than the market
price at this place.
Nathan R. Spalding of this town was
quite bldly injured while L. work drawing
ore at the Ely mines. in consequence Of
his oxen getting frightened and jumping
very suddenly. The end Of the OK yoke
struck him in the side Of his ches-, injur
ing him so that he WIS obliged to lay OF
about q week.
Ezra Walker received q kick from {
horse, recently, in one leg, causing 4 gooc
deal of lameness, but no bones wer,
broken.
Rev. H. W Wor.hcn, with his entir,
family, has been greatly affected with To
epidemic that has prevailed in this place
They are reported as improving.
E. P. D4nsmore is receiving an unusua
number Of logs at his saw mill this win
ter. He will be able to DO much NOR
business at his mill this season than here
tofore. Eirst-cass hemIock lumber i
worth. delivered, ten dollars per thousand
The lumber for the memorial hall, tina
is to be built by Waterson Post, is bein
: delivered near the south common. Com
mauder Hall evidently means business.
! The dramatic entertainment that wa
given last week by members Of the We
terson Post is reported as having been
complete success. A very large audienc
was present.
: Several thriving farmers from Ranlolp
have recently been in town purchasin
ashes TO put on their farms as fertilizal
, They have paid twenty-five cents pc
! bushel for them.
There were eleven marriages in til
town during the year ISIS. twcnty-d7
:, births, and tventy-seven deaths. OF IL
deaths fourteen were males and thrice
= females. TIE Oldest person that died W.
= ninety-one years, and the youngest W,
! three months. Six died with consumptio
being twice rs many a died with ~
other one disease.
= CRAFrsBuEr.-Peop.e in this vicini
= are now very busily engaged in laying
= their year, supply of wood to keep the
- warm, and of ice to keep them cool.
Mrs. Stephen Leavitt d ed very sudden
: at her residence on wednesday mornir
L last. Mrs. Leavitt had been suffering wi
= consumption for several years, but "
:. not supposed to be in any immedii
- danger until short time before her III
= attack.
~ About thirty. i've of the many friends
= Mr.. Stlts Cobnrn gathered NJ his mol
Monday evening for ! social party.
., though taken wholly by surprise, y
ed Coburn AMI family soon recovered tn
as composure aud set themselves to ent
IN tanning their guests, and chase
G. Squirrel blinl INNS bait AMI vlric
n other old-ashioned games filled the t
happily until the approach Of the 4" "
r. sma' hours" warned the company to
OIL Part.
m, The spelling match cGmo of Thursl
'p- evening last, as advertised, with a V
81 large crowd IN a,tendanc,. The ho
Ter WAS called to order at 7:30, and afte
he hri.,f samoan darotad IN p,usic rpc;tlti