Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-19

respectively in Cabot and Calais.
A man Of portly frame and jolly gooC
humor, and an enterprising, pushing bust
ness man, Mr.. Whittier will be greatly miss
ell in the town and county, and largely
throughout the state, while in his OWL
family circle his death will he felt with /;
keenness that time alone can dull but viii
never remove. 1t has been Mr. Whittier:
good fortune to enjoy The very best of ro.
bust health till the past year or two, when
It has not been us good.
For seventy-four cents, Il fonr-pOund
parcel Of gods may be sent through the
mails to any part of the United States. and
Il receipt taken from the person to whom
the parcel is sent. and returned to the
sender.
BRADFORD Mrs. pichard, widow of
the late Col 6. W. Prichard, dicl quite
sud lenly on Saturday morning.
CAIAIs.-Tho spring school opens Mon
day, February 9th. Glasses will be
formed for the benefit of those coming from
q her schools so that they may continue
their studies from where they left them in
the winter. The tuition is lower in this
school Than that Of any other school of
equal grade in Washington county.
The next sociablc will occur Wednesday,
February 26th, when the farce always
Intended will be presented The last
one was on February 12th, which married
the anniversary of the first sociable held in
the new school house. These gatherings
have been well attended during the year
and have served the triple purpose of
| bringing the people often together, giving
| the students u little practice on the stage
and providing means Of furnishing the
school with conveniences of which they
otherwise would have been deprived.
First-Besides building and furnishing Il
stage, these and like entertainments have
placed in the school n complete set of APP
pleton's New American Encyclopp liza,
together with twelve ANNALS, making
twentv-eight volumes Of about eight hun
dred pages each. These books, to which
the students have access, contain reliable
information on nearly every subject Of
human thought, and furnish ut once II vast
mine of intellectual wealth, from which
all can draw with pleasure; they have
contributed rs much to the enjoyment and
interest of the school as any other one
| thing. Besides these the library has
| received other works from interested par
ties. prominent among which are those
from the Vermont Historical Society.
Second-A neat and commodious book
case formerly owned by the 4Esthetic So,
ETY. OF Montpelier. Thrd-Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary was secured
through the sale Of articles manufacture
by the young ladies' and friends Of the
school. Fourih-Vhe cabinet of several
hundred specimens has received large
additions from Dr.. Howard Peck, of East
Montpelier, and Il few from DE-. IL. A.
Cnttng, state geologist, of Lunenburgh
All Interested parties having in their pos
session ancient relics. coins curiosities, or
specimens of whatever description, are
invited to send them 10 this cabinet. They
will be properly cared for and kept, sub
iect to the call Of the owner. Firth-Tht
sociable funds have also furnished Il lee
ture by Dr. Cutting and reading by the
Misses Brigham, of IIardwick. SiXlh-A
new Mason & IIamln organ, worth one
hundred and twenty five dollars, has lately
been placed in the house. The organ
speaks for Itself.
CoRINrH CORNER The friends Of Mr.
and Mrs. Mana sch Sleeper, 10 the number
Of ninety-nine, met at their residence
Tuesday evening, February 4th, to ceie
bralc the fflinth anniversary Of their mar
riage by golden wedding. Ii was truly
II golden wedding-not for the large
amount of specie received, but for the en-
llONIltHS vi llic OCG'tSlJll' a l'J''Li ol'tS' u
the event was read by Miss Lila Fits o
Vershire. A very Interesting speech WI
made by II. w. Cnrltoa Of Corinth Corner
which was responded to by Mr.. Fuller
Prayer was offered by Mr.. Durham o
Chelsea, when I'LL joined in singing OLE
Hundred" Praise God from whom al
blessings flow" after which bountfu
table of refreshments was spread. The
q CJrinth Corner choir entertained the com
pany with several well selected pieces
j., Songs were rendered by Master Will
Blanchard of West Corinth, and also b
9 Mr. George of Montpelier, when the con
. pany departed leaving thrty-livc dollar
: and many good wishes,
| Oar school has been disturbed by til
: canker rash somewhat, four Of I'll
: scholars being obliged to leave schoo
: No cases have as yet proved fatal
I Our church is progressing in the hanc
: of the carpenters. Nothing is risibie
n prevent its completion.
: Another wedding is contemplated at NJ
= Alba Banks on Friday, February Dist
Y will be TO celebrate the twentieth annivel
, sary of their marriage.
a The dramatic Inhibition ut Heath Hal
: on Tuesday evening, was Il splend
}. thing.
CRAFrsBURY.-The Academy buildin
at the Common, together with the adioir
ing dwelling house, known as The Gen
ertl Hidden house," was entirely col
sumcd by fire on the night of Februar
: 10th. The fire was first discovered in III
Academy building at about o'clock A. \
A strong wind was blowing at the tim
and it was only with the greatest difficult
! that the other adjacent buildings wer
kept from the flames. Nothing was save
from the Academy except the library
which was brought out by tho Rev. MI
Boardman. The origin of the fire is IN
known. There was an insurance Of Sl25