Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23

bought, OF MT. y. M. ayers, Tue OH
Rowell place paying some six hundred
dollars.
C. NJ. Ayers has bought place in
Windsor and has taken possession.
The grange here is prospecting finely.
Three lectures have been delivered, by
prominent speakers from abroad, this
winter.
There are several small places for sale
in this section. and would make good
opening for live mechanic.
CALAIs.-The Calais Amateur Dramatic
Club gave two entertainments last week
on Thursday and Friday evenings. The
play was pronounced good by those COM
petent to judge.
Eighty-four couples were present at the
crystal wedding of Oramel Steward last
Friday evening. Besides large amount
of good will, the company brought many
valuable presents and had first rate time
good enough for them.
One hundred and fifty persons were
crowded into the brown school house last
Sunday night to hear Elder Bullock preach
the words of life.
CHELSEA. AT the semi-annual meeting
of the Christian Association, held at the
Congregational Church, January 18th, A.
| Davis, ESQ, was elected president, E. O
Tracy, vice president. A. l.. Skinner, treas
urer, and Willard S. Hatch, secretary.
Mrs Belts, formerly Miss Bliss has sold
her entire stock of millinery goods to Mrs
G. NJ. Scales, with the intention, as we
learn, of removing to New York.
The ladies of Chelsea gave an entertain
ment for the benefit of the Cornet Band al
r. L. Hyde's Hotel on Friday evening
last. Oysters were served, and the music
was By Densmore's Band.
w. f. & C. A. Bacon will sell their
farm and personal property situated or
Chelsea West Hill, at auction Jan. Goth
with the intention of removing out Of the
state.
Monday there was another thaw. Ant
pedestrians find their powers of locomo
ton very unreliable.
A picnic party, so.called, was held a
Mr.. Annis' on the West Hill on Friday
evening. About fifty were present.
Mrs. Fish, II lady over seventy years o
age, and living with Z. Bcknell in thu
northeast part of Tunbridge near Chelse;
line, fell down stairs and fractured some
of her limbs and otherwise badly injured
her.
The young people of this town hav
established some monthly evening meet
ings for the purpose of social interview
and literary improvement.
At the annual meeting of Orange Coun
ty Agricultural Society, held ut Bradfor
on Wednesday. The old board of officer
were reelected and Il. f. Dickinson, j
II. Merrill, Z. Douglass and b. E. Hyd
were appointed directors for the town c
Chelsea. The annual fair was appointe
to be holden ut Bradford the 24th, 25t
and Goth of next September,
FAIRLEE.-It is said that pickereI ar
being taken quite freely in the lake. Som
that tip the scale mt nearly five pounds
NORTH FERmSBURGI.-The grand even
of the week just passed was the readiu
entertainment of Prof Bradford Of Ber
t nington, before the lecture association G
this place, on Tuesday evening, Januar
18th. The selections made on the occ.
sion were both grave and humorous, cor
sisting of The Spanish Duel, +" " Undo
f the Snow" The Wind and the Moon,
Kit Carson's Ride" Lake in Coloral
Park" "Innocents Abrold, or Roma
Guides" Little Mabel by request
y "The Grave Diggers,' AMI The Londo
| Charity Dinner In each selection Nj
I Bradford showed himself II student of tn
/ scenes Illustrated, as also just the perso
to represent them. The audience wei
q truly enchanted with the characters as the
G were made to appear before us in the
: proper yet quick succession. Code
? opinions were won by the professor, viii
@ many are waiting in eager eXpectatiC
T. another opportunity Of listening to h
reading. No lecture association shou
fail to secure his services upon the
course of entertainment.
The religious or revival meetings a
still continued a. the NJ. Z. Church.
Hon. H. Ballard delivers IL temperate
" address before the lecture association
this place on Tuesday evening of the pre-
- ent week
NJ. T. Allen has SO far recovered fro
his injuries rs to attend church service
- also his business engagements somewha
A. G. Fonda has been absent from hon
. several weeks learning the art of tel
y graphy.
. Several cases of diphthcria have aga
D. appeared in the western part of this tow
. The covered bridge ut this village h
lately been re-planked.
i But very little heavy team work is bel
done in this vicinity this winter, on {
o count of the scarcity of snow and the &C
d orally warm weather
'e james A. Fadden's new carriage shop
st progressing steadily toward completion.
= Messrs. Webb & Whites tin shop
l. also open for business They invite
IS patronage of all.
he II. C. Martin has returned from
I" western trip. He is rs jolly rs ever.