Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

hlSh order and 1t may be some time be-
fore his place is filled by equal talent.
There was Sabbath school concert last
Sabbath afternoon, at Woodbury. Center,
in which about twenty took part. The
exercises consisted in selections, decama-
tions and singing, and were highly inter-
esting.
We have been having very cold weather
of late, having had three frosts in success
sion last week and raw, cold day to-day.
South Woodbury. abounds in its number
of stores and variety of goods kept for
sale, there being no less than four places
where they are kept.
The farmers are getting nearly through
with their springs work. Grass is looking
finely and according to present appear
ances we shall have a good crop of hay.
There are several graded Jersey two
years-old heifers in this Vicinity that are
giving large amount of milk and making
Il quantity of butter that would do credit
to COWS of ripper years.
May Goth, 1879.
We think that CA. Mcknight and wife of
Woodbury. Center are entitled to the SYM
pathy of the entire community, as they
have to-day buried their only son. about
seven months of age. They have once
buried their only child, and this is the
third boy that they have lost. They have
two little girls left them.
j. d. Bailey of South Woodbury. has II
half blood Jersey two years old heifer that
the last week in May gave twenty-threc
pounds of milk per day, and on setting
her milk of one days yield, it made
nineteen ounces of butter, which is thought
to be pretty good quantity.
Our fine rain of yesterday and last
night has given new life to vegetation
and everything seems to be in a thriving
condition, potato bugs not excepted, a!
there are multitudes making their appear
ance and the ten-liners are eating thu
young plants as soon as they come out O
the ground.
June 3, 1879.
WoRCEsrER.-C. G. Abbott brought il
an egg from his hennery the other day
that measured six and three-eighths inche:
by eight inches.
The Good Templars are proposing tc
have fish fry party soon, at one of thu
many ponds in Calais or Woodbury..
Leonard Hamblet recently lost hors
which he had owned twenty-eight years
= it having been six years old when he 60
it and thirty-four years old at its death.
George Markham, in the employ of H
). I. Clark, while saving up slabs in thu
mill, got his hand caught on the slab saw
cutting it quite badly.
The services of Decoration day passe,
: off in this town very pleasantly. Tn
. graves of fallen comrades in Greenwood
cemetery were decorated at II O'Clock
with appropriate ceremonies and music
uCl SOlill ltJuluOll W lllC Village
and were called to order by G. G. Tewks
bury, marshal of the day. and the services
L. opened by the choir singing Hail, a
=. hail our beauteous banner" and praye
by Elder Wheeler; then the song, "W
deck their graves alike to-day when {
e f. Templeton delivered the grafton. afte
2 which the song, "The brave, noble an
IS true" when the ranks were formed an
Il the procession marched to Worcester cen
q etery, where 9" No, comrades, you are nj
forgotten was sung, then the service
y by the comrades, and the song by n NAL
II quartette, Tread lightly on their graves
10 when the graves were decorated and Eld
- Wheeler offered prayer. The closir
IL song was, " Strew fresh flowers DER the
graves" followed by the benediction.