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

Great tornado in New England and on
the sea coast, October %.
Coolest day, January Sth, when the
mercury froae.
Warmest day, July 9th, when mercury
rose to 1100.
There was only one day in November
that tho sun rose bright and continued so
all day, and none in December.
COOP TEMPLAR 1TEMS.-Mr. Bryant
organized n lodge with twenty charter
members at Salisbury, Addison county,
on the 23d ult.
On the Goth, at Essex junction, he Or
ganized lodge with twenty-nine charter
members.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, on
account of prevailing Christmas festivi-
ties, no work was done.
The grand lodge meets at Northfield on
the 18th of January. The delegates and
officers are to be entertained free by the
citizens of Mortified On Tuesday
evening, the 18th, II reception will be
rendered the members of the grand lodge
bv the citizens of Mortified, at Howe's
Hall. Speeches of welcome by town and
village authorities. by the clergy, by the
lodges and the temple; in response by the
G.. w. G.. Templar and other visitors.
Music, instrumental and vocal, is part of
the programme, and in this new departure
the citizens believe they can voice their
hearty welcome in II most agreeable man.
ner for all 1t is expected that the dele
gates, all who can, and the grand lodge
officers, will come on early trains Tuesday
to participate. and to be assigned to their
quarters by daylight.
CHRISTMAS AT SHADY RLL.-lt was
nv privilege to attend the Christmas festi
val last Wednesday evening ut Shady
, Rill, and more enjoyable festival l have
not witnessed for years. The people
there, when they undertake to do a goo(
-. thing, do it. 1t was held in the hall. A
f good stage and fixtures were provided
with two splendid Christmas trees. TIT
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settccs and chairs for the large crowd il
attendance. At o'clock the curtain wa
raised and the exercises began by splen
: did anthem from the choir. Then FOLLOWED
remarks and prayer by their pastor, Rev
i John Monkey, after which came recita
J lions, tableaux and singing, all well ar
ranged and in good taste, so rs not t
D., offend the most delicate ear. Every ont
did their part nobly. The singing wa
Il excellent, and, taken all in all, it was
y perfect success. At twenty minutes to
y came the great event of the evening. tn
y distributing of the presents, which too
u the active committee and their waiter
- about forty minutes. Among the wei
y chosen presents from friend to friend, W
y noticed some very choice ones prescnte
" bv the Sabbath school to their pastor an
% wife, and also to their superintendent
~ S,nta Claus was so beneficent with h
Gifts that every one seemed pleased wit
y themselves and everybody else. Lon
~ may the Sabbath school at Shady Rill liv
T. and prosper. AN EYE WITNESS.
Middlesex, Vt. Dec. Goth, 1878.
ID The Free Press reports that there wei
I'd 112 violent deaths in the state during tf
n year 1878. Of this number thirty-fol
id were suicides, twenty accidental drowl
Y. ings, thiltee caused by the cars, twelV
v, by falls, nine by carriage accidents AZ
ed six by accidental shooting Il
N latter being that of a twelve-year-old be
of by his nine-year-old brother. at Rutlan
~ and q grown man by his brother at Can
IS. bridge. Of the Suicides thirteen hur
! themselves, nine tried a revolver, fol
" took poison and three drowned themselve
y. The Youngest suicide was fourteen yea
old, and the Oldest ninety-one.