Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-05

much unceremonious rising from beds Of
ease, and mounting in hot haste" The
lire proved to be out of the village. Briefly
the facts are these: Mr.. John Clark, pro.
prletor OF what is known as the Cobleirb
place, near South Mortified, spent the
evening abroad, and on his return built a
good ire, as the evening was cold, bois.
ferrous one, and after warming himself
retired for the night and was soon in a
sound sleep, from which, as he AYERS. Inc
was awakened by the falling of tbs Chin
ney upon the chamber floor. Opening the
chamber door, he found the upper part OF
the house in flames. The destruction of
the house by the tapping tongue of the
IRE demon was soon among the facts of
the past. As i'll fortune would have il. the
wind was blowing quite briskly from the
north and all the other buildings were to
the southwark of the house. They con-
sisted of an ell, two barns, with twenty
tons of hay, shed and corn house. Char.
red ruins and stone walls show where they
stood; naught else remains of them. In
surance $1,000. Mr.. Clark had no family.
The members of the Dog River Valley
Fair Association met mt the Mortified
House last Saturday, February LIST, 1879,
and made choice of the following list of
officers for the ensuing year.
Presdent-J. II. Circuit.
Secretary-James Morse.
Treasurer-C. ID. Williams.
Auditor-D. T. Averill.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Brooklied-A. S. Allis, l.. w. Blanch-
ard.
Williamstown-H. d. Abbott, Daniel
Gale.
Braintree-J. p. Clcaveland, Jr., Geo.
w. Flagg.
Berlin-N. l., Ellis, +. L. Andrews.
Northfed-H. II. Brown, Il. w, Clark.
Roxbury-A. j. Averill, AFRO Boyce.
Randolph-J. b. Wells, Erastus Hib-
bard.
Waitsfield-L. Il. Joslyn, Edwin House.
Warren-S. d. Allen, Addison Wav..
Moretown . G.. Il. Evans, Andrew Muir
ray.
Duxbury-Geo. w. Crandal, Samuel
Somerville.
Barre-Ei Holden, Hiram Jones.
General rintendent-Cassius Peck.
Marshal-W. II. II. Morris.
Superintendent Floral Iall-Geo. II.
! Crane.
Assistant Superintendent Floral Hall
w. c. Clark.
Superintendent Horses-S. II. Kent.
Superintendent Cattle-Geo. Crane.
Superintendent Sheep-F. S. Kimball.
Superintendent Swine-J. L. Moseley,
Superintendent Poultry-C. B. Tilden.
The financial showing of the Dog River
Valley Fair Association is 81, l35 80 Il:
the receipts of the past year, and
LOSE 81 as the amount paid out in the
past year, leaving balance in the treas
ury of S5273.
WAITsFIELD.-Our winter thus far ir
this vicinity has been quite windy, the
roads drifting badly on the hills. We
have had light January thaw this year,
but enough to prevent what snow had
already fallen from drifting. The wind
blows almost necessarily; otherwise Waits
field is very quiet nova, days.
Very many of our people are suffering
from the effects of bad colds, or the dis
temper" as it is more generally termed
Affecting our schools more particularly
}some of them being nearly broken up.
While George IL. Hastings was at WORK
in the woods engaged in telling trees re
Gently he received Il very severe scalr
wound, caused by falling limb. The
wound bled profusely. but Mr.. Tasting, is
doing well.
Almon Joslin has made the past yeal
from eleven cows TWENTY-FIVE hundred
pounds of butter, besides the milk, cream
and butter used in the family, which con
sists of five grown persons all of the time,
with considerable extra help, etc.
+. a. Dumas has sold his trotting horse,
Red Hot" for five hundred and twenty.
five dollars.
Mrs. Lucia wilkins of Stowe, VT, has
purchased the house and lot belonging tc
the estate Of the late Samuel Chapman
situated in the village opposite the NJ. L
church.
The Good Templars county union meets
here on Thursday, February 9th; evening
exercises open to the public; lecture by
Mr.. Bryant.
There was IN oyster supper at the NJ.
L. church last Wednesday evening, Janu
airy 10Th, with Il fair attendance and ;
good time.
| At regular meeting of Waitsiele
lodge, |. 0. of G. T., January 3lst, tn,
following officers were elected: C. II
Newcomb, w. G. T.; Mrs. l.. ID. Savage
w. V. T.; Serena Kneeland, w. S.: o.
l.. Barnard, w. f. S.. Mrs. Il. II. Meal
lister, W, T.; G. o. Boycc. VIC; G. J
Bushnell, w. NJ. Clara f. Jones, w. I
G.; d. a. Kneeland, w. o. G.. The lodge
is harmonious and doing good work.
The G. A. r. will present Mr.. Culver,
war drama, entitled The Loyal Noun
taineers. or The Guerilla's Doom" at thu
brick church in Waitsfeld February 11tl
and 18th, and at Warren the 18th. Til,
Post are having new and elegant scenery
painted for the occasion by Mr.. II. l.
Chadwick of Bethel and Il. II. McAlliste,
of WaitslieId. The play is good on,
and should have II liberal patronage.
Mr., Lucius skinner, formerly Il residen
of this place, has been stopping for n mum
Der of weeks with his brother, IL. o. Skin
ner, whose health is very poor, but ha
now returned to his home in Illinois.
Young men, take notice. Two old mer
while ut work the other day saving WOO,
got into Il very serious discussion, whicl
came near ending in blows. This i; ;
warning 10 you to control your temper.
i WORCESTER.-The musical convention
Of last week was in every way II success