Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-13


August 4th and 5th, Messrs. C. w. Barber
and w. d. Clark cut down with scythe.
seventeen acres of oats in seventeen hours
of time. On Monday, the 18th, they
moved ten acres in nine hours anc
twenty minutes, excelling in time ant
quantity of land reaping machine which
was operating in a field near by. These
parties say they will try again when they
find some one who has excelled them.
FAST CALAIS.--The Crescent Clul
played a game of base ball at East Calais
last Saturday, the score standing 10 and
10. The game was adjourned one week.
Dr.. Asa George is improving slowly.
CHELSEA.-The directors of the Chelsea
grange store have sold out the entire stock
of goods in said store to A. Copeland,
who will hereafter run it in his own name
Mrs. A. NJ. Dodge sold at public auction
on Saturday, the 9th instant, her house
hold furniture with the intention, as we
learn, Of leaving the town.
! John. B. Bacon left last Thursday for
Nantucket on two weeks visit.
Hon, L. e. IIinckley took 4 trip to the
White Mountains and sea coast last week.
He returned Saturday evening.
The famous Morgan breeding horse
owned by j. F. Hemenway, and well
known as the Green Mountain Tiger, died
last week with inflammation of the
stomach.
Joe Abbott, who went from this town
to the state prison, under sentence OF
two years for burglary, having served out
his time was seen on our streets last week.
Edward Douglas left on Tuesday for
Saratoga to make his annual visit to the
springs for the benefit of his health.
Frosts are reported to have been seen
several mornings lately in different places,
and hard enough to kill vines and potato
tops.
Mrs. Joseph Waterson and Miss Mary
Perigo, daughters of Harvey Perigo, mar
rowly escaped q serious accident few
days ago. They were driving their fathers
horse in buggy near Elijah Denlson's,
when the horse took fright at white
stone, rs was supposed, and ran up on the
bank beside of the road. The ladies were
both thrown out of the buggy violently,
but not seriously injured. The buggy was
badly demolished. With right good cour-
age the driver held on to the reins until
she stopped the horse. 1t is quite singular
that both of them should escape without
broken limbs or other serious injury.
l. L. Dodge, stage driver on the South
| Royalton route, has removed from the hotel
and set up housekeeping in the Chester
Sanborn house, so called, just north of
the hotel.
CoRNTI,-A. w. Clark, charged with
larceny, was brought before Justice W. j.
Butterfield, on Friday, the 9Th instant.
He WAS required to give bonds in the sum
of two hundred and fifty dollars, for his
appearance for trial at the county court.
The respondents father John Clark, be-
came bail.
EAST ELMORE.-Ira Morse lost very
valuable heller last week by having its leg
broken.
We understand that Captain A. p. Stay
ton has taken the contract to rebuild the
bridge at South Barre. Captain Slayton
has already built one bridge in that town
We have a new neighbor, Mr.. Blake
having moved into A. J. Morse's house at
the Four Corners.
There is to be general rally of the old
veterans from this vicinity at the reunion
to be held at Montpelier the Goth, 2lst and
22d days of August.
We understand that c. r. White is ex-
pected home from Massachusetts about the
| 10Th of this month.
NORTH FERRIsBURGu.-The dry and
warm weather still continues, though on
last Saturday and Sabbath it was a little
cooler, with indications of rain.
Hon. N. j. Alen:and wife have gone to
Alburgh Springs to stop few weeks.
Mossrs. N. j. Allen, II. G. Martin and
NJ. f. Allen are erecting fine cottage on
New Haven camp ground.
On last Friday George Ambrose fell
from some rocks and put his knee out of
joint.
The harvesting of early potatoes has
begun.
Nathan Tabor has gone Unto the Office
of II. G. johnson. of Vergennes, as clerk.
In behalf of those who do not belong to
the sheep breeders fraternity of Vermont,
we ask why the secretary of that associa-
ton does not report the doings of that
body to the general or associated press?
also why they do not publish in the same
the sales of their stock, that the public
may know who have it?
| The attendance at the NJ. Z. Sabbath
school on last Sabbath was one hundred
and thirty-four; penny collection at the
same, one dollar and twelve cents.
NoRTHFIELD.-Miss Harriet Adams, of
Center village, maiden lady aged over
fifty. in i'll health and temporarily insane,
committed suicide Wednesday night by
hanging.
Several weeks ago two bammocks were
stolen on Main street. On the same even
ing one was taken from the house of l. II.
Benson, and one from the house of G.
A. Edgerton; both were large size with
colored center.
Geo. NJ. Fisk has bought part of the
hotel property, and has commenced to
repair the building.