Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-26

bRADFoRD.-Albert Kennedy lost a val
liable horse few days ago. The people
showed him tokens of substantial sympa.
| thy.
Is. 5, Forrest, formerly of this village,
ieiI from window recently at LYNN.
Mass and received fatal injuries
The Methodist society have raised. in
pledges. the sum of fourteen hundred
dollars for the purpose or remodeling
and enlarging their church the COMING
season. They propose to give the outside
new and modern style.
WEST BRooKFIELD.-Mrs. E. Pbelns
attempted recently TO commit suicide bv
taking large dose of creosole. The use
OF smart emetic saved her life.
EAST CALAIs.-The firm of A. DwipeIl
" Son is dissolved, A. Dwinell h,yin"
sold his Interest in the goods to his son,
{. r. Dwlnell, who will continue at the
old stand.
Lieutenant H. S. Foster, of U. S. army,
late Of Texas, arrived at his fathers. S. II.
Foster, March 18th. lie has u leave of
absence, permitting him to enjoy few
weeks with his friends at his native home.
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NoETu FERRIsEURGH.--The weather
for the past week has been quite mild,
with frequent snow storms. Good sleigh
ing still continues.
Many Of our people propose to attend
DR.. Cooks lecture ut Burlington next
Wednesday evening.
NJ. f. Allen was elected irst selectman
at our town meeting on Friday last, in
place Of David Smith, who declined serv-
ing in that capacity.
Geo. james brought in n few days ago
an egg that measured seven by eight
inches and weighed one. fourth pound. lie
has lately purchased for breeding purposes
Il e.yeat-old Jersey bull
The ladies' festival and life drama
exhibition ~ has been postponed until
Wednesday, April %,
Ezra Miller and flmly,snce his fathers
death, have been and are now living upon
his fl,bar's place.
On Friday last was held at the NJ f.
vestry the fourth or last quarterly confer
ence of the present year. The usul
committees were appointed, also the fol-
lowing board of stewards, namely: n. j.
Allen, l.. B. Martin, NJ. f. Allen, Alvin
Ball, II. S. futile, 5. G. Palmer, II. j.
Ball, p. d. Percval and A. j. Cushman.
A unanimous request Of the conference
WAS made for the return of our present
pastor, Rev. J. w. Bennett, for another
year.
Next Sabbath will be held general
review service Of the lesson of the quarter,
in the Sunday school.
The cause Of " Christian missions " was
most ably presented by our pastor Rev.
j. w. Bennett and Il collection for the
same was taken.
The attendance ut the M.E.Sundav school
last Sabbath was II hundred and forty-two
penny collection ut the same, one dollar
and seventeen cents.
NORTnrIELD.-The friends Of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Newton, to the number OF
about forty, from Montpelier, Mortified
and RoXbury, met at their residence on
the afternoon Of Thursday, March Goth, to
commemorate the thrtieth anniversary OF
their marriage. Refreshments were serv.
ed from 4 bountifully laden table about 3
o'clock, after which the presentation Of
the numerous valuable presents was made
by A. j. Averill, Esq, of Roxbury, in Il
few well chosen words; appropriately re.
sponded to by j. w. Smith of Montpelier
After Il pleasant social visit the company
dispersed TO their homes.
WEST RANDOLPH, Rev j. S. Goodal
interested his church people, on Sunday
evening lastwith Il very good and instruct
i've lecture on Ruth and Naomi" Or
Sunday evening next the subject of hi
lecture is " Samuel" All are invited tt
attend. Services commence at I o'clock
A. W. Tewksbury' residence came very
near being destroyed by fire on Saturday
evening last. The chimney burned out
which heated the woodwork to such N
extent that it took lire, and in Il short tim,
would have been plst control but, for it
timely discovery, WAS extinguishel a
hole was burned through the roof ant
thu ough the tlooling, but no other damage
was done, save from water used in extin
gushing it.
Mr.. Levi Washburn, who has been sicl
for some six weeks past, has so far rrcov
cred Us TO he upon the streets again.
The lecture on Thursday evening las
was attended by nearly four hundred peo
pie, coming from Bethel, Braintree ant
Randolph Center and this vicinity. Th
speaker was Mrs. Mary A, Livermore q
Boston, and her subject Beyond the Sea
This was called one of the best lecture
that was ever listened to in town, by thos
attending and the audience was an edu
caleG one, too.
H. II. Ilarwood's farm, which was sol
At auction on Thursday last, was bit
off by Harrison Ilarwoo3 for $3.50.
1t is quite sckly about town, and man
diseases have proved fatal. Mrs L1ur:
Gazette, daughler of Mr.. and Mrs. Tenr,
Chandler, died on "Wednesday, after abou
two days illness, and Mrs. William Woo
died on Monday, March l7lh, having bee
sick only few days,
Many people in town and vicinity thin
the Herd'd ant Nous as still doing bust
ness under the firm name of Thayer
Upham, Notwithstanding their ipformin,
their creditors some time since that the,
had dissolved pltnership, and the pape
would hereafter be under the entire CON