Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-20

bought the Blodgett place. with most Of
the crops; paying 1926 90.
II. Newton has improved the appear
ance of his house with good coat of
paint.
&. S. Emerson has clapboarded and
painted his house, making quite an i'm
provement.
f. Rumney has added an ell to his
house, connecting house and barn.
VIM. II. Dewey has moved back his old
woodshed, added story, and now uses it
for horse barn and carriage house.
Julius Wheelock has put up an addition
to his mill and painted it. He has also
i'm proved the appearance of his house with
| q new coat of paint.
CHELsEA.-Hon. L. G. Hinckley left on
a tour to Saratoga Springs on Thursday,
August 14th.
Seth Garvin, son of E. Garvin of this
town, died at Sharon, August 18th, at the
age of45 years. His remains were brought
to this town on Wednesday for burial in
the new cemetery.
| The finest turnout for an excursion that
we have seen for many day was a COM
pany of some sixteen young ladies, who
took trip to Williamstown springs on
the 18th inst. Twelve went with G. w.
cleveland with his splendid livery team,
four in hand, and the balance by private
conveyance. The visit, as we learn, was
after the picnic style and highly enjoyable,
Mr.. Joel Osborn, who died last week,
was one of the older citizens and early set
tiers of the town. He had lived about
fifty years on the farm where he died,
having purchased it when it was all a
wilderness. He was an excellent citizen
and will be much missed in the part of the
town where he lived.
Jacob Norris, highly esteemed citizen
of the village, is quite seriously i'll. Fears
are entertained in reference to his re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Hayward cele-
brated the tenth anniversary Of their mar.
riage on Tuesday, the 18th, with one
hundred and thirty-fve of their friends ant
relatives. Substantial tokens of REGARD
were received by them and the occasion
will long be remembered.
The union picnic held by the Watersor
and Washburn posts, G. A. R., was hello
on Friday last. A large company was
! present and the occasion highly satisfac
: tory. Gen. Thomas was present ant
9 delivered an address. Such occasions
: serve to revive the memories of the past
: which ought never to be forgotten.
Phillip Sargent has exchanged his plac
y in the south part of the village for thu
q farm on east hill owned by A. G. McIntyr
. and known as the VIM. Brown farm.
A most refreshing rain felt on Saturda,
= which thoroughly saturated the parche'
q earth and removed very much the fears @
farmers in reference to their growing
It crops.
% NORTH FERRIsBURGH-Abe beautiful an
Q much needed rain set in on Saturda
and continues up to the present dat
>, (Monday).
Arrangements are being made for
- circulating library. Each person become
, a member by payment of fifty cents annu
"a ally.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, colored gentlema
,f of Palmyra, N. Y, will lecture at the M
- E. church on Wednesday evening, tn
goth instant. 1t is proposed to secure,
,s possible,h his popular course of five lectures
~ The family of Peter Sple, of this towi
n consisting of eight persons, have a
~ aggregate weight of one thousand, seve
IA hundred and sixty-two pounds. His 81
= daughters are somewhat delicate, weighin
- only two hundred and seventeen pount
each.
- Mrs. Samantha Vancor has secured IL
~ appointment of matron at Troy Conferenc
~ Academy.
., Mrs. A. w. Cronk has an oleand,
~ hearing ono thousand, one hundred an
- fifty buds and blossoms. Who com,
nextp .....-.-.
=" Willie Williams, of this town, was n