Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

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BRADFoRD.-Milton Staples recently
captured four grasshoppers in his pasture.
that we're alive and kicking.
John Underwood, while at work on the
Prichard house, fell from the second floor
and received Il severe cut in his head, be-
sides other injuries.
Miss Annie Tenney, an employee at the
hotel, fell on Tuesday and put one wrist
out of joint.
CHELSEA. j. W. Bemis, agent for
the Vermont Bible society, spent last Sab
bath in this place and presented the Bible
cause in II forcible manner to the churches
and took collections for the cause.
The season is about one month in ad-
vance. The roads are almost intolerable,
but the sweet notes of the spring birds are
charming.
The farmers are greatly disappointed at
the depressed state of the potato market,
and are also suffering u great loss in con,
sequence of the dry rot which has ruined
a large per cent of the whole they have in
store.
Jabez Luce fell on the 4th instant, in
consequence of stepping on a small stick
of wood, and very seriously sprained one
foot and ankle so rs 10 be wholly unable
to use them.
John A. Twiss, merchant tailor, was
married on Thursday evening, Feb 4th,
to Miss Emma Allen, daughter of Abijah
Allen. Esq, Rev, L. +. Herrick officiating
The cornet band enlivened the occasion
with splendid music.
The spring term of Chelsea academy
was opened on the Sd instant under very
encouraging circumstances, the number of
students being larger than at any spring
term of the academy for several years
Prof. Comstock has earned the reputation
OF being Il first class educator.
The amount of sickness in the commu-
nifty is quite large, and several very severe
cases and some deaths. The physicians
are driven with business.
The Methodist church favored their
pastor, Rev. c. p. Taplin, with donation
visit on Wednesday afternoon and even
ing, the Sd instant The visit was fully
attended and the results very satisfactory
and encouraging to the pastor and his
family.
1t is feared, from the reports received
from several towns, that the temperance
candidate, Mr. E. Walker Of this town.
has failed of a reelection. 1t is hoped
that by the official count it will appear
that he has not been defeated
: The lady who lost IL good black fur mull
a short time ago near the corner of the
road that goes on to the West Hill from
the south part of the village will learn
, something about it by calling on Moses
Gould.
The supreme court for Orange county
was opened at the Court House Tuesday,
March 8. Present, Judges Pierpont, Bur
rett, Royce and Ross.
!, CoRINTM--Mr Dubois has sccureS
81, 400 back pension for the loss of sor
in the late civil war.
CORINTu CORNER Through the exer
tions of Mr.. Hiram Carlton IA donation
was accumulated for Mr.. Gould Norris
and wife, an aged couple, on Wednesday,
March Sd, consisting of provisions, such rs
potatoes, flour, tea, etc, etc. They have
long been known as worthy citizens OIL
this town. and now are left destitute.
, NoRrHFIELD. Mortified graded school
f commences Wednesday, March 10Th.
The teachers remain the same rs last term,
except Miss Lucy Averill has retired from
room and Miss NJ. l.. Thompson of room
| is advanced to that room and Miss Mary
Kmball teacher in room /. There arc
prospects of Il full school this spring.
The Good Templars are having very
, interesting meetings this spring. The
committee upon the :" good of the order :
: have arranged its programme for the
: entire quarter and have had copies printcf
and distributed TO each member of the
lodge. Last Friday evening Mrs. NJ. f
e Boyden real II poem. Mrs. ID. II. Averi
3 read IN essay, and Mr.. and Mrs Frank
| Plumley acted most laughable " Conju
gal Farce" Next Friday evening there
, will be tableauX, in essay and music
Socable5 and other gatherings are all the
rage and there is hardly ever an evening
this spring without one or more enter
: tainments 10 call out the public
Torrent Engine Company, No ?, voted
at a special meeting held last Saturday Il
have an oyster supper ut its hull some
time this month, and appointed J. h.
Moseley, S. A. Hatch and NJ. G. lIannoi
4, committe of arrangements.
The exciting law suit between Georg,
Bradley plaintiff, and j. NJ, Emerson, de
d PENDANT, was decided last Saturday in fnvol
S OF the latter Briefly stated the facts az,
II these: Some weeks ago Braley borrowed
Il three dollars of Emerson to lav som,
:, RoXbury taxes. In the afternoon of tho
same day he handed Emerson II twenty
k dollar gold piece from which to get hi
j three dollars. Emerson paid the balanc
v of seventeen dollars in slver--len sive
n dollars and fourteen half dollars. Rrale
) was not satisfied with SO much silver, an,
went off and left it, and in "a few da,
brought ii suit to recover the seventeen
. dollars. 1t seems likely the suit would no
;, have been brought had tho law regardin
the Status of silver money been fully I'M
- derstood. Standard silver dollars. Xix
>, the ones Emerson gave Braley, are nov
good to pay debts, public or private. t
any amount, and fractions of dollars t
ID pay sums Of less than ten dollars. Tn
<. plaintiff took an appeal to the count,
id court.