Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-14

EAST CALAIs.-C. R. Dwinell has gone
to Boston for his spring goods.
Erastus Burnap's ash-house burned the
other night, causing considerable excite
ment in the Deighborhood.
Zalmon Pierce talks of buying the Pit
kin farm, where NJ. s. Waite lives leaving
the home-pace for his son George.
B. p. White and wife have gone to
Pawtucket TO visit friends. Mrs. |. S.
Dwinell accompanied them rs fur rs
Taunton, on her way to Boston for her
spring goods.
A. p. Hicks built fire under his evap-
orator the other morning, and went to
breakfast. On his return, he found about
one-half of the evaporation burned, caused
by the feeder freezing the night before.
Mr., Hicks has had two sugar houses and
three evaporators burned within few
years.
CHELsEA.-Union services were held
on Fast day at the Methodist church; SER
mon by the Rev. Mr.. Iaplin.
Rev. Mr. Taplin closed his labors with
the Methodist church last Sabbath for the
year just passed.
An unusual amount Of sickness prevails
in this vicinity. A funeral was attended
each day for four days in succession.
Calvin Andrews died on he 9th instant,
at the age of fifty-eight years. He was
very worthy citizen, and his death will be
great loss to the community where he
lived and to the church of which he had
been a valuable member for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs S. M. Carpenter celebrated
the twenty fifth anniversary Of their mar
riage on Thursday, the 9Th instant. Nearly
one hundred of their friends and neigh
bors were present, and gave tokens of their
respect in the sum of about fifty dollars,
which was well timed donation, MS Mr..
Carpenter has been in very poor health the
past year.
Several teachers and other persons in
terested in education from different parts
of the county met at Chelsea April 9th,
and took the necessary steps toward form
ing an Orange county teachers associa-
ton. The following officers were elected ::
President, A. w. Edison, Randolph; vice
president, Miss Mary Perigo, Chelsea; sec
rotary, E. H. Martin. Williamstown; ex-
ecutivc committee, A. N. Fellows, Waits
River, F. n Holman, West Randolph, j.
NJ. Comstock, Chelsea, and Rev. P. NJ
Frost, West Fairlee. The time and place
for holding the first regular meeting, to-
gether with the programme of exercises
for the same, was left to the executive
committee.
The new donkey saving machine, in
vented by one OF our townsmen, is attract
ing some attention among the farmers.
1t is simple, cheap and effective, dispens-
ing with the movable seat and pedals that
are such apples of discord for rival COM
panies. Any farmer can make it or hire
it made for dollar and u half, exclusive
of the saw, and it is capable of equaling
the best records of the high priced
machines. 1t is not known to be an
infringement of patents and it probably is
not, but those who use it must run their
own risk. The originator will not apply
for u patent. 1t is free to all, with the
above caution. A model may be seen at
7 r,nnlnnl'g a,cl
S EAST ElMoRE.-At the annual meeting
2 of school district No. the following off
a GERS were chosen for the year: Moderator
+ b. f. Morse clerk, c. r. White; collect
S or, j. A. Morse; treasurer, G. A. Morse
:. committee. F. B. Morse; voted a tax o
e fifty cents on dollar.
Bro. Chrystie preached his last sermon
2 here before conference last Sabbath. II,
:. has labored hard and faithfully here fo
two years, and we shall miss him if he il
J. sent to another field of labor. We thinl
U that there is no better man in the Vernon
~ conference.
!. 1t is mud, mud, and not much sugar.
y Miss Ella Olmstead from Vineland, N
a j., is in town visiting her friends.
), George Dyke has bought E. w. Potter
J. farm-possession given the 1st of May.
m The high water took off two feet of tn
,e top Of l.. A. Gales milldam.
, The saw mills are in full blast, runnin
" day and night to cut out the large stock {
pr logs which have been drawn to them tt
g past winter.
SOUTH WooDBURY.-Allie P. Bale
4. of this place, in gathering up his hen
mt eggs on April 18th, found one measurin
a seven and one. fourth by nine inches, an
It. weighing six ounces. Who beatsp
of For some years past financial matters i
D. regard to the Union church building her
ct have been in a very unsettled condition
ul but have lately been settled in way TIL
of is satisfactory to all concerned; and W
Mt hope that the time will soon come wbf
ov the edifce will be occupied as Unie
or church by all those that assisted in its col
lie struction.
lie WORCESTER. Dexter Parker has move
en- upon the George Markham place.
Up The Good Tenplars of this place had
on sugar party at their last meeting.
nd George Stone, sawyer in G. M. Ladd
wv mill, got caught on some logs as tn
ny were drawn into the mill by shaft stri