Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-10

although our town was visited by many
Chester people who came for the purpose
of voting. Owing to an error in their
warrant, Chester did not have an election,
The democrats made large gains in An
dover, owing tot Chester This town has
only one democrat who resides in town.
j. w. Peabody has very nice pair of
well matched three year old steers, that
tip the scales at thirty-one hundred
pounds.
Albert M. Davis of Philade lphia. Penn
sylvania Formerly of this town. left the
Sd instant for California. Mr.. Davis has
been employed in the Philadelphia branch
office of William Wood & Co., medical
publishers, New York city, and goes to
California for the purpose of establishing
a branch office there. He has the best
wishes of his many friends here.
Mrs. o. w. Leonard is very sick with
a dropsical tumor. She has been suf-
ferer for long time.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN SOUTH
FAYsToN.-On Monday afternoon, No.
vember LIST, Mr.. and Mrs p Smith went
to visit sick relative, leaving their domi-
cie in charge of their children; but as
they were nearly all men and women they
apprehended no disaster from so doing.
When they returned in the early evening
they found not only the household be-
sieged, but the garrison already surren-
dered into the hands of the invaders, and
the surprise depicted on their countenan-
ces was genuine; ). and not till they were
asked how many years they had been
married did the full significance of the
scene flash upod them. They yielded
gracefully when they saw how matters
stood, and the evening passed happily to
the sixty guests, in music, both vocal and
instrumental, eating apples and playing
some old fashioned games that the young
people and some of the older ones seemed
to enjoy immensely. Rev. j. +. Buzzell
made few appropriate remarks, followed
by prayer, and afterwards he thanked the
guests in behalf of the bride and groom of
thirty eight years for the kindly feeling
exhibited in their meeting with them as
well as their gifts. Among the presents
were dozen china breakfast plates, n
dozen handsome sauce dishes, several nice
towels, with other articles, besides several
dollars in money.
CHELsEA.-Mr. j. A, Twiss, tailor,
who has been spending several weeks in
Massachusetts, returned last week
Frank Bicknell, who died few m onths
ago, had life insurance policy of two
thousand dollars. His widow was taken
with typhoid fever few weeks ago and
died last week. She left no heirs but her
father, Mr.. Seth Noyes of Tunbridge. who
according to the statute, will receive the
property.
Frank Robbins came home from Oxford,
N. H., to vote on the 81 instant ior Gar
field and Arthur.
A L. Fish advertises to sell at auction
November 18th large amount of stock,
farm produce and household furniture at
} his house on the West Hill.
Ezra Walker guardian for Henry b
Lytord, advertises to sell at auction No,
vember 18th the small farm that said Lay,
ford now lives upon. situated about one
mile and a half west of the village
Some young men, while burning pow
der on the evening of the Sd instant, put 4
small stone, as was supposed, by mista ke
into their gun with the grass and leaves
that were used for wadding. When it was
discharged the stone went through the
plate glass in one of A. R. Hood & Sons
front windows 1t was fortunate that nj
person was in the range of it, rs serious
consequences might have been the result
t Five tramps called on Overseer Cabo
! Sunday evening, October 3lst, for looC
and lodging. He escorted them to the jai
and placed them in the custody of Mr.
, Dickinson who entertained them for lh'
! night. The next morning they were al
lowed to go on their way.
Now is the time to trim and cove
grape vines.
f George Robbins of the West Hill lost t
e valuable horse last week from the effect
n of the prevailing epizooty-a loss to hin
!. that he is poorly able to bear
Mr.. John ID. Ballou of the West Hill
, has raised the boss turnip this season
a It is of the common white or Frencl
4 variety, and it turned the scales at twenty
, nine pounds. If any one has large
= turnip, let him speak.
The high wind Saturday night pros
trated forest trees and fences and unroofe
C. B. Bakers woodshed.