Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-02-25

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EAST CALAIs.-There will be Il dance at
Goodells hall on Tuesday evening. March
I'd, under the instruction of w. IL. Waite.
Mrs. Lemuel Goodcl, who has recently
rot bill of divorce from her husband,
has taken to farming on her own hook. She
built twenty rods of full stone wall with
the help of her two daughters, carried the
stones in hand cart, some of them twenty
i've rods, and braided three hundred and
ninety-nine straw hats; dried apples
enough to buy II cooking stove and has
some left for her own use, the past year.
She does the chores ut the barn through
the winter without the aid Of mans help.
The antiquarian and neck tie sociable
proved success, notwithstanding the
snow storm on that evening. There
were about one hundred people present,
with as many different suits as there were
faces, some very ancient. There was a
bonnet one hundred and four years old; a
coat worn by Herman Bullock was worn in
the days of our great grandfathers, and
many other costumes OF great age made
their appearance There was Il short dia-
logue and other amusements to ill up the
time until supper was served. 1t being
Saturday evening, the rest of the week
was devoted to eating bean porridgc and
huled corn and milk.
A surprise welding of the fifth ami
| versary of the marriage of Mr.. l.. ID. Be
mis- and Miss Lydia Ann Ridout occurred
February 81, 1880. 1t being stormy ant
IN the same evening rs the antiquarian
festival, there were only few present
| but MIR. and Mrs. Bemis felt Cheerful
while looking over the nice presents spread
upon the table, consisting of napkins, tn
| Die cloths, silver ware, ornamental crock
Try, II teapot, one pair of mittens, and ;
| quantity of honey presented by Phinea
Wheeler, which proved n luxury TO all
supper was served from well filled basket
brought by friends for the purpose, whicl
covered the table with cakes and pies o
many kinds Mr.. Bemis having oyster
on hand, lie trotted them out, and whel
nicely cooked made Il supper worthy O
comment The rest of the evening WI
devoted to plays and visiting the antigua
rans ut Goodcll's hall.
| CHELsEA.-At the republican caucu
held at Iyde's hotel on Saturday last, tn
following delegates to the state conventio
at Montpelier on the 10Th were chosen
Hon. b. Martin, A. S. Austin and j. |
Bacon.
The annual town meeting for the cleo
ton OF officers will be held next Tuesday
March ID.
Dr. A. b. Smith slippel and fell on
door step to II house in the south part {
he village. on Friday last, and snraine
his ankle badly, 50 that he cannot use ii
e limb at all, but employs two crutchcs.
During the year 1879 there were in tn
y town thirteen marriages. twenty-tol
c births and thirty-siX deaths.
Q The first session Of Orange county Sa
Il bath school convention was held ut II
n Congregational church on the 17h al
18th instans. Various towns in the coun
V were well represented by the clergymt
n and delegates of the different rellgio
70 denominations. The occasion was high
g interesting to the citizens Of the tow
,. Refreshments were furnished by the ladi
for all of the visitors, ON each day, ut Il
G spacious vestry of the church.
,. Mr.. Amos r.. Hood. in old gcntlcm
I. residing in the village, met with a sing
lar and serious accident on the 9th i
pc slant. He was about retiring TO bed
Va the evening, and having II sore on O,
In foot, he hld banlagel ii and wet Il
ban l,ge with alcohol. He placed his 10
< towards no. stove, so that the gus fro
|. the alcohol ignlol. Before the fire cou
0. be extinguished his foot and hands we
. very severely burned. lie very narrow
: escaped being burned to death.
0. Wheeled carriages made their first n
O. pearance in our streets this season
= Thursday, the 19th instant.
s Mr.. l.. NJ. Fisher, formerly of ii
|. town. but now of Fall River, Mas
j. spent few days in town last week loo
/ ing after his business interest here.
The cornet blnd held their fourth co
cert and promenade at B. +. IIyle's hot
o on Friday evening, Feb 10Th.
-, The ladies' of the Methodist church be
|, their last sociabe on Friday last ut Eds
. Aliens, about two miles south of the V
IL Iage.
- Rev. Mr.. Small lectured on Mond
:, evening at the Congregational chur
-, before the Young Mems Christian Assoc
:. alton.
On RoxBURY.-The friends, neighbors a
n. relatives of lothian Ellis, Esq, and wi
ed gave hem pleasant surprise on The II
10 inst, it being the twentieth anniversary
u. their marriage.
lis There were present during the a;torno
nd and evening one hundred and sixty. onc
on the substantial citizens of Roxbury, Nor
L. field, East Montpelier, and some from A
~ Olson and Orange counties. The prese
were numerous, and useful as well as V