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

past winter, the exercises consisting of
declamations, recitations, discussions and
reading of II paper. Some of the young
ladies have participated in the debate.
The attendance has been very good and
the exercises Interesting and instructive.
Rev. A. j. Walker, former pastor. &C.
cupied the pulpit last Sabbath.
The snow is nearly gone and some of
the farmers have commenced making
maple sugar.
The selectmen were called upon, few
| days ago, by Frenchman living in the
back part of the town, demanding the pay
fol Il horse that The claimed) became
snowbound on one Of our highways and
lost lis life. After IN investigation, the
facts proved to be that the horse was not
worth scarcely anything, and had fallen
down by the highway where the snow was
a foot deep. The brutal man. after beat
ing the horse with club, went TO the
nearest neighbours and procured yoke OF
oxen which be hitchcd TO Il chain fastened
around the horses neck and dragged it
along, which resulted in breaking lis
spine. A complaint was entered TO the
grand juror for this cruelty 10 the beast,
and the Frcnchman was arraigned and
fined twenty dollars and cost.
ANpovER.-John B. Condoice was the
9th instant brought before Justice ia
quth and fined twenty dollars and costs
for cruelty beating his horse on the 10th
instant.
BARRE.-Loring Watson has sold part
of his farm TO his daughter, Mrs. Taylor,
for $1,000.
Mrs. Britain has sold her farm of forty
acres and buildings to Loring Watson for
S2lOO.
BRADFoRD.-The committee of the Con-
gregational church have employed Rev.
A. Clark of Connecticut to preach for
them the coming year at salary of $1,000.
Ii. G. Stevens has sold ont his grocery
to Asa Shaw.
EAST BETHEL F. Stevens has re-
Gently sold his big lot of wool of 9,0SS
pounds, for fifty cents per pound. TO Mr..
Moorcroft Of Barre, realizing the nice little
sum of 81 ,5l4.
CoRGNTH-Rev. +. A. Crane of New
bury has been engaged to supply the
Congregational pulpit this season.
Hiram Wilson, report says, has been
arrested for violating the revenue laws.
CHELsEA.-Rev. Mr.. IIerrick went to
Bradford and lecturcd before the reform
club on Friday evening last on William
Wordsworth and the influence of his
Practical Works." On the Sabbath fol-
lowing he preached ut the Congregational
church in Bradford.
The two great legal holidays come this
year on Sunday-the 3Olh Of May, dccora-
ton day, and July 4th.
February 2Sth-warm, warmer, thaw,
thaw, 1t beats the memory of the Oldest
inhabtant.
The stage to South Royalton went on
wheels last Saturday for the first time this
season.
A curious accident and one that might
have been quite serious happened on
Thursday, Feb. %. Mr.. b. +. Hyde was
driving high spirited horse ut rapid
gait through the street, and unluckily ran
over very big dog, which 50 canted the
sleigh rs to throw him out. Mr. Hyde
clung to the reins and was drawn by the
horse on the hard road about ten or fifteen
rods with less dampgo than could have
been supposed would have followed.
An entertainment was given ut b. f.
Hydc's hall on the evening Of Feb. 25.h
entitled " Coupon Bonds and "Hhe War
of the Roses the proceeds to be APP.
piled to rcpIensh The ltlies' library,
Nineteen OF oug young peop,e took part
in it.
According to the prime report of the
town officers, the cost Of supporting the
poor last year wa, $l,2j5. besides The rent
of the town farm town officers bills, $751;;
sales of liquor by the agent, 1852; ccmc-
terry fund.- $SG5; indebtedness of town
above assets, $Gl3; value Of stock, prod
! uGe, etc, on town farm, Sj3l.
Rev. Mr., Barber preached ut the Con-
| gregational church last Sabbath.
EAST ELMuRE.-IIoracc Burnham leaves
here for the farm he has purchased in
! Cabot
The high bridge bcIo G. A Morse's is
finished after so long II time,
| The lumber mills in this vicinity are
stocking up heavily with logs this season.
The snow is leaving us. but we look for
q more to follow" The are large quanti-
ties of logs in the woods in this vicinity
yet to be got into the mills.
Quarterly meeting passed off pleasantly.
Bro. Chrystie preached one Of his excel
lent sermons, which was followed by an
interesting social meeting in the evening,
Bro. G. B. Tilloson is to leave us and
90 to East Montpelier on large farm he
has bought. We shall MISS him, rs he
has been connected with the NJ. T. church
here ever since its organization, and has
held the position Of steward, superintend
cnt of the Sabbath school and class leader
! al different times.
GROTON. Hiram A. Cutting, our
state geologist lecturcd on the 81 instant
in the. NJ. +. church ut this place upon
Various Methods of Foretelling Storms"
The house was filled with an intelligent
audience, and the principles set forth were
these derived from long study and close
observation. They were presented in a
happy style and all were deeply Interested.
We believe that many points in the lecture
were so we'll taken and so fully shown
that they will be of permanent advantage
to our farmers, and, in fact, to all who
care to know of coming storms. 1t was
certainly one Of the best and most enter.
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