Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-02-11

BARRE.-Rev. of preached
at the Congregational church on Sunday
last.
The funeral services of Horace Bancroft
were held at the Universalist church on
Sunday Rev. l.. Warren officiated.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
hold their annual festival at the Town
Hall this wednesday, evening. The
entertainment is to consist of music, cha
rades ETC., and last, but not least, supper
to consist of oysters, ice cream, etc.
Tie Help and Hope society of the Uni
versalist church presented the drama
" Worth Struggle" to an appreciative
audience, in the vestry of their church,
Thursday evening last.
Her majesty's ship, Pinafore, was " an
chored" in the Town Hall, Monday even
ing, by the Bostsn English Opera Compa-
ny. We think the opera was finely rem
dered, considering the size of the stage
and the capacity of the hall, although,
perhaps, the audience were rather inappre-
ciatve, which was owing to the fact that
the mouths of the scholars have already
rendered Pinafore too familiar.
BRADFORD Mr.. j. Golden recently
sent 10 Boston market three pair of fat
oxen that averaged 1921 pounds per pair,
aggregating 1l,762 pounds.
Messrs. Tracy & Wilson have invented
and are now using machine that will cut
five tons of corn stalks per day as fine as
coarse meal.
EAST CALAIs.-The Moscow Lodge, ].
o. of G. T.. located at this place, is in a
prosperous condition, with forty members
in COOL standing. The following are the
officers for the present quarter; W. C. T.,
DR.. George II. Gray; w. V. f., Miss Jen-
ME E. Hill; w. S, Miss Clara Pike; w
A. S., Mrs. c. r. Dwinell; w. F. S., NJ
R. Dwinell; w. T., Miss Cora Kelso; W.
c., Z. Dwinell; W. NJ, George E. Hill
w. D., NJ. j. o. B!odgett; w. G., Herbert
Gray; w. Sent, Miss Nora White; w. r
H. s., Miss Ethel Wheelock; P. w. c. I
Miss l. NJ. Pearce.
Clara Pike is sick with lung fever,
B. P. Whites baby is sick with the
Group.
There is to bea dance in Goodelrs hal
rext Friday evening, under tho instruction
of Willie Wait.
At the horse trot on No. 10 pond, Albert
Georges horse stood at the head on speed
CHELSEA.-T drama entitled the
" Loyal Mountaineers " was presented at
B. Z. Hyde's hall by Waterson Post, G
A. R., three evenings in succession. The
weather was very forbidding the first
evening. On the second evening the
spacious hall WIS filled to overlooking.
The proceeds, we learn, will bo appropri-
ated towards meeting the expense fol
lumber which is to be used in the erection
of the soldiers memorial hall.
Dphtheria has again made its appear
ance in our village. A little daughter
and IN only child, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Corwin died with it on Thursday, the 9Th
instant.
Several cases of scarlet fever are re-
ported among children. No deaths have
occurred from the disease.
very fine horse was sold at auction
last Saturday, under an execution. for the
benefit of the creditors of Mr.. Locke. B
f. Hyde bid of the horse at $20l.
Oar hotel proprietor is laying in a fine
stock of excellent ice for his summer,
use, gathered from Waterson's factory
pond.
The place in the south part of the village
formerly owned by Charles Dodge. ha
recently been sold to w. B. Marston.
EAST CoRINTH. -Rev. C. N. Winch i
about to remove from here to Hartland
having received a call from the Congrega
tional church of that town.
EAST overwhelmingly meeting mex
Sabbath, Feb. 10Th.
Plenty of snow now for the lumbermen
and they are improving it in drawing log
and lumber.
DIN Tilotson Of this place has bough
the shops at Maple Corner, Calais, and i
going 10 making horse rakes and do gen
eral repairing. We are sorry to have hin
go from us, as he is nice young man