Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-17

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4 a donation of s25 has been given To the
# Inuay school library. by a gentleman
= 80" piston VINO is spending his vacation
\ mere and s25 N IRE is being raised to put
with 1t. ''' 49, ~ P''
Mr.. AMI Mrs Alden Wheeler, cele.
, "r"ed their tin welding on Friday even
lug oil last week. A large company
s''nerei at the residence of Chas. Graves
Esq. The presents were numerous anc
u'eIul' AS we'll As valuable. A pleas.nt
company and beautiful evening
RADfoRD.-The many friends of o
uanoell' ESD of Trey n. Y, are pleased
10 see MN among Us for few days.
SUSIE daughter of DIR. "A Doty, start.
ed Tuesday for few weeks visit auono
friends in Massachusetts.
Several of our business men and clerks
Started Monday for the White Mountains,
where they are to spend few DAYS
roughing it,"
The beautiful rain of Sunday served IN
brighten the church goers. as there were
but few to church in either house on Sun
day morning.
The many friends of Rev. A. B. Truax
were pleased to see him among US for a
lew hours recently. He seems to have
lost none of his activity by his few months
stay in Brattleboro.
The many friends of Landlord Fabvan
OF the Irotter house will be sorry to learn
that he is confined to his room by illness
caused by over-exertion and heat at the
fire on Friday. We trust he will soon be
among his friends again.
The wife of C. H. Mann met with quite
a serious accident at Claremont, N. H., bv
being thrown from carriage last Thurs
day, receiving Il fracture of one arm and
severe bruises. 1t is hoped she may he
able TO be removed to her home in this
village in few days.
Just as the people of the village were
gathering for their MONDAY meal on Fri,
dav, they were startled by the ringing of
the fire bells occasioned by slight fire in
the blacksmith shop occupied by E. G.
Hobart; damage trifling, The fremen
thought it rather hot berth fighting fire
with the mercury at 120'-l020 in the
shade.
Bradford reform club held one of its, so
called popular entertainments at the Town
Hall on Tuesday evening, consisting of
dramatic plays. tableaux, etc. These en-
tertairments are all well enou III perhaps,
but it seems to US that it would be well to
engraft hHle temperance into the re-
form club meetings now and then There
is certainly iHtemperance enough here. Let
us have some good stirring temperance
lecturers among They will tell for good
if care is taken in selecting the speakers.
Let US have again the men that first start
ed reform club in our midst. They will
draw the men we want to reach and do
them good. 1t is the men we want to
save from tntemperance. The ladies and
small children as rule are Ill right in
that matter.
CABor.-Mr. Myers has Just begun
work in his new blacksmith shop which
he has built on to the end of his house.
Rev. G. S Adams Is spending his vaca-
ton with his wife on the sea coast. Coney
Island is the point they started for. Mr.
Caleb Fisher and wife accompany them.
A few days since ALDER, Osgood had a
fine swarm Of bees with a bive full of
honey stolen. He got out search war
rant for five or six houses, but did not find
his property.
w. w. Buchanan and wife think them
selves fortunate in having secured the
services of P. Quincy AMI wife on. L.
Marsh) for the coming fall and winter in
their hotel, and we'll they may.
NoRTHFIELD One of the oldest resi-
dents of the town. Silas Sheldon, died
August 10Th.
Camp meeting. now in session, is very
successful in numbers. The largest con.
gregation assembled on Sunday that was
ever on the grounds.
The fall term of Northield graded
school will begin August 24th. j. NJ. Hit,
A. NJ, prncipt, with Mary f. Vaughan.
preceptress; Miss Alice. A, Averill, No 5;
Miss Mary E. Thompson, No, 4; Miss
Carrie S. Bean, NJ. 8; Miss Miriam |.
Kimbtll, No. 2. and continue twelve
weeks Prof. Hit is well known rs a
su ccessful teacher.
CHELSEA -Abram F. Lougee anil Din
ison Sargent are reported as being
seriously i'll.
One of P. L. Ssrgent's cows was found
dead in his pasture last week. Cause
unknown.
A. w. Whitney and son have removed
the old piazza to their grist mill. and
have built new one.
The fume of E. P. Densmore's saw
mill was torn out at one end by the fresh
ct during the late great rain, also a part
of the dam at the carriage shop, above |
the sawmill.
T. w. Wyman, of Stanstead, P. O.,
arrived In town the 18Th instant, and is
the guest of Foster Grow. He was
native of this town.
Hon. l.. G. Hinckley, B. F. Dickinson
and John Is. Atwood are spending their
vacation at Saratoga Springs for the
benefit of their health. Charlie Carwin
is spending his vacation at Beebe Plain,
Stanstead. P. Q.
Rev. E. E. Herrick left town last Satur-
day, to be absent four Sabbaths. He will
supply the Congregational pulpit at Lit
Teton, N H., during his vacation and
take trip to the White Mountains.
A large company went from this town
to the camp meeting at Mortified. that
commenced on the 18th instant. There
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