Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-12-07

their new mill in the upper village, 1000
barrels of cider in seven weeks, besides
grinding about 10000 bushels Of apples.
J. b. Bacon, postmaster. has enlarged
the postoffice and placed therein new and
enlarged letter boxes. making very de, ,
cided improvement as regards the conyen.
fence and appearance of the office.
The surviving selectmen have called a
meeting of the town to be held Dec. 18th,
Tor the purpose of electing first select.
man to take the place make vacant by the
death of Aaron Davis. Another object of
the meeting is to raise money to pay the
Indebtedness of the town.
Rev. w. H. Davis. pastor of the Con-
gregaticnal church at Beverly, Mass, has
removed to this town. He will attend to
the settlement of his fathers large estate,
having been appointed administrator of
the estate by the probate court.
The December term of the Orange
county court will commence on Tuesday.
Dec. 20, and will te presided over by
Hon. H. H. Powers.
Mrs Asa Robbins has leased her farm
to her son George and gone to Illinois to
live with her brother, Mr.. Converse.
Beef 30 per cwt. pork 50 per cwt; po-
tatoes rs cts. per bushel; wool IS cts. :;
prime tub butter 25 TO 20 cts.
At the annual meeting of the Waterson
Post, G. A. R., held Dec. 2, the following
officers were elected: Com. A. NJ. Banks;
S. V. c.. George F. Reed; J. " c.,
Smith Taylor; Q. NJ. J. B. Atwood; Sur
geon, S N. Goss; Chaplin, Rev. E. E.
Herrick; Officer of the day. John Stanton (;
Officer of the guard, r. Slack.
NoRTHFIELD.-.Before daylight Friday
morning of last week the wife of Harvey
Wilson disappeared from her home at the
Center Village. Search was made Tor her
through the day, but night came on and
she was still missing. The next morning
the church and fire bells rung for general
rally to scour the woods and fields. and
search the river. Soon afternoon the glad
tidings were passed, that the lost was
found. In her arrangement the unfortu.
nate woman had wandered towards Rox.
bury, and was found in piece of woods
seated on a log, cold and exhausted.
RANDOLPH Mr.. M Kinster Eddy, a
life long resident of Randolph, was found
dead in his barn Tuesday afternoon. He
had gone out to do some work and after
AN absence of several hours was found
where he had died, probably Of heart dis
ease. He was an intelligent and much
respected citizen. The funeral will be on
Friday of this week.
Charles G. Tarbsll. formerly of Rau-
dolph. died in Boston November 29th and
his funeral was at the Center Thursday,
his body having been brought from Mas
sachusetts the day before. Mr.. Tarbell
WAS son of the late Gilman Tarbell. He
enlisted in Co. G. Sth VT, and was after
wards in the signal service. After the
war he taught school and was for some
time principal of the Mortified graded
school. He moved to Illinois some ten
years ago and has since resided in the
west. His age was thirty seven years and
the disease Of which he died was con
sumption. A widow and three children
survive him. He was a man of gener Gus
impulses and of much more tn, ordinary
ability.
ST. JoHNsBURY.-A telephone line from
this place to the East village is being talk
ed Of
A. B. Howe has sold his interest in tht
"St. Johnsbury Ender " to John Harris o
Danvile, who has taken possession.
The senior exhibition which came of
Friday evening was success for the
students, and pleasant time for the audi
once.
Leslie 1. Bishop has taken A. G. Hsr-
vey's place in the western excursion bust
ness and has an office in the Avanut
House.
| Ex-Gov. Fairbanks and family, have
returned from their foreign tour. A com
pany of friends and neighbors assembled
to welcome them home.
The Y. NJ. c. A., concert last week was
decided success. The next and fourtl
entertainment is the Shubert Quartet.
Hope it will prove as good rs the last one
Miller & Ryan's new carriage factory
is completed, the machinery is in, anc
everything in complete order making ont
of the best and largest carriage shops in
Vermont.
The Lothrop Bros. have sold out their
meat market to Kirk e. Bartlett, who have
possession. Geo. Lo.hrop has purchased
Hugh Moore interest in the carriage and
harness business.
DR.. A. w. Donaldson, who has beer
sick with consumption for the past year
died November 2Sth BY his death tht
place looses good physician, and a tru,
gentleman. His remains we're taken t.
Derby, VT.
WORCESTER. Chester M. Ladd has
gone west to see his sister who is not ex.
pected to live.
There Was bear hunt in the north par
of the town last week, and reports sa,
that it was nothing but coons.
The Good Templars are still thriving
under the leadership of Lillian Templeton
six were initiated at there last meeting.
Some fifty of the friends Of Henry Hunt
surprised him last Wednesday, the Both. il
being the tenth anniversary of their mar
riage, they report good time and lef
presents to the amount of aoout thirt,
a dollars.
THERE IS NO DOUBT in our judgmen
3 that Eluia Cream Rain has I'M rim aic W nrt h