Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-03

CHEIsEA.-Rev. w. ". Roberts and bis
family. of Enosburgh. are in town on a
visit to their parents and friends.
Rev. IL. Webster preached an interest
ing and impressive sermon on the subject
OF temperance last Sabbath morning.
Agents of the United States view com
psny were in town last week, and took a
large number of views of the village resi-
dences.
w. H. f. Cumming. principal of Brad.
ford academy. and his family, arc spend
ing his summer vacation with Mrs. Cum.
mlngs' parents. A. Powers, Esq, and wife
The stage on the east route runs now
directly to Ely by way of Vershire post
Office, instead of going to Yves, Fairlee.
The mail is then taken to West F,irlee by
another driver.
Jacob Norris. an old resident of the
town, is quite dangerously i'll with pneu-
monia. He is a very valuable citizen, and
much anxiety is expressed in reference to
his recovery.
A game of base ball was played last
Saturday on II. Ctbot's meadow. between
the Chelsea club and South Royalton club.
The score stood, as we were informed, II
for South Royalton, and 16 for Chelsea.
Mr.. Sanborn Skinner, died July 25th, at
the residence of L. B. Dutton, aged
seventy one years. His death was the
tenth that has occurred in the village
within the last six months, at an average
age of about sixty years of those who died
At meeting of school district number
two, held on Friday evening last, it was
voted to reduce the tax that is to be raised
on the grand list for tho ouppurt OF the
schools in that district, from fifteen cents
on dollar to ten cents on dollar.
Brigadier General N. B. Mclaughlin,
of the United States army, is spending
some time in the town on a visit to his old
acquaintance. He was a native of this
town. He has been in the army thirty
one years, and for several years past has
been stationed at Texas.
MoRETOwN. The school in district No.
II, taught by Mary A. Robinson of More
town, recently closed after successful
term of ten weeks with the following
record: Scholars neither absent nor tardy
Theresa Honan, Esther Bush, Lily
Shonlelle, Celinda Shontelle, Cora Belle
Shontele. Those having no tardy marks
but were absent one day or more-Anna
Farnham. George Farnham, Lewis Shon-
telle, Clarence Long. Minnie Honan was
absent but half day. The average at
tendance per day was ninety per cent of
the entire number of scholars.
RUTLAND.-The new bronze fountain
is to be Immediately put up in the park.
This park runs through the centre of the
village and might be made as handsome
AS Commonwealth avenue, Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Dresser of Nebraska spoke
in the Congregational church last Sabbath
on mission work in that state. He is now
soliciting funds for the erection of Frank
lin academy. Mr.. Haven generously
headed the subscription with fifty dollars.
The subject of giving the children of
New York a vacation of two weeks in the
fresh air of the country is being agitated,
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, of Brooklyn spoke at
the M. f. church on this subject last Sun
day evening, and it is to be hoped, that
sufficient funds can be raised to bring up
| fifty of the New York children.
A large amount of building is being
done, and some elegant new blocks are
being put up. The Ripley opera house.
will be the finest building of the kind, in
the state. A large number of dwellings are
being erected, and it is very difficult 10
find help One carpenter had to refuse
twelve calls one day, and six the next.
Even common day laborers are scarcely
to be found. every one having more than
he can do.