Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20

Winooski hotel, has been sick some time
with pneumonia, but is now on the gain.
His wife was taken with the same disease
last Tuesday night, and died on the morn
ing of the 18th, aged Sc years.
CHELsEA.-George L. Hayward has
bought the farm recently owned by Frank
Gilman; price $3.50.
f. w. Farnham has rented his farm to
Sylvester Bill, and removed to Lynn,
Mass.
Easter services were held last Sabbath
at both churches, together with large
floral offerings.
D. p. Shaw shows signs of prosperity.
He intends TO put an extra meat cart upon
the track this season.
If report is true William johnson has
been very unlucky with horses this past
winter, having lost eight.
man by the name of Danforth of
West Fairlee was committed to Jail a few
days ago to await his trial on a charge of
attempted rape.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
George. fourteen months old, had sur
gical operation few days ago on large
tumor on its neck.
Mr.. Smith Ely, president of the Ely
mines, has been elected president OF the
National Bank. Chelsea, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Elihu Hyde.
Mr.. Taylor. the new stage proprietor,
assumed control of the line TO South Roy
alton last week. Mr.. Dodge, with his
family, has returned to Springfield, Vt.
A. j. Copeland, in consequence of the
failure of his health. offers for sale his
entire stock of groceries and great vari-
ETY. of other goods which he has on sale
rare chance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Clough celebrated
the twenty-fiflh anniversary of their mar
riage on the 9TH instant. The members
of Waterson Post, G. A. R., to which he
belonged, gave him substantial evidence
of their respect on that occasion.
Harvey Spear and William Hill were
released from Jail last Saturday. They
had been confined there about four months
awaiting their trial on charge of robbing
the express. Charles A. Densmore is bail
for Spear. and George W. Ceaveland and
Edison Titus are bail for Hill.
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furniture and paint business to f. r. Hyde
and j. A. Twiss; and Tarbell & Cope
land have sold out their large assortment
of caskets and collins to the same firm.
The business of the new firm will be
carried on at the old stand in Tarbell's
building.
CoRINTH CoRNER.-John Scribner is
the prudential committee in school district
No. 4.
The sugar season is very good in this
vicinity; people are making large guam
It'll es. .
Mrs. G. F. Winchester's funeral services
were attended by Rev. Mr., Dutton (o
Corinth,) at the residence of Mr.. Winches
ter at O'Clock P. NJ, on the 18th.
On the 10th, the house. barn and othe
buildings of Capt. Thomas Pascoe of Ely
) we're consumed by fire. Damage not
known.
Rev. w. II Dean closed his two years
5 labor with this church April 18th. Hi
g sermons we're very effectng through thu
g day, especially the afternoon discourse
a After the close Of the meeting parties wer
heard to cry, can this be the last we sha
hear of Brother Deanp' We pray that h
: may be blessed and prospered in the future
NORTH MONTPELIER A. j. Holliste
has so far recovered from severe attac
of pneumonia as to be able to sit up some
Widow Sarah Merritt is keeping tn
factory boarding house, j. B. Well
having gone into the hotel at Marshfielc
E. N. Morse has u e sheep, thre
years old this spring, that dropped thre
e eve lambs on the 9th instant, which AZ
} all alive and doing well.
/, Nathaniel Davis is making preparation
It to leave town. He talks now of locatin
e at Mortified, where he will enter NOR
:, extensively into the butter and chees
e business.
e Hr H. Martin. our committee, hi
| 4 of Cnf,xu a
|. teacher of the summer term of schoo
which is to commence on Monday, Ma
u 9th Miss Snow has had goo success {
a teacher,
b NJ t. G. Wing, near the centre of tn
town, stands at the head as yet in suga
,, ing, having made two thousand pounds
e sugar from two hundred and fifty tree
3. and still there's more to follow. WI
comes nextP
= NoRTHFIELD-F. c. Clark, a workma
10 on the Adams slate quarry. was killed la
- week Wednesday. He fell to the bottol
! of the pit, distance of fifty feet, al
- breathed half hour or more, though
an unconscious state. He was 45 years
age, and leaves wife and four childr'
ID to mourn his untimely death. Only ye
|. has elapsed since Gideon Veo was kill
ar at the same quarry, by the fall of derric
III Popular feeling was much disturbed he
al last week by the arrest of five men, on tt
}. charge of being tramps. For some da
o. men had been about the village askinI t
n. food, though in very quiet and gent
,e, manly like manner, as the proof shove
h, The arrest was made by deputy sher
he Howe, who brought the men on Friday
re fore D. T. Averll, for trial. W. F. B
al ker managed the case for the state, H
n Metcalf and Conway volunteered for
tie defence. The proof adduced lacked pc
tiveness, most of the witnesses being |
IN willing to swear to the identity of the IN
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