Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

CABor-Farmers are rather back ward
with their springs work.
There are large drifts of snow in differ
ent parts of the town, but they have been
sweating some of late.
Measles and pneumonia are still crop
ping out in various places in town, which,
with other sickness, keeps the physicians
busy,
Farm help, as well as help in the house,
is very scarce and hard to get, and wages
are high; while, on the contrary, the
wages of teachers are very low.
Thunder and lightning have started off
well, and promise a good crop this season.
They rather disturb our slunbers nights,
still there seems to be no remedy for it.
Vegetation is coming forward very
rapidly. Fruit trees give promise of full
blossoms, but the farmers fear late frosts
will injure the fruit Potato bugs are
occasionally seen out on prospecting tours.
William P. Whittier. the well known
hotel keeper. has sold his hotel and seven
acres of pasture east of the Methodist
church to William w. Buchanan for
g., 300, and bought the building occupied
by said Buchanan and his son situate
across the door yard from the hotel for
5000. Mr.. Whittier kept a strictly tenn
perance house and was much respected by
his townsmen and the travelling public.
The recent death of his wife no doubt
caused this change. Mr.. Buchanan is
amply competent to fill the bill, and we
hope he will keep as strictly temperance
house as did his predecessor.
CHELSEA Rev. f. E. Herrick ex-
changed pulpits last Sabbath with Rev.
Mr.. Thomas of Ely.
Descon Small of Springfield delivered
lecture before the Young Mems Christian
associalian last Sabbath evening at the
Congregational church.
E P. Densmore brought suit against
Alphonso Fish for damages on a charge of
false warranty of young horse. The
plaintiff, AS we learn, gave judgment and
took an appeal to the county court.
Mr.. J. NJ. Comstock, town superintend
ent of schools, has made arrangements tc
meet all OF the school teachers in the
town at the school house in district No.
every Saturday afternoon for mutua
consultation on subjects connected with
school teaching.
We have Just examined Porter's window
and door screen corners and the othe
fixtures which are on sale by c. f. Robin
son. They are highly ornamen tai ant
must he cheap and very durable. They
are evidently great improvement on tn,
ordinary style of fly screen doors anC
windows
E. w. Bacon's horse became frightened
: while standing in j. A. R. Corwin's shed
and turned and ran furiously He cleared
himself from the wagon by striking
hitching post. which broke the harness
letting the horse free. He ran throug
the piazza Of TarbeIls building, but wa
soon captured. The wagon and harnes
were considerably damaged.
The past week was one Of intense hea
and severe and frightful thunder storms
e On Tuesday the Methodist church in thi
: place was struck by lightning. The cleo
trio fluid entered one of the small spires @
. the belfry, and passed down into the yes
|, try, tearing off boards and splintering to
corner post, besides various other freaks
. Fortunately no serious damage was tn
result. During the day the thermomete
3 showed 930 of heat in the shade. On tn
| same day the house Of Pierce Dickerma
was struck by lightning. The fluid passe
down the chimney and stunned Mr.. an
2 Mrs. Dickerman, who very fortunatel
, escaped serious injury. The next day. /
!, the evening, a frightfil hail storm, wit
thunder and lightning, passed over tn
q place The hail stones were very larg
and broke out great amount of window
glass A barn belonging to Richar