Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-07-13

was sunslruck while at work
The convention of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union announced last
week for July l4th. has been postponed
until the first week in August. The exact
date will be given later.
Mr., W C. Coup's new great show will
exhibit in Montpelier on Wednesday
August oath and is said to be fully three
times larger than ever. consisting of three
circus companies. using four circus and
hippodrome rings, nine bands OF music. "A
grand menagerie of rare wild animals, a
splendid museum, requiring dozen
steam engines TO operate the differen
features, and a magnificent Paris hippo-
drome, with race track forty feet wide
and nearly half mile round, employ ing
nearly two hundred artists, aud a tribe of
Indians who will take part in an exciting
romantic wildwood horse back drama.
entitled " An Indians chase for wife,
Both in The three clrcuses and hippodrome
many of the acts are entirely new, and
are the theme of universal admiration and
praise, by the public and the press.
Among these are the Indians, the Zulus,
the flying Lu Lu, the dashing Geraldine,
etc, whose wonderful feats and perform
ances have no parallel in the annals of
the stage or the ring.
BARNET.-Kenerson's Jersey Queen OF
Barnet, No. 4201 A. j. II. B., has made
eighty pounds and six and one half ounces
of butter in the month OF June. She av-
eraged forty-six and one third pounds Of
milk per day fer the last forty days She
is now making nineteen pounds of butter
per week.
BELLOWS FALLs.-Sunday was the
warmest day of the season, the thermom
eter ranging from Sc" to lO4o in the
shade
Diphtheria appears now to have nearly
or quite disappeared, no new cases having
been announced for some weeks.
The union temperance meeting held at
the M. E. church Sunday evening, July
9th, was quite well attended. Tho utmost
freedom prevailed In praying and speak
ing, and the interest in the temperance
work is still increasing. 1t was suggested
by one of the speakers that the temperance
organization raise funds and purchase u
drinking fountain and place it upon the
square for the benefit of the public. A
committee was appointed to have the mat
ter in charge, and in less than ten minutes
thirty-six dollars was subscribed. 1t be
gins TO look now as though Bellows Falls
village would have what it has been very
much in need of for years.
CABoT.-As the stage driver, Nathaniel
Heath, who runs from West Danvlle to
Marshfeld, was on his return trip on
Tuesday. the 5th instant, and had Just
passed the summit near Molly's pond, his
harness gave way, letting the wagon on
to the horse, which caused him to run.
The thills dropping threw Mr.. Heath and
"a boy out, badly bruising the boy head
and jarring Mr.. Heath. The fortunate
forethought of Mr.. Heath had provided
him with a bottle of stmuant which he
used freely on the boys head. Nothing
serious came of the accident except the
badly broken wagon. After getting an
other wagon he proceeded to West Dan
vile with the mail. Query-Would it no
be humane thing in the government t.
state in the contract that every stage
driver should carry bottle of the stimu
liant to be used in case of accident?
CHELsEA.-Hyde 4 Twiss have extend.
ed their business by the addition of stool
of lime.
J. G. Clark, cashier of the bank, ha
taken rooms in the Elihu Hyde house
and has set up housekeeping.
The drouth has become very severe, ant
the heat the past week has been fearful
the thermometer ranging high up among
the nineties.
The grasshoppers are doing n grea
amount of damage to the crops on Yves
hill; and the farmers are doing their ut
most to secure their hay before il is III
ined.
We notice a large increase of strangers
on the streets. Visitors and strangers ar
arriving from the cities. Jabin Corwin
Ohio and expects about as many mon
from other localities.
The stage time on the route from Chel
, sea to Barre has been changed so that tn
= stage leaves Chelsea at o'clock A. NJ
| every day, and returning arrives here
at 8 o'clock P. NJ. instead of running onl
I three times week. The new arrang
f ment will greatly accom- modate the publi
HUMANS Lille w llIluul IlluhSOu
sick.
q j. M. Gould had horse badly hooke
last week
Perfume peddlers have commence
their annual round of visits to the he
D roosts, and it reminds us of what the so
of Erin said the first time he snelled on,
s that it would take twenty men to sme
one.
+ WILLIAMsTowN.-C. II. Beckett &C
u three of the prizes at Dartmouth.
d Mrs. Alvin Smith, blind lady, passe
g away last week.
- Mrs. Grin Walker and Mrs. John Lynd
r are both very sick.
: The ladies' circle are to meet with Mrs
David Gale next Thursday.
Mrs. Lenora Young and daughter frol
Minnesota are visiting friends here.