Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-02

Colonel Carpenter, f. T. Fulle-, w. A.
Bnyce and Alonzp Holt have each painted
their buildings.
Joseph w Leonard ha, purchased II
n. Parkhnrst's stone teams, paying there.
for about $1,000.
IL. +. Dickinson has purchased a bnild.
ing lot of Mrs. Packard for $500, and is
erecting a new house.
Postmaster w. A. Perry has purchased
tue residence of the late DIR. Spaulding |
with seven acres of land for 80, 200.
II. n. Parkhurst and A. R. Thurston
have purchased granite quarry of about
thirteen acres of Ira P. Harrington for
$3.50.
John. H. Buchelder and W NJ. Carnes
have purchased II granite quarry of two
and three fourths acres of Lewis Keith for
S56l. The stone in this quarry is very
dark colored and of an excellent quality;
in fact second to none opened in town.
ID. b. Minird purchased about twenty |
three acres of land of the estate of William
Durkee for 800 recently, and has ex
changed the same with B. P Wiley for his
dwelling house, and pays Mr.. Wiley $500
as difference. Mr.. Wiley has already
commenced to build new house.
TRAGEDY AT Bellows FALLS L asl
Friday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs Ezra P. |
Cook were discovered by neighbors who
looked into their sitting room, to be lying
dead. Mr.. Cook on a sofa and Mrs. Cook |
on the floor Mr.. Cook was over sixty
years of age and his wife ten years
younger; he had some years ago been in
the Insane Asylum. nd Mrs Cook lately
thought she was becoming insane, The
two had some family troubles and the
general opinion is that Mrs. Cook gave
her husband laudanum and then took some
herself so that both died from taking 1t. |
She was not in her right mind, in fact it
is doubtful if 10th were not insane, and
their double death may have been intend
ed by both of them. There was great
excitement over the affair at Bellows
| Falls. They were in comfortable circum-
stances Their son, George w. Cook, was
sent for and arrived on Saturday, much
distressed an the sad tragedy,
CHELsEA.-A Davis, Esq, of the firm
Of A. Davis II Co., is seriously ill with
lung fever.
w. w. Ordway sold at auction last
saturday lot of wagons, harnesses,
stoves, etc.
William Chandler, of Woodstock Conn,
vas in town last week on vss. He was
the guest of J, B Bacon.
rha young people Of the Methodist
church gave Il very interesting entertain
nent at the hotel hail, on Wednesday
eve ing. October Goth. Miss Hopkins did
very much to make it success. The
proceeds are to be appropriated towards
)uying a new organ for the church choir
his concert troup, gave one of his inimita
Die entertainments at the hotel hall Mon
dly evening October 3lst.
The educational meeting that was held
at the Congregational vestry, on Tuesday,
he &c of October, by State Superintendent
Dart, was well attended, and highly in
terestng, and will result in benefit tot
our schools. The discussion of new
and important methods of teaching was
well calculated to assist the teachers in
their difficult task.
The mail time on the South Royalton
route has been so Oh anged that the stage
now leaves at 80, being 80 minutes later
than before. A great accommodation to
letter writer's.
The death of Miss Laselle, that was
noticed last week, was one of many sad
cases that occur. She contracted the
typhoid fever, from which sne died, from
taking care of her uncle who died with the
same disease short time before she did
Charles Puifer, the oldest son of the
ate Rev. John NJ. Puffer, died October
10Th. aged % years, being the third young
person who has died in the town in less
than one week.
The former associates of o. b. Copeland
in this town will be pleased to see the
following item taken from the White
Mountain Republic. After speaking of his
connection with the Littcton Bank, the
editor says: :" Mr.. Copeland has won
m my friends during his stay in Littleton,
vino, hie rejoicing at his advancement,
viii be sorry to have him leave town.
The town of Plymouth gains a good
citizen, and the bank faithful and able
officer, :"
GREENSBORO. Rev. A, G.. Washburn,
pastor OF a Congregational church near
Syracuse, n. Y, aged eighty.one years, a
resid mt of this town in his youthful days,
vlsite it after an absence of about sky
years. being the guest of j. l.. Porter
= Mr.. Washburn is able to read without
the aid of spectacles and has remarkably
clear voice, which many much younger
. MIN might envy. His father, Col. Asahe
Washburn, started and organized the frs,
,bbath school in this town in Vermont
and probably in Now England, of which
his son was member. Last Sabbath he
= addressed the Sunday school, relating
p many Interesting incidents of those early
times connected with the school. He als'
. preached in the evening TO an attentive
f audience.
, GRoroN.-J. F. Moore and Mrs. Elz
r keenan, have been engaged to teach the
1 village school for the winter terms.
n Mr.. Blrnham, an evangelist from New
! buryport, Mass, has been preaching a
o the Baptist church afternoons and even
d ings for the past week, and will continue