Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-15

L. u humphrey mas sold one. half of MS
hill farm TO d. D. Howe of Brookfeld,
who has taken possession of the same.
The potatoe bugs threaten to lie more
destructive than last year. Enoch Dies.
erman has picked more than peck of the
beetles on about a third of an acre of
potatoes.
The ladies society of the NJ. E. church
held festival Friday evening. June 10Th,
in L. B. buttons front yard. consisting
of strawberries. ice cream, lemonade and
other nice things.
Adam Dickey sold at auction on Satur.
day last, lot of household furn ture, pre-
paratory to removing from the town.
Rev. E. E. Herrick exchanged pulpits
on recent Sabbath with Rev. D. Kilburn
Of Chelsea west hill.
The county grand Jury finished their
work and adjourned on the 18th inst, hav.
ing found seventeen true bills.
Edwin Robbins and his family have
returned from Wisconsin. intending as we
learn, to remain in the town.
Freddie Hatch, who has been at Grin.
mel, Iowa, for the past two years, return
ed last week on a visit TO hi. father, Amos
S. Hatch.
Mrs. Lewis S. Hovey, formerly resi-.
dent of this town, is now visiting her
friends in this place. She removed to the
west several years ago.
"Uncle Joe" Kinnerson was Frustrated
with paralysis on Sunday, the 18th inst.
He is an old man, and the chances of his
recovery are very doubtful.
Last Sunday was Childrens' day" so
called, at the Methodist church. Rev. Mr..
Webster, the pastor, preached an appro.
pirate sermon in the forenoon. The after.
noon was devoted to a Sunday school
concert for the benefit of the children.
The church was profusely decorated with
flowers and evergreens, together with
about dozen bird cages and bird. tina,
were very musical.
At the annual meeting of George Wash
ngton Lodge, F. and A NJ, at Mason.
hall, June 9th. the following officers were
elected and installed:
W. NJ, H. S. Foss; S. W., NJ. V. B
Davis; J. W., W H. Emery; treasurer
W. S. Hatch; secretary, John Durkee; S
D., G, A. Leavitt; j. D.. H. Durkee; S. S.
j. P. Fish; j. S., T. Bruce; chaplain, E
D. Barnes; marshal, s. B. Hebard; tyler
w. NJ Ordway.
Orange county court petit jury: E.
Norcross, D. K. Andrus, Bradford; C. NJ
Bass, S. Spear, Brsintree; w. NJ. Alvord
c. E. Clahin, Brookfed; T. Godfrey, A
W. Whitney, Chelsea; J. W. Stevens, R
H Child, Corinth; L. D. Paine, C. H
Flanders, Ely; c. F. Pierce, F, A. Porter
Fairlee; l. Curtis, G l. Cook. Orange; R
&. Long, B. o. Rogers, Newbury; H.
Sharp, Randolph; h. H. Allen. D. E Paine
Strafford; c. Judd. w. A. Dodge, Tibet
ford; o. S. Tracy. G. W. Durkee. Tun
bridge; I. A. Perkins, P. Hayward. Tops
ham; J. G. Smith, A. H. Southworth
West Fairlee; c. D. Magoon, NJ. D. Til
lotson, Washington; C. H. Merrill. c
Flint, Williamstown,
The first case put on trial was the oil
case of Melendy vs.. the town of Bradford
for alleged damages on the highway. Th
jury lmpanneled went to Bradford o
Wednesday and viewed the premise
where the accident happened. The cas-
is still on trial Tuesday, June IA.
NoRTHFIELD AT the annual villag
meeting. held at Village Hall, Friday eve
Jane 10th, the officers chosen for tn
ensuing year were as follows; ]. H. Or
cult. moderator; c. D. Williams. cler
and treasurer; Alonzo Wilmot, H. L
Kenyon, Darius Thomas, j. H circuit an
s. F. Judd. village trustees; A. F. Spaul
ding, E. D. Smith, ]. L. Mosely, Chsur
cey Denny and H. R. Brown, fire wardens
F. A. Preston, collector; H. K. Brown
auditor. Voted tax of ten cents on tn
dollar on the grand list, to pay curren
expenses and something on the indebted
ness of the village.
PUTNAMsvILLE.-J.M NJ. Gould is putin
An addition to his barn.
Oscar Burnham is moving upon Il
place that he purchased Of Seldom Thaye
WILLAMsrowN- Quite warm after II
eclipse and getting very dry.
Grin Simous is visiting his friends aftt
4 long absence.
Rev. L. L. Green and wife are mac
happy by the birth Of son.
Fred L. Webster, from Danvers, Mas
aohusetts, has been in town the pa
week.
Mrs. W. F. Levings and her childr'
90 10 Wisconsin where her husband hi
been for some months, and Mrs. Charl'
Templetou goes to Dakota to join h'
husband.
WORCESTER Rev. A. w. Ford is si'
again.
The road destroyed by the late storm
being rebuilt.
1t is reported that the gold diggers ha
suspended operations.
Mrs. G. L. Stone continues quite To-
and doubts are entertained of her recover
The Good Templars' county union th
| met in this place on the 9Th instant W
largely attended. a good time enjoyed al
good speaking was had.
1 A man by the name of Henry j. Stor
from Parishville, N. Y, who was engag
q by Luther Hamblet to carry on the Lee
ard Hamblet farm, ran away few da
II ago, leaving his family at Mr.. Hamblet
: and has not been heard from since. +
wife has gone to her relatives in Mas
chusetts.