Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-26

teen years, and he will be pleased to sec
tho former customers and many new ones.
EAST ELMoRE.-George Dixie has rented
the Nelson Farm on Woodbury. mountain.
F. i. Morse has the White Sewing Ma
chine for sale, the best in the world, we
think.
Professor L. Il. ODER is to have n class
in instrumental music.
George White has rented the Wheatley
farm for one year.
Our pastor. Rev. Henry Flint, has gone
to attend the NJ. L. conference at Ludlow.
The roads about here are bad, in places
almost impossible.
Morse e Gales lumber mills are run.
ming day and night to cut out the large
stock of logs drawn the past winter.
Mr.. Nat. Nelson is still confined TO his
bed. lie has been sick most all tho past
winter and spring.
FAIRLEE.-Farmers have commenced
to work on the soil in earnest.
Butter. eggs and truth are remarkably
scarce in this locality at present.
James Gilmore. former Green Noun.
tain boy, now of Helena, Montana. is with
his mother for few weeks. Ills many
friends rejoice to see him.
Mrs. George NJ. Southworth of Boston
is visiting friends in this place.
Spring chickens have begun to "shell
out" and pay the debt the old hen owes
for wintering.
Charles Hayes has been confined to the
house by a sore on his left hand. lie has
our sympathy.
Mrs. P. C. Blodgett spent part of the
week in Littleton. N. II.
Miss Elena Frary of Bradford will spend
the season at w. II. Gilmore's, serving in
the capacity of Amelia.
Several couples from Oxford were in
attendance at the social hop at the "potato
house" last Tuesday evening,
On account of the poor travelling, few
were present at the sociable held at Mrs
NJ. L. Riggs on Thursday last. Those
who did attend reported first class time
David Abbott is buying potatoes and
loading them at " his" depot.
A daughter of Mr.. BALKAN broke one Of
her legs last week.
The services of Miss Elna Elliot of Or,
ford have been secured to teach the school
in Dist. No. 4. She is student of st.
Johnsbury academy, and is a very compe.
tent teacher.
Moulton Rugg has bought and is fitting
up the residence lately owned by fra
Cooling.
I. G. Smith has procured five swarms
of bees. intending to go into bee culture
Good luck to you, Irving.
John Stratton lost valuable horse a
week or two ago. 1t had been eating
"colt's tall" consequently blind staggers
followed.
Now that sugar making is about over
make your garden and attend to othe
things that have boon neglected for scvcra
weeks.
Those who had tho matter in charg,
thought best to send the Charles Sanborl
baby to the homo for destitute children a
Burlington. Accordingly, after Mrs. W.
II. Kibbee kindly consented to have i
brought to her house. the ladies met il
convention and made it some suitable
clothes for the occasion, after which it wa
placed in the homo. The mother, Mrs
Charles Sanborn, is recovering from hel
late illness.
| Universalist meetings next Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Farnsworth will, d. Y, ofiiciate
Miss Abbie McLane will teach school il
Bradford the coming term.
Joseph Shaw is spending few weeks
rusticating in Canada.
| The singers were invited to meet al
Mrs. w. II. Gilmore's on last Saturday
evening for tho purpose of q social sins
and little practice. For further particu
lars inquire Of A. w. Paine, leader of thu
choir.
| SwANToN.-.Charlcs Gilmore IL Co. hav
opened their new clothing store this weel
in Burns now block. They make goo,
showing and promise, of course, grea
bargains.
April 18th the quantity and quality o
butter in market was fair, but the price
were hard for the butter makers to bea
after getting 40 cents only two weeks since
Twenty to % cents for all but select lots
for which 2G to q cents was in some in
stances obtained, was the ruling price
Some who came into market singing wen
home with the "blues;" but such are thu
ups and downs of life.
Rev. j. ID. Beeman, who for the las
three years has been the efficient pastor O
the NJ. Z. church here, has but shor
time more to remain with us. We are i'll
sorry to part with so earnest worker
He is good preacher, - good manage
and q fearless advocate of truth. He j
very highly esteemed by all but the rum
ocracy. He leaves the church in goo,
condition for his successor We shall no
pity Montpelier district in the least if h
should happen to be sent over there. MI
Beeman gave us an excellent sermon las
Sabbath from the text, "Give ye them {
eat" About thirty probationers hav
/ been added as the fruits of the reviva
since the week of prayer, We may Civ
, more of an account of the revival in
future issue.
ST.. ALDANS BAY.-On New Years eve
1875, tho Methodist and Congregations
churches at st. Adams Bay were bot
burned. An effort was made to rebuilt
: the Methodist. A house was erected an
the vcstry finished of, when the fund
failed and the work stopped. There
stood, the people feeling unable to 60 or
, until last summer, when an effort wa