Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-12

His subject was "intoxication."
Mrs. Il X. Aldrich and Mrs. Little,
mother of Rev. J. S. Little, have been
quite sick for few days, but are reported
as improving.
There are several in our village upon
the sick list. Mrs. l.. F. Hale has been
quite sick for some days, but we are pleas
cd to report her improving under the
treatment of DR.. Ilunsen.
Grasshoppers and potato bugs are doing
great damage 10 growing crops. Many of
the farmers in FaIrlee and Oxford are re-
ported to have cut their grass to save it
from the grasshoppers which completely
cover the ground. With little warm
and dry weather they will devour all be-
fore them.
Rev. T. p, Frost is spending his vacation
of some three weeks camping in the forests
surrounding the lakes in Maine. The
church is to be closed for two Sabbaths
We hope to see our pastor return with
improved health and strength. He is
accompanied by young man from Thet-
ford and Fred Doe, son of n. II. Doe,
Esq, of New York City.
This place seems to be the place of at
traction to spend the lth we should Judge
by the way the fast men and horses flock
in this (Tuesday) morning from the sur
rounding country. Now and then team
comes in with one or more ladies, but
usually their absence is particularly motto.
able. We commend them for their good
Judgment and taste. But few ladies would
care to spend tho day in watching tho
wrestling tournament or boxing contest,
which seems to be the great attraction of
the day. 1t occurs to us that it would have
been better to have had celebration Of q
more cleyating character. Little can our
children see why the ith of July is called In
dependence day from what they may learn
from what they may see in Bradford to.
day. We are glad to sec the people coming
to Bradford. but regret that they como to
celebrate Independence day by such
attractions as tend to degrade rather than
elevate.
CHELsEA.-Aliss Nellie A. Dearborn is
teaching school in Washington.
A. V. Goss, son of DR.. S. n. Goss, was
one of the graduates at the late commence.
ment of Dartmouth college. Eight of our
citizens attended the commencement ex.
ercises.
John II. Bixby has secured employment
in a hotel at Old Orchard beach. Q1ite a
number of our young men and young
ladies have secured places in large sum-
mer hotels at the mountains and elsewhere
Ephraim Hatch and his family of Cali
fornia have arrived in town on visit to
his father, Amos s. Hatch. He is an cx.
tensive farmer, and raises some thousands
of bushels Of wheat annually. lie has re-
sided in California thirty-two years.
Mr.. B. Berry has sold out his interest in
the harness business in this place to Mr..
Calder, his former partner. Cause, failure
of his health.
Mr.. Hale Flint and his family of Chicago
are in town on visit to his wife'S sister,
Mrs. Rev. +. Z. IIerrick.
Almon Ordway received II severe blow
from ball which struck him on the cheek
bone, knocking him down, while he was
engaged in game OF base ball July t.
l. w. Bacon claims to have the boss
Devon heller. In the latter part of May,
seven months after she dropped her calf.
she made one and one-half pounds of but
ter per day. She is four years old.
At the recent meeting of the directors of
Chelsea National Bank a scmi.annual
dividend of three per cent was made.
Rev. +. Hatch Of Hartford, Conn, has
been in town lately on q visit to his friends.
5. j. Moore returned from his excursion
to the west last Thursday.
The woman's Christian temperance
union held their monthly meeting with
Mrs, Andrews last Thursday.
A. W. Whitney and son are putting in
a new flume, and otherwise thoroughly
repairing their grist mill.
Elisha Burgess, we learn, has obtained
employment in II livery stable In Bethel,
Hon. B. Martin is reported as being
very feeble and in a precarious condition.
He went to Vergenncs few weeks ago
with his wife to spend the season with her
friends and is now unable to return. 1t is
fcared he may not recover.
w. II. Kinds, NJ. d., with his wife and
daughter of Milford, N. H., arc visiting
his stepson Mr.. John A. Twiss,
CORINTH CORNER.--Childron S day was
observed July ID in this place. Our pas
tor preached for tho children in the morn
ing. In the afternoon the time was mostly
devoted to singing (undor the direction of
A. NJ. Blnks), and speaking Of pieces by
the Sunday school scholars. Although we
are little behind our neiShboring towns
in the observation of the day, we did not
find as though we were deficient in the
tastefulness and the plcasantness of the
house, or in the interest of the occasion.
NoKTuFIELD.- Rev. w. s. Hazen is at
Saratoga on vacation.
AFRO Winch is recovering from an at
tack of rheumatic fever.
P. X. Edgerton is looking over the
accounts OF the EImwood cemetery associ.
alton.
The grand list Of the town has decreased
$l,700 this year and there are twenty
three less polls,
Mr.. Howarth will not close his factory
and hereafter the business will be done
by the firm of Howarth & Son.