Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-13

L hcNAA~Ns
Rev. Mr.. Herrick's two daughters. Ell
and Annie, are at school at West Ran
iolph.
WilIi'1A Carpenter . L,ach.as -,uoo
again at Washington Fiat this fall.
IL. o. BiXhY went to New Yor, Us
week, to he absent about a month.
Nellie \. Dearborn la. been ob,ig.d ID
give up her school on account of i'll hca.,h
F1o Congregational. church rccentl
lorat,d $50 to the Tdnbridge church tina
va 50 seriously injured by tornado sew
era weeks ago.
i G.. Hinckley, II. Cabot, +. Dearborn
u. l.. Gixby, W, l.. Hutch, J. A. r. Cor
gn and d. Blrnham were elected Jus
ices ot the peace al the town meeting
Sept. 3.
DR.. Walter Gustin has been taken back
10 the insane asylum ut Brattleboro.
a. S. Austin, administrator on Elihr
dydo's estate, has sold the Calvin Baker
farm, so-cilled, on the Strafford road, to
- Austin of STAFFORD, for 5000.
Ira Thompson had one hand badly
jammed by the falling of a board while
preparing place for displaying the large
show bills of menagerie.
Frank A. Robbins's great geological
and equestrian show and exposition ex-
hibited in this place Sept. -.
Joseph Scott, of the Province Of Que
bee, was in town last week.
The late rains have helped the potatoes.
They are, however, being damaged by the
great white grubs. The corn is nearly
matured so that the farmers are cutting i,
up.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
UaiOn held thei: monthly meeting with
MIS-. G G. Wilson, Sept. l. The follow
~ named ladies' We're appointed dele
r des to the annual state convention of the
Woman Christian Temperance Union, to
be held at North Bennington, Sept. 81 and
IS Mrs. M. Fl. Corwin, Mrs. E. E. Her.
lex, Mrs. Marcia Metcalf, Mrs. Edison
Allen and Miss l.. C. Hatch. The union
are making arrangements to have course
If lectures this fall and winter They are
expecting the following lecturers: Hon.
John B. Mead, Mrs, Livermore, Mrs. Nc
Laughlin, very talented and eloquent
lady Of Boston, and others who will rem
der the cause good service.
Ex-Gov. Hendee was in town last Fri
day, on the business of his Office, viz, n
bank inspector.
Wesley Moore returned last week from
VT, and Canada.
Hard frost Sunday, Sept. 10.
There was an old ladies' social tea
party, composed mostly of widows. at
Abel MerrilPs in this village, Saturday,
Sept. Q. 1t was pleasant and kindly act
on the part of Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill to
thus remember the aged and lonely
widows, and others far advanced in life.
MIDDLEBURY.-Thc warm and dry
weather has percoptibly touched us. The
numbers of city boarders and pleasure
''akers, with our own physical evidence,
and living testimonies to the formor
while he corn IN / potato crop evince the
.ret Of thc latter A goo NV erage ha,
Jp has been secured with extra oat and
'yo crop.
I1a season thu' fur has been noted for
IN unusual stir of business and enterprise
lere. At the village building is still ram.
'3hs, The Baptist church is nearly COM
'e!e'; it is not extensively spacious, but
nee aud attractive. l.. Farnsworth's
louse is quite enclo ed and approaching
completion. The spacious building of
jeckwlth & Co., on the burnt side, is an. |
to the enclosure of its walls.
The graded school and college term
'pen with more than ordinary numbers
md patronage.
Our comfy fair opens this week We'd
lcsday, continuing three days. A new
dllice with dome upon it has been erect. !
ID by the sheep breeders for the accom-
notation of their ilocks. The ENTERPRISE
promises an increased show of
uperior stock, vegetables and mechanical
rticles of improvement.
A general advance in prices is now real
,ed by all producers, laborcrs, etc.
Rev. j. w. Quinlan. our new pastor,
as been away several weeks on vaca.
ion among his wifc's friends in western
i4w York. On the 20 h ult his pulpit
~, supplied by Rev $, w. Bidwell. On
be 20h, on ,ccount Of camp meeting, no
V."5. September 3 his pulpit was
ppl"d by Rev. IIarword OF West
and Lake, N. Y in exchange with the
tstor. The pas tor is being we'll received,
The camp meeting just closed at Spring
rove has been one of unusual power and
ccess. The preaching, hearing and con
craons have been good, aud tho latter
numerous. The services on
sunday were held with closed gate, and q
ce of ten cents was taken for admittance.
t proved to be n success in financials and
eligion. During the term some were
aiken for drunkenness, and two sent to
nc workhouse at Rutland.
Mrs. Wooster, wife of the late Judge
Wooster, died at Rutland,!aged 81 years.
he was brought here and buried beside
er husband.
Mumps have prevailed during the past
lmmor among tho school children, de.
timing many from school. !
The thrashers are passing through here, '
out the enormous yield of oats
nd rye.
The farmers have commenced their fall
lowing for the winter crop. 6
Our forge in East Middlebury has been f
nut down for several weeks for want of ,
)al.
A. Peck has a new clothes pin machine 5