Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-24

BAREE.-Work is being pushed on the
Town House extension.
ia. Phillips, wife and daughter return
ed from their winter home in Florida on
Wednesday of last week
The little tenement house recently fitted
up by c. N. Benedict ought to be the first
of row of similar buildings erected In
that vicinity. The idea of multiplying ten.
ements in back kitchens and garrets may
be good thing financially for owners of
houses, but it is not a right thing viewed
from a sanitary, social or moral stand
point, and these are matters which our
philanthropists and reformers ought to
consider.
Ira P. Harrington died here on Thurs
day. May 18th. aged fifty nine years. He
was grandson Of Major Nathan Harring-
ton. who was an officer in the continental
army and one of the FIRST settlers in town.
He had always lived on the old home.
stead. He was one of the pioneers In the
granite business, his quarry for many
years being considered the finest in town.
He always took lively interest in town
affairs and had been elected TO many
offices of trust.
The lecture association closed their
entertainments for the season Of 'Sl-'82
with series of three lectures delivered
by Mr.. James Kay Applebee OF Boston.
on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
evenings of last week. The speaker took
his subjects for the evenings in the order
named Dickens as a sentimentalist and
humorist; Hamlet, or man and destiny
John Bunyan, the tinker and teacher, the
preacher and pilgrim. No lectures in the
course have been more interesting or
instructive, and we trust that the name Of
Applebee will appear on the programme
for next seasons course.
EAST ELMoRE.-Geerge A. Morse ha,
been appointed guardian over Charles
Ainsworth.
L. E. and F. w. Silloway have sold
their Kent farm to W. Carpenter.
The long needed rain has arrived and
has changed the complexion of the grass.
Mrs. Mary Fisk Wheeler, who has been
at home on visit, has returned to New.
port;
Nat Nelson is worse again, and there
now seems very little prospect for his
surviving much longer.
C. r. White and Charles Ainsworth
have each secured . pension of four dollar.
per month, with back pay.
One of the houses of +. Z. g. G.. A
Morse caught fire on the roof, and was
under good headway before help could gel
there. Several holes were burned through
the roof.
Our new pastor, Bro. Udall, is on hand,
and is laying out his work for the year
Meetings will be as follows for the pres
ent: Sundays-preaching at IL A. NJ.
Sabbath school after preaching; socia
meeting at p. NJ. class meeting Wednes
day evening at Z; so. The Sunday evening
meetings will be held at different schoo
houses on the out.posts.
BRADFoRD.-The Sabbath school con
nected with the NJ. L. church was re
organized May 18th, with the followin
officers and teachers: Superintendent
Lyman j. Heath; assistant superintend
ent-W. Els. Ceilcy; secretary and treas
urer-Miss Della Stevens; assistant sec
rotary and treasurcr--Mrs. Maggie Squires
librarian-George Taplin; assistant libra
rian-Fred Doe; teachers-Rev. L. I
Frost, N. w. Barrett, W. Z. S. Celley
Abel Heath, D T. pillsbury, Mrs. N. W
Barrett, Mrs. A. M. Dickey. Mrs. Georg
E. Gailield, Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. job
Mum, Mrs. Ada Cummings and Mrs
George W. Farr, with one or two vacar
cies. The school seems in very prosper
Gus condition.
After many weeks of intense suilerin
Mrs. Mary Greenlief. widow of the lat
Nicholas Greenlief, passed over the dar
river of death on Thursday, May Ill
Her funeral was held at her late residenc
, on Saturday, Rev. T, p. Frost Officiating
She leaves one daughter, an only child
to mourn her loss, who has the heartfe
sympathy of the entire community. Ten
derby and patiently she has watched b
her bedside, anticipating every want, pc
? forming her duties and acts of kindne
, with willing hand. Although young
s years she will be enabled to look back i
Q after life, if she should live, to these mar
weeks of anxious watching and care vii
, satisfaction, knowing she has done all tn
, mortal could do to make the sick bed
pleasant and comfortable us possible. I'll
brother and his fsmily, in whose home Il
deceased resided, have been unliring
their endeavors to aid the young daught
as best they could. They too have Il
d sympathy OF the community. Anoth
n broken family-another desolatc home
|. whose home is next to be made desola
# by deaths work?
CABoT.-Cabot has few over twel
hundred inha bitants and has fifty-ive wi
/ ows and twenty-three widowers.
% DR.. Warren, who was so badly poison,
. by the post norton of Miss Nellie Kenn'
. that it was thought for some days
u stood very narrow chance for his life,
so much better that he is now out with |
arm in sling.
~ CALAIS.-The noted horse Tattersa
U from the Malvern Farm" Morristow
n VT, formerly owned by Mr.. Griswold Al
If now by c. r. Page, arrived at the stab
of j. V. II. Kent last week, where he W
10 remain until August 10, under the care
II G. V. Kent, agent.
l. EAST CALAIs.-Eva WILDER has got t
ID best assortment Of millinery goods
1t town. Her shop is at her fathers hou: