Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-22


The farmers who kept their potatoes
until last week before selling turned
good penny.
Rev. II. Webster's parishioners are to
give him a donation visit on Wednesday,
February 22d.
Messrs. Rev. w. II. Davis and Z. K.
Hyde sold about fifteen thousand pounds
OF wool last week.
The crows were out in full force last
week. 1t is estimated that five hundred
were seen in one flock.
The people are taking precautionary
measures to prevent the introduction and
spread of small po1 in this town.
The sap run quite we'll two or three
days last week, so that several parties
made small quantities of sugar for rarity.
The Chelsea dramatic club gave ar en-
| tertainment at the Hotel hall on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings of last week
The stage trade that was made between
II. If. Taylor and Mr.. Peters failed of
being ratified. There's many q Slip"
etc.
Pedestrians need level heads these days
in order to keep right side up. In spite of
all precautions some slight accidents have
happened.
The Woman's Christian temperance
union held union temperance prayer
meeting at the Methodist church last Sab
bath afternoon.
The singing school under tho instruction
of Mr.. Blanchard is reported as being q
complete success. one hundred pupils being
in'attendance.
The hotel came near exchanging hands
last week. Two parties -one from Cor
NTH and the other from Lebanon, N. H.
endeavored to negotiate trade for it.
Daniel S. Hunt died suddenly with apo
plexy February 10Th, aged fifty six years.
He was q substantial farmer and held the
office of selectman at the time of his death.
The great thaw Of last week broke up
and carried the ice out of the river and
rendered the roads impossible for loaded
teams en- runners. The stage to South
Royaton went on wheels on Friday, Feb.
ruary l7th.
Mrs. Jones, wife of ELenezer Jones Of
this town, died at the residence of her
) daughter in Randolph February 18th, at
the age of seventy-three years. She went
there on visit about week previously
, but was taken violently sick and died very
suddenly.
EAST CALAIs.-Willis Harwood is home
from Florida with poor health, the climate
not agreeing with him.
While Otis Slayton was saving wood
, for j. Q, Haskell his horse was taken
sick and died IN few hours.
w. V. Peck was leading his two. years.
= old colt to water when it slipped down
and injured one hind leg SO badly that it
E has not stepped on it since.
Sullivan Gray was thrown from his
sleigh the other day, spraining his ankle.
and George Pray caught his leg between
load of wood and n stump, which famed
it badly.
Nine months ago Nathan Bailey gave
1 up work and called DR.. Lance to examine
9 his case, who decided that his spleen was
enlarging. He endured about eight
months of continual suffering, when it
G was decided that his liver had commenced
: to grow. The first statement was doubted
by some physicians, but last Wednesday
d ne died, and n post-mortem examination
It was held by Drs. Lance and Harris, when
e 1t was found that his spleen had grown
h thirty and one-half times larger than i
h should belts natural weight being abou
v four ounces-snd his liver weighed thir
e teen and one half pounds when it shoult
!. weigh but four and onc.half pounds Hi:
funeral was at East Calais Saturday, Eide
Forbes officiating.
y FAlRLEE. Mrs. VI. + Rugg is conGnet
u to the house.
9 Several from this side attended the Uni
10 versalist meetings at Oxford.
y Rev. Mr.. Clark supplied the pulpit Il
~ tho Congregational church last Sabbath
3 The sociable ut Mrs. Bakers was
~ decided success, about fifty being present
The meeting of the singing class ha
n been changed TO Wednesday and Thurs
Y, day evenings.
g The school in district No. i closed las
g Friday. 1t was taught by Mr. Earl c
Is North Thetford.
~ Mr.. Libie is cutting ice on the pond TO
Is four cents cake. Most of the pcopl
A have packed their ice.
is II. Z. Warren is visiting his mother {:
in in Montpelier. c. Bass of Oxford ha
of charge of his business during his absence
lis The remains of Miss Miller, who ha
I'd been absent for her health and died abou
IN three weeks ago, were brought home 70
H. burial last week.
r. Rev. L. p. Frost delivered an coquen
On lecture on Monday in Union church. Sui
70. ject-Infant of the Revolution. The bah
h, proved to be Vermont.
As BY invitation of the teacher. we had tn
ey unbounded pleasure of visiting the schoo
m Of Miss Hattie e. Wilcox in district NJ
of 8 a few days ago. We know of nothin
more highly edifying than to spend fe
-, hours with Miss Wilcox and her pupil.
IN She is a graduate of the state normt
m school and. is teaching. by far, the be-
Of school we ever had the pleasure of visiting
,ss There existed harmony between teache
aga and pupils which is not easy to produce
IN We wish that some of our other schoo
"a might be blessed with half of the quiet an
,a order which characterizes this term {
~ school.
'' PUTNAMsvILLE.--Eddie Dillon's leo W.
~ quito severely hurt last week by 10