Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-06

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CHELSEA.-W. d Marston OF Alb ia
X, l., arrived in town last Wednesday.
on the 18th of August, Sheriff Berry q
Ihetford, lodged in Chelsea Jail an old ma
by the name of James Robinson, aged sew
enty-three years, on the charge at mn
slaughter, TO await the action of the cou..,
court.
DIR. Walter Gustin, crazy man, met
son of Carlton Slack. aged fifteen, abou
one mile from the village. on the Straffort
road and ordered the by to turn roun,
or he would kill him. While he was turn
ing around, the crazy man struck a violen
oiow at him with a club. sufficient to hav,
killed him if he had hit him, The DO,
made his escape.
Timothy Sullivan was arrested last weel
and brought before w. S. Hatch, ESQ
on the charge of Illegally furnishing 10
seph Abbott intoxicating liquor. He
plead guilty, and was fined ten dollar.
and cost, the whole amounting to Sl4.92.
Arthur V. Goss left last Wednesda,
morning for Mount Vernon, N. H., t,
enter the literary institution in that plac,
as an assistant teacher.
Philander Robbins died August sOth
aged seventy-six years. lie had severe
attack of heart disease some weeks ago.
which followed him unto his death. He
had been very successful farmer, and 3
leading member in the town. lie was q
man of sound judgement, and safe
adviser. and an excellent citizen. His
death is not only a great loss to his family,
but also to that part of the town where he
lived.
The fishing season in Vermont closed
last Thursday. j. b. Atwood and his
family. with others. improved the last day
OF the season by going on fishing excur-
sion to Fairlee lake.
Mrs. Henry Renno, of Manchester. N.
H., was in town last week on a visit to lier
aged mother, Mrs. o. Dunsmore.
A large hay loft over the floor of f. r.
Hyde's barn recently gave away and fell
with four or five tons of hay. This space
und er it was used for driving into with
carriages. Very fortunately no persons,
or carriages were in the barn at the time
of the crash.
We noticed Willard Gay OF West Ran.
dolph on the street last Friday.
Archie Mills, Jr., of St. Louis, Mo-. is
visiting his parents and other friends in
the town.
Fred Ordway. son of M. +. Ordway is
at school on Seminary Hill, Montpelier
Three of the students at St. Johnsbury
academy went from this town. Mary
Bacon, Matte Clark and N. A. Davis.
John NJ. Comstock teaches the fall term
of the upper department of the school in
district No ., and Jennie +. Fuller the
over department. The schools were Or
gained last Monday.
W. II. Ordway sold his household goods
at auction Saturday, July I'd. His family
will board at tho hotel.
Andrew Burnham for many years a res
ident of this town, died at Washington,
August 30, aged 80 years.
About a dozen of our citizens got I'D
, turn out and went on an excursion to
Ely mines Saturday, September 2.
The republican caucus last Saturday
vas very fully attended. A. S. Austin
was elected chairman and W. S. Hatch
j. P. Tracy was nominated
or representative on the first ballot.
Fred A. Hatch has sold his meat mar
let, and grocery business, to Fifield and |
Leslie Bohonon. possession given immedi- |
,tely.
At Northfield camp meeting the mission.
ny society held its anniversary meeting
Wednesday p. M, August 90. Here also
he entire afternoon was devoted to the
ervice; responsive Bible reading was
.iven by the young ladies, and the re
naming time was proftably spent, even
hough the rain compelled an adjourn.
lent to the Barre cottage. The reports
'om the auxiliaries were full of interest.
he continued support of Esther Currier
abor at Btrcilly, India, was assured,
nd, as at Morrisvillo, many subscriptions
'erc taken for the Heather Wonan's
ri end. AT both meetings pictures of the
Missionaries and the little book, "A Grain
Mustard Seed" which is to build the
okohama home. met with ready sale
NoRTHFIELD. On Monday afternoon
colt Marsh and one Gibbs, a painter, had
slight misunderstanding in the street in
Out vi biuUo HOuSoS WHICH, 10 make his 1
-gument convincing, Gibbs knocked
[arsh down three times. Marsh, who is a
eble man, offering no resistance. Gibbs
the man who has commenced suit
yainst clergyman, and has before used
Is fists on one of the witnesses at the
lurch trial last winter.
PUTNAMsvILLE.-Mr. Leander Putnam {
ife and daughter of Kansas are visiting
/ this place.
Miss E. Lillian Kent has gone to Battle /
reek, Mich, to reside, where she is to
tend school and study music.
Tip Heath shot blue heron, last week,
lat stood four feet high and measured six
et from tip to tip of wings.
j. NJ. Gould has returned from the b
vest.
G. M. Whitney is putting silo in to G
| with corn fodder
VIII LIAMSTowN.-,John Walker and /
,ank Beckett has gone back to Washing. 4