Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-15

non Ii. Marti n is gradually failing an
cannot live lols. Mrs. l.. Mt,tin o
Northheld' his sister, il visiting him Iii.
laughter lr1n thl west is oxpoc,eI this
; week.
Mfs' y )rt)n, wil1g Of the lac Elihu
norton died Thurs lay. November 9th
ASed - years. This is the third death
lhlt lla' occurred in town in six DAYS.
s-iw'rd Dougltss has j1,t returned
from a trip to the ives. ptrt of the state,
where he bought % higl blooisd merino
sheep.
Mr. and Mrs. w. p. TownsonI were
H'ppy' November 9th by the aIltioa Of
daughter to their family.
The fall term of the soh)o's in district
No. closed list Friday.
Mrs. Josiah Emerson went to Cam.
bridge, Mass, the OH instant to sDenl the
winter with her children there.
MIR. Lewis Thompson, Il man ab,u, ~
years Old went to Fitchourgh, Mss. last
thursday to visit his children thu. live
there.
Mrs. Freemin Robins was taken with
violent fit of ap)plexy, on the 9th inst
In the absence of her family, and falling
to tho hoor, rem lined Were she fell about
nVe hours when ncighbor can, in and
found her in that sd condition. A
physician was summoned, but il was of
no avail. She died in the afternoon of the
next day.
A petition has ben circlllteI and
unanimously signo |, leq lestin tn, select.
men to appropriate, according to tn,
statute about seven acres of EIn BELONG.
ing TO Il f. Grah.m th,t lin, the
Highland cemetery" for an addition IN
the cemetery, which is very necessary.
Miss Mlry Rob5ins is tc lchiny school
in Washington.
Charles z. Dickinson of Boston, Mass
was in town few days ago on visit to
his parents.
Inc bridge over the river on Maple
street IS being repaired in good style.
The guardian of d. III. b. Allen Save
that the report that he had been sent to
the insane asylum is not true.
Geo. AndruS, who has been at work tho
past season at Hanover, N. H., has return
cd to Chelsea.
Hiram Davis returned the 18th instan,
from six weeks visiting tour in New
Hampshire.
Daniel Davis of Groton, N. H., is visit
ing his father and other friends in thi,
town after an absence of % years from the
town.
SWANTON.- Comm issioper Mcos
has improved the sidewalks and CROSSINGS
very much. A work that was much need.
ed.
Oar hay dealers are pressing and ship
ping large quantity just now. They are
paying thirteen and fourteen dollars per.
ton. The four concerns, Rood & Barney.
Jewett " Rich, Kiddcr & Allen and Hugh
Done|son, are all driving business and send
great deal of hay from this part of the
state.
Another musical convention is now
talked of to come off here soon.
Ed. Bradley and wife have returned
from their wedding tour to New York and
Boston.
Fred Cross (of the firm of Carmau &
Cross, millers) and Miss Jessie Carman
were married last week.
The St. j. & l.. c. railroad company are
rebuilding their round house that was
burned last spring.
L. r. Place of Highgate has. bought ont
the meat market of Assno Il Pease. and
business.
The ladies aid society of the NJ f.
church hold their social ut II. C. Barnes
this week Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Friend Barney of this place, met
with very painful accident last week, by
which she dislocated or fractured her hin
and Ucing quito agod makes her recovery
from it very doubtful. She was employed
in the family of Rev. j. If. Babbitt for a
short time careing for Mrs. Rabbit and it
s the old story over again. Got upon /
chair to reach something and fell, and vet
chairs will continue to be used right along
or step ladders all the same notwithstand-
ng they have always proved the most
reacherous kind of a ladder.
The young ladies festival last week
proved 10 be all that could be desired in
hat line. 1t was pleasant and profitable, a
netting $1,000 and the squirrel pie was v
'eally No |, and if We have got to eat :
organ for n year, l know of nothing better
o begin on. E
Rev. Mr.. Boutwell, is Encouraged by a
lecided increase in religions interest in
lis Island appointment. Two arose for
prayers last Sabbath. lie is looking for
good work of grace there.
The social meetings in the church in
the village are increasing in interest.
The Rev. j. II. Babbitt is made happy
~ the addition of daughter to his already
yery interesting family of four boys.
G. W.Burke cashier of our bank has his
lew residence completed and is now get
ing ready for house keeping. Mcdonald
S putting in the furniture this week.
We hear 1t whispered round the street :
hat two of our citizens went on their IA ,
'orite sport of fishing last week but instead (
If hooking the fish the fish came near I
looking them. 1t is sud that they got
much more water than they are in the