Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-01

prosperity.
Sr. JoHNsBURY.- K. Ide started for
Florida Monday, the Esd.
A land league has been formed here.
We hope it will flourish.
Geo r. Drew, the chairman of the Young
Mems Temperance Society for Caledonia
County. has called meeting hero Febru-
airy 9TH,
1t is rumored that the Y. NJ. G. A.
have bargained for the Mrs. Fleetwood
house and will fit up parlor and reading
room soon.
DR.. Billiard has been about sick for a
week past with a sore hand, caused by
poisoning soro finger while amputating
gangrene foot.
The next lecture of the course is FRIDAY
evening. February Sd, by George R.
Vending. His subject is Votaire, and
we are expecting good lecture.
Mr., Thomas Spooner. who has been
dangerously sick for some days past with
bilious pneumonia, Is thought to be i'm
proving little at the present writing,
January 3lst.
This place has nine churches already,
and is to have tho tenth if prospered
another sumner. Tho Presbyterian so
cioty have purchased Francis Switzers
house and intend to put up church be
tween that and Main street.
We were forcibly reminded Saturday
that IN life we are in the midst of DEATH"
by the su den death Of Mr.. Ezra Perry,
an old and respected resident of this place
and father in.law of Henry Preston. He
started Tor Dtnvlle Saturday afternoon
apparently as we'll as ever. and had opened
The door and stepped into the house where
he was to stop when he fell dead.
NoRTuFIELD.-A. F. Spaulding has been
to-day (Monday) moving his machine shop
fixtures into his new location in the new
building in rear of the printing office.
The iveliest travelling we have been a
witness Of for long time was put in one
day last week by one of DR.. D. o. Davis
horses. when he left the common without
n driver, and went like Jchu oyer the town
bridge, around by Judge Carpenters and
up Water street and up the river IS far as
the Richardson place; damage-one
broken shaft.
Tho sixth lecture Of the citizens free
lecture course is to be given at Concert
Hall en- Friday evening, February Sd, by
Col. George N. Carpenter of Boston. The
subject Of the lecture is, character
building" 1t is to be preceded and fol-
lowed by music specially engaged for the
occl sion. Mr.. Carpenter will furnish a
good lecture, we guarantee. and we be.
speak for him good audience Doors
open at O'Clock.
"Woodmau, spare that tree;
Touch not singh bough
In youth 1t sheltered mo,
I And I'll protect ii now"
The above expressive stanz, could very
appropriately have been spoken to the
citizen who laid the aX-or hired man t
do it-at the foot of the noble and vener
able climb which stood near the foot OF thu
street that was named after it. Dweller,
in that part Of the village are quite profus'
in their expressions of regret at what they
look upon as an act of vandalism.
What is the prospect about the cal
shops coming here?" is question tina
has been asked many times and often by
our citizens, one of another, during thu
last few weeks. 1t is n matter of no SINAI
importance to our people whether or NJ
the national Car company decides to builC
here or elsewhere. 1t has been stated b,
one supposed to be we'll posted, that tn,
location would not be fully decided upor
till spring. 1t seems as If no better plac
is to be found-certainly not in New
England--than is offered by Northfeld.
INCONSISTENCIES. II. W. Collier is sick
Mrs. G G. Hall is in poor health again
Horace Hovey continues in very poo
health.
Eta j. Hunt has returned home from
Massachusetts.
There was a Sabbath school concert a
the NJ. +. church last Sabbath.
Mrs. &. Nj. Whitney recently fell, hurt
ing her face and neck quite seriously.
Asa Cameron has been having troubl,
with rheumatism for the mast few weeks
The farmers are making the most of tn,
,, shedding by hauling wood and bark to tn
capialt.
, 1t is reported that j. NJ. Gould ha
rented his farm and is going to leav,
town the coming season.
d. S. and o NJ. Kent report their SAT
. arrival at Peoria, ILL.,, and speak well @
that section Of the country.