Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-27

| l" nave been performed for, and in III,
family of, the defendant In 1875. Th,
jury gave verdict for the defendani.
Tic court adjourned from Saturday
noon over to Tuesday. O'Clock p. NJ. Il
Is claimed that the session will be short
1t appears that men are learning better
way to settle their financial disputes than
to take tour through the meshes and
uncertainties of the law.
DR.. Frank Il. Godfrey. OF Boston, Mass,
Is IN town on visit to his parents.
Rev. Il. Webster and his wife, received
present Of a purse of s22 and numerous
other valuable articles on Christmas
evening.
C0RENTH CoRNER,-George Fits lost a
COW last Saturday night, caused by an OK
getting loose in the barn and hooking her
The people were all absent.
Our christmas" service was ono of
success it being on the eve of 23l instead
CT the 25;h.
Rev. Mr.. Frost of Bradford lectures ut
the Cookville Academy (Corinth) Hill,
January 10Th, at p. NJ.
CHEsrER.-George Strong the 18Th.
inst, drew into Powers mill yard an oak
log twelve feet long, containing one hun
drcd and ninety two feet, or ono cord and
one half of logs. A fair load for small
pair of horses and big log Who can
beat that!
Our sewing machine agents are doing a
good business this season. C. j. Sanders
has sold twenty nine of the Crown machin-
es since August 1st. c. H. Howe, agent
for the American machine is doing a good
business. The two machines stand az A l
machines and for beauty and fine work
can not be beat.
Denman Hewlett Of this town was the
victim of careless handling of fire arms
the 10Th. inst. Mr.. Hewlett and one of
his neighbors, Mr.. Leonard, were after
some turkeys which they wished TO kill.
As Mr.. Leonard was putting into hi:
breach loading ride loaded shell he
slipped and discharged the riff. The ball
struck Mr. Hewlett in the knee making a
fearful wound. Il is feared that he will
lose his leg No blame is attached to Mr..
Leonard.
DEMONSTRATING bells have recently
been sounding with their silvery accents
at the marriage of Miss Axna Howard tc
Mr.. NJ. W. Dickinson of PHILADELPHIA
The services took place at the residence
of the brides parents, on Thursday, 18th
inst, Rev. Mr.. Chrystie officiating. A
large party witnessed the ceremony. The
occasion was enjoyable, and the presents
nice. Miss Toward is young lady held
in high esteem by the community, and as
she, now become a happy bride, goes t.
her new home. carrying with her the
love and best wishes of her friends, anC
the prayers of her former associates
Christmas tide was enthusiastically
observed on Monday evening. Two lovely
Christmas trees, some of the most beauti
fully trimmed we ever saw, graced the
platform, which, combined with othel
decorations, and lighted tapers, resemblet
a fairy land of beauty. A larger audience
we never witnessed in that church.
MIDDLEBURY. The cold wave touched
us with force.
For about two weeks we have beer
favored with good sleighing, from abcu
four inches of snow. On Friday night
the 21st there fell about six inches OF
snow of moist consistency of the bes
order to rep.enish the worn roads; ant
now that we have more snow there is {
higher temperature, with prospect o.
losing our sleighing.
Some sickness prevails of the typhoid
pneumonia type.
This is busy time. Never saw the
lumber business more lively than now.
A large amount of spruce lumber is
being drawn from Ripton to the new pulp
mill at the Falls in Weybridgo, some ten
miles The former town is alive in wood
lumber, coal, etc.
Oar town stanl3 prominent in its
continued cnterpris,. The b lptist meeting
house is completed and will be dedicatcl
on the 2Sh instant. The store of Beckwith
e. Co. is approaching completion. Mer-
camille business was never 50 brisk "a al
pl esent. There have been sales of rea
estate and arrangeme hts for new build
ings.
\ noted case Of bankruptcy is that o.
one of our ctiz,nS, who some three years
since fell heir to about $4,000 and now is
about to issue claims to creditors of about
forty cents on the dolar-a swift race fol
a young man.
Messrs. Nutting, senior and junior, are
doing a brisk business in carriages and
sleighs. They havo already sold some
twenty sleighs this winter.
Our graded school reports larger
number of pupils than for any previous
term.
A spacious boarding hall on the collage
grounds is in process, Of erection for the
benefit of the students.
A course of lectures is arranged for the
benefit of the public ut Ac ,dcny hall
during the winter.
Diphtheria is said to be raging. Mr.
Westall has los. child. five years Of age
from this disease.
In East Mddlebury our hotel keeper
has been arraigned before the law fol
selling intoxicating liquors. The first
summons resulted in nolle prosequi; the
second arraigns him before the trial justice
on the 4th of January. 1t is said that there
have been subpenaed thirty or forty
evidences for the trial.
At this part of the town increased
business is running. E. j. Olmstead has Q
,,,,, ~, rim oonnantnJ with his shonl and