Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-23

take possession there seemed to be
|break, Stevens claiming that Wild di,
not give up to the agreement then made
How much cfookedness there is abou
this matter we are unable to report, suffic,
it to say it is sometimes safe to be reason
ably honest. Stevens leaves this week 70
Chicago to accept situation there. VILE
has moved the most of his household good
to Thetford. where he has engaged t,
teach the coming school year. Can ,
man run a store and teach school at the
same time and have both a success situate,
some dozen miles and more apart
CHELsEA.-Mr. w. L. Churchill
brother of Dedham, Mass, is making hin
a visit.
James G. Atwood went to Oxford, NH.
last week to spend his vacation in vis:tin
friends.
A tents company went from this place
TO the camp meeting held at Mortified
this week.
Mr.. Newell Moore of Lisbon, N. H.,
has been visiting his father and sister in
this village.
1t is reported that Sidney Allen, a shoe.
maker of Bethel, is about removing to
this town.
Miss Mabel Allen will teach the lower
department of the school at South ROYAL.
ton this fall.
Mr. M. A. Hatch and his wife of Brock
ton, Mass, are in town on n visit to their
numerous friends.
The noted musician. Mr.. J. II. Morey of
Concord. N. H., was in town last week,
the guest of j. B. Bacon.
Rev. f. +. Herrick has returned from
his trip of four weeks to Chicago and has
resumed his pastoral labors.
A slight frost appeared last Saturday
morning. great contrast with the pre-
vious very sultry weather.
The ladies' temperance union gave a
very successful ice cream festival August
10th on the old academy grounds.
Peyton Huntington stepped into hole
in his pasture August 10Th and fell in such
q manner that he broke his collar bone.
We learn that Mrs. Charles Dodge,
formerly of this town, has obtained a
pension of 500 por year with arrears of
5000.
W. 7. Townsend. of the firm Of J. B.
Bacon n Co., is off on a visit and rustica-
ting in the valley of Winooski river during
his vacation.
John G. Clark, cashier of Chelsea
nation bank, left August Goth on a round
trip to Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico
and California
Mr.. Enoch Dickerman has valuable
mineral spring on his farm. Its medicinal
properties are sulphur, magnesia and iron.
Some notable cures are reported by the
use of the water.
The selectmen are negotiating with E.
E. Graham for seven or eight acres of
land by which to enlarge the new ceme-
terry on the south and east sides. The lots
in the cemetery as it now is being nearly
all taken up.
English grain is good AMI is now being
Corn is late but stands we'll.
1t will need four or five weeks to mature
it. The drouth threatens to nearly destroy
the potato crop. Apples will bo scarce.
The hay crop is about an average.
The creditors of w. NJ. Ordway, mer-
chant, adjudged bankrupt. met August
18th before the probate court and present.
ed their claims. The court appointed j.
2. Tracy assignee OF his effects. 1t is
that his estate will pay very
small per cent, if it does any.
Rev. Dr.. A. Webster and his wife of
Atlanta, S. c., together with their son,
Daniel P. Webster, M. D., of Putney, VT,
are visiting Rev. II. Webster and other
friends in this place. Rsv. DE-. Webster
preached at the Methodist church last
afternoon. lie was pastor of the
church 81 years ago. 1t is II years since
he went to South Carolina.
SwANToN.-Batter market Tuesday was
rather quiet; prices same as last week.
Is to 20 cents; creamery, 23 cents. Eggs
are up, up, 81 cents being the price this
week.
The weather is very fine and corn and
potatoes are recovering somewhat from
the effects of the drouth; haying is about
closed up and the farmers are now in the
midst of grain harvesting.
Rev. Mr.. Adams Of North Hero occu.
pied the pulpit of tho NJ. Il. church last
Rev. Mr.. Boutwell, conducting
quarterly meeting for him on the island.
MIR. Adams though a young preacher
seems to be live man and not weak
preacher. If mistake not the church on
The island will come up under his labors;
so may it be.
Rev. Mr.. Rabbit, pastor of the Congre-
gItioual church, is now absent on a four
weeks vacation. The society is improving
The time in improving their house of
worship by having it primed and other
ways beautiiied. The congregation quite
largely attended at the NJ. +. church last
Sabbath. Rev. NJ. II. Barney is to Off.
3iato at the M. L. church in the absence
Of Mr.. Boutwell, at camp meeting. The
report of the M. f. Sunday school, read
last Sabbath for the month of July, show
m average attendance OF one hundred and
fourteen. The school is in a prosperous
they are talking picnic just
now.
According to the reports of tho secreta-
ry OF the treasury tho national debt aver
aged, June 80, last, per capita, $3l.72,
with an average interest charge of S1.O9
per capita: The tables show the highest
average of debt on June 80, 1865 1915 .9S)
md OF interest on June 30, 1866. ($4.12).
The lower averages are not entirely due
10 the diminished debt. The population