Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-12


The officers Of the Northiield lodge. No
IT, l. D. o. F., are J. p. Brooks, N. G.
Geo. II. Richmond, V. G.; Jos. X. Edger.
ton. S; f. Huntley, +.
The news Office and A. +. Spauldine
have procured quantity of hose TO US,
with one OF Spaulding's pumps to put ou
fires if they shall be attacked.
| The Mortified national bank pays the
usual dividend of three per cent, and the
Mortified savings bank pays dcpositor,
two per cent this month.
lev. A. Z. Stevens, pastor of the Warren
street Methodist church, Brooklyn, passed
through here Monday en- route for Colora-
do His health has been impaired by
overwork and his many friends in Yer.
mont will hope this trip may restore him
to his former strength.
The bridge at the foot of wall street is
being rebuilt. This has influenced the
residents about Judge Carpenters to pe-
tition for larger bridge to replace the
foot bridge at the foot of Union street. But
present accommodations are good and the
old chair factory bridge was unsafe and
had to be rebuilt.
Edith Howe was thrown from a wagon
Sunday and lies in an unconscious cond-
ton at Parish Blanchard's. She was
dragged some distance and her head bears
several severe gashes. Her recovery is
considered probable to-day Tuesday,.
Her brother and an aunt were thrown out
at the same accident and sustained slight
injuries.
A park festival at the Center was the
means adopted to celebrate the Fourth.
The attendance was large and the occasion
was n pleasant one. There were three
races-l00 yards dash, won by Charlie
Blood. three legged race by Charlie Blood
and Fred Thomson and the consolation
race by +. G. Woods. Col. +. V. Randall
delivered the address, Geo. NJ. Fisk read
poem, the Mortified cornet band fur
nished music. A dinner was served under
tent on the park, and afterwards Geo,
NJ. Fisk, Jas. n. Johnson, Frank Plumiey
Rev. |. z. Booth, Rev. w. S. Hazen and
l.. n. jerks responded to toasts About
forty couples attended the dance In the
evening. The proceeds were about sixty
dollars, which will be used to improve the
park.
RoNBURY.-lt is fine weather and the
hay crop looks finely, and It also seems to
bid fair for fruit.
One of tho most pleasant visits your
correspondent has. enjoyed for some time
was call at the Moulton stock farm
on Wednesday. The beauty of location,
the extremely nice construction of the
buildings, the sleek, pretty Jersey cattle,
the warm, homelike appearance all
about, and gray horses-our special fail
ing-scrved to give us pleasure and hopes
of future extended call. And we wonld
not forget the modest aif4bility of the
ladies who answered our many questions,
and gave us permission to look about at
our pleasure.
There is much sickness now. Diphthe.
ria is prevalent and DR.. Fisk is having
great success treating it, and it is to be
hoped that the medical profess ion may
finally conquer this dread disersr.
SNy ANrnN II moi S,hh,th ,,,,, II.
at the NJ. E. church as Childrens' Temper.
ance day. Notwithstanding the unf,vora.
BILE weather it was success. The children
were seated in front, in the body of the
house. The pastor, Mr.. Boutwell,, gave
them an excellent temperance sermon
which was highly appreciated by the older
children also. At the close of the sermon
he called on Rev. NJ. r. Barney and D.
Med Donald, both of whom responded, back
ing up the PASTORS sermon by continueing
the temperance talk to the children. The
choir gave some stirring temperance music
and the service was considered very
profitable one. There is not much danger
of OVERRIDING temperance work for the
children. The authorities of the church
certainly did good thing in appointing
one day, at least, for that especial work.
The glorious Fourth was celebrated here
during the day more like Sabbath than
anything else; the places of business were
all closed, very few on the streets, and the
sound of the small boys cracker was
about all there was TO remind one of hide
pendance Day. Not 50, however, with the
night before and early morning, which as
usual was made hideous by old drums,
fish horns, tin pans and everything else
that could be used to make noise, SO that
most of the sleepers were obliged to notice
the coming Of the Fourth.
There was game of base ball here on
Monday last which created good dead
of interest and sport. 1t was trial of
skill at that game, between the married
and single men. The married mon got
badly beaten, and there was good deal
of innocent fun ut their expense.
In regard to those two sets of delegates
that were chosen here last week TO repre-
sent the republicans of Swanton, in the
county convention, the facts seems to be
about ms follows During the confusion
that arose while attempting TO choose a
moderator, one of the opposition, who was
drunk, made motion TO adjourn to p.
on the next day. The sober republi.
cans seeing there was no use ia trying to
proceed, voted to adjourn, and it was car
ricd almost unanimously After the adj
journmcnt a few rum republicans, a few
rum democrats, and a few groenbackers
got together and elected seven delegates
to the county convention, and one of them,
| am told, was Hancock democrat and
voted for Hancock, but the strangest thing
Of the whole was, that the republicans of
Franklin county, in convention assembled,
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