Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-18


River on a recent Wednesday evening to
hear the lecture by John L. Swift of
Boston on the subject of "Tadpoles. or
the Coming Yankee" and report very
interesting lecture.
The New Years Disbursement discus
sion-at the NJ. f. church, January LIST,
showed hard study and deep thought,
and was listened to with the deepest
interest, from beginning to end, by the
large audience in attendance. Those not
accustomed to attend worship at the NJ.
E church are enthusiastic In their praise
and admiration of the sermon.
DR.. A. A. Doty continues about the
same At times he thinks himself little
improved, and his friends have little
hopc-yet that hope is very faint one
that be may live on for some months; but
we Can see only glimmer of hope in his
case. He is about the house daily. but we
notice his breathing is quick, his counte-
nance has bad look. and his attending
physician speaks of his case with but little
encouragement.
Mrs. j. N. Brock, whose husband died
here last August, having nearly completed
her business here in settling up the estate
of her late husband, will very soon return
to her fathers home in West Newbury,
which she left a little more than six years
ago, the happy bride of an enterprising
business man. Something more than
three and half years ago they came TO
this village, opening a new store here,
where side by side they worked until the
husband was stricken down with the
disease from which he never recovered,
but died after very severe sickness of
about three weeks. Mrs. Brock carries
with her the sympathy and good wishes Of
hosts of friends made here during her
stay among US. Her return to the home
of her youthful days will be sad indeed
to her. The welcome she will receive
from her parents and brother will be a
hearty one.
CHELsEA.-January 18th the stage on
the South Royalton route went on runners
for the first time this season.
A fox was driven into the village last
Monday by two hounds where it was cap
tured and killed.
The annual meeting of the woman's
foreign missionary society was held with
Miss L. c. Hatch, January 18th.
Mrs. A. M. Davis with two daughters
from Iowa are on visit to her brother
7. P. Moore of the East hill.
The snow storms of last week brought
relief to many anxious minds. The bust
ness of freighting is now quite brisk. The
wood famine is relieved.
Warren Stearns has nearly recovered
from the severe injury that he received g
few weeks ago while hanging up beel
creature.
William S. Hatch has recently been ap.
pointed justice of the peace by Governor
Farnham, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Aaron Davis.
John G. Clark, cashier of Chelsea bank
has recently been appointed county treas
urer by the assistant judges of the county
court to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of EIihu Hyde.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of Chelsea national bank, January 10
Smith Ely, A. N. King, John B. Bacon
w. II. Davis and A. 5. Austin were elect
ed directors of the bank.
Some one has made note of the follow
ing items in regard to the weather during
the month of December: Average tenn
perature3 80 l-2 degrees above zero-a small
fraction above the freezing point; 16 day
were stormy; 8 were very rainy. Tota
fall of snow only IL inches.
ST. Observation-Disclosures Belden is in
the west looking to his brothers estate.
A series of meetings will be held in tn,
NJ. E. church this week commencing
Tuesday evening.
Sunday. January 29th, Rev Mr. Lock,
will exchange with Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin
of Littleton, N H.
E. D. Hopkins has grown insane from
his many troubles, and is now at Brattle
boro. His wife is with him.
The North and South church choirs
with the orchestra, held concert Tuesda,
evening. at the Old North church.
Thaddeus Fairbanks has given the acad
envy an Endowment fund of $4,000 which
with the amount received from the estat
of Erastus Fairbanks and elsewhere, make
fund of 100000.
The lecture by j S. Swift delvere,
here was a good one. Though not S
humorous as some, yet his points wer
: clear and strong and drew good applause
d His subject was Job and Job, Jr.
The examinations at the academy ar
through, the exhibition is over and tn
9 students most of them home on d vacatio
7 of three weeks. The exhibition was
I good one, and as q rule did credit to tn
U school and speakers.
e The Y. M G. A, of this place hav
q mapped out line OF wo.k for this winte
u and spring and propose to push the worl
A secretary has been engaged to com
o and stay for time and see what can /
= done. A full meeting was held Saturda
b evening and about one hundred dollar
pledged in addition to the yearly tax.
f BARTON LANDNG.-The week of p a,
J, er was observed by holding union servic,
# at the M. E. and Congregational churche
e alternately. The evenings when tn
). services were at the M. E. church the
e were conducted by the Congregations
r. pastor, Rev. J. A. Bates; while the M. I
pastor, Rev. G. II. Sweat, attended to tb
- meeting of the Congregational society .
Il Bloomington. When the meetings wer
at the Congregational vestry Rev. c. Z
. Sweat presided; while the Rev. J. !
Bates conducted the exercises for him s