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

CnELsEA.-Rev. Mr.. Herrick returned
on Tuesday January 9th, from a trip t,
Beverly, Mass.
Another addition has bean made to tn,
post Office to meet the great demand fol
letter boxes.
Rev. D. kilburn has removed his home
or boarding place from Chelsea west hill
10 East Brookfeld.
More than one hundred copies of the
Boston Journal are received at the posi-
office in this town every week.
The ice on Waterson's pond is said to be
seventeen inches thick and preparations
are now being made to gather a large har-
vest Of the same.
The great thaw Of the season came on
the 26th and 9th of January, carrying off
great portion Of the snow. and filing the
streams to overlooking.
The Methodist quarterly meeting was
1eld at their church last Saturday ana
Sunday, under the direction of Rev. c
Tabor, presiding elder.
At the late annual meeting Of the ladies
society Of the Methodist church. Mrs. A.
L. Noyes WAS elected president; Mrs. A
R. Carwin, vice president; Mrs. C. C.
Wilson, treasurer; Miss L. C. Hatch, sec
rotary.
1t is said that Mrs. j. Goodwin was
quite severely injured while coming to
the village recently. When watering her
horse the animal became frightened aud
in attempting to run, knocked her down,
causing severe damage to one foot. besides
other injuries.
EAST CALAIs.-3Ir. snd Mrs. c. II.
Gray have little boy.
0. H. Leonard has sold lis black colt
to Eben Burnap for $3.50.
Charlie Gray lost COW the other day
from an unknown cause, but supposed to
be the death of her offspring
The Gray boys had twenty. five couple
at their dance Friday evening last, and
are going to have another in two weeks.
While Jennie Clifford was in the act of
sitting down zone careless person slipped
the chair from under her. and she went
down with such force as 10 fracture her
hip.
Ephraim Pray, Jr, has moved upon The
Walter Slayton farm, where Charles
Martin has been living for the past two
years. Martin has moved to Barre TO
work in the granite works.
Last Wednesday evening some thirty
schoolmates of Katie Peck surprised her
with dinner baskets AMI music. All had
u good time except VIII Stone. but while
be was escorting his lady to the steps his
horse run, smashing the sleigh badly.
LOWER CABoT.-S. Il. Moulton, ESQ.
an old and respected citizen of Cabot, died
last Thursday morning. of Brights disease.
at the age of seventy three.years.
The social visit and oyster supper at the
Winooski Hotel on the 18th instant, was n
decided success, notwithstanding the eff.
forts of Rev. Mr.. Sanderson and n few
other over Jealous people to hinder people
from going, on account of a dance that
was got up at the Village Hall and which
was entirely independent of and had no
whatever with the party at the
hotel any farther than that the managers
OF the dance asked Mr.. Buchanan of the
hotel to furnish their party with supper.
which Of course he could not refuse.
Some Of the most respectable people of
Cabot and neighboring towns poured in
upon Mr.. Buchanan, to the number of
nearly three hundred, and in this instance.
at least, Mr.. Buchanan thinks opposition
was benefit to him.
The following extract from a letter.
written by a gentleman at Magog, P. O..
Mr.. James Taylor, to Mr.. Nathaniel Perry
Of Lower Cabot, VT. on the town system
of insurance, may be interesting 10 some
Of your readers He says; GAS have not