Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-04

b ours are correspondingly violent.
: DIR. William w. Whitney, a well known
farrier, for several years a resident o
a Montpelier, died of pneumonia few days
ago at Springfield, Mass, where he had
resided for some time; his age was &C
years.
On Wednesday afternoon of last week
an extension Ct the porch which overhangs
the river in the rear of J.. Bart Cross
block on Elm street gave way with mum.
Der of small boys upon it, falling some Ii
feet into the river. Help being close at
hand they were all rescued. A little son
of e. w. Wheeler was the only one much
injured, and he is now able to be out.
CHELsEA.-Farmers are beginning to
cut their hay, which promises to be very
good.
Geo F. Reed was good deal injured
by being thrown from his buggy Sunday
evening by his horse taking fright and
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his home to the village.
John II. BiXby graduated from Hanover
college last week.
John M. Comstock, principal of SPRING
field graded school, is spending his vaca-
ton with his friends in this town.
A. V. Goss has employment this
summer ut the the insane asylum.
Somervillc, Mass.
Mr.. Smith, of Rhode Island, is looking
for more nice horses in town.
The late Mrs. Sophia Drew made
bequest 10 the Congregational church of
$1,000.
William Dickinson, now of Aurora, H.,
but formerly resident and business man
of this town, with his daughter, is visiting
his brother, B. f. Dickinson.
Miss Ella Brown is spending the season
with her mother, having completed her
college course at Wellesley, Mass.
valuable cow, owned by l.. d. Hum
phrcy ran off bank and was killed.
Mrs Densmore of Washington, d. c.,
is spending the season with her sister,
Mrs. A. Ii. Emerson.
The W. G. r. U. served strawberry
festival June 29th, on the grounds Of the
acad denny thai was burned a few years ago.
Mabel S. Sacket, who set fire to Mr.
Lombard's buildings of West Randolph,
with whom she was living at the time, has
been sentenced to the reform school at
Vergennes, until she becomes IS years Of
age. She is now about II.
John Parks was quite badly injured by
the falling of derrick in the cemetery,
where he was at work, June 2Sth, which
struck him on one hip. The derrick fell
in in consequence of a stake giving way
to which it was fastened by n guy rope.
w. H. 4. Cummings, principal of Brad
ford academy, with his family, is spending
the season with his fatherin-law, A. ii.
| Powers.
Nora f. Hobbs of this town was one of
the students 10 whom the honors of com
pctitive speaking were awarded at the late
closing exercises of the Normal school at
Randolph. She took the second prize.
Mr.. Belts, who has been seriously i'll for
a long time, is convaescent.
Henry Lyttle has removed to Lynn,
Mass, to reside with his children.
Hon. w. Il. Clark of Brattcboro is
visiting his friends in this town.
The Willing Workers" society held
their regular meeting June %, with Mrs.
Puf1er.
Mr. jackson of Lowell, Mass, gave a
lecture at the Methodist church on Mon
day evening, July ..
w. B. Marston and daughter of Albion,
r. l.. are visiting friends in town.
Jnnc 80, frost that cut beans severely.
NoHTurIELD.-IIon H. Carpenter is
apparently much improved in health.
Martin Cobleigh, Esq, and wife of
South Mortified started Monday of this
week for q six weeks visit among friends
in Iowa and Nebraska.
Miss Cora II. Brooks, who is filing a
very responsible and quite lucrative posi-
ton as teacher in the public schools of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, arrived in Mortified
last week and is stopping at her fathers,
j. p. Brooks on Pleasant street.
Geo II. Richmond, publisher OF the
NeqOs and the Farmer with his wife, left
last week for Brooklyn TO take vacation
of a couple of weeks.
Albert Hill, Mortified boy who is
merchant grocer of Lawrence, Mass.
is at home spending a vacation of few
weeks.
c. A. Bradley, A, B., is the way Dart.
mouth college now permits our friend
Charley to style himself.
Mrs. Eta Colfrin, after u lingering
illness of more than year, died Monday
morning of consumption.
Miss Lottie Whitmarsh is stopping for
few weeks in Stockbridge with her
aunt, NJ RS. Charles Wright.
The conversational club with their sever
al wives were received Monday evening by
Prof Chas Dole at his home and treated
to sumptuous repast of Strawberries and
stra wberry shortcakc.
WHITE RIVER JuNCTIoN.-Irs. S. l..
Pingreo left on Tuesday for Rye Beach.
The body of John Donovan who was
drowned at Olcotts Falls last Sunday, has
not been found.
Rev. I. L. Gulick, formerly a mission
airy to Spain, preached at the Congrega-
tional church at Hartford last Sunday.
The school meeting Saturday evening
was well attended Good feelings pre-
vailed and the school building was located
on the Lyman lot.
A good number was out to the lawn
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