Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-03-21

N. G. Moore has twenty pullets fret
which he has sold since the first {
September last twenty dollars worth {
eggs besides supplying the family.
Al IL meeting of the trustees of Chelse
academy held March 18Th, l.. e. Hinckle
was elected president. W. IL. II Hal
treasurer and G. W. Clark secretary.
AT the late town meeting ii was vote
to exempt from taxation for ten yeals an.
manufacturing establishment that Henri,
aodFTy may erect on the site where tn
upper grist mill was burnt.
Mrs. M. G. Metcalf ..offers lot o
personal property, together with he
household furniture for sale at auction
March 9th. She intends to leave lmme
diately for her new home in CONNECTICUT
The ladies' "Willing Workers" socisl,
held their adjourned annual NEEDING will
Mrs. P. Dexter on Wednesday, Marcel
18th. Forty-6ve were present and th'
prospects of the society are excellent ant
very encouraging. Officers for The yea
ensuing were elected as follows: President
Mrs. Rev. II. Webster; vice president
Mrs. II. w. Dearborn; seeretary, Mrs. +
Tracy; treasurer, Mrs. B. Sanborn.
The dwelling house and wood shed, n
what is called the Marsh farm and
occupied of late by Mr.. Het1lln, wert
burned Monday evening, March l2th witt
the most of the household goods and two
wagons. The family was absent wher
the fire broke out. 1t is supposed tn
the fire was taken from the stove
Partially insured This makes four
dwelling houses that have been burnt ii
the town, of near the line, within nine
months and three within IL distance O.
three and half miles on the Vershlre
road.
SwANToN.-Rev. Mr.. Boutwell, isiabsent
this week, having gone to Essex, N. Y.
The minister here preached good
sermons to few hearers last Sunday the
snow storm having put in an appearance
G. II. Reynolds and Capt. Cannady were
appointed assignees, last Friday, by the
creditors of b. B. Blake. Claims were
presented to the amount of $4,000.
Plenty of snow, plenty of wind, plenty
OF cold, although neither is quite up 10
what Virgins tried to make us believe.
Frank LAPEL has bought the f. w.
Jewett house corner Of Canada street and
Broadway.
CT. Smith has purchased the Widow
Billiard place, where he has lived for the
last two or three years, corner OF
Broadway and Second stree.
All things are rather quiet here just
now except new patent buttertub fasteners.
That is booming. 1t eclipses the eclipse
and spring bed raid for the present.
What ne4tf If you know OF anybody
who has a patent right that they want to
sell and cant, send them to Swanton and
they will strike lie at once.
The creditors of q. q. Moorey ARE TO
meet at St. Albaps next Saturday for the
purpose of choosing some one for
assignee. We hope the stores in Blake
block will all be running soon.
Butter market Tuesday was fairly
attended; price lower averaging about rs
cents.
ST. JoHNsBURY.-Cha Mutt, the last
of the firm of Jas. Mutt" file manufac.
tory company, died at his home here
Sunday.
The NJ. E. people in about an hour last
Sunday got $4,000 in pledges towards
rebuilding their church. They will secure
about $1,000 more to do the work they
intend to do
The Good Templar entertainment did
not draw quite as large audiences as they
expected, but they did very we'll financially.
Geo. Hale left Monday for Florida and
James Higgins, lately In the express
office, left Tuesday for Virginia, both are
in search of health.
The village choirs and other singers are
learning the cantata, Esther" and hope
10 present it in a few weeks.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTIoN.-Elias Foot
bas hired rooms in one OF G.. w. Gates
.enements.
Mr.. George Shattuck is moving on TO
one of o. A. Tafts farms.
Miss Hattie Huntoon has been spending
!. few weeks at Manchester. N. ii.
Will Laird has left A, J Wheeler's,
md gone to Pla,tsburgh into a clothing
store.
The sophomores who were suspended
! few weeks ago, at Dartmouth, have
,een put on probation for the remainder
# the year.
BY the will Of the late George F. Will.
on, of Providence, Dartmouth college is
o receive 10000 to founda profcssorship
IF in erecting building,
The travelling was so bad that there was
10 service at the Universalist church last
sunday.
Mr.. John Spaulding, has sold his farm
nd bought house in the village, of Mrs.
ienry French.
William Downing and family, came on
rom the west to visit his father, who is
cry feeble. and 10 attend the golden
Wedding of his Uncle Bella Downing,
which takes place the 18th of this month.
The friends of L. H. Hurd, are glad to
ee him on the street again, after being
onfined to the house for five months,
rom injuring hiskneepan.
M. DE Lesseps has found new field for
lis engineering activities in the scheme,