Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-01

y 'iho' We hoPc 1he women VIII not lie
it die out. To them be the credit of keep
- ing it alive SO long.
Our business men, with perhaps ont
exception. seem to have but little or NJ
: interest in anything which is calculated to
interfere with runs doings. Ono of our
a citizens, who has served out a twent,
years. sentence in New England states
prison. his time having expired only few
q weeks since for wife murder, (the Jury
calling it manslaughter because he was
drunk) can be seen almost any day Keeling
through our streets. Who will be his
next victimP Possibly that woman who
accompanied him to the circus Saturday
Woe to the man who will furnish such a
man with that which will make him a
brute or worse than brute.
, Mr.. Arthur. for some time assistant
cashier of Wells River bank, ha, secured
the position of cashier of Bradford bank.
Mr.. Arthur is man well acquainted with
banking business and will no doubt please
the business men of our community.
The ladies' aid society, connected with
, the M. E. church, hold their next meeting
with Mrs. E. A. Barrett this week.
WEST BERLIN.-The new M. Z pastor
is laboring very acceptably. The three
J meetings each Sabbath, at Berlin Pond,
West Berlin and Gouldsville, will keep
Bro. Worthing very busy and his work is
telling among his congregation.
Nelson Ellis has nearly completed 1.-THE
best barn in town..
Rev. Mr.. Crane has improved his build
ings by coat of paint.
Gilman Emerson has put on an addition
to his barn, turned the roof, capboarded
and painted it, making great improvement
He has one of the best dairy farms in
seven counties.
Elder Rogers of the N. H. conference
and Bro Isaac Chase are visiting friends
in this vicinity.
Amos Chase is painting and otherwise
improving his building.
Elder Isaac Jackson has bought the
Henry Norton place, paying $500; he has
also bought the old Braman place for 500 -,
mo ed the barn to his buildings and is
tearing down the old house.
Joseph Chase has been re shingling his
house and charging his milk room and
kitchen; he has also put up a new horse
barn and woodshed.
CHELsEA.-States Attorney J. X. Oar.
ling was in town July Goth.
The Methodists have commenced to
make thorough repairs on their church.
w. H. E, Cummings and his family
returned to Bradford last week.
The ladies of the Methodist church
served very successful ice cream and
raspberry festival on the lawn in front OF
l.. B buttons residence on the evening OF
July 25h.
L w Bacon being afflicted with sever,
and protracted sickness in his family. his
neighbors very kindly made "bee," July
25rh, and assisted him to do his haying
P. w. Rogers is building new dam to
bis carriage shop in the upper village.
Typhoid fever has made its appearance
in the village. Two young ladies are
reported as sick with it.
Miss Flora Shaw of White River juno
ton has been in town on a visit to former
acquaintance.
A company ofabout fifty took pleasure
trip TO Willamstown springs few days
ago.
S. J. Moore and E. w. Nation, who
have been very i'll, have so far recovered |
as to be out on the street.
A large number of citizens went to |
Montpelier, July 9th, to see the Fore |
paugh show.
Alonzo Jones is one of the smart old |
men. He is 70 years old and has cut and |
put into his barn this season what is esti. |
mated to be five tons of hay. The only
carriage that he has used to haul it was |
common wheelbarrow. Most of the ground |
was rough. and much of it a steep side
hill. The only help he had was in moving
away little of the last.
Mr.. G. M. Hatch and his wife of Grin.
nellie, Iowa, arrived in town July 29th on
visit to his aged father and other friends.
Rev. E. E. Herrick and his wife 90 to
West Randolph this week to visit the
parents of each and other relatives.
Rev. A. Webster,D. D.. president of the
Baker theological institute, and presiding
elder on the Orangeburgh district, South
Carolina conference, preached at Chelsea
last Sunday forenoon. He was pastor of
the church in this town 90 years ago. He
has been in the effective work of the itin-
erancy 46 years. He was chaplain in the
war of the rebellion three years, and has
held the office of presiding elder II years.
He was transferred to South Carolina in
1866, where he has labored until this
time. He shows but little abatement OF
physical or mental strength.
CoRINTH CoRNER.-Last Sunday was
very interesting. The gospel workers of
Bradford were present and a good interest
was manifested. Next Sunday the fifth of
August there will be a Sunday school
concert at the M. E, church at the close of
the afternoon discourse. 1t is hoped a
good attendance will be present.
North MoNTPELIER.-Most of our hay
crops is harvested and farmers report
large yield and extra quality.
Last Tuesday, some twenty-five or thirty
went up to Groton heights, to their annual
camping grounds, to spend two or three
weeks in camp.
A little five years old son of Fred Sibloy |
was badly scalded last Thursday morning.
| by upsetting dipper of water that bis
mot her was carrying to scad her butter
worker, turning part of its contents upon