Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-18

BELLOWS FALLs.-W. S. Spauldins
offers for sale on South street his new
house.
Mr.. Ball, of the firm of Derby & Bal
snath factory, has begun grading for hi
new house at the junction of Atkinson
and Rocking ham streets.
Miss Cora Persons, who has had a long
illness of many months, is at prcsen
improving.
The river at this place has been and il
now giving the Russell paper company
considerable anxiety, as it began to wash
the bank on the north side of the river
above the new iron bridge and fears were
entertained that it would 90 around the
dam. Teams have been carting in stone
night and day for four days and the
danger is passed. Had it gone through
there would have been quiet times this
summer among the mills unless steam
was applied.
VIM. A. Miller has opened tin shop
in the old Wighlman Hall BUILDING on
Rockingham street.
Mrs. M. G. G. Levitt of Boston spoke
to crowded house at the congregational
church last Sunday evening upon TEN.
perance," which was highly appreciated
She was formerly of this state, and is now
one of the superintendent of the national
work.
There was a slight fire Monday morning
caused by Il kettle of tar catching on fire
no alarm and no damage.
The d folks concert here the 9th and
25th by the choir of the NJ. f. church
assisted by some of the singers of the
village, under the direction of C. Barber,
will close the series Of entertainments by
the young peoples society.
The work of rebuilding the brick build
ing, recently destroyed by fire, is progress.
ing rapidly and is expected to be ready
for occupancy in July.
The lecture Of Rev. l. McAnn upon the
subject of "Courtship and Marriage was
one worthy Of the attention of everyone,
either young or old, it being one of sober
fact and solid sense, and anyone about to
enter upon the stern realities of the mat
rimonial sea ought to hear the subject as
presented by him.
CHELsEA.-Mrs. W. S. Russell is i'm
proving.
There is mud enough in the valleys.
All kinds of local business is dull.
There is much sickness in town and
vicinity.
The ladies' "Willing Workers. society
served a sugar festival at the Methodist
church vestry on the evening of April 18th
Mrs. B. Martin returned from her trip
to western Vermont, April 18th.
Frank Underhill is about moving on to
the Reed farm on the east hill.
c. E. Robinson has moved TO Whitney's
mill house.
Henry Godfrey, whose wife died recent
ly, had lived in the married state So years.
Hon. l.. 6. Hinckley returned from a
visit to Boston friends last week.
Miss Nancy Jones has been at home
from the normal school on short
vacation.
Charles Slack hes engaged work in II.
H. Taylor's livery stable.
The young ladies' entertainment at the
hotel hall, on the 10th inst, is reported to
have been of the first class and was highly
satisfactory.
Rev. II. Webster will close his second
years labors next Sunday.
The weather is bad for sugar makers.
The listers finished taking the lists last
week.
The ice has gone out of the river doing
much less damage than usual.
The past winter gave us 10 feet OF
snow, 1870 days of good sleighing and rs
days with the thermometer below zero.
A. w. Whitney has hired the home
farm belonging to the estate of the late
A. Davis.
At the late annual meeting Of the school
superintendent in the county it was
decided that the spring examination of