Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-26

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visiting his father who is quite seriously
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! Frank Stone died at Lebanon, N. II.
September 19lh. Ills father, John Stone
was resident of this town for many
, years.
. Mrs. Bixby and her son, H. o. Bixby
have been spending vacation in Boston
Mass.
. j. B. Bacon and his wife went to
Saratoga Springs few days ago
Archie E. Mills has returned 10 his home
in St. LOUIS. Mo-. and his sister Alice has
returned to Wellesley, Mass.
Mr.. Taplin of Waitsfeld, former
pastor of tho Methodist church, was in
town last Friday.
John Bsllou of Boston is visiting Abel
Merrill and his family.
L. w. Rogers is preparing to put IL
single machine into his shop, which will
be great convenience for the farmers of
this vicinity.
Mrs. Baker, while driving blind horse,
was thrown from the buggy and badly
injured last Saturday.
Rev. E. E. Herrick has returned from
his vacation. He preached last Sunday at
Montpelier for Rev. Mr.. Hncks and Rev.
E. Gerry of West Randolph supplied Mr..
Herrick's pulpit.
Geo. E, Dickey, Esq, of Bradford was
in town Tuesday on business of his pro
fession.
Joseph S. Chandler was in town Sep
TENDER 10Th. He resided in town when
he was young man but had been absen t
more than forty years. He has lived at
Lebanon, N. H., for thirty years since he
left this town, but is now resident of
East Randolph.
The second quarterly meeting for the
year was held September 22I and 23d.
The services on Saturday were encour-
aging and soul inspiring to the Christians
present. In the love feast Sunday morning
a good revival spirit prevailed among the
members. The sermon by the pastor
from, Jesus Christ the same yesterday,
to-day and forever" was n clear and
forcible presentation of scripture truth
and we'll calculated to strengthen and
build up the church in the faith of the
gospel. The extensive repairs on the
house of worship are progressing as
rapidly as circumstances will permit.
EAST CALAIs.-W. L. Pierce has a good
stock of Acorn stoves on hand.
Warren Fideld has resumed possession
of the stage route from Montpelier to
Hardwick.
Mrs. Emma Gale that was, but now
Mrs. Emma Jewell started for her new
home in West Concord last week.
George Southwick has bought the Con.
verse place and is buying lumber prepara-
tory to building and repairing the house.
Henry Tibbetts. while working round
the planer in j. o. Lambs shop, lost three
fingers by getting them too near the knife.
Drs. Jewell aud Lance dressed the
wounds.
Byron Wilbur says he Gu. with a corn
hook four and half acres of corn in 16
hours.
Rial Ainsworth is blessing many farmers
by his skill in finding water. He makes
a hole in the ground with an iron rod, puts
an ear trumpet in the hole and he can
hear water at the depth of 25 feet if there
is any.
The friends of Albert Bliss gave him
surprise party last week, presenting him a
gold watch valued at $50. He has earned
it from the pulpit this summer in deliver.
ing his nicely got up sermons.
MARsuFIELD.-The many friends of Geo.
Putnam and wife were much pleased to
meet them in church last Sunday.
The Sunday school concert at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday was q
grand success in every pa rticular, each
one that took part in the service acting
their part well. The singing by May
Burnap was worthy of special notice.
| PUTNAMsvILLE.-The buds on the night
blooming cereus of Mrs. Putnam all
blasted but one that bloomed the night of
the 2lst. was very large beautiful white
flower filling the room with very sweet
perfume.
Mrs. julia Culver has some rare house
plants, one geranium. that has lhirty-two
clusters of blossoms and twelve clusters of
buds, and one other called Adams Apple,
covered with a little sharp thorn that has
seventy.seven apples on it abont the size
of common birds egg.
i Work on the new road is prospecting
finely, the water is very low in the branch
which is very favorable to the bniding OF
it at present.
j. M. Gould started last Saturday, the
22d, for the capital, and in going down a
hill near his home, his horse stumbled and
fell over bank tipping over the wagon
, broke both thils and otherwise damaging
the wagon. Mr. Gould had his left arm
broken above the wrist and received other
bruises about the body and head. He is
doing well.
RUTLAND-John w. Champion ha,
advanced funds to pay the Howe Scale
! company's workmen one months past due
r wages.
WEST ENosBURGH.-Rev. A. B. Swift
preached good sermon here on Sunday
T.. Tin exchange with the pastor.) The ser
vice was much enjoyed by the congro
i. CATION. Some unusual interest wal