Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-14


lie at P.M
The post Office is now open during the
n noon hour which is II great accomo latior
K to many.
Daniel Blcon has bought the farm in
t Moretown owned by the late D,niel Belk,
e nap for $500.
7 PUTNAMsvILLE.-C. c. Putnam & Son
J, lost one of their work horses last week.
Charley Martin drew load of logs
(; from Bear Swamp TO Putnams mill that
measured eleven hundred and five feet and
n Frank George drew one at the same time
+. that measured ten hundred and forty feet
G Come, Ed, we want TO hear from you.
WARREN.-The mill yards are well
filled with logs this winter and but very
little saving has been done owing to low
water.
Our lawyer. j. H. Senter, has gone up
the river to district No. ~ to finish out the
school that has had so much trouble for
few terms. We understand they attend
strictly to business and presume to say
that Is the best way.
The Buzzell family of Fayston gave
concert of vocal and instrumental music
at the Town Hall Tuesday evening. The
family formerly lived in this town and
consists of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Buzzell and
ten children. They gave a very satisf,c.
tory entertainment and we think they nav
we'll be called the happy family.
We are sorry to say that owing to
little misunderstanding in Mr.. C,rdel
store between two of our citizens one OF
them Lave suspended the laws of nature
by simply seeing his neighbors faults with
one eye. The other has shut up for few
days.
ST. JoHNsBURY The new Free Bapts,
church was dedicated Tuesday. The
church is nearly the same as the one
burned, only changed in a few parts, and
is credit to contractor and society.
The girls and young ladies of the NJ. E.
society are preparing an operet,a which
will be given in connection with fair in
few weeks.
The Good Templar lodge have public
soclable, with hot coffee and cake. thurs
day evening. Fourteen were initiated on
Monday evening.
Thursday evening, the 9Th inst, some
50 from Hector Lodge. with about 40 from
Riverside Lodge of Lyndonville, went to
Passumpsc and started new lodge.
Sunday evening during the prayer
meeting telegram was read announcing
the death of our former pastor, E. S. Lock
Many tears were shed and many SYM
pathizng word Was spoken in behalf of
tn afflicted family. His death came very o
sudden to good many in the society who
did not know of his sickness. Mr. Locke (
was man who always did as he thought
Was right and preached the gospel pure o
and indebted. He was always to be found
on the side of every good cause ana work,
social or religious.
He had large class in Sunday school
who deeply mourn his loss, and tender
their sincere sympathy to his wife and +
He was always at his post; -"
Away cheerful and pleasant, and dropped C
many a seed in their hearts which will live +.
to bear good fruit But what is 'our loss =,
Is his gain" " Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord" "a
What shall we do with our snowp is a. !
going to be serious question soon if we 4,
nave much more, for we can hardly get al
'ound in the village now. t
The academy numbers 800 scholars. 60
A good number of persons meant to
nave attended the funeral of Rev. Mr.. r
locke, but the time of running the train u
would not permit it. g
WILLIAMsvILLE.-Thc sixth Of course
VI lectures in the Williamsvlle Methodist
hurch was given on the evening of Jan.
10Th, by Rev. w. R Davenport of
subject. "Other Women"
'ha. an audience which had been favored
y lectures from Revs. T. P. Frost, A. B.
'ruax and II. F. Austin of the Vernon,
onference, and Bradford X Pierce, D D.,
Boston, were highly gratifieI with the
ecturer's maiden effort" is a very
altering compliment to the lecture.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTIoN.-T Metho.
lst society have their annul supper on r
'cdnesdAy evening F blutry II, y. tn,
ouse of Col c. S. Hamilton i
The Olcott's Falls paper company are
ipecting to have in their employ 200 men
7 the first of March.
Sacramento service at the NJ. f church
'xt Sunday morning.
j. >. w. Preston has opened singing
hoo at the house OF Samuel Blgley.
The general prayer meeting, on Friday A
'ening. at the home of E. H. Tinker. ~
as attended with much interest. Rev.
l.. Cooper was present.
There were three hundred cars on the &c
hex and around the depot over Sunday.
George Carpenter met with serious
cident on Monday evening while at T
'rk about the cars. He slipped and fell, IL
cars passing over both his legs. He
rs brought to his home in this place and
:. S. j. Allen, Jr., amputated one of his III
g. Mr.. Carpenter has wife and two
ildren-the children sick with scarlet
yer.
The Congregationalst society have "a
ere annual supper at TilIen Seminary, y
Friday evening. n
The Episcopal society will hold Lent
wives at the house of Rev. A. B. Elan.
RS, on Friday evening.
DeA. Horace French injured his knee 8
n, while at work getting a safe into his