Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

so much interest in the celebration" tia
he gives notice that he cannot give hi
time to his patrons by issuing a paper thi
week. We shall! feel the loss keenly (1.
EAST CALAIS Miss Katie Peck wa
presented with Mason & Hamln orgal
for her 18th birthday present.
During the thunder storm last Thurs
day, Mrs. Worthing died very suddenly
She had been apparently as we'll as com
mon, but few hours before her death
the cause supposed to have been heart dis
ease, During the storm L o. LeoTari'.
barn was struck by lightning and burned
down, there being several tons of hay anc
some farming tools in the barn.
Afford Wheeler will have to do his buy
ing alone now, the little one is a girl.
Rev. Mr.. Jewet f,om California. l.
visiting his friends in town,
W E. Laird is running a saw mill fol
L. Kinney.
CHELsEA,-E. w. Matoon und Mrs J
Knerson are very seriously i'll.
A pleasant picnic party of fifteen OF
more took an excursion to Williamstown
springs last Thursday.
Miss Adah Hall of Westfeld, Mass, is
spending the season with her parents.
Johnnie Atwood, son of J. B. Atwood,
had one eye badly injured on the Fourth
by the explosion of fire cracker.
Mrs. Foster Grow has gone to spend the
season with her brother, Deacon Charles
Wyman OF St. Adams.
Z. G.. Goodhue of Vershire was in town
last Thursday.
Dr.. Carpenter was in town recently on
professional business.
Hon. L. g. Hinckley has two sisters
from Boeton visiting him.
Oscar Emerson of Cambridge, Mass,
bought very nice horse recently of Ira
Hood.
L. II. S4nborn went to Montpelier and
Middlesey, July 6, on visit.
Jesse Smith of R. l. bought fine horse
Of A. W. Whitney and one of CIV. Reed
when he was here few days ago.
Charles Hopkins has sold his Slack farm
to Leonard Clark for 800, and has moved
to Henry Clark's for permanent resi-.
dence.
The county court adjourned July 3, after
session of four weeks.
George Kimball of Boston is in town on
visit to his aged mother and other
friends.
The cornet bard went to Washington
on the Fourth to participate in the cele-
bration of the day.
The long bridge near the tin shop has
been thoroughly repaired.
Mr.. Veasey and family of Somerville,
Mass, are visiting relatives in town.
A famous old elm tree stands in Orcutt
Bixby's front yard. The body above the
ground is p feet in circumfere nee and the
limbs extend over a distance of 104 feet
in straight line.
Mr.. Fuller has moved his barber shop
to the hotel.
John Thompson of New York is visiting
his father and other friends.
The selectmen have obtained a deed of
Z. Z. Graham of about 5 IL acres of
land to enlarge Highland cemetery.
Mr.. NJ. F. NJ. Cain, with his wife and
four children, is stopping at Whitney's
hotel. Report says that they were driven
from Ely by an enraged mob of miners.
John Parks, Jr., of Manc hester, n. H.,
is visiting his parents.
Mrs. Richard Kennedy WAS badly injured
by being thrown from carriage. The
horse took fright and ran.
High Sheriff Parish ordered eight or ten
men, with arms and ammunition, to 20 to
Ely last week and assist in quelling the
riot. The militia were afterwards called
out.
Eleven bills of divorce were granted at
the late term Of the county court.
Dr. Walter Vincent of Burlington is
visiting his father, S. Vincent, and other
relatives.
CHEsrER.-Slmuel Abbott the 4th inst,
accidentally shot and fatally wounded his
hired man, Henry Spaulding of London
derry, Spaulding lived only few hours,
he was q single man and about twenty
eight years of age. This is the third
accident in this town within the past year
from the careless use Of fire arms.
NoRTHFlELD.-Therc is talk about a
ne hotel.
J. P. Brooks and wife are in Gaysville
visiting their daughter, Mrs. DR.. Steele.
"Kittie' Brooks accompanies them.
Mr.. Clancy, on Pleasant street. is new
Singing his house.
W. F. Andrus, from Massachusetts,, and
bride are visiting with the parents of the
groom.
Fred Tisdale has completed his engage.
ment at Underhill aud has returned to
Gouldsville, his former home.
The repair on the Universalist church
are being pushed rapidly forward. The
new organ loft back Of the pulpit has been
built and the organ moved in. The former
gallery is being inclosed from the main
audience room and will be used as parlors
but sliding doors in the center of it will
permit it to be used for extra seating
capacity should occasion require. The
walls and ceiling are to be newly frescoed
and the wood work and pews touched
up The Nyes from East Montpelier
have been at work on the organ cleaning
and tuning it since Saturday. The church,
when the contemplated improvements are
completed, will present much improved
~ uaru aDpaaranna Sop,a Of