Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-02

of 27O pounds. Eight quarts of milk
would make one and an half pounds of
butter. No meal was fed TO the COW. All
OF the extra feed was about five bushels of
oats and so pounds of bran.
Hon. l. G Ilnckley came home from
West Farlee last Friday. When within
abont half ii mile of the village one of the
springs 10 the buggy broke while crossing
Il water bar and the horse took fright and
ran to the village at break neck speed.
He made for Taylor's livery stable, and
on trying 10 turn SO as to enter the open
door Mr.. Hincklcy was thrown so violently
to the ground us to render him uncon-
scious. DR.. Corwin was o,lcd and
administered restoratves that he was
able to be removed to his homs.
CHEsrER.-The sugar crop this season
has been very light. 1t has been the off
season for cur sugar orchards. Large
quantities of very nice maple sugar and
syrup in this section and failure so wide
spread and universal will come hard on
many farmers, rs on many farms the
sugar crop is the most profitable crop of
the season.
A large number of our farmers and
quite number from out of town were in
attendance hero TO see and examine the
noted Henry cows, Which II. p. Pollard
had bought for Watertown market and
WAS cared at this place last Monday,
April 23l. The cow was seven years old.
home weight, 1880 pounds; dressed
weight at market. 1400 pounds. The
heifor WAS three years old, home weigh,
!, 400; dressed weight at market. l 900;
both cattle were fine and handsome
specimens of the durham breed, and was
fed by Mr. Charles Henry of this place u
noted breeder Of durham stock.
NoRTHFIELD Next Thursday Is the
day set apart for cleaning the Methodist
church.
Mrs. Kendall, mother of Mrs. S. IL
Curtis, died last week.
G. A. Edgeron Jr., and wife, are visit.
ing friends i'll New Hampshire and Mass.
achusets.
Elizabeth Bell has conveyed the Bell
place, toward Roxbury, to Mrs. Ellen r.
Sanders, for $500.
Rev. j. 0. Sherburn, now of Rochester,
and representative from that town in the
legislature of 1882, is assigned to this
station.
On Monday, the arbitrators, r. w.
Clark, Fred P rker and H. r. Brown, in
the matter of David Finn and Patrick
Sployd renewed their award in favor
of David Finn in the sum of $39O45.
Mrs. G. p Kimball, has sold her house on
Maine street, to Daniel King of Royalton.
for $500, and moves this week into the
tenement on Central street, lately occupied
by Geo w. Soper.
Col. G.. n. Carpenter, of Boston, lee
tured in The Lewis college co1rse, last
Friday evening; subject, "Cathedrals and
Cathedral building" Like all the colo.
nels efforts his lecture was first rate.
Last Friday u jury trial between Edwin
Davenport and Nathaniel Hill took place,
wherin Mr.. Davenport sought to recover
for Il balance due on a wood eating con-
tract. The jury found his due $23.1O.
Frank Plumley attorney for plaintiff; ]. N.
johnson, attorney for defendant.
On Monday suit in favor of Mrs. y.
w. Alvord VS.. Thomas Kinselly, was
tried before Justice Dole and Averill, on
a claim due her husbands estate. The
court found SCI due the plaintiff. j. N.
johnson, for plaintiff; and G. M. Fisk.
for the defendant.
A very large number of the members
and congregation of the Methodist church,
met at the vestry at Z p. NJ Tuesday, and
thence proceeded 10 the parsonage, bear
ing in their midst two beautiful easy
chars, which were informally presented
TO the pastor and his wife, Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill. by Frank Plumley. as testi-
monies of the affection and esteem of the
people, and Bro. Merrill gave feeling
response.
At the meeting of the Mortified Lodge
Of Good Templars, held last Friday even
ing-oflicers for the quarter beginning
May 1st, we're elected as follows: w. c.
L., Rev. l. 2. Booth; w. V. T., Mrs
Hattie Richmond; W. S, Mary Thomp-
som; W. f. S, Alma Huntley; w. T.,
MIS-. Wilson; w. c., j. M. Hit; w. NJ,
Ernest Booth; w. l. G.,-W. Sen,
Frank Avery.
At the annual meeting of tho stock
holder of the Mortified library associa-
ton, an assessment of fifty cents on
share was voted to be paid in on or
before July 1st next. 1t was also voted to
recatalo2ue the books, which now number
1900. Rev. w. S. Hazon was elected |
president; G. d. Elgerton. clerk; E. d.
Field, collector; and Geo. II. Richmond
treasurer; to serve one year, and E. X.
Jones and Frank Plumley, were elected
directors for three years.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION - On account
of the illness of the rector, Rev A. L.
Flanders, there was no preaching service
at the Episcopal church last Sunday.
The remains of George Braley, who
died in Minnesota, were brought to this
place last week for interment. Funeral
from the house of his brother, Harry
Bradley.
The Hartford graded school has a larger
number of pupils than ever before at the :
spring term.
Rev. R. d. Miller of West Hartford !
n no mad with Row Q pruoof CpnJou