Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-24

; Ipublic charity and has been taken to Il
lpoor farm.
i w. A. Spear and his family of Lowell
Mass, are in town, tho guests of Harve
and George Roberts.
4 Mrs. L. w. Bacon had her clothes TAX
fire from II lighted candle and narrowl
Escaped serious disaster.
S. B Heblrd went to Corinth last wee
to try, as referee the case of Chamberlil
VS.. Hunter.
Mrs. b. Martin returned from Yer
genncs 10 her home in this villag
Thursday, January 18th.
The teachers institute for Orange count,
will commence at Bradford, Janu ,ry 3lst
and continue four days.
A. j. Copeland his four cows, tw'
natives and two grade Jerseys, that aver
age one pound of bntter to eight quarts o
milk, with hay feed only.
January 18th there was great wine
and snow storm from the south east, which
rendered the roads on the hills almos
impossible. Snow is nearly three fee
deep on level.
l.. e. Hinckley has exchanged his Park
hurst place in the upper village with Lev
Ordway for the place he now lives on, one
half mile east of the village.
Albert Chandler and James c. Atwood
were chopping in the woods the 18th
instant, and uniuckiy they stood so neal
each other when cutting down Il tree that
the AK that james was using struck
Alberts arm above the elbow, cutting an
ugly cash three inches long.
CoRINTH CoRNER.-H. w. Carlton and
o. Merrill have gone to North Carolina
canvassing for the new map of the United
States.
The students who have been at andolpb
and St. Johnsbury at school are now a,
home on a vacation.
Frank Jewell has hired the Isaac Pres
colt farm, SO called. now owned by E. P.
George, of West Fairlee Pays 175 dollars
and the taxes.
NoRTHFIELD Monday afternoon Rob
ert Harper's team loaded with wood
started on Central street and ran down
the hill across the common over into the
market of Hazelton e. Deering, smashing
the show window of Kenyon & Soper, the
horses seemed to be but little hurt but
the orockery and gloves were badly
damaged.
Fred Townson's horse started in front of
the post Office, upset the sleigh and broke
it up considerable.
Mumps and scarlet fever arc in the
village and are interfering with the
school, several children are kept at home.
Rev. Mr.. Bemis occupied the pulpit
at the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday,
having exchanged with Rev. Mr.. Merrill.
Water is failing in many places in town
owing to the cold and dry weather.
NoRTHFIELD.-Quarterly meeting Sat.
urday and Sunday, February and 4.
Preaching Saturday at 2 P. NJ, to be fol,
owed by quarterly conference; and Sun
lay morning, TO be followed by the Lords
Supper.
WEST RANDoLPH.-Dr. Abbott dis.
placed the joint in one of his knees the
after part of last week, and is now
obliged to go on crutches
WEST MISUNDERSTANDING pays the
aroestt tax of any town in Orange county.
The towns State tax of ten cents on the
lollar this year being $16l6.3S. OF that
mount the West Randolph Graded school
district pays $3.50 or u little over two fnhs
# the whole.
II. Royce Bass, A. b., of Braintrce, has
zen engaged rs the extra teacher in the
tate normal school for next term which
egins February 1st. Mr.. Bass is a grad
ate of Oberlin College and is teacher of
urge experience.
RoXBuRY.-The next quarterly meeting
1ill be held February in the afternoon.
he presiding elder will be present.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION DIR. f. Wat
IN has recently removed from this place
, Henniker. N. II.
The ladies of tho Congregatonalist
,ciety have sociable and supper at the
ouse of Isaac Gates on Thursd ~ eve ing
The ladies of the benevolent society will
i've supper at the vestry of the M. E. :
1urch on Thursday evening January %,
the reading of a poem. 1.-The
aising of Dorcas" of their former pastor,
ev. Alfred Hough. The many friends of d,
II former pastor will be glad to listen to
is reading this being onoi of his latest
nd most popular poems.
Rev. G. f. Arms and wife from East
over are visiting at Rev. L. o. Shcrburn's.
Mr.. Rufus Downing is very low with
'thmatic consumption.
Mr.. Stephen tIillock has gone to uat-
rd, Conn.,, to work in the Pratt st. house.
Dptheria and scarlet fever has prevailed
late, one death during the past week.
Mrs. S. Smith has been very sick with
ptheria, is better.
MIR. Farnham has moved his store,
oval Cummings his printing Office into