Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-27

honorary, to Gen. G. W. Dodge Of New
York city. Col. @. N. Carpenter was il
town to be present al COMMENCEMENT, als'
VIM. r. Dorr, '7s, A. l., Sheldon. '73, G
j. Hobbs, 'S2, and several other Of the oil
Norwich university boys.
PLAINFIELD.-The farmers are begi1
ming haying
The cases of diphtheria are gettin :
better.
G. A. Castle of Burlington was in towr
last Saturday.
Mr.. Powers, principal of Bradford acad
envy. is spending his vacation in town.
Rev. Mr.. Smith was away last weel
attending the seminary anniversary al
Montpelier.
Rev. Mr.. Bliss of East Calais preached
in the Methodist church last Sunday to q
large congregation.
Mervin A. Pratt was among the prize
speakers at the Vermont Methodist semi
nary last Wednesday evening and deserved
one of the prizes.
SwANToN Our community was thrown
Into great excitement last Friday evenin i,
by III, report that Jesse Bradley wa.
drowned. Everybody who heard ran for
the river. The report proved top true
1t seems that he with two other boys OF
about his own age went In bathing neal
the p. & . railroad bridge, and of course
1t is the old story over again-thc Bradley
boy waded out too far and steppe into a
deep hole and sank. Tue b)ys ran for
help which arrived and got the 1oIy out
in about twenty minutes, but too la'e to
save him. He was fourteen years of age,
the youngest son of Mrs. VIM. Honsin ger
of Alburgh, and had been attending sUhool
here. At the close of the term he went
to work in the store of w. II. Blake, 81,
where his brother Edward has worked for
several years. Jesse WAS very quiet boy.
OF good manners and was much thought
of by all that knew him. Itlwas terrible
blow to the mother and the remaining
brother and sister. The funeral was from
the residence of W. H. Blake on Sabbath
afternoon, and was attended by large
number of citizens and the children of the
union school. The remains were then
taken to the Congregational church. The
Row Mr. Rohh;tt of4;o;otoJ ,,.;,. IL L..
Mr.. Roberts. The house, was filed with
deeply sympathizing audience while
Mr.. Rabbit delivered a very feeling and
comforting discourse from Psalm 59:1, 2,
Save me, o, God; for the waters are come
in unto my soul. sink in deep m:re
where there is no standing: am come
into deep waters, where the floods overdow
me. At the grave the brother, Edward,
tainted away while the casket was being
lowered, which added very much to the
already deep feeling of those present. 1t
was very touching to see the long process.
sion of his schoolmates march by the
grave. each dropping boquet of white
flowers upon the casket as last tribute to
one they loved.
Last Sabbath morning, from one till four
o'clock, one Of the most severe thunder
storms occurred that has visited the place
for long time. The lightning must have
struck in many places near us. At one
discharge Mr.. Edward Bradley, who had
got up and lighted a lamp, was standing
in direct line between AN open window
and an open door and received such
shock as to PROSTATE him for time, and
it also put out the lamp. We have heard
of no other damage done. The rain fell
in torrents and was mixed with hail.
The butter market on Tuesday was
largely attended; prices, Is to IS cents;
10 to 20 cents for selections. Some lots at
higher figures. Eggs II cents per dozen.
The nuisance of auction sales on the
park on Tuesdays continues.
WHITE RIVER JUNcTIoN.-Rev. Jo-
siah Merrill from Dummerston, is visiting
friends in this place.
Mrs. Geo. Fay, died of dropsical con-
sumption on Tuesday morning, at the
house of George Chadwick.
An infant child few days old was
found floating in the river On Sunday at
Olcotts Falls.
One of the river men was drowned on
Sunday, at Olcotta Falls.
Mrs. l.. A. Grover and daughter, return
ed from Chicago on Tuesday. Miss
Grover has been spending The winter.
Rev. Walter Dole goes TO Richmond to
preach for Rev. Hayford, who is 10 preach
for two Sundays in the Universalist church
in this place.
At our last school meeting ON Saturday
evening, it was unanimous vote that the
school house should be over on the point.
A. T. Taft and A. L. Lease went to
Burlington on Tuesday to attend the pre-
of the statue Of Lafayette.
There will be no service at the Episco-
pal church on Sunday evenings during the
Tho rector goes to Norwich.
WILMINGToN.-Mrs. J. X. Barney lee
ured on temperance in the Methodist
church in Wilmington last Sunday evening
o large and deeply interested audience.
More than one hundred of her hearers
pledged themselves to abstinence and