Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14


are visiting relatives and friends which
they left some years ago. MIS-. HaseI
tine is eighty four, and very hale of he
age.
as The Smonsyille school district hay
g. been trying 10 vote the school house int
al the village. but as the vote was not carrie,
m it will remain where it is.
Collins Pettengil, age about eighteen
was thrown from wagon last weel
injurng orc elbow and fracuring the
, bone.
! MIR, Cutler Wiggens is very sick with
Bright's disease Of the kidneys.
p. Il. Carlton recently sold u pair Of
| nice six year old oxen for S2lO. They
were fancy and brought over cents a
pound, Mr. Carlton recently lost one of
his matched yearling steers, he breaking
one of his legs in the pasture. They
were valaed at SO.
Henry Virgins this season has lost
some $50 by sending produce to bogus
commission house in Boston.
There is but little market here for
potatoes of which large quantities have
been raised in this section. Large yields
have been reported. P. Il. Clrllon raised
from one potato of the white elephant
variety fifty-six pounds of potatoes. A.
A. Davis raised one potato of the late rose
variety which weighed two pounds and
seven ounces.
Mrs. VIM. Rowel died the Isl inst,
and was buried Sunday, Nov. 81. Mr..
Rowell has the sympathy of the entire
community.
BETHEL.--Rev. j. r. Robin was
ordained as pastor Of the Universalist
church and society in this place last
Saturday evening. Ordination sermon by
DR.. Atwood of Canton N. Y.
The Orange and Windsor counties
association of teachers held three days |
meeting in this place last week under the !
supervision of Supt. Dart. The attend
ance was large and steady, averaging $50
teachers, the interest increasing almost to
enthusiasm, if we can be allowed the
expression, 10 the end Of the session
Addresses were made by w. B. G. Stick
ney, Esq, and r. G.. Bugbee of Bethel.
Profs. Edison and Rocheleau of Randolph
Prins. Piermont Of Hartford, Sanderson
of Woodstock, Hardy of West Randolph,
interesting address on Thursday evening,
in which he advocated the town system as
the best means of securing the greatest
benefit from our common school system.
This seemed to be a new departure, but
one we think must be in the right drec-
lion and the result of candid and thought.
full investigation.
EAST CALAIS.-John Cochran is not
able to be out yet.
Edgar Stoddard and wife have moved
into town. l.
]. P. Carnes is giving his house coat s
Of white paint.
The high winds of Monday unroofed a
shed for Otis Slayton.
Z. X. George and brother have bought
The house that f. X. George has been
living in.
School in district No. IA, taught by q
Helen NJ Peck, closed November 9th.
Those having no absent marks were Lucy j,
Tabor, Myrtle Lilley, Minnie and Sarah
Ainsworth, Stella Gray, Jay and Charlie !
Llley. Those having no tardy marks !
we're Flora Gray, Josie and Lucy Tabor, +
Minnie and Sarah Ainsworth, Stella, Lucy T.
md Lula Gray, Willie Peck, Guy Bancroft, U
George Sanders and Walter Chaplin.
Those having but one tardy mark were ,
Sarah Holton, Jay, Ray and Charlie =,
Lilly.
CuELsEA.-F. p. Bixby cut an ugly i
,ash in one foot few days ago.
John A. Twiss and C. R. Corwin went h
o Boston last week.
Bro. w Z Douglass of South Heading
pent last Sunday in this town. a
Edwin Bixby. son of F. 2. Bixby, n
eturned from Davisville, Cal, last week, \
fter an absence Of nearly ten years. II
Mrs. f. A. Dickerman Smith has gone
0 Washington to spend the winter. Her a
ouse is being occupied by E. E. Garvin. IL
d. Burnham had an auction sale, f,
november 18th, of his Robbins farm on ',
ne east hill, together with farm produce,
took, carriages, etc, etc.
The winter term of the Chelsea acade.
ny will be opened December 10Th, under
le supervision of w. j. Hutchinson,
rincipal, and Miss A. A. Clement,
ssistant. ~
Mr.. G. Peters has moved his Stage
cams and fixtures into his own stable, !,
lst north of the hotel. Mr.. H. H,
aylor has moved his livery teams and T.
xtures into w. j, Tarbell's stable. Mr.. A,
arbell is building an Office to be used in g,
onnection with his stable.
Mrs. Remie, aged IS years, is very hi
ldustrious old lady. She has, during the sc
asst season, spun. doubled, twisted and
,oured more than 400 knots of wooden st
arm. She received a present of Bible as
ON Mrs. A. Webster several years ago.
urng the last fifteen years she has read cl
le Old Testament through nearly twelve hi
mes and the New Testament fifteen W
mes.
Burglars broke open the store of L. r. al al
Iydo e. Co., on the night of November cl
III, and took all the specie that was in the pl
,oney drawer. 1t is not known that eA
1ything else was stolen. They entered III
ON the woodroom into the back store