Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-16

Hon. lieman Carpenter is in Il critical
J stato| F health and fears are ertertlirc,'
ihnt he canno. long sarvice, Col Geo {.
Carpenter of b 'oton, his 500, spent Sa'ur
| day and Sunday with Ann
G. ID. f lgerlon, Grand Worthy Assis
, tant Sretnry, o. d. + igerion, Grand
Worthy Auditor, G. I. Edgcrton and Mrs
Geo. w. Clark, delegates from this lodge,
have gone TO St. Johnsbury to attend the
annual meeting Ct the Grand Isodge of
, Good Templars, which convepcs there this
, week.
1t was II quarterly meeting occasion at
the Nj. T. church last Saturday and Sun.
) day. Presiding Elder Rev. II. A. Spen.
Ger was present
PEACHAM Sunday the Is h. Presiding
Elder Granger preached us n good prac
teal sermon on Courage, after which Il
large number partook Of HE elements of
the Lords supper,
There is good work of grace going on
here. Union services are held every even.
ing and many have started for Heaven.
On Sunday evening the Lord was with
us and we believe much good was done.
PLAINFIELD. Miss Bell lIoyt is sill
very low, with little if any hope of rcc,v
cry.
Helping Hand society will give an
entertainment and oyster supper NJ Kim
ney's Hall, CD Tuesday evening, J,nu,ry
22d.
Rumor has it that some one WAS mar
ricd Saturday evening.
Several members of Shepherd lodge
intend TO visit the Grand Lodge OIL o G
T., this week that meets Mt St. Johns
bury.
! The singing school is well inaugcrated
with good promise.
WARREN The lumber business is very
lively in Warren village as it usually is
this time of year.
The friends of Will Cardell gave him
surprise party last Thursday night, his
Sister Jennie having been informed of the
intended visit, she and her mother had
everything in order for the occasion and
tables were spread with one of The best of
suppers. Will was very much surprised
to meet "the boys" and their ladies'.
We are now in hopes to have tele
phone line to Roxbury in the spring,
connecting ourselves with other towns in
the county.
On Saturday night one William Martin
ran against his son-n law, Douglass, and
get severe blow in his face that entirely
closed one eye and otherwise disfgured
his face for the time being Report has it
that Martin had licked Douglass once last
spring and had aggravated him since so
that he has been getting up his muscle for
him for some time. but the circumstances
of this ARRAY are such that one might
think that he fought Martin in self defense
this time.
WoRcEsrER.-M w. Brigham lost one
of bis horses the inst
Mrs, A. p. Slayton broke one bone of
her arm recently.
The oyster supper was we'll attended;
receipts between thirty and forty dollars.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTIoN.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Titburn of Amos, Iowa, are
visiting friends in this place.
The week of prayer was so well
observed last week ut the NJ. f. church
and so much interest manifested that it
was thought best to continue them this
week and have thus far been we'll
attended.
Rev. A. j. Hough was called to Lcba.
non on Wednesday evening to read the
Country Parson' for tho Baptist society,
John Starr of this village was instantly
killed at Windsor on Saturday while on
duty He slipped on the track and was run
over. The funeral was held on Monday. lie
leaves wife and one child.
Rev. A j. Hough was very kindly
remembered few days ago by n gift of
$50 bya generous lady, who has always
felt interested in the Methodist church of
this place from its first starr and u member
of another church.
| Mrs. VIM. Sherman died on Tuesday
night at her fathers house and her babe
on Wednesday morning. In the death of
Mrs. Sherman the Methodist church. of
which she has ever been a faithful worker,
have met with great loss. Much sym
patty is felt for her aged father in his
declining years and for her husband in this
atlliction.
The Windsor County Sunday School
Association will meet in the NJ. f. church,
South Royalton, Tuesday, January 20,
1884, The committee of this place are
making and using every effort to make
this association success. The speakers
on the programme are: Rev. A. L. Coop
er, Springfield; Rev. A. j. Hough; Rev.
IN. +. Carter. Queeche; Rev. S. B. Cur
rier, Rochester; Rev. A. S. Markham,
Hartland; Rev. A. II. Webb, Woodstock !;
Rev. H. F. Reynolds. Barnard; Rev. R.
d. Miller. West Hartford; Rev. r. N.
Nicholas, Norwich; and others as good
are expected for the evening. 1t is hoped
that all interested in Sunday school work
through the county will make an effort to