Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-06-22
VERMONT CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS

VERMONT CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
at the Annual Methodist Conference for 1854,
held at Putncy, on the LIST inst, the following
ministers were appointed To the different sta
lions affixed 10 thci. llames:
MONTPELIER DisTRIcT-E j. Scott, P. E.
Montpelier, E. Copeland; Worcester, to DO
supplied; East Montpelier, A. Newton; Plain
Held, A. Hitchcock Moretown. II. R. Cobb /:
Middlesex, d. S. Hooker; Waitsfeld, c. w.
Kellogg Warren, to be supplied; Rochester
r, Merrill; Pittsfeld, Thomas Hardman; Gays
Vile, d. A. Mack Bethel Lympus, VIM. b.
Howard Bethel, Lewis Hill; Randolph, c..
Fales; Tunbridge, South Royalton and Sharon
to be supplied; Chelsea, A. Webster Cornth,
K. Brown; Bradford, A. j. Copeland; West
Bradford, II. johnson; Fairlee, F. d. Hemmcn-
way; Williamstown and Brookfeld, S. Aldrich !;
Northfold, w. j. Kiddcr; Mortified Falls and
Roxbury Mission, A. Billiard Barre, Z. Robin
son; Berlin, M. Billiard.
DANvILLE DIsTRIcT-S. Chamberlain, p. f..
Danville VIM. D. Malcom Peacham, e. D.
Hopkins; Barnet, G. W. Gushing Newbury,
j. G. Dow Groton, to be supplied st. Johns
bury, A. G. Button; East st. Johnsbury, j.
Enright; Luncnburg and Concord, A. Howard
Guildhall and Bloomfield, A. McNIullen; Lyn-
don and Kirby, II. L. Jones Sutton and Burke,
d. s. Dexter Barton and Glover, Isaac Nc
Ann; Barton Landing, N. w. Scott; Derby,
Dyer Willis; Holland and Morgan, S. Fl. Col
burn; Westfold and Troy to be supplied Iras-
burgh A. L. Cooper Albany, A. Ball Crafts
bury, A. c. Smith; South Hardwck, j. S.
Spinney; Walden, s. Tarbell Cabot and CAL
ais, d. Packer; Marshfeld, l.. P. Cushman;
j. M. King Fort Plain Seminary, New York, a
member Of the Quarterly Conference, Newbury,
Vermont.
SPRINGFIELD DIsTRIcT-H. Eastman, p. 20.
Springfield, S. G. Kellogg; Chester, j. L.
Roberts; Proctorsvillc, d. W. c. Huntington !;
Pcrkinsville and Ascutneyville, to be supplied !;
West Windsor and Felchville, j. L. Smith
Woodstock, H. S. Haynes, B. Walker Barn
ard, p. p. Ray East Barnard and Pomfrct, F.
Y. Daily Union Village, R. Ii. Spaulding !;
Marlboro, j. F. Battlefield; Norwich and Hart
ford, e. Pettengill; IIartland, d. Wells Bel
lows Falls, N Webster; Cambridge Port and
Athens, L. c. Dickinson Londonderry, c. D.
Inyraham; Windhall, P. n. Granger, q
Wardsboro, NJ. Spencer Wilmington and Do
yer, j. A. Sherburn; Putney, A. L. Pratt ;
Brattleboro, r. a. Rice Springfield, Wesleyan
Seminary, F. 0. Blair, member of the Spring
field Quarterly Conference; G. R. Harding,
transferred to the New-Ilampshire Conference,
and stationed at New Market; John Curricr,
transferred to the New-Hampshirc Conference,
and stationed at Lebanon; j. W. Bems. trans
ferred to the w-England Conference, and sta
toned at Topsfeld.
ExTRAoNbINARy PROCEEDINGS OF AN ELE
pHANT-'rhe Providence Journal gives the fol-
lowing detail of the spree INDUCED in by an ele
plant;
The lage elephant attached to the Broadway
menagere recently got loose from his keeper on
the way fom Pnwtuckct to Fa River. Before
starting, his keeper made him lift the hinder par,
of a wagon loaded with $500 pounds, for the
purpose of getting it into line. 1t is supposed
that this, though not unusua, might have sue
gestcd to him the mode of attack which he adop
ted afterwards. When about seven miles from
Pawtucket he got free from the control of his
keeper, and meeting horse and wagon, belong
ing to MIR. Stralford Short, he thrust his tusk in
to the horse, and lifted horse rider and wagon
into the air He mdng ed the horse terribly and
carried him about fifty feet, and threw the dead
body into a pond. The wagon was broken to
pieces and Mr. short considerably hurt The
elephant broke one of his enormous tusks in this
encounter. A mile farther, the elephant, now
grown more furious, attacked in the same man.
ner horse and wagon, with Mr.. Thomas w
Peck and his SOL. lie broke the wagon and
wounded the horse which ran away Mr. Peck
was pretty badly hurt in the hip
i !, While the keepers were en9aned in securing
the smaller elephant who had not, however, man.
ifested any signs of INSTRUMENTATION. the larger
one got of from them, and went on through Bar.
NEVILLE, when Mr.. Mason Barney and Other
men, mounted their horses and kept on his track
as near to him as was prudent, giving warning o.
the danger to the passengers whom they mel or
the way The ephant would occasionally turr
to ook at them but did not attempt to moles
them.
The next man in the path was MIR. Pearcc
wagon He was coming towards the elephant
and being warned by Mr.. Barney, turned rount
and put his horse to his speed, but the eephan
overlook him, and sizing ,ha wagon threw it int
the air, dashlng it to pieces. and breaking thu
collar bonp and arm of Mr.. Pearce The horse
disrngaged from the WAGON, escaped with the
forewheels, and the elephant gave chase for eigh
miles, but did not catch him. The elephant thel
came back from his unsuccessful pursuit anc
took up his march again on the main road, where
he next encountered Mr. Jabez Eddy. He threw
up The whole establishment in the same way a,
before, smashed the wagon killed the horse, ant
wounded Mr. Eddy. He threw the horse TWEEN
tylfeet over fence into the adjoining lot, theI
broke down the fence, went over it, picked up tn,
dead horse and deposited him in the road, where
he had first met him.
He killed one other horse, and pursued anoth
or, which fled to barn The elephat followed
but at the door was met by fierce bull dog, tina
bit his leg and drove him off
Once on the route, the keeper being ahead o
him. saw him plunge over wall and make for
house The keeper got into the house first. hur
ficd the frightened peope within to the uppe
story, and providing himself with an axe, succeed
ed in driving of the furious beast
i The elpahant finally exhausted his strength
and laid himse down in the bushes, about Nv
miles from SHADES Ferry Here be was secnreC
with chains and carried over the ferry to Fa
River. A part of the time he ran at the rate O
a mile in three minutes.
SUCCESSFUL the Five Cents Savings Bank
!, in Boston, has proved succe ,sful experiment
5 1t commenced on the first day of May, and
now has more than $500 depositors, and has re
ceived upwards of 900 on deposit.
n BALLooH ASCENSION AND AccIpENr.-M
e Wise made his 1854 Balloon Ascension on FIR
day last, from the Crystal Palace, where an in
mense number Of spectators had assembled. Tn
g BALLOON rose rapidly to great height and W;
e soon out of sig't; the highest altitude Ieache
/; was about 10000 feet Mr. Wise had roue
descent near Flushing L l., and was slight
n injured, besides losing his Balloon " hich wei
d Oft on lis own hook after tipping out the aronaa
A drunken fellow in West Utica, N. Y, can
y home on Tuesday evening and fell or tire
himself across the person of his sick wife wi
: was living in bed She was instantly killed, al
= IN me morning they were found, the man st