Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-01-25

Mlddiebury. His death has called forth thu fol-
lowing deserved testimonial from the Bar of
which he was on esteemed member:
At meeting of the members of the Addison
county bar, residing in Middlebury, at the Of
nee OF BARRIER Bushnell, on the 10Th dav of
January, 1893, Hon. HoRArIo SEYMOUR in the
T,ia'r' the following resolutions, introduced by
adopted ~,
Resoipcd, That we have learned with deem 70
greet and sincere sorrow, The sudden deatb ' If
Hon. DoRAsTuss W oosTER, one of the Oldest
members of our bar and that we deplore his
loss, as worthy member of our profession. as A
faithful friend, an esteemed citizen, frank and
honorable man, and an upright and independent
mag istrate
heSofred, That we tender to his bereayed
family our heartfelt sympathy and coincidence,
IN the great aillctlon into which they have been
so suddenly plunged by the loss of an affection
ate husband, and kind and indulyent parent
kesofoed, That as Il token of our RESPECT for
the deceased VIC will attend his funeral in IL body,
ana that the secretary notify Judges Pierpoint
ana ilinnan, and the members of the bar resi-
aihS IN other parts of the county, of the time
OF the funeral, and request them to attend.
hesotred, That the secretary cause the pro.
ceedinss OF this meeting to be published in the
M'ddie0nry Register and Vergennes independent,
and communicates copy of them to the family
OF the deceased
Mr.. Mason NOT DEAD.--Tha announcement of
se death of Mr. Mason, our Minister to France,
scems tO'Aal cl5een premature A private letter
from Paris, dated Jan. 3D., says Mr.. Mason who
has had paralytic fit, is not dead but better.
Mr. SLATER, Of Rhode Island who been
for some time the only manu- acuref OF broad
cloths in this country, has, says the Boston Cour-
ier, quilted that portion of his business aud, as
we learn, here ar now no bruadclolh mills run
ning in the country The wool trade generally.
the same paper says, is throughout the country
greatly depr ssed
THE CHOLERA IN ENGLAND This frghtful
epidemic, 1t appears, has at length left London,
and the London Times, reviewing a report of the
Registrar General. in an article which W. have
read, struggles to reach results 1t aims to seek
tatering junction. from the fact that the aguc in
l8l8-9, in the metropolis destroyed IA 500 lives,
while il has only in 1854, dpstroe cd IL,
493, The increase of population being at the same
time to be taken into account
A GREAT HAUL OF Powder The Cuban
FiHbusters hors dM ca,nbat 49, Yesterday afternoon
Captain rurnbull, of the Eighth ward, received
information that arge quantity of powder was
stored in the building No 6uO Broadway, occu.
pied by Alessrs Titus & DAYTON lie immediate.
ly gave information to one of the fire wald MS
with whom he proceeded to the building, and
found in the at ic about one hundred pounds OF
powder in cartridges, aud large quantlI, of per-
cussion caps. They had them removed, al once
to the Arsena Tor safe keeping 1t is said they
we're part of the teserve stock of the Cnbar
fibusters N. Y. Ere. Post.
A little boy three years old, child of Freeman
Lawrence. of Fitchburg, was burned to death
on Thursday last, by his apron taking fire while
he was trying TO put some wood in the stove
His mother was absent at the time.
VERMONT AND BosToN TELEGRAPH Gothic
ann al meeting of this corporation took place a
the Pavilion, Mont sier, on Wednesday eve
ming last
Receipts for the year, $25,s30 80
Expenses, 1885 II
Net profit, 81 1903 II
Add for interest and bal.
in treasury last year, 1928 SO
Maxim surplus Of s. 832 Is
divdent Of 3 per cent. ($l so per share)
has beensordered, payable Feb. l5 The follow
ing PEI were elected Directors by unani
nous vote b P hrney, G. W. Benedict, ]
Lalhrop, W. I Davis, H l.. Knowles, b
Brewster, A. Latham, Isaiah Silver, D. P. Chand
Ter
JOHN S. Oar nicknamed the g Angel Gabriel,
leaves America in the steamer Glasgow, on thu
Goth inst, at II o'clock
In America Mr. Orr has pr ached, in his way
,,h - h,. mol
pr ucples as he beev d to be righ,. He preach
ed America for Amer ans tie waged war oI
the l'apacy AID denounced ranny. In EUROPE
it is his intention to speak out in ha of lt'ly
Hungary and Poland, as oppressed by sprllua
and temporal tyran,s ~ Y. Crusader.
REslGNATIov OF MINISTER SoULE.-Th
Washing on Union officially announc that
Soule has resigned as Minister to Spain, ant
that Mr. Breckenridge has been appointed in hi
place, and has been confirmed by the Senate.
BANK Of RUTLAND. 60 DTectoS-Georpe T
Hodges, President Francis Slason Luther Sla
son Luther Daniels, Charles L. " Jams Ches
tie Granger Rob nsen Hal, Benjamin + Lang
don, John B PaLg Cashier A semi-annua
dividend of 3 per cent Was dec AIRED
BANK OF N"NrPrLIER. Jnmrs r. Langdor
President; f isha Jewet, Rawsel r Keltl
Lenas Noud, George Wo,thingun, Directors
George liowes. Cashier
VERMONT BANK -IIezekah H. Reed Pres
dent; George ". tuliamer Roderick Richard
sou. Edward II. Prentss Homer ~. HeaoI
Directors John A, Page, Cashier.
NoRrnFiELD BANK. Directors C. Aim
wor h. President; Piieknap, Reuben Peck,
b. Hutchinson, Alvin Bradley IL. Nj Bate
| Cashier.
SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO MUnDER.-Wm B
con and Vim Nutting, Of this town. accompant
by some other men, among whom was NJ
-, Colny, of New Hampshire, went some thr
~ we ks since, on hunting and fishing eXcurst
X to Saranac Lake While there, Mr. Cony W
induced by stranger who professed to kno
the country and VIII re der were abundant,
accompany him On an excursion They we
out, the stranger told MIR, Colby TO go on ahea
and he would strike into he woods and scare
deer acros, the road. 50 that Nr. Colny mig
shoot him Mr. Cony star d on, but had L
got more than four five yards before be hea
a report from The our in the hands of the sta
ger, and he was pitched head f remosi INTO I
snow He Instantly sprang 10 his feet, when t
stranger WAS Up to him. Mr. olny Rrasped
stranger gun. and TOOK it away from him, a
chafged him with shooting him design-dy /
stranger denied it and told Nj Colny to REM
where he was and he xould runto smith sha
ty. about half mile off Tor help lie we
ard that is the last seen of him in t1ose parts
Smiths shanty, ins,ed of beipg half mile q
was five miles Mr. Cony received FIVE buC
shot in the leg. He has not tho slightest dol
but that the stranger intended to murder and !
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