Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-15

pelier have organized new Engine Company,
in place of that of the young mems, Winooski,
No. |, which dsbanded some months since. The
Company organized on Saturday, April 10th,
by the choice of the following officers:
John B. Langdon, DR., Captain.
Leighton l. Hodgdon, Lieut., Captain.
Josiah Town, Captain of Hose.
Fred II. Rcdfeld Treasurer.
Curtis A. Coburn, Secretary.
Jerome j. Ballou, Pioneer.
Willie S. Badger, Assistant Pioneer.
The Company made a fine appearance, their
machine worked well, and they have about 40
members. A good beginning for boys, whowill
soon have the control of the town. Success to
them.
IMPROVEMENT IN NoRrnFIELD.-Wc are glad
to see the good prosperity of our enterprsing
neighbors at Mortified, as indicated by the fol-
lowing, given by a correspondent to the Watch
man:
The Rev. Mr.. Hopkins son of the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Hopkins, commenced his pastoral labors
ldop i1uotCiJ bupbdtli, III Ct' 4udl . NuulCl.
The Congregationalists have remodeled their
built by Stevens & Co. Cambridge, Mass, valued
at about 81 200.
The Unlversalists are raising asubscription for
the erection of new house of worship in the
Depot Village. One of'' our solid men heads
the list of subscribers with $780,
The Freewll Baptists, formerly the most nu-
merous sect in town, but for several years past
destitute of house of worship, and without a
pastor, are now holding weekly meetings at the
Centre Village. 1t is reported that they intend
purchasing The Univerialist Meeting House in
that village.
There is an extensive Temperance revival now
going on at the Falls Village. Interesting meet
ings are being held, and over two hundred have
signed the pledge. The young people are espe-
cially engaged in the good work.
We are glad to see that the practice of regis
tcrrng valuable letters, sent through the mails,
is in many places going into disuse. 1t makes
both extra expense to the sender, and labor to
the Department. and as it virtually advertises
that the letter is valuable, it increases the risk
of loss.
A clerk in the Chicago Post Office, who was
lately arrested for robbing the mails, took only
registered letters.
safer way is to enclose the money in a few
bills as possible, and send it as an ordinary let
ter, making no remark whatever on it or abou
it, to the Postmaster even; but the safest way
is to send draft, especially if the amount il
large.
: The HORSE TRADE-The dealers in horse-hesl
are later by some weeks in their appearance
than last year, but the price ranges about thu
same. A considerable number of sound worl
and team horses have been sold in this vcinit,
the past week for from 500, $l25 to $l5O-
and in a few instances as high as STD
The barns, sheds and out-buldings, togothc
with twenty-one head of cattle, four colts, AM
: twenty tons of hay, owned by W. P. Cunc, o
Bratteboro, were destroyed by fire, on the 4th
Loss $780, Insured for l,725-$9 ,25 in tn
Vermont Mutual, and $500 in the Massaoi
Company at Springfield, Mass. The work o
an incendary. The Phenir says:
: 1.-The whole number of cattle burned in thi
n town during the past four months is nearly 10
6 and in all cases the fires have been the result O
= incendarism.'
d We learn from the Ph9nin, that Henry Cham
d berlin committed suicide by drowning himself i
J. the Connecticut, ON the LIST. Domestic trouble
IS and intemperance was the cause. Henry Kelly
l., the stage driver from Townsend to Manchester
II had his leg brokep on the 5th, while trying t
IL stop frightened horse. Mr.. Haynes, of Wi
IS mngton, had his sugar house set on fire an
is burned on the Goth ult. He has before had tw
e saw mills burnt in the same way.
. NoTIcE.-Will j. NJ. Coburn give us his pos
y Office address? We must have the name of I'll
~ post Office in all cases.
The grocery of Albert Osborne, of Bradford
was broken into on the night of April LIST, an
some ten or twelve dollars taken from the none
; drawer. Suspicion rested upon Chas. William
- a mulatto barber, and he was arrested examine
and sent to jail for want of bail.
Of The Telegraph gives advices of great DANA.
j. being done in the Mississippi valley by freshet
y r. L. P. has sent us u reply to the enquil
made Of him by f" Luce of Dmglemere, " in HI
lie " Dottings and Inklings," last week, which wi
a. appear in due course.
ABoLlsHING ALcoHoL.-The town of Middl
NJ sex voted to instruct the Commissioner not
appoint any agent to sell liquors in that tow
i the present year.
TX POSTAGE STAMps.-Fifty dollars worth of pc
T. tage stamps-ten cent, three cent and one eel
~ in lots to suit purchasers, for sale at this ofc
Please call and examine.