Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-21
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New ACADEMY AND lIIeH ScHooL.-Wc have
been shown the plan of the new building for
the new Academy and Union School in Montpe-
lier 1t is to be three story building and base
ment Four rooms on the first floor for the pri-
mary department, with two rooms, male and
female departments, for the High School, and
also for the Academy on the second floor. The
third floor is to be hall for declamations, ex-
ercises, examinations, &C.
The stone and timber is being placed upon the
ground, and the foundation will be laid imme
diately after theopening of Spring. The build
ing is expected to be in readiness for the Winter
term. 1t will be large, commodious, an hon
or to the good taste of the Committee, and an
ornament to the town.
VERMONT BANK.-At the Annual Meeting of
the Stockholders of the Vermont Bank on
Tuesday of last week, the old board of Of Di-
rectors were elected with the exception of Col.
Thomas Reed, who was succeeded by Silas Bur-
bank. Hon. Geo. W. Colamer, was reelected
President, j. A. Page, Cashier.
Some of our readers might infer from the ex-
ira call made in our paper for the above election
that there was some trouble with this Bank but
we can assure them that it is one of the best
managed Banks in the State, perfectly sound
and healthy, with large balance on deposit in
Boston through the whole of the late pressure,
and the ready means now on hand to take up her
entire circulation.
BANK OF MONTPELIER P. Jewett, J.
R. Langdon. r. R. Keith, Daniel Baldwin, Geo.
Howes, Directors Z. p Jewett, President,
Geo. Howes, Cashier
NoRTHFIELD BANK.-The following gentlemen
were elected officers for the ensuing year;
Calvin Ainsworth, Perly Belknap, Reuben
Peck, John B. Hutchinson, Alvin Bradley, Di-
rectors; Calvin Ainsworth, Prest. II. NJ
Bates, Cash.
WRITE FOR Your NEWSPAPER. There is a
very large amount Of interesting matter in the
possession of the people of the State which
would be gratefully received for publication !;
sketches of travel, historical incidents, tales of
novel occurrence, details of farming experiments,
items of news, &c., &C., which people naturally
obtain, and which would add materially to the
value of the paper. Especially in Vermont is
there items of old time "reminiscences handed
down from our fathers, which will improve the
style and facility of the narrator, to recount
them for publication. Such sketches as the Wis
it to the Lake Superior Copper Mines, which
appeared in the Freeman two weeks since, are
of great interest to people who do not or can
not travel and especially to the children of the
Preside. Historical incidents, items of natura
history, &c., have two-fold Significance wher
given by some one near by, who we know has
witnessed what he says; and we cordially invite
those who may have them to send them in.
The United States Agricultural Society com
menced its Sixth Annual Meeting at Washing
ton on the 18th and adjourned on the 18TH
Tench Tilghmah was elected President.
The Annual Meeting of the Vermont Stat
Agricultural Society will be held at Middlebury
Jan. Dist.
Thomas Hale, formerly Editor of the Wind
sor Journal has become the Editor of The Ga
zette, at Northampton, Mass.
Patents were last week issued to Leonard B
Averill of Barre, for improved stave machine
j. d. Smith of Panton, for improvement in ex
!cavators
The State Convention of the Union party o
Connecticut, for nominating State ticket, wa
held on the l4th. A new ticket was nominate
as follows For Governor, VIM, A. Bucking
ham; Lieutenant Governor, Julius Catlin.
Asa young gentleman with two ladies, all O
st. Johnsbury, were returning from Barnet
the shafts Of the sleigh became detached an
, the horse unmanageable; consequently the PAL
: ty, horss and all, were percipitated down
3 thirty feet cmbankment, but happily withou
serious injury.
z drive home from Middletown, on Monday eve
, ming of last week, while in a state of intoxica
e ton, in wagon with his wife and daughter
4 but he held the reins SO unsteadily that tn
1 carriage was overturned and his daughter lad
of twenty years, instantly killed. lesson
rum drinkers
The commission appointed by the last Les
= islature to adjust the claim Of Henry Stevens
Barnet for services in arranging, indexing an
binding large mass of valuable manuscril
+ papers relating to the early history of this Stat
$ and for the value of an important private co
s lection of manuscripts and books detained
: the secretary's Office by order of previous lie,
e islaturo and destroyer in the burning Of tn
). State House year ago, has awarded him $500
j. for his services and dsallowed his claim to 10
Il on the books The destruction of this valuab
> collection is irreparable, although some portio
4 of it may be made up by duplicates.
e We are sorry that the proceedings of the L
noble County Temperance meeting came t.
Is late for this weeks paper They will be Civ
u in full next week
ARTHuR's HONE MAGAZINE for February
richly freighted with choice articles of anus
i; ment and instruction for the ladies. Price,
n per year. Address t. S. Arthur & Co., Phil
e delphia.
- y Cooley for February is here, and finally,
- never misses coming with smile, as go
companion of the household always should.
a. is $500 per year. Address L. A. Code