Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-01-19
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Jewett, ] R. Langdon, R R. Keith, Daniel
Baldwin, Geo. G. Shepard.
VERMONT BANK.-Directors, Rod Richard
son, Geo. W. Ooamer, H. w. Heaton, E. H.
Prentiss, Silas Burbank. Cashier, J. A. Page.
President, Rod'k Richardson.
BANK OF VERGENNEs. -Directors SAMUEL P.
Strong, Edward Seymour, Fordyce Huntington,
Winter H. Holley, William T. Parker, Carlton
7. Stevens, Lewis Meacham. Cashier, J. D..
Atwel,
WOODSTOCK BANK.-Directors, Oliver P.
Chandler, John Porter, Philo Hatch, Eliakim
johnson Cashier, Eliakim johnson.
0rrV2recuEr SAVINGS BANK-President,
\ al. . ,nronlIl Vice President, Joel Eaton.
Treasurer, james B. Jones. Secretary, Del Bill
Iings. Trustees, Thos E. Powers, Thomas
l:lssel, Chas. L. Raymond, ChaS. Chapman,
Geo. Melish, Ovid Thompson, James H. MUIR
dock, Henry W English, Sylvester E. Munger,
Joseph G. Mckenzie, Lorenzo Richmond, Geo.
B. Warren, Nathan Gushing Investment Com
mittee, Chas. Chapman, Thos, Russell, James
H. Murdock, s E. Munger.
The Treasurer's books will be kept at the
store of Jones & Billings, and all business with
that officer will be transacted at that place
FIRE ENc1NEs,-On Monday evening of last
week adjourned meeting was held at the Grand
Jury Room Tor the purpose Of completing the
organization of the Fire Department, and rais-
ing money to pay the Indebtedness of the vii
lage.
The committee appointed to purchase En-
gines, &C.. reported that they had purchased
two of the Button & Blake manufacture, Wa
terford N. Y. Ono of them sos cubic inches,
cylinder IA inches in diameter, IL inches
stroke, 3 cross tars, % feet folding brakes
The other AS cubic inches, cylinder 9 inches in
diameter, inches stroke, 2 cross bars, 90 feet
folding brakes.
Only twenty persons died in Cabot, during
theyear 1859. Of this number, ten were over
SO years Of age, and seven over 70 years.
A son of Samuel W. Parker, at Lake Bridge,
Newport, strayed away from home four weeks
ago, and has not since been heard Of. Have
the Night Hawks j." got him?
Several cases of small pox are reported in
different parts of the State. Getting vacinated
is good preventative.
The Burlington Fireman had glorious fest-
val on the 18th.
The dwelling house of E. G. Kelton, of Lu-
nenburgh, was partially destroyed by fire, last
week.
The disunionists hold a District Convention
for the election of delegates to Charleston, al
Vergennes, ON the 29th of February.
The FIRST IN THE FIELD.-Gen Scott and
Sam Houston is ticket put in nomination by
the Union Wing observation-disclosures
Liquor prosecutions in this town, last week
and week before, put about 500 into the Treas
ury.
The Missouri Legislature has passed bill
banishing free negroes from that State.
What about the nomination of County
Commissioner for Washington County We
have had two the past year-Mr. Gault and Fa-
Their Ballou-and don't seem to have had either.
Geo. L. Gould, an insane man, who says he
has friends in Waterbury, has been arrested al
Springfield, Mass, and sent to the Northampton
Asylum.
The Masonic order of Knights Templar hello
their animal meeting at Burlington on the 10th
An unusually large number were present.
The number of Towns poor in Burlington
has increased so largely that the town has beer
compelled to the erection of new Poor House
at cost of some $4,000. The Times and Free
Press are paying it high encomiums, probabl,
from the expectation of soon becoming inmates
thereof
Annng the certificates of marriage intention
al l., lowell, Mass last week, are the fol-
wing
Names. Residence Birth place
Adolphus Townsend and Barnard, Vt. Barnard, VI
Sophia NJ Benson, Lowell, Woodstock, VI
Henry S. Mafit and g Tunbridge, Vt
AuTilla H Ramsdell, 90 Freeman, Me
Parker Dexter, and +" Pomfret, Vt
Eliza j. Mclean, Nova SCOTS
The annual meeting of the Caledonia Count,
Young Mems Temperance Society was held a
Lyndon, Jan. 4th From the very gratifying
report Of Mr.. Commissioner Morse, the Society
was informed that there was gradual and larg
decrease in the sales of spirituous liquors b
agents, although they were now much too large
The convention presented the name of Hon, Jas
D. Bell OF Walden for the temperance men Il
support for County Commissioner