Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-28
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, FEB. %, 1851.

SAD ACCIDENT An freshman, named Pat
rick Hassett, employed on the Railroad, was
run over by the engine being brckcd upon him
in the depot, on Monday, and So badly injured
that he lived buta few hours He was an In
dustrious fellow. and leaves a wife and five
children. who are undoubtedly worthy subjects
Of charity.
The Post Office Department has received the
following letter from Postmaster in Georgia.
1t is one Of many similar eplstles
u belong to that party in Georgia who
know hut little Gf any, difference between
southern secession and Northern tanaticism
look upon the precipltancy OF the seeding
! States as wild in the extreme. AHeddY disfreSS
and ruin press upon as dark veil hangs be.
tween US and the future, and nothing but the
nterpostion of Him who holds the destlnles OF
nations in his hands can save us from ruin.
AID ron KANsAs.-By a Committee in Wood
stock the sum Of 5000 las been raised for The
sullircs in Kansas and they hope to add another
800.
NEweuRY, Feb lG.-We haze raised for the
suffering in Kansas over $500 cast besides some
clothing, by having Committees 60 through
the town.
Corr MIN YgRM0NT-Miss Kate P. Dodge, a
daughter Of Slbn Dodge of Barre, raised the
past season four balls OF cotton from single
stalk. Tbs cotton is as nice, apparently, as any
Of S3uthein growth The dweers in " S3ces-
STA better look 70 their cotton fields, or North
ern school-mams" will teach Them that if
% Cotton IS King, they are not Obliged to e.
South for their " King = Waterman.
4 series Of temperance meetings is being held
in Middlebury, and over one hundred and fifty
have been enrolled as members of a society
There wer, 81 deaths in the town Of Chester
during the year 1850. The united ages Of the
six oldest amounts to 523
Tie people Ct Springfield are holding series
OF temperance meetings.
James Rice, Of Pawlet, has been nominated
for Commissioner By the Rutland County
Temperance Society.
The Troy Times says woman 10 Bennington
got friend OF hers to purchase some brandy
in Troy for her and on inquirlng as to what
price should be paid said 4" ! have been paying
30 cents gallon, but as want Mp top article
guess YOU may pay 80 cents. The man told
her It would be no use to send to Troy for 50
high priced an article, sit was not kept there
lSrANr MrRnERED.-An inllnl child was
found dead in the snow at Mount Tabor, on the
oath ull. which was put there by its mother
Miss Underwood, who was tried and bound
over for her appearance at TIE County Court.
The Toronto Lcqder says that about forty OF
the employees On the Great v estern Railroad
were lrls,.bilten ON the intensely cold night o.
/ 81 week Two labortrs engaged in clearing
the track Of snow near ST. Csihanaes, becam,
beuumbcd and were run owe and killed by the
tram.
Temperance either i1eosely or in earnest, i
thriving at the Capitol II Alabama. In th
proceeding. Of the Legislature we read the fol
lowing When the House bill came up t,
amend an act to prohibit the sale Of spirituou
liquors within certaMimi in Limestone COUNTY
Mr. Griffin Of Russell moved an amendment
making it fine OF Sl0c0 Tor any member o
the Senate 10 drink ardent spirits in or abou
the State Capitol building. And it was adopted
Mr Bullock wanted Is 60 apply to no one bu
the senator from RUSSELL