Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-17
PERSONAL.

Om1uAm We are panied II hear Of the
,ccoase on the 18th inst Of Hon " W.
White Of ST. Alolns il the 47th year Of his
age Mr. v bite has honorably filled mpor
tant public Offices in IAmoille and Grand Isle
Counties, and been prominent and able lawyer
at the bar in the Counties OF Grand Isle, Frank
lin, Lamoillc and Chitendon He was elected
one Of the Senators from Franklin County m
SOL and held that Office at the time OF biz
death
PERsoNAL-Maj Proctor Of Tie Id Vermont
Regiment, was in town yesterday Wednesday }
He has leave of absence from his regiment on
account Of i'll health. lie is evidently lmproy-
ing, though It will require few weeks more Of
our bracing mountain air to restore him to per
feet health.
CAPT. a. kEl1H OF this village, member Of
Geu Wrights staff at Port Royal, left Satur-
day morning tor Hilton Head. The steamer in
..hoh he soc- sale frons Nov Work .,.rly in che
week.
Col Stoughton, Of the 18th Regiment, has
been presented, by the officers OF Co II, with a
dress sword.
Iloa Il. d. Harris. 81 Bratteboro, mas re-
ceiyed the appointment Of Assistant Quarter
maste- in the regular army
Lieut.. Adoniram Austin. Of CO. X, 5th VI.
Regiment. las been appointed QuarteImaster Of
.he Regiment in place of 4 o. Branerd re
signed on account OF i'll health.
Lieut.. FR,Sk Z. HuNTooN Of Go. II. LIST Vt
Cavalry. who lost all he had in his retreat with
ten 3auk-. has been presented With new nnl-
form bv the citizeu- OF Rutland. The present.
alton speech was mace by W I. Nichols
The Couritr says chat speeches were made on
the occasion by W Y Nichols {. &c. Dewey
and Martin g Eycr,s, E,qrs., aud a patriotic
song, VERY much suited to the occasion was
sung by Mr. IL. Brownson.
Capt. EDwI> ) STowEu. of Cornwall, OF Go.
+, jlh VI. Regiment has been appointed MAJOR
ol ,he" Ninth. The PhpaiI say OF him
q. Capt. Stoweil has the reputation Of being
AN excellent officer aud he Is appointed from
Addison County, which up 10 this time has not
furnished field officer for any OF the Vermont
Regiments
Henry f.. MLrr, Editor Of the Manchester
journal, was tried at Manchester last week for
poundnc Martin Djic . V. Scctsslonlst, who
expressed the hope that out army would be de
ietted NJ Richmond The jury without leaving
their seats, rendered the verdict" Not guilty
and the Jury would recommend that all loyal
citizens 20 and do likewise. Dole has ske-
daddled Southwark.
Major Charles Joyce OF the 2nd 'crn oht
Regiment has been appointed Lieut. Colonel OF
the same, ricc liz Colonel Stannard, appointed
Colonel ot the oh Vermont. Capt. j. A Wal
bridge of Co A has been appointed MAJOR, r'cc
Major Joyce promoted. First Lieutenant Cady
o! Co. \ has been appointed Captain OF the
same III Lieut. Philip f.. Chase, LIST Lieuten-
ant and Orderly Il, o. Cole, I'd Lieutenant -
PhTniI.
Jeff Davis has Just decreed II new and sweep
log CONSUMPTION, forcing into the rebel service
all whites and muatto males between the ages
of 20 and So,
A bill to secure the more prompt payment Of
volunteers has passed the House If Representa-
tves.
We tiul in our drawer hens egg, handed
us some time ago by Mr.. A. p. Slayton, OF Fast
Montpelier, which measures seven and three.
fourth inches N circumference the longest way,
and weighs a lttle oveg three ounces This egg
has been several weeks laying between II
c,py or the New York HcraH and Punch,