Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-10-06

The Society will meet in the same place, at .
7. NJ.
In the evening the Rev. Henry Wilkes D. d.
q Of Montreal will preach the Annual Sermon, in
f the Brick Church
W. II. LoRp, Scc'y. Y.B.S
Montpelier, Sept. 2Sth, 1863
DEATH OF Hon s. A. LLARD-IIon sam
4 uel 4. Willard whose death we barely an
Y nounced in our last paper, deserves more than
such brief mention, aud had we not been so
pressed for time we should have done his memo.
nv the justice Of more EXTENDED notice Judge
W lizard formerly resided in Lamoile county,
where he practlsed law for many years but for
several years past he had resided at Barton Land
E ng-representng the town Of Barton in 1858
and 1889. lie was well known u the people Of
this county 10 Lamoille, and in many other
parts Of the State. and wherever known, or IN
whatever station Of life he was placed, in the
A capacity Of Judge, attorney, or private citizen,
he won The confidence Of all with whom he was
associated. Lev was aiable, kind and gentleman
e y 10 his department. "A pattern TO the ri.iDggen-
e grafton, In politics Judge Willard Wac always
a democrat but democrat that stood by his
country IN her hour Of trial and who did not
strike hands with the dastalGly traitors that are
s attempting to pull down the pillars Of our tom
4 pie. lis birthday dated too near the revolution
g to allow him to lnhale the virus OF c0pperhead.
4 ism and cry for " peace upon any terms" lie
& has gone to his reward, full in the lah Of
glorious future. Ills death was sudden and
leaves a blank in community that it will take
,,aars In fiji -- IraSjur0 Siuudgrd
BurAL AszAuLr.-A most brutal assault
was committed last eeening on Lake Street. un.
der the following circumstances squad OF
lTecruits for the l7th (Veteran) regiment, who
Aculisted in NilllngioId, arrived here on the
skutaud mail train about & ?. NJ, on their
way to the headquarters OF the Regimen. az
Al0ntpeIier. They were in charge Of Lieut..
II NJ. Buckley and Sergt. T. H. Smith After
supper at the Like House. Lieut. Buckley went
h. the Central Depot 10 secure seats for his
bquad and when near The foot o. Main Street
N4s Insulted bya gang OF lushmen who init
lnated that they would " lick any one whj wore
8the uniform Of soldier"
The Lieut.. paid no attention b tbs insult
bud went on his way As he was eepplng on
Board the cars hc was hailed BY one Of br men,
Whom be saw running towards him and inform
BEL BIN tina. his squad had been attacked and
that hs sergeant had been killed and dragged
BIZ He hastened 70 the scene OF lhc ailray
(which was in front oil the Cuslck house on Lake
ttrcet and found that the sergeant Was missing
PM two Of bis men Injured BY blows from club
or some other weapon.
Ii seem. that when Sergt Smith and the re-
efuits came IN front Of Cu>ck's they were told
B. stop ~ gang oi ruiians, but paying no
attention II the command, ; rgt Smith was
b. uedaiely elled and jumped upon, receiving
sever bruises and cuts about the head. Two
cher men were ALEC struck but not seriously 10.
jnred. slrgt Smith was then dragged from che
er0und into the building owned py Morse *
Brothers, where be was afterwards found by
Lieut. Buckley.
The perpetrators Of the dastardly outrage
had not been apprehended up TO q late hour
las night, though warreuts were al once issued
for their arrest. Ii Is hoped for the good name
Of our community, that they may be speedily
taken, tried, and receive the severest punish
ment which tho law provides for their crime
Burlington Timer.
To BE IluNo.-Johu Burns, convicted Of muir
Der at Burlington the other day, was sentenced
10 be hung on December 18th 1864, between l.
"A. NJ. and 4P. NJ, and meanwhile to be confined
at hard alor 10 the State Prison,
q D. b. Dudley Of Royals5n, has been app3iute
to Clcrkshp in the War Department He !.
one Of the Editors Of the Windsor Journal, and
last Fall was an Assistant Clerk Of the House
Lose DRAWN our-Mr. A. A. SWEET Of tina
syillage, has in his garden the product Of sin
gls Hubbard squash seed, 1Oj II feet, or there
snbouts, Of vines.
The Headquarters Tor recruiting officers fol
the Invalid Corps have been, by order OF Gen
pitcher, removed from Montpelier Windsor
ONE lluNDRrD FoLD.-A j. Dutton Of LA
Nck, has raised this year, from 81 small Whit
beans brought from Virginia, S,479 beans, Til,
tcei was brought from the vicinity of CAM
Ltiihn, Virginia, ground familiar enough to tn,
old Vermont Brigade
The murder trial, which was commenced in
our Court last Wednesday morning is sull slow
y progressing, Five witnesses have been ex
amined for the State, aud tho sixth is now OF
the stand. 1t will doubtless occupy the cour
the whole Of this week
INVALID CoRrs The Invalid Corps which j
being organized at BrattIeboro comprises iou
companies. One company numbers 100 mel
and has been on duty at Rutland The frs
company in the Second Battalion is full an,
will remain at Bmttleboro Tho officers are
Capt, j. T. Drew, LIST Lieut., L. C. Bancroft
"a Lieut., George w. Debcyorse
NINru RrCNESr.-rbe Caraiier, pubishe
lat Yorktown, Va, Of the Dist ult, says -
The Ninth Vermont Volunteers are putting
iup Winter Quarters, and all hands are busill
tenglg in the work. The location Of then
tcamp is the healthiest one that could be found
in the fort, and from present appearances VI
think the " Green Mountain Boys know how
Ito put up quarters"
HoP INSPECTOR. l.. b. Sherwin Of llydepark
has been appointed Hop Inspector Of Lamoill
County.
Captain Merritt Williams Of Bakersfield, o
the 18th VI. Regiment, who was severely wound
cd at the battle of Gettysburg, has died from tn
effects Of his wounds.