Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-11-03
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

s.sson here, Tuesday of this week.
Tur BRooKFIELD RoBBERY.-We learn that
family named Fuller, of West BrOokfeld, are
now on trial for stealing the % 400 from Mr..
Braley, some weeks since. The family includes
father, mother, and three sons. Portions OF
Inc money were found on the persons OF all
,hese--except one OF tho boys, who is deserter
rom the 9th Vermont regiment, and has now
made his escape to Cana da-and also upon the
nerson of the wife Of one Of them. bottle
sas found IN the cellar containing about S3OO
j the stolen money and the cover OF the
trunk which contained the money at the time
h was stolen, was found near their house.
Some 5000 or $500 of the money only, has yet
been recovered
&c. Redington cashier Of the Passumsc
Bank, ST. Jobnsbury, having gone west to
spepd the winter, his son Lieut. ID. keding-
ton has been appointed cashier pro TEN.
Hos. JoHs HUroHNsoy, Secretary Of Dato-
A Territory, is stopping short time with MS
friends at West Randolph. For year he mas
heen acting Governor Of Dakota.
EDWIN b. STAFFORD, Esq. has been aPpoln-
sea Postmaster at West Rupert IN place OF DO
aas Wilder, Esq, resigned
HIRING SUBSTITUTES John Carter OF Concord,
Al. H., was on Friday brought before Justice
Gilman of st. Adams, charged with attempting
10 hire substitutes for men drafted III announcer
state, and was bound up 10 default oil pali ne
was committed to Jail.
Nt,rH REGIMENT The. latest advlces from
Che Ninth regiment represent the genera health
of the regiment as improving The SICK are 10
DO brought home as fast as transportation can
be procured The regiment has been ordered to
Eewburn N C.
FmE.-A saw mill belonging to CALVIN and
Justin Robinson, above the village Of South
Reading, wa, recently destroyed by ire
waltons Journal Gays, and it is undoubtedly
correct in the statement, that Mr.. Howes' form
aly -Coun,ul at Montreal, was not removed
but resigned.
SWEET PoTAroEs IN VERHOST.-Dr. j. n.
Scranton, Of Bennington, has succeeded IN ralS'
ing in his garden this season excellent sweet po-
tstOes.
RExovED.- The Burlington Iim@ Gays We
learn that J W. Howes, ESQ, was removed
some time since from the fee Of Vice Consul 81
Mon treal.
PEEsoSAL.-Capt &. b. Damon, 10Th VI
Vols. has been made Ald-de.Cimp to Gen Carr
Commanding 81 Division, 81 Army Corps oI
ths Army Of the Potomac
AMrs. Dickinson Of Vernon, aboutsixty year
Of age, was run over by the cars at South Yer
non, the 22d inst, and injured so severely tina
she died in a short time.
Willard Ferguson of Johnson, while eolnl
from johnson to Wateryile, was so severely IN
jured recently by being thrown from his mea
carl. that the .Nstesd,dlr says It IS feared b
will not survive.
FfsxN CAxBRiDds.-H. D. Saford's girls
mill. with all It's contents was burned the morn
ing Of the 22i inst. The loss is estimated
1900. Insured for $500.
VERMONT SOLDIERS The steamer City o
Richmond, with eighty-six sick Vermont 80
diers, arrived in New York Saturday morning
en- route to New Haven, whence they proseede
to the general Vermont Hospital.
FIX IN WOODBURY.. The barn Of Thos. Hal
vsy, Esq, was struck by lightning last Monda
evening, and entirely consumed, with all IT
contents.
SWORD Presentation The citizens OF " ast
inston, Vt, on the Sd inst, presented o beaut
iul sword to one Of their own much esteem'
sons, Lieut. P. c. j. Cheney, of Co. c, lstV
Cavalry Regiment, who was wounded at the oa
,ls Of Gettysburg, and is on iurlough to h
native State to regain his health.
ALLOTTED PAY --ASignees and others hol
ing orders for allotted pay OF the lst Regime
Of Vermont Cavalry are hereby notified that
turns have been received for May, June, Ju
and August, and that this office Is prepared
pay the sums received in the usual way.
JONI B. AGE, State Treasurer
Rutland, Oct. 20, 1868,
VERMONT MILITARY lrKas.-The result oil q
draft throughout the State Is given as iolioW
Enrolled in first class, 1922 quota assesse
AIS; number drawn, 7.O7l accepted z, =
entered service, SlS procured substlt utes, 90
paid commu tation, 1888 rejected for oisabl
y; 2,l57 exempted, ,i26 failed to repc
or deserted, 557 died 9; cases und'olded, IA
The number of mcu actually secured by t
draft is 94S, which is exactly one'hiih oil t
quota
The Vermont regiments have lost during I
year, on an average, twenty per cent rangI
from eight to thirty-fOur per cent. But no re-
ment has yet become depleted to the point (oI
half the maximum) at which 1t would occol
liable TO consolidation but the 9th, tn
9th are close upon it, numbering 500, o0l a
235, respectively
VI SOLDIERS CoaSe HonE.-Tho Washir
ton correspondent Of the ". Y. Herald sa
1.-THE First Michigan, First Vermont, First
einia aud Fifth New York cavalry regimen
have received permission to return to their
spectiye States upon condition that they rel
list for three years and recruit the regiments
their full strength. For this purpose Thu
DAYS leave are granted. These commands "
organised IN 1861, aud will 20 out of serv
during the coming year, but upon re-onlist
will receive the veteran bounty of four humid
dollars, and be able to muster brigade eqt
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