Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-08
Local and state Items.
"NIGGER" AGAIN, The Springfield
Republican announces the following:

Martin IL, Freeman, graduate OF Mid
dleburry College, VT, and for eight years
Principal of Avery College, Pittsburg,
Pa, has been appointed professor Of math-
ematlcS and natural philosophy in Liberia
College, and goes out in November, The
college is already in operation, and all its
officers are Of African descent.
The young man above spoken of is
grand son of Parson Freeman, who was
a recognized "individuan in Rutland more
than seventy years ago. Under the pat
ronage Of Rev, VIM. Mitchell, then pas
tor of the Congregational Church of this
place, young Martin was sent to Middle
bury College. We we'll remember the
"row" that the entrance of this black boy
into the classic halls Of sold Middebury"
occas oned, and we have slight recolec-
ton of the shame facedness exhibited
by some of his classmates, on finding that
in the end of his collegiate course he had
carried off their laurels,
Geo, II. Holmes (oolored man) of the
% Louisiana regiment, has been pro-
NOTED to Sergeant Majorship for good
conduct. George is nephew of Peter
q. Smith of Montpelier and formerly lived
with him.-MoRtpeLier Paper,
Very many OF the older inhabitants of
Rutland will remember the Peter Smith
here spoken of as the old Barber Of the
Franklin House thirty years ago; and
some few men will remember also, thee
small specimen of nephew introduced to
the Rutland public of those days, and who
now it would seem turns out to be the
Geo. Il. Holmes above referred to.
THIEvING. 1t has been but too well
known that the whole section of the
country around us has for a long time
been infested with set of thieves, whose
boldness and perslstency was only equal
led by their success in escaping detection.
We are glad to learn that the officers OF
Justice are at last beginning TO awake to
the importance of checking this ''preda-
tory warfare" on the rights Of our peace
able citizens, and that some at least OF
these thieves are likely to be brought to
Justice.
We understand that Deputy Sheriff
Hitchcock of Pittsford, has made the ar
rest of man giving his name os Leland
, jackson of Ottawa, Canada, for horse
stealing, and found two buggy wagons,
! three harnesses, two buffalo robes, horse
| blankets, halters. ETC., ETC., togethes VIII
four horses, att found in the mountains
near Chittenden, on the night OF the 29tt
of September. With the wagons Na
found dark lantern, some candles
: matches, two loaves of bread, etc.
/ Owners wanted for the property above
= specified.
# Thrown From HIS Horse. JAIME
Hicks, Esq, of Bennington, was consid
q erably injured by being thrown from hi
y horse while attending the Town Far a
s Wilmington last week. His injuries how
q ever are not of nature calculated to kee
him in doors many days. His horse Is
g high-lived beast, became frightened some
d what, and consequently unmanageable an
e threw his rider quite number OF feet |
the ground, causing considerable bodll
- injury.
q The Middlebury Register mentions tt
IS following sales of sheep at high prices :
IS A ram recently purchased by Mr.. BnE
ham of Cornwall, of Mr.. Eli Thorp
Bridport, has been re-sod to John Spragl
Is of Waltham, for ST. 900; Il. S: Stowe
A. of Cornwall has sold his well known
k wears old ram to d. j. Twitchell of We.
bridge for $l 200.
Col. E. S. Stowell of Cornwall h
s. sold his three year old ram, "Swee
I'd stakes" to Twitchell, Boyce d Co.
a Ohio, for one thousand two hundred dc
=. lars, and the Colonel has two yearlings
~ the male gender for which he has refuse
y $4,000