Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-02

tho sides OF the cut after blast, when the
loose rocks from each side fell in and crushed
them.
ALLOTTED PAY.-Assgnees and Others hold =
ing Allotted Pay of the Fifth Reg iment are here
by notified that returns have been received TO
June Both, aud this Office IS prepared to pay the
sums received in the usual way.
JONI B. PAGE, Treasurer
Rutland, July %, 1864.
Several cases Of small pox are reported n
Jamaica. Two died with it before it wad found
out, and thero.is naturally considerable excite
ment about it IN that town.
Putney Is evidently not doing things to the
halves, and at their town meeting last Saturday,
TO see about filling up their quota, they appro
prloted the sum Of $4,000
THRowN OFF THE TRACK Monday afternoon i
express train up from Troy to Rutland, when
between Sunderland and Manchester struck an
OK, which jumped from the bushes directly in
front of the engine, and the two passenger cars
and baggage car rolled down quite steep de
clivty, over on their sides The tram was quite
heavily loaded, and it is almost miraculous that
there was not loss of life. As it was, but a
single passenger was hurt, a lady, and she not
badly, proceeding to her home, Burlington the
next day, The locomotive was not thrown of,
and the cars were not much damaged
FlsE IN DAEvILLE-Last week, The buildings
owned and occupied by widow Laura Gregg, IN
the south part Of Danvie, were entirely con-
sumed by fire. They consisted OF house, barn
aud shed. Some seven or eight tons of hay farm
ing utensils, and most Of the household furniture
were also consumed. The loss is several hun
dred dollars, and falls with great severity upon
Mrs Gregg. We learn that the insurance poIi-
cy expired but few weeks previously, and had
not been renewed
The Congregational church cdi6co at Hines
buigh has been repaired and will be dedicated
anew on the 5th Of August.
DROWNED. son Of X. D. Charter, six or
seven years Of age, was drowned on Tuesday lust
in the stream carrying Roswell Wordeu's saw
mill in Marlboro
Medical Cadet Z E. SinbJrn, U. 5 A., has
been ordered to duty at the General Hospital
here.
/ Among the soldiers who died at Washington
on tbs 28lh, are Norman G. Swan, lst Yer
mont Heavy Artillery, and Martin Ryan, let
Vermont Cavalry
Martin Andrews private Co. f, 18th Vermont
volunteers, died Wednesday, July 9th, at
Sloan General Hospital in Montpelier, OF
secondary hemorrhage
DRoUGHT.-lh Rutland Herad Of the 25th,
says "0n the line Of the Rutland and Burling-
ton railroad there are siI water stations that
are entirely dry Some Of these have never be
/ fore been known to TAIL Between Troy and
| Manchester on the Troy and Boston road every
station is dry The farmers are complaining
bitterly and say II we do not have rain soon the
potato crop will be an entire failure. The hay
crop turns out better than was expected.
The following changes have been made in
appointments Of agents for recruiting IN rebel
states
Lorenzo X Smith Of Strafford, vice II C.
Hacth declined
VIM. D. Munson OF Colchester, vice John l..
B4rstow declined
Asa K Camp assigned to Fortress Monroe,
instead OF Newburn
ACCIDENT AT llALIFAx.-Last Sunday as Dea
james Niles and family were going to meeting,
bolt, holding the shafts of his wagon to the
axletree came out, and let Que side down ON to
the horses heels. The horse cleared himself
from the wagon, and Mrs. Niles and grandson
were landed IN the ditch with the body of the
wagon upon them, Both were bruised, but no
bones were broken. Mr.. Niles was thrown out
among the stones, had his hip dislocated, his col
lar bone broken, and, be thinks, one oil his ribs
also
! FATAL ACCIDENT. Recently two boys named
! Mills aud Spaldlng, who were lounging about
the barracks on the Fair Ground now occupied
by the Sd Regt, were sent by Mr.. Cady, in
charge OF the cook-r0Om, 10 lind some tin cups.
| At the further end of the room were two old
muskets, which the boys picked up, capped, and
in play aimed at each other, The mUsket id
| Spalding's hands unfortunately, was losdeX
and the swapping of the cap of course discharges
it, The ball passed through young Mills heads'
killing him instantly .-Brhngto Free Press.
At the town meeting held in Westminster
they voted a tax of 200 cents on the dollar to
pay expenses in filling their quota under the
last call.
The response of the people to the new 7-30
loan. is prompt The FIRST National Bank of
ST. Adams received subscriptions one day to the
amount OF S25 900
The Caledonia County Union Convention will
be held at St. Johnsbury, Tuesday Aug. 10th
Remember the National Fast is appointed for
this week Thursday.
We see that the Mendelsohns give the music
for the Commencement exercises at Burlington
this week
Some 25 sheep belonging to Hanson Rogers
and Beniah Ward Of Walden were lately killed
by dog that did Mt seem to have any owner
Finally the dog was killed,
Mr.. L. l.. Upham, of Wsathers6ed, recently
raE,sad nm oHey of ono thnnsand dOllaya fnr nj N a