Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-12
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N.Y. H. H. CHAPlN, OF New Ork, Will leCt ure
at Depot Hall, Thursday evening Of this week
on Europe and America" This announcement
will call together large audience. Mr.. CnApIN
has equation surpassed by no one as a lee
turer and he is one of the most powerful as we'll
as one Of the most agreeable and eloquent OF
our orators. 10 New York bis church is crowded
every Sabbath, and he attracts large audiences
wherever be goes The people Of our viii ,ge
will, Of course, all attend and we suggest to our
neghbors IN adjacent towns that occasions to near
such orators as Mr.. Chaplin seldom occur to them
any more than TO US.
To cover the necessary expense Of the lecture
the price Of admission is fixed at twenty-five cents
The Students Geological and Debating Society
have he matter in charge. Tickets can be OBJ
tanned at the Bookstores. The Lecture will COM
msnca At halfpasi seven o'clock.
IuE Last Snow, we trust. Of the season came
Sunday afternoon and night. Nearly or quite
foot fell in ALL The temperature was mild
aud the snow very damp, and it will not
probably remain long Though it will not MA
t.rially improve the travelling, it will not injuro
the ground, or retird the Spring
LIBERAL Contributions. The Rutland Mar.
bic Company have contributed arge tlock
OF the finest statuary Morble to the New York
Sanitary FAIR The block Is valued at $500
Il tho United STATES Arsenal at Yergeunes, ne
Itrmontcr says, are 1900 muskets and rG.s,
and 5000 more are to arrive presently
lle American Baptist Society acknowledge
The receipt Of .s9l32 for don tons from var
mont for the month Of February. This Society
celebrates its 5Oth anniversary at Phllajcphis,
MAY 18th.
suocEssFrL.--Ata Children Fair in Bur
iagton, iew days since, the receipts amounted
to 1929 60. The money raised will be put into
the treasury Of the Soldiers AID Society IN Bur.
hngton.
GENEROUS The trustees Of the Vermont Cen
trail are furnishing the employees Of that road
at 81. Adams with dry wood at three dollars a
cord, delivered upon the depot grounds The
Haa'ript says " This Is welcome news to all
except those who have taken advantage Of lack
Of snow and claimed from $3.50 to S. 90 per
cora iot an Indifferent quality Of dry wood
llINnBusGn. Leonard Andrews has been ap-
pointed Postmaster of Ilnesburgh, rics Nathan.
tel Miles, deceased
To. Directors Of the Windsor County Mutual
Fire Insurance Company voted On Tuesday last
to lay an assessment Of 3D. per cent, tor the
year ending April !, 1864 This per centage
will cave net surplus Of over $500 in
the treasury Of the company
ATTEMPT TO Pass BAD MoNLr The Manches-
ter, q H. Mirror ays that few days since
a couple Of women attempted to pass at shops
on the street Ii bad bill Of the denomination OF
$50 on the Rutland (Vt) Bank On shop
keepers refusing to take it the women refused
to take the goods they had purchased though
they acknowledged they had other money
ALLOTTED PAY.-Assiguees and others hold
,ng orders for the allotted pay Of the Eleventh
Regiment, re hereby notified that returns have
been received for the months OF November al
Decea5er, 1868, and this Office is prepared to
pay The sums received in the usual way.
john B. PAGs,
Treasurer.
Rutland April 9Th, 1864.
INSPECTORS % Hos,Es Captain }. A. Kelly
and Lieutenant NJ. f. Jones of the 9Th Illinois
Cavalry have been detailed by the War Depart
ment for the purpose OF inspecting cavalry hor-
ses contracted for in this State by the Govern
ment.
CoScERr.-Gottschalk and com pany are in
tending u visit Burlington and give concert
about April % or 25.
Colonel Charles b. Stoughton of tn 18th Yer.
mont Regiment has resigned his office and is 20
ing to study law With his brother, he General,
at Bellows Falls
Hon. Isaac F Redfeli has in press treatise
on the Law OF Wills. 1t is to be published in
two octave volumes, by Little, Brown, g. Co.
Boston.
Captain Charles X, Fleming, one OF the LIST
Vermont Artillery, ha, been promoted to third
Major OF his Teglment-a promotion that be has
well earned. Adjutsnt Hunt Burrows, of Yer
non, and one of the same regiment has been
promoted to Captain of Jennings battery
Major VIM. Richardson, paymaster for the
Northern District which lnclud,s Vermont, and
who has been stationed a, Albany is relieved by
Major Thomas NJ. Burt.
Mr. James Briggs, of Lincoln, while at work
in the plough factory at Bristol, had his left
hand sawed of close to the thumb by circular
saw.
Presentation. Paul Dillingham; is the mem.
Der for Vermont of the Trustees Of the " Sol.
diers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
DlED in East Haven, April 4tb,- o dropsy,
Ii L. Walter.
Mr.. Walter was the Representative from
East Haven last Fall
EXTRA 0xEN.- The New England Farmer says
one pair Of oxen in Batchelders' yards at Cam.
bridge last week kept ring of spectators about
them much of the time Tuesday forenoon They
came from Kentucky when calves with some
mich COWS, and We understood we're twins They
were raised and lated by A. NJ. Clark ESQ.,, o
81 Athnna VI whera thou un;,had honn llhs