Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-26

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Religious Inquiry, by Rev. F. D. Huntington,
d. ID
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 8 A. NJ, Examination of
candidates for admission.
10 IL A. NJ, Address before the Phi Beta
Kappa Society by Rev. r. D. Hitchcock, D D.
2 P. M, Obituary Discourse on President
Wheeler, by Rev. Joseph Tracy, D. d., and on
President Pease by Rev W. &. 7. Shedd,
| d. d.
Wednesday, Aug. B. 10 A. NJ, Commence
ment Exercises 8P. NJ, Levee at the Unver'
sty Rooms.
UNFoRTuNArE SUBSTITUTE RRoKER. illiam
W Lynde, Of Marlboro, once captain in the
9Th Vermont, but now substitute broker, while
on his way to Boston, last week, with large
sum Of money to buy substitutes, was drugged
on the cars between Orange and Brving, and
robbed Of l0,200 by Two sharpers. One OF
the thieves Thomas Murry, by name-was at
forwards caught, and $500 Of the money recov
cred, but the other is still missing.
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The Annual meeting Of the stockholders IN
the Passumpsic Railroad Company takes place
a. Newport on Thursday July 18th.
The Bank Of Rutland is paying semi-annual
dividend, free Of Government tax, Of IL per cent.
This dividend amounts in the aggregate to S4o,.
900. A halt years work, rather difficult to beat
They imprlson men in Windsor and Chit
tenden counties for selling liquor. The fol-
lowing appeared in the Burlington Free Prees
July Ia " Patrick Cayeoaugh was arrested
for violation Of the Prohibitory Law; it being
the third offence, he was fined $40 and costs,
and three months imprisonment
DsowNED On Friday night an lrishmau
lately from Canada, was drowned at Newport
under the railroad bridge over the lake. The
body was found on Saturday.
widower and u widow went from Eden to
johnson, lately to get married, but could find
no one who would tie the silzen knot, as they
bad not complied with the aw requiring pub
lishment.
The Vermont Valley railroad trustees have
bought quarter Of the Island House property
at Bellows Falls, to give them more room for a
projected machine shop.
The tornado which passed over the village Of
Brattleboro, lately was most severe, and worked
considerable destruction to buildings, trees and
crops The steople Of the Centre Church was
blown down, the woodshed and car house at the
depot were blown over and the soldiers tents
" dispersed quite pFomiscously A large OAK
was broken of near the ground and splendid
elm near the Asylum torn up by the roots Fruit
trees suffered severely. The wind was followed
by heavy fall of rain ard hail
Hon. Thomas F. Bogue, Of Pittsford, died
last week. lie was one Of the prominent men
of Rutland county Tor many years and filled
several Offices Of public trust among Others that
Of State Senate
GIN. RANSOM Major General I. L. & Ran
som left New York on Thursday to take com.
mand Of division in Gen. Sherman's army.
TIeIe was severe hastorm 10 New Haven
and Weybridge last Thursday, breaking all tile
window glass, destroying the crops aud killing
fowls. The haistones were as large as butter
nuts, and could be scooped up by the pailtul
next morning
DR.. URANS, who has been making many sue
ccsstul cures in Montpelier, ior the past week
can be seen at the Pavilion, Tuesday and Wednes
day of this week, after which he goes to ST.
Johnsbury Those 10 need Of his aid will DO
well to improve this opportunity.
DWIDRSD.-The Bank Of Brattleboro paid on
July LIST, regular dividend OF per cent. and
an extra one oil the, same amount, making, with
its January dividend l6 per cent from the
earnings oil the year, besides taxes and expenses
Ii is said that lion John Warner, of Cam
bridge, gave away during the last 1--WE years of
his life, mostly in small sums, to poor people,
over $ll 600 4 few years ago, says the same
authority, he burned up notes and mortgages
the collection Of which would distress the men
agains whom they were drawn. to the amount
of about $4,000.
STATE FAIR.-GOv Smith is to deliver the an
nual address at the State Fair at White River
Junction ia September next.
PERsoNAL-Rev George B. Spalding OF thi,
city, has accepted call to the North Church
Hartford, Mr.. SpaIdlng is very popular with
his society here and the regret Is general to have
him leave. The society has been UNUSUAL
prosperous since he has been the pastor. Yer
genes Vrmonter.
j. B. Cook, Esq, of Orwell, had a pair Of
valuable oxen stolen on Wednesday night OF
last week.
girl in the wooden factory in Middlebury
one day last week had her clothes caught oil
the main shaft She had the presence of min
to clasp the shalt and 20 around with it unit
it was stopped, thus by facing the difficulty sh
suffered nothing, but the destruction of he
wardrobe.
Both the Irasbwgh Standard and Neppor
Neos are offered for sale
A good many of the towns in the Sd distric
agree to put into the army substitutes 70 a
their citizens who will pay $3.50 {; and some ar
doing 1t for less money
A car loaded with hay was burned on Satu