Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-01-12

Una town haVe gwen about S20O 10 The Freed
men, and $3.50 for Sanitary purposes. On
Christmas Eve, the Ladies Soldiers Aid Socie-
ty gave an entertainment from which they
realized $50 fha collection on Thanksgiving
day, amounted to $50 The town voted a
bounty Of $3.50 to volunteers, and enlisted It's
full quota in two days thereafter.
The Fairbanks, Of ST. Johnsbury, in con-
ncction with New York aud Boston capitalists,
have purchased at recent sales more than 500 900
acres Of land in Michigan.
ACCUSED OF PERJURY The Californian says
Elbrdge Huntoou, Of Lyndon, was arrested
few days since, charged with perjury in his
testimony in the case of Tue k. Brdgman vs..
the town Of Greensboro, tried at the recent
term Of the Caledonia Co. court lie was
brought before justice Chadwick Of ST Johns
bury, upon complaint by State Attorney Ross,
and waving examination was held for trial at
the county court in the sum Of $500 Failing
to find bail he was committed We learn that
he has Since been balled
A JoEE--The Llmoie Newsletter says that
the selectmen of CraGtsbury, engaged one Of
their townsmen to give his time to enlisting
men for the town, promising to pay liberal
bounty, and that nine men were enlisted by him
he paying bounty Of 500 each to them, out
Of his own pocket. AT a town meeting recently
the town refused TO ratily the doings Of the So
lectmeo and their recruiting officer, as the men
we're ealisted and would be credited to their
town in any event, as they supposed, and there
would be no occasion for paying any bounty
and so left the men who had become involved to |
the tune Of nine or ten hundred doars, to |
q" whistle for their pay. Thereupon the officer
took bis men to Hariwck, and received for
them 1925 each, realizing quite little purse
BY the operation. OF course Craitsbury people
could bee where they missed It, and they con
cluded to pay the usual bounty and furnish
their men
At the Orleans Co. Court, WV Grout, Esq,
late Lieut. Col. Of the 18th regiment, obtained
q verdict Of $500 and 1926 costs against Hi
ram Hill and one Drew, for an assault, commit
ed III 1858, while the plaintiff was engaged in
conducting prosecution against Hill for sill
ing liquor The ease Showed that Hill told
Drew to kick the plaintiff $50 worth, and Drew
did 50, and it now turns out to have been over
800 worth
FrRE--Th dwelling house Of Charles Story
Of North Fairfax, was destroyed by fire on FRI
day morning In attempting to save the house
considerable property in the upper part Of the
house was also consumed.
4 successful Teachers Association has just
been held at Coventry, in Orleans County
Rev. P H. White and l.. ii Bisbee Esq de.
lvered acceptable addresses. A successful Mu-
steal Convention was held at the same time and
place
Capt Amasa Bartlett OF Co. E, Orleans
Coz has been appointed Maior of the Ninth
Regiment rice Jarvis deceased.
Pa rRrorIc.-Schoo district No. 5, IN the
town Of jay, had y men in the district, and
l6 have enlisted, ten more than the quota Of the
entire town
A CuRloarY.-Among the latest curiositles
IS a negro at Louisville who hurrahs Tor jeff
Davis,-ErehaHge
The Argus with unusual enterprise, gave
his negro portrait in its columns last week
RETURNING SoLDIERs.-l4S re-enlisted men OF
Inc Third Vermont regiment have recently ar
lived at home Others Of the regiment are also
expected $50 of the 4th regiment, mostly be-
onging on the east side OF the mountain arrived
asst week. These returning soldiers all have
. iurlough Of 30 days,