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


the acts and we will arrange them Tor the paper
TnE CROPS In this central section Of the
State The presen. slate, and future prospect, Of
the crops is about as follows
The hay crop is an average one--perhaps
little more, and though not so great as last year.
has grown slower is better matured, and much
better harvested, and thought to be Of at least
equal value.
The corn crop is hir--nearly or quite an av-
erage one.
The cat crop will probably fall little short
OF an average and 80 of potatoes, unless we
speedily have copious rains for though we have
had several rains latterly which, in ordinary
times, would be thought plenteous, yet they
have none Of them wet fairly through the dry
earth, that below three or four inches is still
dry, causing our wells and springs to fail IN
all directions and every body to pray tor some
thing more than our late surface showers.
TuE AMOUNT OF RAIN FALLEN IN THE LAST
THREE MONTHS In our remarks on crops, we
alluded to the drouh This has been very gen
cral through the North, West and South and
j. readily accounted iJr when we learn the sur
prlsingly small amount OF rain that fell in Juae
and July, impaired with that Of May, and in
decd with that Of the Summer months Of other
years The Smithsonian Institute at Washing
ton, has, from great number OF source Of THOR
nation, calculated an average fall OF rain in
tine country at large sine. April, and makes
the fall OF rain to be in May five inches June
eight tcuths Of one inch and July bat six
tenths Of one inch 1t was the extra proportion
OF ralo IN May that saved us from most de-
tructiyc drouth
A correspondent sends US the following item
Of news A young horse, belonging to Mn Fri
BAtchelder, Of East Montpelier, ran away with
the hay wagon Wednesday last clearing itself
Of the hind wheels and body, and in 50 doing
severely injured Mr. Nye h Batchelder The
first named BatcbeIder gave his attention to his
supposed dead companion until be became SEN
slble; then pursuing tn horse, he found il IN
the kitchen of his own house. The horse had
entered while his wife was there, and she mme-
1l.tely took refuge in another room OF the
house. There was little child in another room
adjoining. Luckily the horse turned itself
about going through The same door it entered
having cleared itself of the wheels, breaking one
entirely to pieces the tire Of which is still IN
accounted for.
PERsoNAL.-Bon. l.. f. Chitteneen late Reg
lister Of the Treasury, who has for some days
past been dangerously III at Washington with
inflammation OF the bowels, j, fast becoming con-
yalescent.
The Lamoile County Union Convention will
be held at Hydepark on Thursday, Aug. II.
Those prominently named for the Senatorial
nomination are Lyman n sherman, Coils
Benton aud Sawyer Of llydepark Hon. Sam
mel Merriam Of johnson, and Geo. W. Hendee,
Esq, Of Morrisyie.
The Democratic District Convention for the
Third District is 10 be held at Hydepark on the
lOth inst
Justice Charles K Field and Major John c.
Tyler, had a collision 10 the streets Of Braitle-
boro, few days since, owing to words spoken
by Mr. Field which Major Tyler though unjust
ana derogatory to Gen w. F. Smith. The re-
suit was Mr. Field received bad blow and
mark on his check, and Maj Tyler had Mr..
Fields cane shattered about his head.
TESrn VERMONT Among tho deaths reported
in the U 5 General Hospital at Frederick, for
the week ending July %, are Sergt W. Pea.
body, Co. c, and Private Robert NJ. Forsyth
Go. +, 10th VI.
Lieut.. X. L. Burnett, 18th U S. Infantry
now recruiting at Burlington, is authorized to
credit his men to any town in the State. Sc
.lec,men would DO well to notify the Lieutenant
what town bouatics they are paying,
The Eighth Vermont Regiment $ now in the
Army Of the Potomac. IL sailed from New
Orleans with S25 men and Il officers.
BURNED TO Dnru.-The Brandon Record
gives Al account of the death OF Mrs Silas
Bump of that Town, on the 18th inst. 1t seems
that Mr. B. had entirely lost the use of his
lower limbs, but with his hands he helped his
wife make matches By some means a can
of phosphorus which Mrs. B. was removing
exploded in her hands, completely envelopng
her in flames She ran to her husband and
almost helpless as he was he succeeded in tear.
ing the burning clothes from her, but she was
horribly burned and lived only three hours
The number OF burning accidents ocoasoned BY
the taking fire Of women's wearing apparel
soem to be on the increase
LNouLE CouSTY.--The following is the mum
Der OF men called for from Lamoille County, un'
der the late call for 500 900 volunteers
Eden 4, Cambridge %, Morristown IL, VOL
colt 7, Stowe %. This is official, " and each
town may see the work it has to do.
JUSTICE. The Woodstock Sa nddrd says
lot of substitutes were drinking soda, on Thurs
day last, when William Hunt "a colored barber
politely requested one of them to settle thai
little bill lot a dckey. III roughs saluted hin
in their peculiar STYLE giving him sever,
beating and then taking leg bail Four or fv'
OF them however, were caught and in variou
suits that were brought against them they wer