Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-12

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the State, especially in Washington, Or
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Give as the facts and will arrange them for the pape
CHRISTIAN COMMISSION Rev. Mr.. Powers
agent Of the u =, Christian Commission ad
dressed full house Sunday evening at the Brcl
Church. His remarks were eloquent and effect
i've aud he painted in graphic and TOUCHING
colofs the soldiers need OF just such mlnistra
tratlons as those Of The Commission At til
close Of tho address a collection was taken
amounting to seventy dollars.
DENTISTRY. " e call attention to the Oopari
ncIship uotice and advertisement OF Messr
Comegys e. Fuller, elsewhere in this paper
They will do what they advertise, give satSiaC
ton to oil their customers.
TELEGRAPH TO STJwE.-ihe extension Of IL
Vermont and Boston Telegraph line to Stowe ]
about completed The Office is to be in the stor
Of T. H. Barnes
SUDDEN DEATH be Hon. Benjamin W
Deane, Of Grafton, died very suddenly u
W ednesday, the 9th inst at about half pas
ten O'Clock A few days previous he bad beer
attacked with bleeding az the lungs, but apps
rently had become better, and on V ddnesday
while standing in his doorway, be sudden.
called to bis wife who ran 70 his assistance
but his mouth Immediately filled with blood
and he expired within two minutes OF the At
tack. MIR. Dsane was man universally 90
teemed and respected, and has filled various
public Offices. lie was for several years oeere
nry Of State.
Carr. WV G. Tracy, the young and gallant
officer who was hot down while endcayofing to
cut bis way, with the Alb Vermont, through
the enemy's lines 10 that unfortunate affair near
the Weldon railroad, was q son OF the late la'
mented editor Of the Chronide, L. {. Tracy
aud great grandson Of Roger Sherman one Of
the sinners Of the Declaration OF Independence
aud has molly sacrificed his life for that same
Principle Of eternal freedom for which bis ances'
tor struggled. He old his brother before the
eampaiga mmenced that he would never iaiI
,ntoth.h,nds Of the rebels alive, but if in tight
place would fight to the bitter eud and he ha'
nobly kept bis word An oiheer Of the regim ent
writes e. lie wou ID not surrender and nothing
could intimidate him, hence the enemy coward
" shot him through the neck end he died
instantly
A private letter from the regiment says
p, Much might be said Of his merit and worth
as an ofhc.r but the eulogy most BETTING his
soldierly heart is,- He died at his post lie
has Left clean record his memory is lmper'
shabe.
The First National Bank at st Adams has
been designated as a depository Of public moneys
aud financial agent Of the United States Col
lecor Baxter of the 81 DisuIc. has been or
dcred to transfer his deposits from The Farmers
a Mechanics Bank to the National Bank at 81.
Albans.
Col. Warner, ol the llth Vermont, left Mid
dlebury for the front Tuesday. The wound by
which he has been disabled is early we'll.
John A. Luce, Of West Randolph, brakeman
On q freight train, was killed instantly on Mon
day the 4th inst while shackling car near
the depot. projecting timber knocked hun
senseless, aud his head and arm were crushed be-
tween the cars.
President Lincoln is reported to have engaged
rooms for summer visit to Manchester, Vt,
where MrS Lincoln spent part of last summer.
MUSTERED IN Co, |, of the 18th Regiment
was mustered in W Wednesday morning by MAJOR
Austine, and left for BratteborcSaturdsy morn.
ing. One company more will complete the reg
iment, aud Wa trust 1t will soon be raised. The
officers are Capt Daniel Conway, OF Rutland )
LIST Lieut W IL Norton, of StraHordi and ID
Lieut.. G. W Tobin, of Thetf0rd Center Lieut..
Hibbard is ordered to the front, and the BAT
rae ks will be closed.
PAssuursle K. R.-A second Passenger train
on the Passumpsic Railroad commenced run
ming July 4th. The schedule is as follows Leave
White River Junction at s O'Clock, A. M
Wells River. at 10 clock A. NJ, reaching New
port at LOO P. NJ. Returning will leave New
port at $50 P. NJ. and arriving at White Rive
Junction at 1880 P. NJ
On the Oath ult., Mrs Joel Sheldon of Read
ing, was watering her garden in the evening
when by some accident she fell and broke her
leg.
During the firing of a cannon at Bartonsyllie
on the 4th, premature explosion occurred, by
which T. B. Lowell, keeper of the hotel there,
was severely burnt,i in the face and one eye. Two
brothers named Tyrrel also had their hands bad
ly burnt at the same time.
The 10Th Vermont has done some " tall y
marching in this campaign. Lieut.. John A,
Hicks writes his friends that the Regiment made
lately one continuous march OF 40 miles
We are permitted to make the following ex
tract IRON Lieut. Hicks letter
The night OF the l2;h we left Cold Harbcr'
about two o'clock as rear guard for the whole
army our Division being the rear OF the corps,
and our regiment the rear of the division; ard
before ten o'clock the next night we had marched
across the Chicka1 omipy by way of Jone
Bridge distance Of 80 miles. Such courage
and determination never saw displayed, CON
sidering our condition. For nearly two weeks
we had been continually under arms, catching
sleep as We could, and tor two nights before the
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