Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-30

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FREE MEN RELIEF ASSOCIATION Mr.
King Of Boston, held meeting at the Brick
Church her. last sabbath afternoon, and adj
dressed the large audience assembled, on the
claims Of the Freednon's Association Three
white slave children, from New Orleans, were
present and added much to the interest Of the
occasion by recitations and songs. A collection
was taken amounting to nearly SlOO
la the evening Mr.. King spoke IN Barre
The recent copious fall Of rain has been at
tended by marked mprovementlu the maturing
crops, but little fall IN prices Of farmers pro-
duce. Yet this high price OF produce Is not
the fault Of the farmers, who cannot be blamed
for taking all that is offered them for their pro-
duets. We advise them to sell, however, now
when their commodities mast be nearly or quite
at the highest figures thoy will reach, for the
present steep prices cannot hold, and somebody
will by ami by be caught with more butter end
cheese on hand than they can carry and
we prefer that it shall bo the spectators and
not the farmers who shall make that loss,
PERsoSAL.-FRED E. SMITH Esq, formerly Of
Montpelier, Of the firm Of Weed, Writers and
Co., New Orleans, is now IN town with bis fam
uy lie will not return to Louisiana until late
10 the fail
Col PERLrY P PlTKM arrived in town last
week, direct from City Point His leave Of ab-
sence is or only few days We had from
MIN very Interesting account OF the duties OIL
M. Office, me condition of the army around Rich
moud, aud ,he progress Of the campaign Like
a,l men iron the army be has faith 10 Grant
AND believes victory to be sure unless the people
At home desert the armies IN the field and dis
gracefully give up the contest.
Col. PlrglN is looking finely and Il IN excel.
lent health.
HoN. ). b. CoLBY, Register Of the Treasury,
goes to Washington this week to enter immedi-
ateiy upon the duties OF his office.
CENTRAL VERMONT MUSICAL ASSOCIATION
The Executive Committee OF this Association
had Is business meeting here few days since
and determined 70 mold the Annual Convention
ol ths Association Lere sometime during the
approaching session of the Legislature. The
Committee were all present, representing the
central Couo x in the state, and great interos,
was exhibited, 1t will be remembered that this
Association was organized here last Winter
under the most favorable auspices, and the
Convention d, chat time was a u cid3d success
and the Comm ttee are confident that the com
ins Annual Convention wlil be in all respects
an advance on the one neld last February. Fur
thcr PARTICULARS will be given 10 due tms
MUSICAL CONVENTION. call the attention
Of lover. OF good music to Mr. Rix's advertise
meat or musical convention as Barre, com
mcacug the 7th Of September Mr.. Rx add
the Ms-srs. Whitney are accomplished gocailsts,
and viii undoubtedly make the convention a
success.
L. l.. D. AND D. D.-Rey. w SHELTON ct
Montpelier was made D. c,or OF Laws, and Rev.
JOSH SWEET OF Bethel Doctor Of Divinity at
the recent commencement at Norwich Uliyersi-
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PERsoNAL.-Lr. WV b. BURBANK, Of Mont
pelier, OF Gen SrANNARD' staff, arrived home
last week. On leave Of absence for his health.
The Virginia campaign, which has so nearly
used up the 18th Vermont IN which he went
from the State, broke down 1t. BURBASE' 1
health, buta visit to the sea shore, and Saratoga
has improved hs health, and few weeks OF
Vermont hic will we tru.t restore it complete
ly.
Brig. GEN rRuxAN SEYMOUR, lately release !
iron Charleston has arrived in the State. lie
Is native of Burlington, and this is his first
visit to the State for many years lie was in
Montpelier ast week examining the Hospital,
rHE CARAVAN. On Saturday of next week the
worId.renowned Van Amburgh is to visit Mont
peher, with his mammoth collection OF rare an,
curious beasts and birds including almost eve
nv variety OF animated nature, from the dlminu
tive White mouse up to the huge elephant Tip
Doc SAID" This exhibition formed one Of th
MIST popular resorts on Broadway, New York
during last winter, and since leaving that cit
it has succeeded in gaining the warmest com
mendations from the press wherever it has been
Some idea of the extent of the establishment
may be formed, when it IS known that near
one hundred aud fifty horses are required t
draw the cages and wagons from town to town
while not less than one hundred men are en-
poyed about the show in various capacities
The tent, which is the largest one ever used 10
menagerle purposes contains $4,000 feet of cat
vass, and will accommodate the population
pretty nearly, of an ordinary sized county Tn
only living giraffe that has been exhibited /
chs country for years is in this menagerie
Martin Lucas, Of Bethel, was accidental
shot while with another he was carelessy hant
ing loaded pistol on Sunday the Dist. Ii
ball entered his shoulder, passed down throug
one lung and lodged in the opposite side.
BUTTER SnIPMENTs.--0ne week ago last Tue
dca there was shipped from st. Adams dero
675 tubs of butter, and last Tuesday 1861
Total in two weeks 4, 1876 tubs, nearly 100 ton
valued ut somewhere about $4,000,