Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-10

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Personal CAPT. D. X. Cross, formerly of
Montpelier, and who has served faithfully M
the Union army since the outbreak Of this re-
belion. has resigned his commission on account
OF disability, and his resignation has been Hc-
eeptei. lie has returned to his former place oil
business with Bgelow Bros. & Kennard, Boston,
those gentlemen having reserved his place Tor
him in their establishment.
The Seventy. Fourth Annual Convention OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese
of Vermont, will be held on the first Wednesday
OF June, 1864 at Burlington The preacher OF
the missionary sermon is the Rev Duane >.
Philips, Of Bennington the Rev. II. NJ, Frost,
Of Middlebury, substitute Rev. Joseoh W.
Mcllwsine will preach the sermon before the
Convention the Rev. Ezra Jones, late OF East
Berkshire and Montgomery, substitute.
Cusrou HOUSE, SEIZURE. A very large guam
tity of Gin IN transit from Montreal to New
York by Steamer Canada, was detained at Bur
lington on Monday by Collector Clapp. icon
sisted Of IS Pipes aud argo quantity IN Cases
amounting in all 70 some EIeUsH Thousand gall
Ions. The cause Of the detention was insufficient
cy of the amount Of duties paid % the lot
CHAPLAIN or THE CAVALRY Rev }. 4.
Goodrich, Of Burlington, has been appointed
CHAPLAIN Of the first Vermont Cavalry. Mr.
Goodrich is a graduate Of the Vermont UnIyer-
sity in 1858, and is a very excellent man.
ALLOTTED Pay Assignees and others hold
inc orders for ALLOTTED PAY Of the Second,
Third, Fourth, Ftllh and Sixth Regiments are
hereby notified that returns have been received
for January and February, aud this Ones IS
prepared to pay the sums received, in the usual
way. JoHN b. aA'A,
Rutland, May 3 1864.
ALLOTTED PAY--Assignees and Others holding
orders for Allotted Pay OF the Tenth Regiment
are hereby notified that returns have been le-
ceiyed for January and February, and tins once
is prepared to pay the sums received, IN the
usual way. JOIN b. rAoS,
Treasurer
Rutland, May 9th, 1864.
Ltyr FOR rng FRoNr-1h two companies 81
drafted men which have been at Bratteboro lor
over Six months, Jeff io1 the front on Monday
They are assigned to the Sixth Regiment.
Hiram p. Merrill, Of West Charleston, com
mitted suicide on Friday last by hanging himself
to one of the beams in his barn. some two or
three years az be tried the same experiment
but was unsuccessful lie vas supposed 70 be
partially deranged.
Cornwall SHEEr rs THE GRAND LlsT.--Ihe
Town clerk of Cornwall furnishes the Middlstury
Register with an account OF the appraisement OF
the several hocks Of sheep in that town by the
listers. There are l25 aJcks, the greater part
small-but Is over 100 ald two Of 200 and over
-3s between so and 100. The highest yaiu-
atons of single sheep are g 600 each OF two
stock bucks owned by Il 5, Stowell, and 81 :
500 for S. y Rockwell.
There are q Aocks Of ewes, which are valued
from $50 to $50 per head the remaining hocEs
running belo" $50.
VIM. B. Lund, Of Burlington, has been az
pointed Assistant Surgeon Of volunteers and as
signed to duty al Alexandria.
SUICIDE II. Sholes, of Brattleboro, com-
mittd suicide by hanging on Sunday last lie
was 40 years old Ill health and great depres-
sion of spirits we're probably the cause Of The
act
COLONEL SAWYER RESIGNED The Burlington
Times says Col Sawyer, has sent IN his res'g
nation and it has been accepted He propose
settling in Maryland.
Flax The depot at Westminster, was Dc
stroyed by FIRE last Tuesday. Loss about Sl2O'
partly insured
FArAL ACCIDENT Arthur Williams, lilt
more than three years old, son Of WIN. NJ
Williams Of South Reading, was instantly killc'
last week, by being caught in revolving shat
in his fathers shop.
The amount of sugar made this season in tn
18th school district Of Barnard is IL ,46
pounds.
A post school and library have been establish
cd at the barracks in Brattleboro by direction 0
Major w William Austine The school is IN cbarg
Of Sergeant Benjamin d. House Of Cap:, Drew
company of veterans
NEW CorrSR MNRs.-D discoveries of de
posts Of Copper Ore are being made in Esse
County in this State, which seems to be cor
tinuation or connecting link between the Cope
Mines of Stroford, Vershire and Cornth, an
those found in Canada East. Tracts Of Ian
are already purchased by parties in Boston wit
view to working the mines, AM the Esse
Mining Company contemplate opening one
the most promising veins Immediately
VERMONT CENTRAL. The annual meeting
the stockholders Of the Vermont Central Ral
road Company is to be held at Montpelier Ma
Gath.
The attention of our readers is called to u
advertisement, in another column, Of Dr. Oake
from the Royal Opthame ln6rmary, London
Acting Assistent paymaster Homer h. RAM
son of Jasper Rand, Of ST Adams, has be,
ordered to the gunboat Potomlskd.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD The
lectmeu of Mortified have, offered reward
$1,000 forithe arrest of thc.supposed murder
Of Charles X, Briggs, Of tina! town, the rowa
to be paid on conviction.
oRDgRED TO rns FRoST,-Gen Geo. j. Sta
naad, who was repeatedly applied to be order
to the field, has at las, had his request acced
to, and will probably be relieved by Genei
Harvey Brown.
TENTH REGINENT.-Sergeant Major WEIGH S
OF DIR. A. G. WEIGH, OF Willston, has been p
NOTED to Second Lieutenancy in Co. {,
Private Frank Severance, Of Co, d, (Chitt,
den Coz died Of measles March IS.
RKsToREp Lieut.. George Brown, 9TH
Volunteers. lately dismissed the service has b.
restored to his former rank