Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-20
Obituary.

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son, MIR. Arson Davis Of this village at the eG'
Irene age Of oney-siS.
Montpelier, At least, should not suffer his death
10 pa,s urnoticed flor he labor Of his strong
aims contributed more than that Of any one man
toward, earIng up the ste Of this present popu'
.u, y.hge. For Year,, young as he " g, be led
luo half-sc,re Of his hthers workmen, in telling
auI clearing away tho tangled forest that then,
'rom bad 10 bill, stood on this now hoa'e-c1yered
y.-g. And for years afterwArd be was one Of
ie most efficient and hardy laborers that ever re
SIDED 80 town,
lle fire. owned and occupied the mills and
meadows aGerward knownas the Waterman Mills
aud Hubbard meadows. Subsequently he built
aud long hep. what is now known as the Pavilion
tIo.ei Being 10 those daysa large land owner,
as public spirit was equal to his means. lie gave
ere hnd 90 which vas built all our successive State
Houses. lie likewise gave Washington county
f., dfst Jai. House, IN which he was aftorward ap
pointed J.iler 10 short Mr. Davis well deserves
r, be ranked among the founder, sud early bene-
actors Of the town. lie ever lead bllmSes',
temperate sad industrious life, never interfering
villa the busne" Of others, bu; ever diligently
pursuing hi. OWL Few men have el a iairer
record, Or ore better deserving to be remembered
n. connection with the line Of the Poets
.Aa honest uau .. Gle hobl,st work Of Cod"
Pe.cs 10 the ashes Of Father DAVIS.
DIT.
Anew and peric. musical instrument Tor the
J. me circle and cburchs., called the " American
Organ" manufactured by celebrated Boston
dua, Do. Jas, arrived at Mr.. Wilder music store,
wLlb hr expression ,veetne'' and power Of
,aas. ss have never heard excelIed. It pos'essss
beautiful stop called The Iremuo,' with which
elect. the most touching may be produced, and
which is universally admired and appreciated
Ta. instrument will BE 90 exhibition this week
atib, Musical Convention, and afterwards at Mr..
WaL,t',, who ha. taken the agency for their sale
,h.' .ociity.
WILDER, at the FRruAS bookstore, has just
returned from Boston, with large and elegant
assortment Of everything IN his line. lie has
old tine books which We have noticed IN this
PAPER aud moro too humorous to mention.
Indeed there i, scarcely anything in the way Of
holiday presents, music, stationery and books
which he has not.
SANTA Glars llApQUABTtRs are at \. A.
MfAD's. s state 81. See his ldvertis;men in
another column.
fur>pLl>G-Mr J. II. Townshend, o! S,ock-
bridge, On the morning oi the Eth ult, found
NO bic door a blsket with nice suortmen, Of
child clothing Ga examining them al infant
was found smiling aud happy, With a note at
tachcd. saving It was a present to Mr.. and Mrs.
Tususueud, and It's nam, was Frank
The VOC, Of The SJtdieris the title Of new
roper, to be published ssmi-nonlhly by the
soldiers "a Sloan Hospital. We have s'eu the
f,s. copy which makes lair appearance,
though the proof reading is not perfect. We
" ..h 1t much success.
GOV. smith, and QuatisrmSster Gen. Pitkin
lave visited Washington, to procure 10000 stands
NJ aims ior The use Of this State. They succeed
cd in getting the arms: and on shsit return d
they purchased, in New York, eosi', caps, haver 7
sacks, Anapmck', canteens, rubber and wooden .
bankets, for between 1000 and 5000 militia
PEEsoSAl-Adjt 10 Livingston OH Vt.
Vols has been promoted to be Capt. of Co. b,
hr galantry at the battle Of Cbapins Farm.
Lieut. Henry Bollen OF Burlington, succeeds to
the position Of Adjutaut Of the regiment.
In the town Of Vernon Vermont, with bnt L
700 inhabitants, there are 20 persons whose uni
ted ages amount to l6ll years-SO yeaas and
montbs each. +.
Hon. Charles 5. Dana DIST. Johnsbury, State p
Senator from Caledonia County, has received u
the appointment OF Collector of The "a District t.
vice Geo. A. Merrill resigned. o.
The brick building in Rutland occupied by II
b. ~ D. c. Billing merchants, and j. J. Ran !,
dali, architect, was burned the llth inst The "
entire stock Of goods belonging to the Me,sr, p
Billings was consumed. N1rhing saved except b.
safe containing books aud papers. Mr.. Ran. OF
ia is books, papers instruments and ALL lost Sc
The building belonged to Mrs Hantoon, and +,
was valued at SO 900, and insured for 81 400
Billings stock o(goois valued at $1,000, was IL
insured Tor 10000 Randalls loss $4,000, no y
Insurance. Origin OF fire unknown. p
fug fANru VERMONT. intcll genco from
the lOth Neraont states Col Henry was in com -.
mand Of the brigade. Lieut.. Colonel Chsnder 1t
in command Of a New York regiment lately add
cd TO the brigade, The lOih was commanded CT
BY Capt. Hunt, and had just received orders to :,
pack up for march. II
FIsg AT ST, JouNsBURY.--rhe sash and blind nj
shop OF l. o. Stevens, aud the box shop of Dan y
lei Collyer, were burned at St. Johnsbury. i
recently together with lot of lumber. Loss. \
about $4,000.
Tho Montpelier Company Of tho Vermont !.
Stale Militia was organized Saturday evening,
Dee II, by the election oil tho flowing officers ,
Cdpthn.-Caros b. Wilson.
Isl Observation-Disclosures H. Ballou.
2Rd Lieuieadni-J. MunIoe Pslaud.