Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-26

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The BANNER TowN. Provost Marshal Cane
wrote the Selectmen Of Montpelier, last week
that this town - il sixty-jx ahead Of all CALI
fjr troops, and tbs banner town in the State. y
Good for Montpelier.
PERsoNAL.-JoHS w. CLARK, Of Montpelier
Quartermastor OF the Sixth Regiment, and iOr
sometime Post Quartormaster at Brandy Station
has been appointed Assistant Quartermaster.
with the rank Of Captain. Capt. CLARK has
well deserved the promotion, and ought to have
had it many months ago He has been at home
the last ten days on a short leave OF absence, re-
turning yesterday morning 10 his post
Mr. Homer L. Rand, son of Jasper Rand
R.qo Of st. Adams, has recently been appointed
Assistant Paymaster in the U. s. Navy and
has reported to Rear.Admiral. Paulding in New
York.
AccIDESr.--During the firing Of the salute in
honor Of Gen. Meagher, at Burlington, pre-
mature discharge occurred which resulted in
two youths, named Thomas Dooey and Dennis
Mullins, being severely burned.
PATENT Hay PRws-Charles W Rich Of St.
a Adams, who has hay contract with the Gov
ernmeni, has machine for presslngi tho same
which c9mpreasea it 80 hard that it can be bored
4 into the same as q log.
IaS MARBLE BUuNEss. production of
marble from Ihehquarres at West Rutland
Brandon and Sutherland Falls amount to 9l5, :
600 feet per annum. The price varies from
Y $3.50 per foot Tor the statuary marble to less
than so csnts for the common
DISMISSED Second Lieut. GeO. b. Worcester
Second Vermont Volunteers, has been dismissed
the service for " nefciency AMI conduct unbe-
coming an officer and gentleman.
VINNoSr STOCKS In Boston, on Wednesday,
Vermont and Canada Railroad stocks sold for
~ 81 and Western Vermont rs ID, mortgage
4 loG0, Tor %.
TrsoS fuRAAcE.-Ihe Tyson Furnace proper
~ 10 Plymouth has been sold to a stock compa-
ny in Boston, and is 10 be callei the Tyson
lion Company They will put the works into
operation Immediately
Lieut. a. h. Leaysnwortb, 9th Vi. Vols is
Inspector General On Gen Wistars staff.
some OF the members Of Co, b, (Brattleboro
Company 10th We Vols, have presented Capt.
Arms aud Lieut.. yinton each valuable silver
watch, IN testimony u regard for their gallant
and ofhcef.like conduct.
RolLK EygRTs prominent citizen of Wal
than, and temporarily residing in Weybridge,
died very suddenly, in a fit Of apopcIy, last
week
CONTESTANTS " SUBSISTENCE Capt. Vim. r..
Rathbone, who was the Commisssry OF Subsis
.enc. attached to the Second Brigade, ia now
with the 81 Brigade, % Division, Fifth Corps
Of the Army Of the Potomac
Captain a. B. Valentine of Bennington, for
n.rlY Quartelmas;e- Of the Tenth Regiment,
is now the Commssiry Of Subsistence Tor the
Vermont Brigade.
Lieut. II. n Wooster, Commissary LIST Vt.
Cavalry, is Acting Commissary of Subsistence
in the "a Brigade, ID Division, Cavalry Corps.
Lose PETITION The petition Of the wool
growers Of Addison County, which resulted from
the action Of the late convention, was twenty
five feet in length, double columns. The sigma.
lures were not counted
Door. Il.NRY P STRONG, (Union) forme rly
Of Monpeler, has been elected Mayor Of Beloit,
WIS, by four hundred and fifty majority.
Morristown, on Monday last, rescinded 50
much OF the vote given on the oath Of last month
and proposed to pay $500 to thirteen. men who
had enlisted in the l7th Regiment previous to
ahst date.
ENDING or rHE CouRT MARrIAL.-la the case
OF private Sveeny Of the l7tL regiment killed
while attempting to run the guard at Burling.
ton, to which we alluded last week, the cour,
martial have made the following finding
" The Court, after mature deiberaton from
the evidence adduced, declare that the grounds
OF accusation are not sufficient to bring the mat.
ter before general court martial.
They are Of opinion that this is case oil
unstable homicide, in this that the accused
acted in obedience to orders and in the line Of
his duty.
JAsKs $. PICK,
LIST Lieut. and Adjt. 18th w. Vols
Judge Advocate,
STEPHEN +. Brown,
Capt Co. A, 18th VI. Vols,