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

IHE STATE FAIR.-Ihe STATE falr Will Do nelu
at White River Junction, September IL, IA,
Is and IT, The first day there will be an ad'
dress by Gov. Brown, of Massachusetts, before
the wool-grower's convention The second day
there will bo The presentation OF the hamburg
flag to the society by Col, Needham and tho
third day Gov Smith of our own State will
give an address, while the fourth day will DO
devoted to the trot Larger and more premi-
ums are offered than in former years.
ALLOTTED Pay. Assignees and Others holding
orders for Allotted Pay of the I'd, Sd, 4th. 5th,
and 9th Regiments are hereby notified that re-
turns have been received to April 30th and this
Office is prepared to pay the sums received in the
usual way. JOIN B. PAGE, Treasurer.
Rutland, July 7Ih, 1854
During the thunder shower last Saturday
evening the barn and shed Of Mr.. VIM. q.
Perkins, OF Walden we're struck by lightning,
and entirely consumed Two tons Of straw,
cart farming tools, &c, were also consumed.
Whole loss estimated at $350-lnsured in the
W. Mutual for 800.
Braltleboro held town meeting lately and
voted town tax not exceeding $4,000, to be
paid into the Treasury on or before the first day
Of September next, and limiting The selectmen
in paying bounties not to exceed 500, for each
recruit
A citizen of Burlington, Job Lyman, Esq,
eightytwo years of age, offers $500 bounty to
q volunteer 10 represent him in the army.
DROWNED Two young boys named Graham
and Cashen, aged respectively seven and nine
years, were drowned at Wrooskl on Wednes-
day afternoon They were bathing in the mill
nal near the bridge. Both bodies were rocoy-
cred
Byron !. Stevens, OF Essex, recruit Of the
Seventeenth Vermont, has been appointed as st
Lieutenant in the lO9th Colored Regiment, ard
ordered to Louisville, Ky.
Harvey Phelps barn at Highgate Springs
was struck by lightning on the 28th ut. and
consumed with fifteen tons Of hay. Barn 10
sorod for 500 No insurance on the hay.
BANK DvIDESDs.-The arlington Banks
made the following dividends July
Merchants Bank, 8 per cent
Commercial Bank, per cent
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, 3 per cent.
FULL,-The Hydepark .N,er0sdeaier says the
New Hoteln Stowe is full and many who want
rooms cannot get them. There is rumor that
New York people, not finding room enough in
the new house, for the visitors to Mount Mans
field, have resolved to build another nearer the
mountain.
Charles b. Eddy, Esq has been appointed
assistant L. ). Assessor for the Bellows Ia Is
sab-district, in place Of Foster E. Swift, who has
resigned and removed to St Louis
PArESrs-Ihe following patents have BEN
issued to Vermouters
Il /. JeWett, Of 81. Adams, Tor cement pipe
machine.
Phlletus Knapp, Of Woodford, Tor improve.
ment IN scaf)ldlng and eieyatIng the same.
fHE Loss oY The GAvALRr Gov. Smith h,s
received information from DR. Hiram +. Stevens,
Of St. Adams, now aboring in the field MS vol
unteer Surgeon, to the effect that the Cavalry
Regiment returned from Wilson's raid with the
loss Of 100 men, including II officers.
SPIRITUAL CELEBRATION The Spirltualists
OF Northern Vermont had a celebration on the
4th at Eden Mills The exercises were we'll at
tended
CAvALW lIoRsEs. March last 1000
horses ior the cavalry service have been accepted
by the Government inspectors and shipped from
ST. Adams. The Government raid for them at
prices ranging from Sl3S TO sl4S.
Hon. Geo. B. Chandler, formerly of Peacham,
has resigned the presidency of the Union bank
at Concord, n H., and is about to remove to
Island Pond.