Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-17
Frightful Accident at Burlington.
SEVEN PERsoNs KnLED-DAsAGE TO PROPERTY
$4,000.

BURLINGTON, Jan, 10Th, 1000

Special TO the
BURLINGTON, Jan, 10th, 1860
The boiler Of the Pioneer Machine shop IN
this city exploded about half past SIX O'CLOCK
this mornng. The engine house Is to'ai
wreck -Four dead bodies have already been
taken from the ruins, and three more still re-
main to be recovered Loss estimated at2o,OoO
dollars.
The election Of Field Officers of the "a heb-
iment, First Brigade, Vermont Militia, VIII saKe
place here Tuesday, the 18th inst. we near
Capt Wilson, Of Company A, (the Montpelier
company favorAbly spoken of for Colonel. lie
would make az excellent commander. lie has
had experience, is fully competent, and is be-
sides, modest unassumng gentleman.
BANKs.-The Vermont Bank, Montpelier, has
reelected its old board Of directors, viz SllaS
Burbank, Roderck Richardson, &. W. Colamer'
Il. II Prentis, IL. w Heston. SilAs Burbank
Pread.ni ]. A. Page Cashier. The bank de-
clare dividend, Jan. LIST, Of SIX per cent, Tree
of Government tax. The dividend last July
was ten per cent.
The Bank of Montpelier hi" the following
board Of directors
James r. Langdon, L. P. Jswets, George o.
Shepard, Daniel Baldwin, K. X. Keith. Prt''-
dent George q. Shepard, Cashier o. A. Reed
Teller, Mahlcn Tapln. This bank declared
dividend Jan. LIST, of per cent tree OF Gov
eminent tax. The bank divided l6 per cent,
last July.
BANK OF BELLOWS FAIs.-Director'-Nath-
apiel Fullerton, James II Williams, Hugh II.
Henry, Asa Wentworth, Daniel Kellogg, George
Slate. John A. Flrnsworth. Nathaniel Fuller
ton President, aud James II. Williams, Cashier
WooDrocg BANK -Dredor'.-O. F. Chand-
Ter. John Porter Pho Hatch, julius Converse,
Eliakim Johnson 0. p. Chandler, President,
and Eakm johnson, Cashier.
Merchants BANK, BuKLNoToS.-DTsctSrs-
II. p. Hckok, l.. b. Platt, Geo. Morton, Sid
ney Barlow, Edward Lyman, Geo. + Edmands'
s. N. Pope. PreudeHi-H, P. llickok. Cab.
m-S NJ Pope. Ani,idI Ca'h'r-C. W.
Woodhouse.
BANK of BURLINGTON DusefOrS-Leyi IN
derwood, l. NJ Hagar, o. j. Walker, G. NJ.
Spaulding, ". W Hoy,, f. c. Looms, o. A.
Dodge. Prcsident-LVi Underwood. CASHIER
II. A. Sumner Tdie-Chas. A. Converse.
COMMERCIAL BANK BURLINGTON .-DueaOrS-
Carous Noyts, d. P. Noycs, 5. Huntington,
n. Parker, j. d. Hatch, j. IL. Bostrlck, V. p.
Moves Preadeni-C. Noyes Cashier-V =.
Moves Teller w. II. S Whitcomb.
BANK or RUTLAND. -Drectors-J. B. Page,
Francis SlasoI, William Gilmore, Frederick
Chaffee, Edwin Martndale, VIM. Y Ripley,
Jacob I'd serton, 4. A. Chaplin, II Z. Gleason.
TnE FRONTIER CAVALRY The two Cavalry
Companies, enlisted 10 Vermont for Gen. DIs
Ftonuer Cavalry Regiment, have organized by
the choice Of the following cheers
For the company on the East side ot the STATE ;,
Geo. B. French, Captain, Francis b. Clark
FRS. Lieutenant Albert e.. Gould, Second Lieu
tenant.
For the company on the West side
Josiah circuit, Jf., Captain, G. ID. Howard,
First Lieutenant Edwin NJ. Baldwin, Second
Lieutenant.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK or Sr. JoHSsBuR.-
D,reciors-L. Z. Poland, Horace Fairbanks
CALVIN Morrill,, John Merrill, c. S. Dana,
Franklin Fairbanks, L c. Redington, l.. r.
Poland President GoO. May, Cashier.
PAssUMse BANK-Directsrs-E phraim Cham
berlin, John Bacon, CALVIN Morrill,, Ephralm
Jewett Horace Fairbanks, Z. q. Rsdingson,
A. h. Ross. Ephraim Chamberlin. President /;
Z. c. Redington, Cashier.
LYNDON BANA.-D irsctop-E. B. Chase,
S. ). Thompson, A. {, Robinson, John NJ.
S. b. Mattccks, Cashier.
BANK OF CALEDONIA. -Dueeiors-0rra Cros-
BY, l.. Ii. Delano, Joseph Lance, John Goods-
nough, Bliss n. Davis Ora Crosby, Presl-
dent James b Mattocks, Cashier.
AcclDEST-Chas. Leland, OF johnson, on
Monday last while unloading logs, one Of them
accidentally rolled upon his leg striking it just
above the ANGLE, frioturing both bones.
AccDMr.-Mr. Leonard Holmes, Of Cam
bridge, while cutting mill-lOgs, the 9Th inst.
had his foot injured by falling tree so severely
as to ronder amputalion necessary.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Tho receipts
OF this society daring the past year were So,
Sol, and expenses S3,2ll.
John f. Henry druggist, has been appointed
postmaster at Waterbury, in place OF N. X
Brown, who has removed to Montpelier.
Donations were recently given to Rev. P. +
Barnard, CongregatiOnalist, and Rev. ". J
Kidder, Methodist, of Williamstown, each re
ceiying upwards of one hundred dollars in cash
besides other substantial articles.
PoRr OF ST. AIEANs-The President has il
sued proclamation shat the port of St. Alban:
Vermont, is entitled to all the privileges in re
gard to the expectation OF merchandise in bon
to the British North American provinces, Q
extended to other ports,
Donation Visit.
The friends OF Rev. P. p Ray, Pre,idin
Elder of Montpelier District, are invited to me,
at his residence III Barre, on Thursday the l9t
inst, day and evening, for donation visit.
Let as many of the preachers and people
this district as possible, DO represented at tn
gathering Those who cannot attend in persol
will annd THAR nH,rinya in advancn N Rrn Ra