Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-09

DAY OF HUMILIATION AND MOURNING. We
notes that in many places in the State arrange
ments have already been commenced for the pro
per observance Of the fret OF June, set apart by
President johnson for religious services in mem
DRY Of the late President Lincoln and we would
suggest that it is full time that some STEPS were
taken here to tho same end. The capital Ct
the State ought not to be behind the foremost
in ceremonies BETTING the occasion, A euloqy
will, OF course, he pronounced by some one, and
the proper person should be selected soon, IN
order that he may have reasonable time to
prepare an address worthy the subject and the
occasion. There should be an early meeting Of
our citizens and suitable committee appointed
to take the matter in charge.
BuRGLAsors. Burlington wss visited lot
Thursday night by gang Of burglars They
attempted to break into six different residences,
viz, Hon. l.. UnderwoCd's A. Platte, Carolus
hoyes, o A. Dodge, Socrates Beach . and 9.
L. Hart's, but were frightened away from them
all before securing any plumber Mr.. Under
wood pursued those who invaded bis prJmises,
one Of them firing a pistol at him as a TaIting
salute. Mr. Underwood, however, got upon the
track Of the villains, and two Of them we're
traced TO the train south over the Vermont Cen
trail, on which they were arrested at " hi.e
River Junction. Olo o! the persous arrested is
Matthew Kelley, who has already served .,rm
In Windsor, and has just teen mustere ont o.
the United 5 ates service,
Martha D. Clark, convicted last 5 ptember,
10 Franklin County o. mans.augALsF, has rec, nj
ly been sentenced 70 seven years hard labor O.!
Windsor.
A patent has been granted to Austin w.
Field Of Vergennes, for improvement in carriage
Jacks.
NgwsPAroRIAL.-Mr. Henry NJ. Burt, has
purchased Mr.. Mllikena ntetc.t IN the Vermont
Record, and is now It's sole proprietor Mr..
Mlhken will continue his connection with the
paper as general agent and corresponding editor.
The Record is conducted with spirit and enter
prise, handsomely printed, and boasts as we are
glad to see a large and growing subscription
list.
The Mddlebuiy RegJter apps4rs enlarged
and improved.
RELIEF Toa rnE FREENEN.-A. W. Eastman
Of Newbury has been appointed and authorized,
bp the Executive Committee Of the National
Freedmen Relief Association, as their agent
10 visit the manufacturers oi Vermont, and OBJ
tain contributions Of such articles as may be
needed IN the prosecution Of their work
DsowSED. Carlisle B. Edwards was drowned
recently by accd entally falling from foot
bridge into the canal at Lowell, Mass. HIS
body was found on Sunday. lie was from Peach
ham Vermont
Jacob Eaton, OF CALAIS, claims that 10 1924
he caught mud turtle, cutting his name and
the year on lts shell also thai IN 1853 the
same a." animal " was taken by second party.
who performed like operation on 1t. Oae day
lasI week II was caught by third person some
four miles from where the cond individual
found it-forty.one years alter it was first CAL
tured and marked.
LosT.-0ne day not long since, a l;tle boy
about nine years old, son u George Page Il
Sheffield, wandered into the woods and was lost.
The neighborhood all turned out to find him,
when, after three days search, the little fellow
was found near Dry Pond in Glover
NAVIGATION on Or1ER CRErk -Middleburyl,s
10 have u " steamboat. The RsQsf,r is IT,
formed tbato small propeller will soon ba put
on Otter Crock T. run between that place and
Sutherland Falls and all " intermediate points
Tor the accommodation OF pleasure seekers and
perhaps for more utllafian purposes
FLAG PkEsENTAnoS.-Ion. Justin 5. Morrill,
Presented 10 the Governor, for the State. at
Montpelier on Tuesday, rebel garrison flag
captured in one OF the forts below New Orleans,
and which had been presented by the cap'or 10
Mr Morrill, IL is Of white cotton duck, some
twenty feet long, bearing the initials. NJ. /.
10 large blue letters, with row oil blue stars
near the edge, and outside Of them border
OF red and blue bunting Ii will he depositel
In the State House.
RANDOLPH Hon j. X Parish has signed
the oihcc OF postmaster and j. G.. Fargo Tor
msrly OF MontPeller) has been appointed to the
Office.
There has been made in Sltton this spring,
one hundred thousand POUNDS of sugar Mr..
Edwin Eastman has made two tons, and
several other farmers have made from twenty
i've hundred to thirty five hundred pounds =
The sugar makers Of sutton have averaged two
pounds to each tee, and the sugar is letter
quality than usual
PRRsoSAL-Col. Daniel Needham. OF Groton
Macs, has been appointed Secretary of the New
Eogand Agricultural Society. in place Of
Charles l. Flint, re dgned.
TIVE SEVENTH VsaaoNr.-Tho 9TH Vt. on
the l1th ult, was in camp At Whsletville.
about six miles from Mobile.
PERsoN'L,-Hon. Francis II. Ruscles, Con.
sui oil the United States at Jamaica, died in
New York. on Thursday last, aged 50 ylM..
lie was native Of POultney.
NoTIcs.-A Funeral Sermon on tn. death of
Grin Nelson. late OF Woodbury., ", ail, DO
preached at the Town House, Ia Woodbury., on
Sunday, the IA h day Of May, inst, at eleven
O'Clock, A. NJ. Friends and acquaintance
are requested to attend sermon by Rev.
Nathan Wheeler.
We fad it stated in our exchanges, that Hen.
ry Clark, Esq, and DIR. Boynton chosen Ct NJ
missioners from Vermont to the grca, lnterna-
tiona Fair at S,enin, have on account OF not
being abb to get the necessary papers. abau.
donei their mission, We Irast, however. some
way will yet be discovered 10 get over the Diff
Guilty, thai Vermont may be represented at the
Fair.
Mckeoph of Rutland uhn IN q brcn arre.,eI