Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-08

PAssUAsIc RAILROAD The stockholders Of
the Patsumpsio Railroad held their annual
meeting at the Memphremagog House last
Thursday. The reports show the road to be
IN a fine condition and doing u large amount Of
business. The old Board of Directors was re-
elected. Hon. II. Keyes, of N3wbury, Ptesl-
dent n. ?. lowering Of Boston, Treasurer
Hon. L. Cleveland of Coventry, Secretary.
A favorable opinion was expressed in regard
to extending the road to meet the Grand Trunk
at as early a day as economy and the welfare
OF the road will warrant. A resolution was
passed, directing the Board to use the credit Of
the road for the benefit of the Massiwippi Road
which will extend from Waterville on the Grand
Trunk to the boundary line.
On the 25th of July, patents were Issued to
Geo. j. Colby Of Waterbury, for improved floor
ing or dust rack for carpets Geo. j. Colby, for
Improvement in window shutters and also ditto,
for knob latch Archibald Leiteh Of Ryegate,
for improvement in sap spouts.
MISS BARTON AT ANDERsoNyILLE "A letter
has been received at Washington from Miss
Clara Barton, who accompanied the party sent
To AndersonyiHe to select a site for a National
Cemetery and to properly inter the bodies OF our
soldiers who died there. Miss Barton says
: The grounds for the cemetery have been Sc
lected and the work Of luterment is going on.
Two hundred and seventy-slx bodies Of soldiers
who were murdered for stepping beyond the
dead line IN search Of food and water we're dis.
inferred IN one day. They were buried on the
spot where they fell.
The following is the number of troops iur-
nlshed to carry on the war by several different
States Maine 66,669 Vermont "a 400; Con-
n%ecticut 81 ,468 Rhode Island % 1855 Massa-
chusetts 1853 JOG New Hampshire % ,94s
Yves: Virginia 2 9,0l2 Kansas q ,948 Iowa
1858 Pennsylvania 10000.
The telegraph wires between Springfield aud
Boston were seriously affected by tie aurora DO.
reals, on Thursday, and messages were trans
nitted during the afternoon by natural electric
lty wholly, no batteries being used. This is
quite an unusual occurrence, although there are
sImllur instances on record. At Hartford
Wednesday night, the aurora was so vivid US to
enable persons to zee the time Of night on the
church clocks, alter the moon had gone down.
Tho Worcester Palladium believes there is
great danger to be apprebended from the south
Ath WVulHH III thb ltbAolukluu VI DthkEf ~
which the Richmond Republic wisely adds
q" The sex is proverblally dangerous, but man.
kind have always shown a perfectly reckless
courage in encountering the dear creatures.'
Judah P. Benjamin, lately Secretary Of State
Of the rebellious establishment 10 our southern
states, and Gen. Kirby Smith, the recent rebel
commander Of the Trans Mississippi Department,
have both succeeded 10 getting safely to Havana.
The a~saassins, Mudd, Arnold, Spangler and
0Laughlln have arrived at the Dry loTtugas,
and set to work, the first as assistant surgeon,
Arnold as a clerk, S~pangler as a carpenter and
OLaughln " at what lie is fitted fur.'
Waltham watches and Ayers Pills are said
10 be thehlghest specimens Of American art,
each Of their kind, one 10 mechanics and the
other 10 medicine. With a Waltham watch in
one pocket, and box Of Ayers Pills in the
other, you should be at your work IN season
with the health to pursue 1t -AduertiSv Nor
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