Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-10-10

PETITION The officers OF the 10th Reg. VI.
Militia, present the following petition
70 The Honorable Legislature Of Vermont
The undersigned members of the Tenth Yer.
mont State Militia respectfully petition your
honorable body tina, the Militia Act passed at
the session Of the Legislature for 1861, be 10
amended as to
LIST. Increase the compensation to members 0 {
the active militia to 50 per day for attendance
at company drill, and TO 50 per day for attend
ance at officers, regimental, brigade and divis-
ion drill
%. To increase the fine for unnecessary abb
sence Of any non-commissioned officer. musician
or private from ahy company, officers, regimen
tal brigade or division drill to at least IS per
day,
30. To provide for poll tax Of 81 per an
mum en- al members of the enrolled militia who
do not become members of the active militia,
with view thus to make the militia system IN
part .elisu,taining.
4th. 10 provide for reasonable compensa-
ton for necessary music for company and othOr
drill
5tb. To provide some compensation to COM
missioned officer. for the cost of equipments.
9th. To furnish members Of the active mill.
tia with usiforms complete.
RAILROAD AccIDKNT.-Oa Wednesday morn
ing the up freight train on the VI Central
r. X. ran of the track short distance beyond
the Lime Kiln station, near WinoOski, the
switch being misplaced through the neglect of
somebody. The engine-the SwantOn-with
its lender, was pitched clean of the track, and,
csntng over upon ons side, sid part way down
the bank, where IL still lies stayed up from fur
ther descent by sticks placed 10 support The
engineer and fireman, strange to say, were not
hurt, although they chung 10 the engine TO the
last, crawling from it alter 1t upset and stuck
fast in the hank. The engine Vermont also
collided on Wednesday with a freight tram
near Essex junction, and smashed things up
considerably,
The Provost Msrshals OF this State are to be
mustered out Of service Oct. 18th, and all their
unfinished business will be attended TO by Major
Austine, A. A. Provost Marshal General, Brat
ileboro.
SMART Oh MIS.-Samuel Cooper, of North
Troy, VT, who is in his ninety eighth year,
husked twenty-five bushels of corn during the
past week The old gentleman is good for
long spell yet,
VALUABLE MARs.-Mr, Caleb Ticknor of
Middlebury, recently sold pair Of black mares
or twenty-four hundred dollars.
A child OF Gilbert Barber of Guilford fell
out Of his chair on the Goth ult., and was in
stantly killed, the fall breaking its neck.
James Hall of Windsor on Tuesday Of last
week fell dead with heart disease while convers-
ing with some Of his neighbour lie was o.
years OF age.
AccIDNr.-Abner Bowlsy, OF Newport, whilo
hunting last Sunday, handed 10 his companion
his gun, which was accidentally discharged,
lodging charge of buck shot 10 his foot The
foot was amputated and the patient is doing
we'll
The bridges in Jamaica are 90 numerous that
they amount to over mile in length
Capt Hall, the daring Attic explorer, now
searching for the survivors of Sir John Frank.
Inns expedition, is vermonter.
John S, Paris CT Dandy has printed docu-
ment, dated vi Bennington, August II, IVA,
signed by Ethan Allen, Seth Warner, Remem-
ber Baker, Robert Cochran, Pelcg Sunderland
John Smith and Sylvanus Brown, and entitled
" Remarks etc on Some Late Lave Passed in
New York" The remarks seem to have beou
occ,sioned by proclamation issued by Gov
Tryon OF New York, Offering reward for the
apprehension and imprisonment Of the persons
named above, and of +" James Breckenridge "
The document bears an original Endorsement Of
Ethan Allen.
The editor Of the Standard, owing to sickness,
issued no paper last week. lilo will probably
DO out again this week
FATAL ACCIDENT .-Msrshall NJ. Miller, Of
South Vernon, was recently killed on Monday,
October ID, while attempting to couple some
freight cara
A Mr. Sweeney and his brothor-in.la law got
into row with Michael Burke about collision
between their teams near Williston, and Burke
stabbed Sweeneys brothsrin-lsw dangerously
| in the head and side, The offender was arrested.