Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-19

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A MEETING OF BANK OFFICERS The Natiops
Banks OF Vermont met in convention at th
rooms Of the First National Bank Of Burling
ton, IN Burlington on the l4th day Of Septsm
Der, 1865. The convention was Organized b,
the election Of Hon. l.. p. Poland, st. Johns
bury, President; and f. w. Anderson, Bethel
Secretary The following resolutions were adop
ted, viz:
Resolved, That the business of the State re-
qulres an increase Of Bank Capital, which shall
secure additional circulation, and that our
Representatives in Congress be requested TO bro
cure an amendment Of the National Banking
law for that purpose.
ResofUcd, That the legislature of this State
Is respectfully memoTializsd to pasl law BY
which the holders Of the bills OF State Banks,
whose charters have expired, or otherwise be-
come dissolved by law, shall be required, within
some reasonable time, to present such bills for
redemption, or BE- deprived Of any legal remedy
TO enforce the same.
ResolUed, That while We Cordially approve
the proyi ion Of the National Currency Act,
which requires every County National Bank to
redeem It's bills a. some National Bank in one
OF the certain enumerated cities, and will in
good ialth, sustain the same, we are opposed to,
and will unltedly, resist every effort, by certain
banks in s0ue such cities, 20 compel US to re-
deem IN any other manner in such cities, and
thereby become tributary to such banks.
A committee Of three consisting Of o. A.
Dodge OF Burlington, j, A Conant Of Brandon,
and }. H. Williams Of Bellows Falls, were APP
pointed to call meeting Of the National Banks
oil this State, at such time and place es they
may dem proper.
The democratic representatives elected In
this state are growing beau tliully less" The
representative from Mendon, who has been
cassed as a democrat, says it isn't any such
thing, and that he voted for Lincoln last fall
and the Union State ticket last week.
David Livingston, % years Of age, who is a
native Of Goshen Gore, and hes been a soldier
domlclled himself 10 the sohoolhouse, on North
Avenue, in Burlington, built fire. MIXED the
cows and "subssted" himself generally out Of
the latne3s Of the land belonging tO the good
people OF that neighoorhood. He was dscov.
cred Sunday evening and arrested, but not be.
fore no had drawn a loaded revolver on the
officer. lie was sent up ten days TO the county
jail for vagrancy. q
WHAT BLIND Mas Can Do.-Mr. joel
OfdFay, Of Chelsea presented striking example
OF perseverance under the m lst adverse crcum-
stances. Many years ago. owing to a premature
discharge Of powder while blasting rocks. be
became totally blind. But this great CALAMITY
did not prevent bis laboriug. Dining this sea.
son, although upwards of fifty years Of aye, he
has taken excellent care OF his garden, which is
more free from weeds than most gardens cult
waited by gardeners WAC are blessed with eyesight
In addition 10 this, he alone has cultivated IN
acre and q half Of potatoes. We saw three
iourths OF an acre which he had hoed three times,
aud not weed WAS visible. As the nights we're
cooler, and day light was useless to him, he gem
orally commenced his work at four or five O'Clock
10 the afternoon and labored until seven O'Clock
in the morning lie is a strong Union man, and
IS well informed concerning the events OF The
war. lie has had three sons in the army, one Of
whom died in the seryce.-W Windsor Journal.
PLYMosTH CHURCH Rev. w. II. Lord. who
has received call from the above church.
preached bis frs. sermon Ia this city Yesterday
morning. His final acceptance OF the call we
understand, depends upon contingencies lie is
here Tor the purpose OF becoming somewhat &C
qGalnted with the field in which he has been cal ed
TO labor, and at the same time " allow his fu-
ture congregation TO become acquainted with
him. HIS sermon yesterday morning was one
Of the best We have listened to IN the city,
and appeaIed to create a favorable impression
with the large congregation assembled. Mil
lOduhee WD.) SeH,md.
VERMONT SHEEP AT THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR.
Vermont fine bloodei sheep are well repre-
sented at the Illinois State Fair now in progress
at Chicago. In tue list OF exhibitions OF Spanish
Merlnoes are the names of twelve well known
sheep farmers OF Addison County.
\ town meeting was held in Cambridge on
The 9th inst, and the town voted 10 authorize
the seleojmen Of the town to build road to
- Smuggler's Notch"
FlRE.--Sunday morning last, the barn Of
Barnard McNally in Cambridge was burnt.
with thirty tons Of hay, one yoke OF oxen, plows,
harrows, haying tools, harnesses, &c No in
surance
SAFE BLOWN 0rEN.-The safe belonging to
Messrs. Langdon Bros. OF Castleton, was blown
open on Tuesday night last, and six hundred
dollars were stolen theiefrOm.
Hon. j. ?. Kidder, Judge for the Territory
OF Dacotah, Is visiting his Vermont friends
The other day DIR. E. Howe of Ludlow, fell
into well that had been uncovered in the eel
lar Of Mis-. Pettigrew and though the well was
not deep, he was considerably injured. The
correspondent OF the Rutland Herald, in stating
the fact, lematks, in closing the item, that it IS
very dry in Ludlow, by which we infer that the
doctor pitched IN for water.
The Vermont National Horse Fair commences
at Burlington on Tuesday Sept Goth, and CON
times three days. Premiums are offered rang
ng from ten to three hundred and fifty dollars
each
MURDER AT CLARMoNr, n. IA dispatch
to the Traveller states that man BY the name
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