Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-06
Fast Day in Montpe lier.


here as a day Of humiliation and mourning On
account Of the assassination OF President Lincoln.
The exercises for the occasion had been well ar
ranged, and were carried out to the qualification
Of al present The day was pleasant and
cool, and the audience, numbering some three
thousand persons, was quiet, orderly and re-
spectlul. The procession was formed, under the
direction Of Gen. PItkin and his assistants at
the Union School grounds and marched to the
park near the Stale House, where suitable
stand had been erected for the speaker clergy
choir DC. The military with draped colors
and reversed arms the Masonic Fraternity with
enblems dlaped 10 mourning and each member
wearing an evergreen sprig in bic vest the
school pupils and citizens with slow and meas-
ured step, and the drge like music-all combined
to make the procession both solemn and inpos-
ing, The services at the stand were announced
by Hon. +. P. Walton, and were as follows:
l. Anthem" Before Jehovah awful throne"
by the choir, led by Col H. D. Hopkins
2. Reading OF Proclamatons OF the President
OF the UnlIed States and Governor Of the State
by j. 1. lhurston, Esq
3. Anthem" Let oil the nations by the
choir
4 Invocation, by Rev. Mr.. Shelton
s. Reading OF Scnptutes, by Rev Mr. Allen.
g. Chant" Holy, holy, holy Lord, by tie
choir.
7. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Wsterston Of Boston.
g. Anthem The eyes Of all wait upon
Thee o Lord, by the choir
9. Euiogy by II n. Frederick h. Woodbridge.
10. Prayer, by Rev Mr. Lord.
IL. LINN" NJ country, Us Of thee, by
the congregation.
Il B'nedlciion BY Rev Mr. Ludlum.
Mr. Woodbridge eulogy was worthy the
man and the subject but as We hear it il to be
published, We shall endeasor to give no outline
OF IT, heslnglng, under the direct On Of Col.
II. d. Hopkins, We have never heard Czcclled
The prayer BY Rev Mr. Waterston thrilled
every heart and drew tears from many eyes, BY
It's tender pathoa, lts moral subm,y and ~
touching solemnity. Indeed, all the exercises
were impressive aud Appropriate and the people
testified their appreciation BY giving them the
most earnest aud reyertnt attention The DAY
will long b're nemberel by all our citizens and
the people who were gathered here from the
surrounding towns.
A NEW CuUEcn EDTcs IN MoNrPElmR-Th
Church Of the Messiah an independent Unlus
rian organization in this village, haye purchAsed
the corner lot formerly occupied BY The 0ld
Union House, and are now making preparations
to erect neat and suitable church edifee there.
on. The house is TO be of wood, and built in the
Italian style.of architecture. l,will be - by
is ieet on the ground, ana capable Of seating
$50 to 400 persons The subscriptions Tor the
furtherance Of the proposed object already. We
understand, exceed $1,000. ~ g. A.
Allen, the pastor Of the new socio.y, is yourg
gentleman Of pleasing address and scholarly At
tainmen's aud Is deseryedIy popular among bis
parishioner
The officers drill here, las, week, commen ced
on Wednesday and closed Friday night The
companies Of tins regiment were well represent-
ed, aud very creditabIc progress in the manual
Of arms was evident Col. Wilson kept the buys
hard at work, and fully justified the good oplu-
Ion bis friends had entertaiuedlot bis military
and executive abilities. The other clBctrs Of she
regiment also showed themselves fully competent
for the dSiies. igued. them The attendance
Of spectators was not so large as We bad sntici-
pated, but everybody who was here seemed
pleased and satisfied
The S.ectmen Of Montpelier have been reno
yatng and put ting in order the old burying
ground on Elm Street Persons having rela-
tiVes buried there should improve this opportu-
nifty to fix up and beauuiy their lots, aud thus
make the yard suitable and beautiful resting
place for their dead.
The Montpelier Home Guard will meet ior
drill, at the Village Hall, on Friday evening Of
this week
NEw SLLrE.-Teaehers and scholars have
long felt the need Of some inventive genius to
relieve them Of the cumbersome and noisy stone
elsb or slate, aud produce something more easily
hsnfled and carried aud kept, aud not liable to
break, On which to work example, in msthemalc..
Yankee genius has at last come TO the rescue, and
Philadelphia company are now producing a
beautiful "slae, in the form Of book, Of various
slIes, with two, four or more caves, which hr
ease in writing, durability, ueaInss and cop,e-
nience, puts liable, Of stone entirely out Of
the question. hey are made out Of pnsltboard,
covered with coating Of finely puveri1d field
spar, very hard mineral entering into the com
position OF many Of our rocks. The suffice Of
the sats.books Is SO perfect that a nail ma, be
shsrpened upon it without leaving ,cratch or
blsmish. For sale by Geo. W. Wilder, at the
Freeman bookstore.
The next meeting OF tho Chi;tendcn County
Teachers Association will be held at lines
burgh, June ooh and Both.
The Union Delegate Convention for Windham
County i, called to meet at Fayetteville, on the
Goth inst,
Mrs. Farr, OF Brattleboro has been successful
in recovering the remains Of her husband, Capt
ID. W, Farr, who fell 10 the battle Of tho
Wilderness. Tho body was identified by ring
Mrs, Farr had placed on her husbands finger
ere he left for the war.
Coin FouSp ~ RUTLAND Last week piece
of pure gold worth Sl.4O, was found on the