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


State Militia, commences at this place to day
(ruesday and continues three days Adjt
Gen. Washbuin 10 expected to review the keg
men. On Wednesday. Ample arrangements
have been made for the proper display Of tht
eoldierly qualities Of the 4th, and at the same
time to insure The comfort and pleasure Of the
boys belonging to the various companies Under
the able management Of Col. Wilson, who i.
both soldier and gentleman, and the other
officers connected with him, the muster prom
i5es ~ ba a decided success. On Thursday even
ing the officers and men Of the regiment propose
giving grand Military Ball, at the Village
Hall, ia this place. The music for the occasion
is to be furnished by the famous Quadrille Band
Of the gallant Eight Regiment, and .he supper
is to DO one Of " Burnham's best" and that il
saying it can't BE- be beat, either in its excel
leneo or variety. The boys are doing every
thing possible TO win success, and we trust their
Efforts will be heartily seconded by our citizens
and meet with a fitting reoompense.
WEATHER CROPS AyB PRlcEs.- Farmers are
having excellent weather for ripsning off their
crops aad 10 which to flash up their harvesting
1t has boen rather dry for some weeks, but We
have had several showers recently, which have
materially helped late crops and the fall feed
without ESSENTIALLY interfering with work on the
farm. Just now we are having cold rain
storm, which bids fair to pas for the annual
equnoxu4l storm, which IS advertised to come
of about these days each year. Crops Of all
kinds h.rel5jl- are batter this season than we
have b.bro known them to be for some years
past, AMI prices are high enough to bo entirely
satisfactory to all bd; y5ry small and avaTi.
clJus cla. Of farmers. Butter hos been adyanc-
ing in price for some weeks, and is now r5tailed
IN this village at forty cents per pound Our
mlrk4t ropor9w'l indicate the n, cnt value Of
other comm3lluci.
JUICE AIDS Success oR-Goy. Smith has
"gradsd up The several Associate Judges Of.
the Supreme Court one notch higher and ap-
pointed Hon. Herman r. Bearlsley, Of ST. Al.
bans, 9Th Associate Judge Of this Stan. This
action was rendered nc ssary to fill the vacancy
occ4sionel By the resignation o. Hon. Asa 0.
Aids, who goes as u s. Consul to Nice.
A SHORT SESSION Tho Washingt u County
Court met IN this place last Tuesday, an Satur-
day the jurors were al discharged Not case
was tried by jury The millennium morning
must be about to dawn.
a fire at South Troy recently consumed Mr.
l.. p. james bop house, three barus and three
sheds in which were stored $1,000 worth Of hops.
100 tons hay, and 500 bushels grain The total
loes was between five and six thousand dollars
Robert Mcshaw of Newport has buried four
children, within few weeks, Of that dreaded
disease, diphtheria.
An insane paupcT Of Mddlebury, named Jo-
seph Fudo, was last week drowned in the river
at that place.
A barn in Manchester belonging % L Dus-
endery was burned together with twenty-five
tons of hay, one day last week.
Rev. W. S Black, of Ludlow, ha. accepted
az invitation to become the pastor OF the Uni
versalist Society Of Galesburg, Ill.
VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD. At the annual
meeting Of the Vermont Central Railroad Com
pany, aeld at the d" American Hotel" Bur
ngton, the old board OF dirc,tors were reelected
as follows
Geo. NJ. Dexter, {. o. Whitmore, Boston
Joseph Clark, Milton John Gregory Smith,
Lawrence Brainerd, Jr. st Adams Levi I'm
derwood, Joseph D. Hatch, Burlington
DISCHARGE OF PAYNE, THK RAlsER.-Heze-
kah Payne, confined on charge OF completely
IN the ST. Adams raid, was brought before the |
Franklin County Court on Thursday and dis
charged from custody on bis own recoguizance
OF bail IN the amount Of $500.
SEIzuREs.-Llst week at St. Adams, Custom
officer d. X. ellison discovered choice lot of
dressed turs within package Of undre led bear
skins, which enyeloped them, and the entire lot |
was c0nhsclted. Another seizure of cloths
concealed IN travelling trunks, to the amount ofl
one hundred dollars, YVES made the next day.
HoNEY.-Lately Jean Storm of Addison. a
oolored man, cut down bee tree which had been
hollow for fourteen feet in length and eighteen
inches across-lt was entirely filled with honey.
The night before he cut bee tree from which he
obtained 50 lbs of honey
Mr.. Earle of the Irasburg Stdndardh had eight
votes ior town representative this year-the
same number as last. lie says such constancy
was never before known.
A barn and some fifteen tons of hay belong.
Ing to Mr.. Churchill Of lrasburgh was burned
a few days ago. Loss $500, insured for Sl75.
The Erpres, says that twenty five new. build.
ings ore going up at Newport the present sea.
son, and that real estate is still rising.
Calista B Downing, of ST. Johnsbary, left
that place last week Monday, expecting soon to
sail from New York for China, as q missionary
under the Presbyterian Board.
Mr., Charles Dwinnel of Barton has an apple
tree now covered with blossoms which have
made their appearance within few days.
SENT Ur.-Franklin Chpp, lst VI. Cavalry,
has been sent from the Old Capitol Prsion to
Fort Delaware to serve out tho remaining term
Of his enlistment
THK lsT Heavy ARTILLERY The troubles of
the regiment, consequent on whiskey and lawless.
ness al Troy, Wy, are at last over the officers
have been paid Oft, and have dispersed to their
homes
a BRoAoWR ~ TUE IlorsE.-Waterbury is
70 DO represented this year by u a" live briga.
der 1en, VIM Wells OF cavalry fame, The vo.
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