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

MoRE Coon TnlNGs.-We notice that a Con
cert is announced Tor Study evening next, at
Village Hall, by the " Coker Concert Troupe
It is well to understand who these people are.
The principal Ct the company is Master Richard
Cocker, who was one OF the Soloists at the great
Musical Festival, IN May last, and until recently,
the Soprano Of Trinity Church choir, New York,
lie is without doubt the finest boy.soprano in
this country. lie will be ass sJed by his sister,
Miss Bessie Coker, Mezz) Soprano, aud Mr..
George 5. Weeks, Tenor, also Of Trinity Church
choir. DR.. II. 5. Gutter, one Of the best plan
ists and orgaaists, viii appear az pianist.
We beg our people to make note Of the com
ing among US Of 50 many musical celebrities, and
be prepared to give them d warm greeting. We
cannot afford to let slip such a feast Of good
things.
A MErEoR.-A few evenings ago a meteor, or
shooting star as they are often called, larger
than Venus or Jupiter, and more brilliant, was
seen RAJ idly c%oursing through the heavens from
the South, and when nearly over our village
flying to pieces aai going ont like a rocket ex-
plodlng IN the air.
The next morning a mass Of strange looking
matter, sufficient to I'LL a half peck measure
which undoubtedly fell from the exploding me.
Ieor, and which went to show the nature Of the
substance Of which it was composed, was found
lying on the ground in the garden OF A. A.
Sweet Esq, in this village. 1t was q soft, jelly
like looking mass, with intermingliog streaks Of
black aud yellog, as il made up Of soft iron ore
and sulphur. 1t shrank and became harder in
the sun. 1t was probably the phosphorus in
iho substance that gave out tho light as it
passed through the air
NORWICH UNIyERsIry ConMNcEAENr takes
place this week. o. Thursday, Gov Lyon, Of
Idaho, delivers an grafton, and Rev. DR.. Shell
ton, of this village, a poem before the alumni
and members of the University.
REv.Z Il. DRuos, formerly in pastoral charge
Of the Roman Catholic Church in this village,
has returned from hs tour IN France, and is
now officiating in the r%astoratc Of st Mary's
Church, at st. Adams 1t had been expected
that Mr.. Druon would return to this place, but
it seems it has been otherwise ordered.
A TrorrIso MIrcn is TO come Of at be Mans
field Driving PARK, Stowe, on Tuesday Of this
week between Lady Maca and Lady Rockingham
for a purse Of $500, mile heats, best three in
ave. There are several other races to come off
the SANE day for smaller purses. Entrees may
be made at the Mansfield House til the evening
Of the 10th.
Ds. BALLou-be;ter known 10 this vicinity,
perhaps, as the Rev. Eli Billou-and lady, Of
this village we're thrown from a carriage recent
ly, while on a visit to some relatives 10 Northern
New York, and Mrs. Ballou was considerably
injured, though at last a-y.ces she was doing
well. Her sisters husband, with whom they
we're riding, was killed, and her sister so badly
stunned and bruised that j; was thought The
could not survive.
AN OMISSION In the hurry Of getting our
paper to press III season Tor the afternoon mails
last, Tuesday, the name OF Co. A c. BRowN Of
this village, WAS accidentally omitted from the
list nominated 10y the Union Convention as a
County Committee for Washington County.
Col. Brown is too widcawake a fellow, aud will
make too valuable a member Of our County
Committee to be - lett out IN the cold by any
such mistake OF the printer, and We hasten to
make the emsnde honorable, both to the Colonel
and the Convention which nominated HIN.
An attempt wrs made to rob DE-. Carpenter in
Burlington, a night or two since, by three rufians,
one of whom seized bis horses by the heal, but
the Doctor applied the whip, the man was thrown
under the horses feet and the Doctor escaped.
SHOOTING ArR,Y.-A fatal shooting ARRAY
1 occurred at Burlington resulting IN the shooting
Of Michael Conley, a private in Company NJ,
/ LIST Vermont Cavalry, at the hands Of William
Faulkner, a returned soldier Of the 9Th cavalry
| Faulkner and his wife are both arrested and ex-
Amlned. Faulkner was bound Tor trial and his
wife discharged.
Born last night on the sleeping ear between
Concord and White River junction, a nice boy.
DIR. Bush took as good care of his L" patient" as
circumstances would permit, and at last accounts
she was doing wells. .4bdas Messenger,
Aug. /.
An Is months old baby, son Of Mr.. 4. f..
Chamberlin Of St. Johnsbury, which by some
surprising carelessuess had been left playing on
tha railroad trank was gfrush hv tho nn,inn ~
Full speed, GA Saturday, and carried some rods
On the oowcatcher. The chlld'sjiw was broken,
but it is thought he will survive.
The Chandler family, Of Randolph, Vermont,
consisting OF five sons and two daughters from
different parts of the United States, recently
met their parents at the old homestead after an
sbsence of nearly twenty years.
STATE AT LARoE.-Fihy.two of the graduates
oil the University Of Vermont have been in the
var, and twenty-five others who have belonged
10 the university without graduation. Eleven,
or about one seventh, have died in the service.
Mrs. Lewis, a widow lady living in Bethel
recently met with a sad accident. She was out
assisting her son to get in a load of hay, and
while on the wagon loading, the hay slid of,
throwing her to the ground, and breaking the
bones in both of her wrIst5.
On Thursday Of last week, Raymond Murray
Prior, son of Mrs. Hattie NJ. Prior of Yer.
games, fell out of a chamber window and broke
his right thigh.
The liquor traffic of vergenncs has boeu les
seemed ! Z 600 in the last seven months by the
enforcement OF the prohibitory law. Fifty bar
role OF lluuor have bapn sa,zal and several