Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-01

ular service, shot himself, in a ft of frenziod in
toxicatIon, ut the residence Of his wife's mother,
on the Berlin side, near this village, on Sunday
July 30th. Rose came to this village several
weeks since, and was attached to the recruiting
office opened here. Soon after his arrival be
made the acquaintance Of q girl to whom he
was married some two weeks since. He was
naturally of steady habits, and had been known
to drink but little or nothing till Saturday, at
which time orders were received for the recruit
Ing officer and bis assistants TO report at Fort In
dependence. Rose then commenced drinking,
and was SO worked upon by the alcohol and the
thought Of being separated from his wife, that
Sunday noon he declared be would shoot himself.
SEEING bis pistol he fired one charge out Of the
window, and, ere those 10 the room could stay his
hand, loading 1t with another cartridge, aimed it
was extinct. Rose was Of Irish descent, and
had been in the British army for some years
previous to entering tho u. S service.
A WARSIN0 To CHILDRES.-In this village,
90 the 30th ult., two little boys, by the nam
Of Jones, got into q dispute, and the younger
one, some eight or ten years Of age, threw or
thrust at his brother an open knife, tho blade
Of which entered the elder brothers side near
the lungs. In drawing The blade from his side,
the point Of i. was broken OF and remained in
the wound It was found impossible TO extract
the piece, and 1t is thought the boy must die.
Children, learn to control your temper. Think
what a lifelong weight Of agony that little boy
has inflicted upon himself, by giving way to his
angry passion. In the streets you daily meet
the brave soldiers who fought under Grant when
Richmond was captured, and some Of you
doubtless, would give almost life itself il you
could know that the world honored you as
much as the loyal North honors Grant and his
gallant soldiers. Well, you can be greater than
Grant. The good book-and that always tells
the truth says " lie that is slow to anger is
better than the mighty and he that ruleth bis
spirit than he that taketh a city,"
Hon. Levi Underwood, Of Burlington, had The
honorary degree Of Master Of Arts bestowed
upon him by Dartmouth College at its recent
Commencement.
VERMONT UNIVERSITY This week is Com.
mencement week at Burlington. The regular
exercises OF Commencement day proper take
place on Wednesday. The war has most seri
ously diminished the number Of students in at
tendance at Burlington-but those remaining
have spared no effort 70 make the various erer-
cses this year fully equal in interest and at.
tfactiyeness to those Of any former year. The
Mendslssohn Quintette Club Of Boston furnish
the music.
A VALUABLE PAIR or SrEERs.-Mr. lohabod
Tucker, Of Tunbridgc, about the first Of JAM.
AIRY, 1864, bought pair Of W years old steers.
with which he did all the work on a $4,000 farm,
until March Sth, 1865, and then sold them fot
$2l6 so. This was certainly q team worth hav.
ing.
JoHE YANBURRS-famiiisrly known as " Prlnoe
John" in the DAYS when hs " went counting
Queen Victoril-has lately been on a summer
tour through Vermont. The party of which
the " Prince was the head, made the tour in a
Uoeoh.and-four, driven by a liverled coachman.
and had with them two or three saddle horse,
to be used as occasion might require, The
company bad a good time Of it, and visited
most OF our pleasant summer resorts.
VT. HISTORICAL SOCIETY," Tho special session
OF the Vermont Historical Society at Benning.
ton, Aug 10th and l7th, 1865, promises to b,
an attractive oco tsion, Rev. Edwin II Chaplin
d. d of New York city will deliver an Grafton
after which, Aug 10th, a public dinner II
expected, at which distinguished guests will b,
present. In the evening a leyee Is anticipated
and a brillian, display OF fireworks. On Thurs
day, Aug, 18th, II visit will be paid to the bat
tie field on which The battle was fought. A
picnic on Baum Hill will follow then visit
~ the Chamber where the Council of Safet,
used to meet, and the Catamount Tavern, neal
which the beach seal used to be affixed.
The st Johnsbury Caedonian of the presen
week says shat, notwithstanding the effect upoI
the matrimonial market by the return of tn,
soldier boys, and the unusual early prevalence,
OF summer diseases, it hos neither marriage no
death to record this week-s circumstance tina
has not occurred before Tor ten years at least.
Miss Sarah Spaulding, of Ira, aged 25, wa
found on Thursday last, drowned in a small
stream. She lay face downward in eight inche
OF wafer, with no clothing but a night dies
upon her person. IL is supposed to be a case 0
suicide during temporary arrangement.
Logon IN CALEDONIA CoUSrr.-Three thou
sand one hundred and seventy-four gallons o
liquor were sold in Caledonia County by towr
agents last year. A very unhealthy county that
Mr.. Franklin Fairbanks and family, Of St
Johnsbury, sailed on the l9th ult. from Boston
for u trip OF nine or ten months in Great Britain
and on the continent.
Royal Houghton, OF Grafton broke his le
recently, and had the other badly injured, Will
telling trees.
Rev. Lyndon S. French of Franklin had 81
sons IN tho war at once, and all but one escape
unframed.
BROKE HIS LEG.-Mr. Alfred Pierce, {
Salisbury, while lately iudulging in an innC
cent scu1le with an old friend, broke his leg i
three places.
Moses Walker Of Springfield, w., took a
unpleasant ride one day last week. His oIe
ran away. As he jumped from the cart
bounded over a stone, aud one OF the stalk
caught him under tho arm and he was carrie
some distance swinging By the armpit. III
stake entered his Gesh three OF four inches. Il
is recovering.