Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-28

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AN EXTRA Session The Burlington Times
SAYS that it learns that Gov Smith has deter
mined - call an extra session Of our State Leg
islature, for the purpose Of ratifying the con
stitutional amendment aboliohng slavery the
legislature 70 NEE: abou, the 9Th Of March
We trust the 1img il in error IN this ini0rma-
ton The Legislature will Iatify the amend
meni next fall, at the regular session, as amatter
oil course, add there is not the eighties; need that
the additional expense OF an extra session
should be made The expenses Of the State this
year will be heavy enough without this unneess-
sary addition. The militia alone will cost several
hundred thousand dollars and why should our
ts1ss be made larger 90 anticipate By few
months action which viii Ia as sure to be taken
N October it postponed tll then, rs that
month comes
The stockholders OF the Vermont Bank, At
their mesting last week, voted unanimously 70
wind up the affairs OF the Bank. Tbs Bank
will, notwithstanding this action, DO business
and accommodate is customers as usual, until ihe
First National Bank, which takes its place, re-
eeives lie bills and is ready to 60 into operation.
The Railroad lime table has been again
changed, and the Chicago train going west in
the afternoon has been taken Of for the present
Trains going south now leave Montpelier at
$40 A NJ, $40 p NJ and 10 90 p NJ.
Trains going north and west leave at So A.
NJ, 10 10 A. NJ. and 6O0P.M
1HR ClTr OF BukLINGTos--llcn A. /. Cat
lin was elected Mayor Of Burlington last Mon
day and + L. Hard, Esq, Recorder. Aldermen
and cOuncilmen, were Alec elected and the city
i now organized and well Offered.
ScASTr-Ihe company OF State Militia OF
ganzed here have received their UNIFORM, con.
sisting OF cap and c0at-irom the State A
member Of the company says that, until the
weather moderates, the company will not strip
70 this uniform, but as soon as the temperature
will permit 1t, they will appear in the cap and
coat, barely and simply.
Ninth VERMoNr.-The 9th Vermont are now
encamped a short distance on tn. right of Fort
Burnhsm on the north side OF the James. near
the spot where the Regiment captured two guns
from the enemy on the 29sh OF last September.
The Regiment numbers a full thousand strong
During the Trial of the St. Alban. Raider
one George $. Conger, Of st. Adams, was called
as witness on the part Of the raiders, and tast-
fed that be pursued them some distance, ex-
changing shots with them-,he point to be made
being, evidently, that the prsonsts we're not
Shelves, but soldiers We notice that Conger
was, on his return to ST. Adams, arrested BY
order of Gen. STANDARD. dis case has been re-
ported to Gen. Dix.
MoRk ARREST or RlIDsm-Two more OF the
d. Adams raiders have been brought to that
place from Detroit, where they were arrested
They are brothers, and confess that they were at
81. Adams on the dsy OF the raid.
Vermont contributed in The month Of Nov.
the sum Of Sl,364,4l to the American Board
OF Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Washinston's birth day was kept in an ap.
proprlate manner in the camp OF the frontier
cavalry at Burlington, the 22l inst.
Hon. h d. Mason ha, been nominated for re-
election as County Commissioner in Caitsnden
County,
The name OF " psneville" pos, office has
been changed to Ess.r Junction.
J.. $. Adams, ESQ, Secretary of the Board of
Education delivered worry entertaining and in.
structiyo address on Common Schools - at
Cabot the 33i inst.
Several of the business and money.d men Of
Cabot are moving to establish & National Rant
In that town. Quite an amount of stook b,s
been already subscribed,
Martha, % years old, daughter Of Simon Ste.
vsn' of s., John.bury, was fatally burned by
her drsss taking fire. from stove At SCHOOL. on
Monday.
Zen Meade. has been confirmed 6s Major
General by the Senate, by \ vote of 30 90 5.
Members Of the War Investigating Committee
strenuoOsly opposed his confirmation
BARTON HoTEL BuRSRp.-lhe Barton Hotel,
kept by Mr. X. &. kmball, wa. burned Thurs.
day morning, Feb. %. Most of the furniture
on the lirss two doors was saved.
COURT MARTIAL "A general court martial
@semoiea q" Baxter is Hospital, in Bur.
llng'on last Saturday, for the trial oi ,ach mar.
sons sons as may be brought before il by authority
iron Cen Dxs headquarters.
". I, A. Page, of the q Vet. Reserve Cotps
nss oeen ordered on detached service 10 Island
rono' 70 eco to the enforcement OF tho m
system on the Grand Trunk railway.
u. WIN =, ehsmberln has been appointed post
signed. W. "enusH' w.