Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-07

The Montpelier Musical Society will meet
fox rehearsal on Wednesday evening next, at
O'Clock, at the vessry of the Unitarian
church. A full attendance is desired.
The Rev. DR.. Foster, In compliance with
she invitation of the General Assembly, will
deliver address in the Representatives Hail.
next Friday evening at seven O'Clock, upon
scenes and incidents connec:e with his travels
in Palestine.
BARRE AcADKNY--We have before US the
Fifteenth Annual Catalogue of Barre Acade
my, being for the year ending November,
1866. The aggregate attendance of the year
has been SOL the Winter showing lO9,
the Spring term l35, the Summer term 65,
and The Fall term 1872. At present 95 are in
the classical department. Ten states and one
territory represented in the school. The
corps OF teachers are, j. S. Spaulding, A. NJ,
principal, s. F. Gale, A. b., assistant, Miss
z. NJ. B. Felt precsptress and teacher OF
ornamentaIs, Miss r. s. Perkins, assistant
te1cher Mr. S. Hasleton and Miss A. b Fisk,
assistant pupils Mr.. Irving Emer on. teacher
of instrumental and vocal music, and Mr..
VI
school is a decided success, it deserves to
be under the direction of Mr.. Spaulding, who
|. undoubtedly one of the best teachers in the
State The Fail term begins, Nov. %.
The 65tb Anniversary of the Congregational
church in Cabot occurred Oct. %. The ann
iversary sermon preached In the afternoon
BY the pastor, Rev. S. f. Drew, from q
samuel, % Sc: Thy gentleness hath made
me great The records show that in there
Years there have been added to the church 407,
members This number is accounted for as
follows: Died, l52, dismissed by letter, SO,
sIcommuI icated, II. living and IN regular
standing, l30.- Waterman.
L. C. Redington, of St. Johnsbury, Pension
Agent, hs. been removed and James Viii
Iiams of Rockingham, aPosa.e and renegade
Republican, has been appointed in his place.
johnson has probably paid al Mr.. Willilm
political influence is worth.
PEKsoSAL.-Majpr 4. ID. R,ding ton, OF
Vermont, has recently received th response
Bile appointment of Cashier of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, with his head
quarters At Wyandotse, Kansas The road
now extends to Fort Riley, Kansas, and is
under contract for $50 miles further West.
Herbert George, son of Rufus George of
Montpelier. boy about nine years Of age
was severely if not fatally injured by being
thrown from a wagon last Monday
ArPo1srXENr.-Mr. j. S. Spalding of Es-
sex, has been appointed by Collector Stan
uard, Deputy Collector on the passenger
train, from St. Johns to st. Adams, In place
of Stephen D. Hopkins resigned a short time
since. Mr.. Spalding was soldier in the
I'd Vermont regiment where he served three
years.
ArPoISTrD.-Henry a Fleetwood has been
appointed Postmaster at ST. Johnsourry, vice
Emmerson Hall, resigned.
HEAD TT-Norman Millington, Esq, well
known IS the trusty mail agent on the Troy
and Boston Railroad, between this place and
Troy, has been removed, and Mr. Ooie Oh
Bennington appnted in his place. Reason
why-Eorman couldn't see my policy Coi'
can.
VERMONT CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-A portion
of the track of this road IN BIaintree was
washed out by the freshet of Tuesday lasl
oooasioning delay in the through trains Owe
the road of several hours
A freight train off the track on the
curve about a mile aud halt above Royal
ton village on Thursday night last, AMI some
of the cars were pretty eHectually suashed
No one was injured.
Melvin Wadsworth of Bennington lost biz
dog g month ago. and found it after twenty
two dsys in pit ten feet deep, where 1t ba'
lived and almost died, roots and grubs
The new Passumpsic railroad brid5 g
across a branch OF Like mphremagog II
completed. and trains are now run TO D9roy
The Company are pushing the ex'entlon o
sheir road rapidly as possible to otanssead
9.
While going up hill in North Troy, thu
other day, lady was met by team driving
rapidly down, and the projecting handle o.
pillow they carried struck the lady IN thf
abdomen, infictng serious injury, from whic
she lies in a critical state.
AIRY Tracy, of Bristol, was found dead II
his bed on the morning OF O1tobir g.
The dead infant found in a school house /
Shafssbury it has been proved, was lett ther
bys woman from Bennington
Levi Codding's house il Waterville, wa
robbed the other day of 5000 In U. b BOND
No clue to the thief.
FATAL AccIDssT.-Mr. Admatha Dunkle
of West Brattleboro was drowned on Iuesda
afternoon last week in w hetstone brook, net
that village. 1t is supposed that IN passing
bridge in the rear of his house, from WHO
one OF the lower stripges had been carrie
away by the sudden rise of the water, cause
by the severe rain. he inadvertently steppt
upon the uneu ported end Of the plank an
was precpitated into the swift currant =
one was with him at the time, and II
doubtful whether any human aid could ma
rescued him from being dashed over the MI
dam q few rods below. His disappearance W
not Ioticed till late in the afternoon, wh'
search was made for him, and his umbrei
and rubber blanket found near e
bridge The neighbors at once turned out
look for the body, and little after 6 o,clo
it was fould lodged in some bushes, orus
and almost naked about q hall mile Deio
The stopping of mis- watch indicated quart :.
past o'clock as the time of accident L
age was 67-
Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont, scompani
by his con, Rev J. H. Hopkins, Jr has sail
for New Orleans. where he will preside as
conservation of Rev. DR.. j. P b. Wilmer
Bishop Of Louisiana. He will return hol
via Louisville, and participate IN the cons
Grafton of Rev. Dr. Cummins as assista
Bishop of Kentucky.
MILL BURNEp.-The ssw-mlll OF BeiKn
l. Collision near West Burke, was burneo
the night of October rs, together with
large pile of lumber adjoining Loss