Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-07-25
VERMONT CONFERENCE SKMINARY.-The Con

Eenton of preachers and lay delegates at |
Mortified last week, 70 consider the action of
che Commissioners locating the Methodist
Seminary. was rather thinly attended 1t
voted by a decided majority to approve the
action of the Commissioners, and therefore
we suppose it may be regarded as again set
sled, that the Seminary is to be located here.
Rev. Mr.. Wood, of Geneva, N. Y, preached
last Sabbath at Rev. Mr.. Lord g church, Rev.
Daniel q. Roberts, of Norwich, Com. at the
FL iscopaI church, and Rev. DR.. Stebbins, of
Cambridge, Mass. at the Church of the Mes
siah. Rev. DR.. Stebbins will preach next
Sabbath at the Church of the Messiah, and
Rev. VIM. @. Winslow, of New York city, at
the Episcopal church.
The MENDELssoHNs.-We rejoice-and
who among Us that loves the concord of sweet
sounds does not ?-to notice that the MENDEL-
ssoHN QUINTETTE CLUB, of Boston, to
give of their excellent Musical Entertain
ments at Village Hall, on Friday evening next.
No music which we are permitted to hear at
home, is charming and pure, rigidly
classical, as the music of this gifted company.
The finest compositions ever written and sus-
ceptible of Interpretation by force of five in
struments, they bring out to perfection We
never hear them but We marvel at the power
of music, and delight in their ability to illus
trate It. All who would know what the best
music-is-and if ne does not love it, learn to
love it-should listen often he may to
the performances of this company. The most
rigid aesthetics cannot ask for more than they
can give.
The programme offered on Friday evening
is admirably adapted to meet the desires of
mixed audience. Miss Ryan, already well
known to our people, and Vermonter by the
way, will assist, and by her caaste and artistic
vocalizaton add much to the interest of
c.sIon which pro misses to be repete with good
things.
The two sophomore prizes for the best
speaking at Dartmouth College, were this year
awarded to young gentlemen from Montpe-
her, John b. Lord obtaining the first prize
and John w. Page the second. This is cred
table to the young gentlemen, and creditable
also to our Union School, in hose rhetorical
exercises these students were carefully and
thoroughly drilled in defamation.
Ii. Smalley of MorrisviIle, was quite seri-
ously injured last week, while opening bot
tie of spirits of ammonia.
The Military Record has been united with
tine Vermont Record at Brattleboro. Capt.
Drew retains his connection with 1t.
Charles Ritterbush, of Johnson, aged eight
cen years, was drowned July IA.
FATAL AcCIDENT.-Mr. S. Shepard w heel
er, formerly of Calais, aged about sixtythree
years, was killed at a raising near Derby Line,
on Tuesday, the 10th, by stick of timber
falling on his head. He lived only three
hours after the accident. The funeral was
attended at CALAIS Sunday last, and both
MS father and mother, now very aged, were
present
MURDEg IN BURKE-We recently made
brief notice OF a case of murder manslaugh-
ter in East Burke, IN which Reuben Bean, Jr. i,
OF KIrby, was beaten TO death by Albert Jen-
klns of Lyndon, and John Cunningham 70
Burke. The fracIs began at a house of i'll
Tepute, and the parties were more or less in
toxicated. Bean was beaten with boards, clubs,
and stones, and kicked and pounded, 60 that
he died In a few hours. SO tar as he was
concerned, the assault was wholly unprOvOk-
ed, although one Pierce, who was IN bis com
pany, was somewhat quarrelsome. jenkins
and Cunning ham were at first brought before
a magistrate ON charge of mansiaughter. and
required to find bail IN the sum of $500
jenkins obtained bail, but Cunningham was
committed. Afterwards Jenkins was rear
rested on charge of murder and held for trial.
LUNBNBURG ITEhs.-Last Friday two men
in the employ of Horace Stone had some words
about moving, when one of them, Norman
Amy, struck the other, named Copey, with
his sythe, apparently with the intention Of
cutting off his head. Copey endeavored to
avoid the blow by stopping, SO the scythe came
angling across mis- neck and shoulder, making
a cash to the bone eleven inches long. Amy
arrested and put under Sl5OO bonds. DE
was bailed by his employer, Stone. Copey Is
doing well and expected to recover.
About ten days ago one Gray went into the
field of John Webb, and getting into an al
tercation, Webb struck Gray with his hoe,
cutting severe cash IN his shoulder. Webb
arrested and fined five dollars with costs
-C0ledonidn.
Mr.. William B. Swan, assayer, and super
lntendent Of the Lisbon mine, assayed some OF
the quartz of the gold-company, on July 9th,
and found it t. yield $45-53 to the ton This
quartz was an average quality of that found
10 the mine at the depth of nineteen feet At
the same time Mr.. Swan assayed some quartz
found the farm of l.. ). Freeman, about
half mile from the Waterford NINE which
gave ST so to the ton. The Waterford COM
pany are now developing their mine, having
already sunk shaft to the depth of "a feet.
-C0ledOnIGn.
Vim. l.. jackson, of St. Johnsbury, was
fatally Injured while a steamer on the Mis-
souri, river, the 18th uit-, by q blow in the
side from a captain lever. He was for three
years hospital steward of the Sd Vermont regi.
ment.
Mrs. Rufus Bruce, who resides in Wolcott,
aged 68 years, has wove 90 yds. of table linen
the present summer, and contemplates spin
ming SO pounds of wool and weaving it into
flannel.
APPoNrED.-N. w. Bingham, ESQ.,, has
been appointed a Special Agent of the Treas
ury Department. His duty involves the gu.
pervision of the administration of custom
affairs within the District of Champlain and
Vermont MIR. bingham is known as the
Custom House Officer at Island Pond, during
the last few years.
Mr.. Luther Grey of Sutton thinks he hal
discovered gold on his farm. Mr.. Grey is
returned California miner, and he purposes t.
investigate the mineral resources of his Sutton
farn.
j. A SewelI of Morrisville, was throwl
frnu N hur tiu md haA de