Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-27

OUR SUPPLEMENT.-We are Obliged TO issue
supplement again this week. in which will be
found, besides advertisements, items OF State
news and ether entertaining reading matter
OUR ENLARGEMENT.-We shall next week en-
large the FREEMAN, adding column to page,
and making the columns longer than now. increas
ing the size OF the paper about one-fifth. The
large demand made upon our space by our adver-
Using patrons, makes this course necessary, al
though white paper still remains at runously
high prices.
Wi this enlargement We shall also change our
publication day, issuing the paper Wednesday,
instead of Monday as now. This will enable
to give the c.ttle-market reports the same week
they made, shall receive the reports
Tuesday evening by telegraph. We hope to send
our Southern mail Wednesday morning, and our
WesterI mail w ednesday afternoon.
he weather the past week hhs been much like
March with disagreeable winds and chilly
per4ture. Several inches OF snow came Wednes-
day night, ard The .sighing hes been passably
good since then.
Melville f. Smile Esq, has been admitted,
sworn ana enrolled at the present term of
Washington County ut, attorney and
counsellor at-iaw.
Gov. Dillingham; has appointed Friday, April
Is tn, as day of Humiliation, Fasting and Pray
EAST MOSTPELIER.-W learn that the
ing entertainment given at East Montpelier
few weeks since in aid of the purchase of appar-
atus, &c, for the schools of that town, is to be
repeated the evening Of the first day of May.
Many Were unable, by reason Of the inclement
weather, to be present at the first exhibition,
and there has been a general desire for repetl-
ton of il. The apparatus, books, clocks, &c,
have been procured for the schools. but the fund
ALREADY raised does rot quite meet the expense,
ami the receipts OF the proposed entertainment
viii be aeejed TO make up the deficiency.
The singing class q. William TO Sn, under the
direction Of y l.. Phillips, vii give concert, at
the Congregational Church Wednesday eve.
March IS The entertainment will consist of So
los, Duets, quartetts and choruses. with piano &C
compartment.
ORANGg COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
This Company has determined to close up its
bushes and ha- accordingly notified all policy
holders that their assurances will expire on the
10 n day Of April next. 1t will pay all losses
on property Insured by it until that time.
Burlington City has by & decisive majority
voted that it toiH have wafer, and has authorized
an expenditure of sl5O,OOO for that purpose.
The Fenians did commence their war on St.
Patrick's day, Thomas Leonard, furious Finne-
gan" assaulting Mr. Slater, the baggage master at
Essex Junction making considerable of d row.
This " Finnegan' has probably invaded Canada
before this time, the sheriff is unable to IN d
him.
The Village Hall is in process of repairs. The |
Hall Is be improved by taking out the gallery, |
and the partitions that separate the space under |
the gallery from the audience room.
Rev. L. ii. Stone, formerly of Mortified, has
removed to PawIet, Vermont, to which place all
communications designed for him are to be sent. |
The body Of a lad Of 10, the only son of Perry |
GIllett of Waterbury was found on Thursday of
last week, as the .4rgus describes it, hanging |
by the neck TO splice, which was over a
beam in the shed where he had gone to tie up /
the cows The body taken down at once, |
and the spinal column found broken. APP |
peareuces indicated that the hanging was accI- |
dental
On Friday of last week William Royce of
Warren, was instantly killed by the falling of a
tree, In his sugar bush.
LuDLow.-A young lad, son of Mr.. Carter of
this place, had one Of bis feet cut off by the
cars at the Railroad station, on Saturday noon. |
he was playing around lumber train that was
being switched on to 4 side track
Levi Ball. of Sutton. recently had leg brok-
by log rolling upon it, while drawing
wood