Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-08

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BARRE ACADRHY.-We are pleased to learn
that fund of S11, 700 has been secured for
Barre Academy, and that preparations
now 10 progress to make the school second to
none in the State. The trustees are just COM
mencing the erection of elegant and com
modious boarding house, to be built from
plans furnished by Mr.. Spaulding. From the
hasty sketch we saw of it we judge it will at
once satisfy the expectations of its friends,
and fully meet the wants of the school. The
building is to be three stories high, 100 feet
long by 80 feet wide, with two-story l.,
II by SO feet. In this building is to be
gentleman's parIor, Is by 20 feet a ladies'
parlor OF the same size ; dining-room, % by
So feet; kitchen, &c, &c. two rooms for
teachers, and thirty-two rooms for students.
with al the necessary and modern conveniences
belonging 10 establishments of this kind We
reJJice, "a common with the friends of sound
education everywhere, that Mr.. Spauidings
school which mas had SO honorable a past is
Wi assured OF g successful and brilliant
ruturs.
j SMART OCToGENARIAN.-Mr. James Cur
rier, Vt Berlin, aged eighty-fve years, has, the
present season moved ,raked and pitched both
ways doing ali the work himself without the
All Of labor saving machinery, all the hay on
bis farm. of course Mr.. Curriers' farm is
not large one, but he keeps horse,
two cows and some small stock, and has hay
enough and to spare. Few men of Mr.. Cur
rIer's age boast of being able to perform
such achievement.
Mr.. Henry Huntington, of STAFFORD, was so
badly injured LAST Tuesday By the kick of
morse that he died Thursday. He represented
tne town in the State Legislature last fall, and
much respected aud beloved.
f. c. Giddings, of Ludlow after hearing,
has been discharged from arrest for poisoning
bis wife.
New COUNTY The. next Legislature will
be asked TO form i new County, named MON,
comprising towns now in Windham and
w indsor counties.
Erasmus PIimpton of Wardsboro, leader
among tue Vermont Democrats, died July Il
aged % years.
Col John r. Lewis, of Burlington, who is
attached 20 tue Veteran Reserve Corps, mas
been breveited a BrIgadier General.
Maj. d. ID. Wheeler, of this State, late AS
sIitant Adjutant General to Gen. Weitzel,
nae been appointed a second Lieutenant In
she first regiment U. 5. Artillery.
ELoPEHENT.-Napoleon B. johnson, and
Miss Is.oeii l.. Carlisle, OF Plymoth, eloped
ON the 18th ult., went to FelchvilIe and were
married The bride, - says the Bellows
Fails Times, d" had arrived at the advanced
age OF thirteen years"
PATENT.-A patent was granted to Calvin
J. " cIl, OF " est Wardsboro, on the 18th,
tlr Improvement 10 machine for futing wash
boards.
A barn belonging to widow Allen Andrus,
Of East Dorset, Wae burned TO the ground on
thursday, the l9th ult. Loss about $1,000 ;
10 insurance.
On Saturday, the 28th ult., during the
great thunder storm, tue lightning struck the
famous barn on :. GILBERT Square, - In Shet-
held, belonging TO MIR. q. Simpson, with an
other barn. Some thirty tons of hay and
most OF his farming utensils, were entirely
destroyed. The loss of Mr.. Simpson is esti-
mated at some $1,000, covered with an insu-
rance OF sos.
DEDICATIoS.-The dedication of the new
Catholic Church at Richmond, VT, takes
place on W ednesday, August 9Th The Bish-
op and all the clergy of the diocese are to be
present,
Mr.. Alonzo D. Washburn, Of Woodstock,
had two valuable oxen killed by lightning re-
Gently.
little son six years old of w. L. Jordan
OF oodstock, while riding with his father
iast week, and leaning over the dasher, was
% badly Injured by kick from the horse that
ne IL nYt expected 70 survive.
AssTGSED.-Coi. Asa P. Blunt, Brevet
Brlg-dier General, and assistant Quartz rmas-
tr OF Volunteers, has been assigned to duty
Il Chief Quarterinaster, Department of Vir-
GINA, WIN temporary rank, pay, and emolu-
nents of Colonel of Quartermaster' 8 Depart
nent- He will also attend to duties now as
signed TO Capt. George b. Cadwallader, Bre-
ve Colonel, A. Q. M, at Richmond.
BRIDGE BUKsED.-Two hundred feet of the
rallioad 1ridge from Hog Island to Aburgh
Springs, on the Vermont and Canada Road,
vas destroyed by fire IN Friday night. The
ire Is supposed to nave been caused by sparks
o. clnders oi the midnighr freight train. Con-
neetions are made with little delay by a fer
~, and damages will be repaired in a few
days.
Luther Freeman, of Bridgewater, commit
TED suicide Wednesday evening by hanging
himself 1t is supposed he was depressed n
spirits IN consequence of the death recently OF
beloved daughter.
Frank Wells, for several years teller of the
bank of Bratteboro, has accepted a place in
hessfS. Jay, Cook & Co.'S Banking House
III New York city
he Caledonian Manufacturing Company,
At barnet, use 200 900 pounds of wool yearly.
Among the late combinations by the Uni
ted States Senate we're the following:
'apf- Abner r. Benedict, 4th U. s. Infant
~, u be major by brevet.
Capt. Avery b. Gain, 4th U. s. Infantry, to
% major by brevet.
Capt. Robert L.. Burnett 18th U. S. In
iaiitry, 10 be ma or by brevet.
Capt. John A. Hicks, 10Th VI. Volunteers
70 'e major by brevet-
ALUMNI APPoNThKNTs.-At the recent an.
nuai -neetIDg of the Associate Alumni of the
University Of Vermont the foilowing appoint
uehts were made for the celebration OF 1867
Oroior.-Dorman b. Eaton, OF New York
Standardization. John A. Jameson, OF Chi
cago
foa.-W iiliam Z. MzrIs, of Chicago.
HtosfuNfe.-Lleut. Geo. F. Hunting. u. S
a., Portsmouth, N. II.