Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-21

AID FOR THE FREEDNKN.-LieutC has NJ.
Bliss OF w Oodford, has been at Montpelier for
several days, as agent for the Freedmen's Com
mission, soliciting the small contribution of
one dollar from each of the members of the
General Assembly. We are glad to know
that ne has found most of the members ready
to give the dollar, and some Of them made
their gifts larger.
LEGISLATIVE REPORTS have been indebt-
ed mainly to WaLton's DAILY for our reports of
Legislative Proceedings during the late session.
A. c. Brown, ESQ, reported for Mr.. Walton,
in the House, and Melville E. Smile, ESQ., in
the Senate. Their reports were accurate, aud
ss full as could conveniently be printed. For
the weekly FREEMAN we have been obliged to
cut down the reports of the House proceedings,
and especially some debates which Mr.. Brown
had reported with much fidelity, in order to
give room for other matter.
REV. HENRY HIGHLAND GARNET delivered
interesting and eloquent address to a crowd
ed audience last Wednesday evening, in Rep
resentatives' Hall, on the wants of the colored
people Mr.. Garnett is living refutation of
the clamor against the negro inferior be-
ing. He is as black any negro, and he is
unusually int ligent and effective speaker.
WILLIsToN AcADEnY--We have before us
the catalogue of this Academy for the. past
year. 1t shows an aggregate attendance of
533, and an attendance for the fall term Of
h.
aided by a competent corps of assistants. The
school is pleasantly located in the village of
WillIston. and, we are glad TO notice by
this catalogue, is IN prosperous condition.
Boy LosT.-A little son of Francis Auber-
tin, OF ST. A bans, has been missing since the
9th inst with trace by which to guide
search for him. He is about ten years of age,
s little deaf, and answers TO the name of Louis
Napoleon. He was dressed when last seen
in black clothes and straw hat. Any informa-
ton concerning the lad addressed to his father
a, St. Adams will b. gratefully received.
E. a. Stansbury, Esq, formerly of Burling
ton, and an antl-slavery man of long stand
ing, has been chosen 10 the New Jersey AS
sembly from Pessaic County, n. j.
Hrof. Samuel u. brown, professor OF Ueh-
tai philosophy at Dartmouth cellege has been
unanimously elected to the presidency of Ham
ilton college at Clinton, N. Y.
Gen. Fl. Fl. Baxter has removed from Rut-
land to New York, with his family, aud pro-
poses to make the latter city his perm nent
home.
ACCIDENTS Silas Htughton Fuller. a
young man 10 or Is years old, was killed by
beng run by the gravel train in Lyndon,
Thursday morning of last week. He was
terribly mangled- II is remains were brought
to Solomon Humphre Us in ST. job nsbury.
Frank Garland, of Pa ldoc&'s village, Is
years old, had his left arm broken above the
elbow, on the 18th inst He was standing up
in the back part of a wagon, when the horse
starting suddenly, he pitched out upon
the ground, causing the above named injury
Larkin q. Mead and wife sa lied for Flor
snee 90 the 10Th inst, intending to be absent
about four years. Ar. Mead has not been
commissioned to execute soldiers monu-
Inent for his native town. lie has now on
hand, the Record says orders which will en-
ploy his time steadily for at least three years,
having received from one gentleman in ~ Y
city order for Group to coss $4,000 IN
gold.