Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-23
The Musica, Conventio on.

ChuIcA Tuesday, W ednesday Thursday and
Fflc OF last week, was all that the most ardent
lovers Of good music could have wished for, and
more too Prof. l.. o. Emerson If Boston, who
| had direction of the Convention won the aG-
rniration OF all by his modest, though very able
instruction and coaduct OF The class The sweet
singing uI Airs. Smith, heretofore known in
| Montpelier Miss Greenwood,) surpassed any
of her former efforts here and wa do not hest
tate 10 say, any singing ever heard in Vermont
The solo singing 10y Messrs. Goodwin, Dudley
Iinkhan and Hopkins did credit 10 their well
known musical talente, Mr.. Hopkins even eur
passing himself, which is saying much Miss
Elvra Gross, Of this village, sang beautiful
solo on Thursday evening, which deserves espe-
cial mention. and did much credit to SO young
singer. And last hut not least, the veteran
Green Mountain singing IN 3sler, Moses Z Che
ney, sang his - Old Arm Chair " on Friday
evening. to the great satisfaction of all present
The chorus of more than one hundred and fifty
voices was spoken OF, by those competent to
| Judge, tie best assembled here and the
| music from piano and organ did much credit to
Messrs. Whitney, Proctor and Irving Emerson,
and. from the sweet and charming PIANO touch
of Mr.. Proctor 10 the grand organ solo Of MIR.
" hitney, added much to make those two con-
cer,s (rhurs1ay and Friday evenings the best
ever held in Montpelier. The Brick Church
filed to IL utmost capacity, both nights
and glad to learn the Convention proved
a pecuniary success 10 the Association.
The FIRE N Sr. ALBANs-The buildings
| burned last week in Il Adams were owned by
G. Ii Huntington, loss 81 600, insured for l.
! 500; W III. Ciapp, loss 50 coo partially Insured
Lew W clusters estate, loss $4,000. Insured Tor
$1,000; + i. Watson. l1s- $4,000. insur-
ance 81 900. The occupants were \ IL. Nun
var, Jewery. loss s. 600, insurance - ,5U0
Skinner and Stone owes and tin ware, loss 81
| 800, insurance s. O00 u iss En- Adams d -ess-
maker, loss $3.50, no Insurance ; A lien,
Smith y Co.. h4t al! fur store, loss $1,000, in
surance 81 300; Foster ami potter grocers
| loss 50 600, insurance 5000; ii. y. Cheney,
family effects. los $500, no Insurance; heller
and Stevens, boots, SHOES and leather, loss So
500 their stock, ami $500 in damage tn =ir
| building, covered by Insurance. In addition 60
the four stores, the bnck STABLES OF the Ameri-
can Hotel, Mr.. Field proprietor, were burned,
with their contents OF nay and oats. The
| horses and Carriages were saved. Mr.. Field :
| loss is $500. Tie National Bank building,
! occu pied by the Bank and f.. \. Sovle5 attac-
new, was dIIaageI 5000, nos ensured.
| The Hessehger fJ0ls up the total loss 1t : -
| GOO, winch Is covered by Insurance T. the,
amount OF about 1000 a. follow In tie
Vc. Mutual. III 600, Win-sor County Co,
| - 900, UImden. Macs. Co, $500 O.hc- COM
p4nIes about $4,000
The VI Mutual not long si1ce as sse are
III bad ,,y.-.r3s.,f -3O 0no, IN The rr,,-,4 do
80, III r,c.,.tly reduced ~ ~,
l. the lack OF su.h lent protection Against ire.
The fire. yy3i.h with a wind w,ulf .robablv
Lave swept Maia s.sa-r from ed % cad. vas
checked in.lv by ths 4:d ~ the fire en,ine
mo orIy one "a tavyn) b,lan,io., +, the E.,l-
- T,.,J.-,.l, .-.,,f + IT., 'i'.,t,-I,.- ~.
% the 81. A.b-n- Fare Department consisting 81
49,! 80 -, ~ .,..f...,.,
,tbare trace Il r., the e,r5ts f.,.,,rg in ia. ,.a
men. of F,.tef 4 p,rr,r-s =rore.
mo. (,-and Lie, u Col temnIarz hold its
MD animal sion p. lrse,.,,r. on T'ue-4av
nd "Wednesday ~ fssrvaek nuhItc meet
| M was hid IN the cours house on tuesday
eycnips, and addresses W re made by Rev. II. i.
cushing OF barton Chaiialn WOODWARD and
o'H.'S. ioE,it9 9i'" 80 80 "otA 1o-"5
on I" 'ile ot-'e' ~ '"e 0aoSe y AeIi sFa"c7-
Inc 0I9eE SENS - DC growing ID lnplc lsVCr
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r. d. Petge, Burlington. G. ". NJ. George
| Woodward, Irasburg. g. W. Mess l.. l. Law
renee. Esd. Burlington G. w. J. @. and Mr..
| Bowker Lunenburg g. w G. g. The next
annual session Is q, be held at BURLINGTON in
| Januarv. 1866.
| The 'lod,e voted m raise a sum or money
soual to enc dollar to each member Of the order
10 the State and to appropriate tae same in
employing lecturers to labor throughout the
11a'e. ne sul' VIZ &c d" h''i0 'os9 'H'''i n''9eh
huh'Ieu uoi'aiS'
PATENTs.-Patents have recently been issued
os folI,xs
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10 John Z. Loveiand OF Springfield. Vt, for
d uoh kneader
INDSoR COUNTY COUkI--At the tate SESSION