Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-13

OF the Military Division OF the
Atlantic. dated January 10, 1866, the Military
District, comprising the States of Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, and Vermont, is discontinued
Regimental officers serving on the staff at Head
quarters, are requested to rejoin their proper
companies and regiments. All others, If not
assigned to other duties by orders from superior
will repair to their homes, report
ing their address to the AdJutant General OF
the Army, by letter, and also to Headquarters
of the Division
j. M. SAKE, P. NJ. at Cambridge, has resigned,
and H. F. "etherby has been appointed as his
successor.
The new Masonic Hall at Arlington, was
dedicated last Friday evening. The address
was delivered by Henry Clark, Esq, of Poult-
ney- The newly dedicated hall is a fine one.
Mr.. Clark also delivers the address on the oc
casion of the dedication of the new Masonic
Hall at Royalton, on the 22d inst
Fatal Academia Frenchman, by the
name OF John PfemO was instantly killed on the
9TH inst. while engaged in cutting wood about
one mile from Ridley's Station, North Duxbury.
The tree he was telling struck him ON the head,
crushing his skull.
BUTTER Vermont furnished 13,000,O 900 of
the 80 ,00O, 900 pounds of butter exported from
this country last year
Seneca Smith, 4 prominent citizen and business
man of Dandy, died few days since.
William Ii. Holton Of Jamaica, LIST Lieuten-
ant Veteran Reserve Corps, has been detailed for
duty as Acting Assistant Commissioner in the
Freedmen's Bureau at Columbia, S c.
VERMONT REcoRD.-A subscriber to the Rut-
land Heruld thinks that the editors of the Yer
mont Record have fully redeemed their promise,
made some time since to their Ieaders to fur
nish portraits of distinguished characters OF
Vermont. One of the last numbers of the pa
per presents portrait of a nice fat sheep.
VIM. Long, OF Cambridge, sawed on We'd
uesday, the 3lst ult., one cord OF hard wood IN
- minutes making two cuts ID each stick.
He was bettered, pecuniariily by doing the job,
in so snort time, TO the amount of IS.
VERMONT STATE six per cent bonds sold IN Bos-
ton u few weeks since at IS, which is higher
figure than they have before reached for some
time.
BURLINGTON has new nail factory, employ
ing sevenIee hands, and making fifteen tons of
nails per day. Another factory, 500 feet long
and 3 wide, for the manufacture OF horse shoe
nails, will soon be built there, and other mills
foc the manufacture Of axles, rivets and tacks,
are contemplated.
Hiram Brewer passed five counterfeit ten dollar
g.
last Friday, and was arrested trying to pass
another His pockets found stuffed with
counterfeit money, and he was promptly bound
over for rri4I IN $1,000 bonds failing to obtain
which ne went to jail.
The people Of Albany, Vt, have given five
donat on visits TO as many ministers, the aggrs-
gate Of contributions amounting to S76i which
they think is pretty well for small town.
Three barrels of high wines, one good span Of
horses, sleigh, buf4lo robes. &c, the whole val
ued between 500 and $500, the property OF
one Rak;n OF Cabot, seized By the custom
officers at Barton asst week.
The barn Of Austin Laid, OF North Dor.et
was destroyed by fire last week Wednesday
Nine head Of cattle were burne4- Loss about
@IOUO-uO insurance.
Vefmont's share OF the old surplus revenue
| fund, on deposit, DIS recently reported by Secre
tary McCulloch, Is $669.oS6 -.
CoNFIRMeD.-The nomination of VIM PITT
Kellogg (s0n OF Rev. Sherman Kellogg, formerly
OF Montpeler,) to be collector of the port 0
New Orleans, has been confirmed by the Senate
The Lyndon Union says Last week, W elcomt
| Fuller, of Sheffield, over 50 years OLD, chopped
| 10 cords OF wood. Last summer ne worked 10
q. /. Nsihewsou, receiving $50 month, anC
earning The money. v iii those papers which
| have been Dragging about - smart old men Il
years old chopplng cord Of wood day, pleas
| 70 mote this case down.
The dwelling Of Col. Hiram Harlow. W indsor
was injured By ire on the 9TH TO she amount o
about $500
RANDOLPH people have given their pastor DO
| ma lions to the amount OF $500.
INCREASED religious interest is reported in tn
congregation Of Rev. Mr.. Wright, Bakersfield