Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-20


for a new church. They paid for the purchase
$1,000.
The Congregational Society expect to com
mence work on their church the first OF next
month. The last services will be held 10 the old
Church one week from next Sabbath. Alter
paying for the land purchased of c. ID. Cross,
the society will have about $37 900 in subscrir-
tons, and the old brick and stone of the old
church and bakery, to put into the new edlfce.
The warm weather of last week destroyed
what little sleighing remained up to that time,
and wagons now in general use in this vicn
ity. Considerable snow remains on the hills and
in the woods, enough, We presume, to aid the
sugar makers in their work. Since Saturday
morning the temperature has been colder with a
rough raw wind.
A patent has been issued to Dennis Lane o.
this town tor improvement in head blocks FIR
saw mills.
To Wool GRowERs--We have a petition to
Congress for higher duties Oh wool, and any per-
desiring to sgl it can have an opp rtunity
of doing so By calling at our office.
ATrKnrr.D BANK ROBBrKr-An unsuccessful attempt
the Bank Bellows Falls made Wednesday night
The door of the Bank found and the lock of
vault door exploded powder but when the burglars
just reaching the coveted price, they evidently
frightened dollar missing from the vault, while
tools left Bank and bag burglars tools
at the Depot
Ma H. X HUsr, West Haven, lost IS sheep drown
ing during the late freshet. lie a
his meadow, and all OF them persisted The
never known to reach this building before
IIaUoE SuIT.-Lora ID. Hill o East Johnsbury
brought be Justice Chadwick selling liquor contrary
10 law. He plead guilty, and fined 500 and costs
sEvKsrH RrsrkEsr.-The Burlington Times says
member the IN Regiment, writing Brownsville
order for mastering had arrived, and sup
the will leave there for Vermont the 2Oih
will take the intervening time make the rolls.
dispach agent Caledonia company the
regions. say. pumping least 200
barrels day!
Por.-we that small por has broken
Ii Holland a child Of Alex Jondrou has died of IL
I.arkin C. Mead, Jr, Braueboro,' Vermont sculp
tor, who been Italy for several years, expected
u a fss a He brings with him
wife, native of Damaua-
Montreal paper having stated tina among the recen'
contributors the Fenian funds Governor Smith OF
Vermont who gave $50 toward the eqpmeH Of several
companies Adams, that have been organized, armed
drilled of Canada under his eyes, the
-.
The Express says that Carney m W found
railroad three weeks still alive hut
bad condition. His right hand and right foot have
ampufaed nd the he lose the
Two boys named Churchill somers, waylaid their
teacher. Joseph Otis, Irasburg for which the
Churchill s35 will his reckoning
when caught
Hiram Mcclellan of Glover caught lunge o Bart
pond which weighed Il lbs.
people of Burlington asitating the water
question. IL proposed supply city
forcing up lake they procur
loan Of OooO payable in twenty yean carry
the enterprise to completion.
FarIeHr.-The Rutland Herald says: 1t spec
ght Vermont
daily passing Rutland & Bur ington
yesterday formidable freight from
fassumpsc standing the track Depot All
the New York from and for the Central road at Mont
peier and above, passes the Rutland &
Burlin gton road" This OF affairs owing the loss
of Sullivan Railroad bridge the Connecticut
Windsor which will be in running. order again.
fortnight.
CHILD BuESKD DrATH-In Holland Wednesday
Of last week. log but French family named
Gilmore, FIRE and The only persons pres
the children, and the other
Ii supposed that the children the build
Gre while At play When the parents returned they
found the house in flames and the oldest child standing
side looking while tie Youngest burning inside
The family Al, by IRE, taken
of the eIpsnss of the town.
TIE B.ASDor.-This well
isted Its depth is Al feet
The is from and ha three in depth.
OF ice formed the walls OF the well the whole
depth of The thick in winter
render difficult to dip up water with common bucket
The also freezes every night during
the thickness
Thaa nhIi I'D
descend into the WELL and cut open the ice every morn
ing winter in order draw As spring advances
the surface of the freeze but the ice remains
The walls around the water, diminishing in quantity
summer advances, entirely disappear;
remaining until the winters freezing commences The
well yields abundant supply of water
suicrDr.-Mr. Liberty Hooker, of Hookervile -
called Cabot, suicide. For days pre-
family noticed that he appeared and there
fore watched him. fearing he might have designs his
life Friday morning. he acted natural than usual
and managed their presence, and enter another
alone. While and in very short time he took
large knife razor, cutting his throat almost from
He discovered, but bIed to death few
The deceased a respectable man, and no
particular gwen for the act. He aged about
so years
Furr..1 or Carr H. NJ P.rLr.-Capt Fl. NJ Phelps,
of the 9th U. Colored Troops formerly Of Co. d. 10th
Regiment, among those blown up the explosion of
the steamer -sissouri, Evansville, Indiana, the
morning of Jan 80. He home, furough,
from Brownsville, Texas. He a fine officer and
Of excellent character
Judge Torrey E. Wales elected Mayor of Bur
Ington, receiving 80 poll 1874 Mr. David
Read w reelected Recorder.
PERsoSAL-The confirmation of Judge Cooley. of Iowa,
formerly of this State, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
hangs fire in Senate That body have already had
his under advsement several but have
Discriminate
GLOv.n out of debt and IS near $1,000 in tn.
The voted raise the dollar to
pay the current expenses OF the year
CoYEETEr has appointed the Rev Piny H. White pre-
Soldiers Record under the Statute of 1864 and
TO wn voted to have five hundred copies printed.
WoLcorT--Moderator A. p. Stevens; Town Clerk, p.
Crane Treasurer, VIM p Hatchins Seectmen, r. Hub
bell, s. Gates, B. F. Porter; Constable, Pinney
of S. Gates Listers MouIton Carlton UdaI
A Carter; Agent Ag'r JONES' Town Grand Juror, AIeeL
Jones; Superintendent of Schools, Rev h. Herrick
d,vI, ,.l.,