Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-06-05

SERIous.-William Phelps, of Stowe, VT,
employed as a fireman on the Concord road,
had his right arm in jured while coupling
cars at the depot at Manchester, n. H., ON
Tuesday, that amputation had to take place.
AccIDENT.-L. S. Small, ESQ, county
clerk of Lamoille county, was thrown from
his wagon while riding through Wolcott VIII
der dislocated, and received some severe
bruises.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Congreg ational society of Barton, vii
erect a parsonage this summer, at Il cost of
$500. The Methodist society are remodel
ing their church and will make it nearly as
good as new.
FAILED.-The Boston Lumber Company at
Irasburgh have failed. Liabilities about
$50 900, of which some $40, 900 Is due in
Boston, and the remainder is due to about
everybody in Irasburgh in sums from = 10
800 and some $1,000 and upward.
The Annual meeting of the Orleans Coun-
ty Medical Society will be holden at the
Memphremagog House. in Newport, on We'd
nesday, June 9Th, at precisely O'Clock y.
NJ
CoNFERENCE-The Orleans County Con-
ference of Churches will meet 1T Barton,
Wednesday, June 10Th, at 10 ID o clock.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Col. Aldace F. Walker, son of Rev Aldacc
Walker of Wallngford. and formerly of the
/ TIL Vermont regiment, has opened law
Office in New York. and is a notary public
and commissioner for Vermont lie was
graduated valedictorian from Middlchurv
college in the class of 1862.
While Clinton Wood and his son, Il years
old were driving loaded team over bridge
at Walingford. on Tuesday Of last week,
it gave way and prccipitatcd them into the
river Mr. Wood and the team succeeded
in reaching the bank, but the boy was
drowned.
Rev. Thomas Halpnc, assistant pastor Of
St. Bridgets Catholic Church, West Rut-
land. has left that mission for Mortified,
Vt, where he will reside in future.
Benjamin Tilley of Rutland, 4 well known
engineer on the Rutland Road, while accom-
panving his wife home Saturday evening wa
set upon by party of rufFians near the cor
ner of Merchants Row and West Streets
and beaten in shameful manner.
SAD AND FATAL ACcIpENr-On Saturday
"
Wells. was having taken down. for the pur-
pose of removal. an old barn near his house
a part Of it, by accident fell with crash On,
Of the posts striking Robert Wakely. til,
master workman, smashing in his skull auC
killing him instantly
c. F. Chappell. young man aged about
seventeen wears, living in Rutland. has beer
arrested for forging his mothers name to Al
order on Mcssrs. Cole & Kingsley. and pro
curing a suit of clothes from that firm under
false pretenccs. He was held to hail in The
sum Of $3.50 10 appear for trial at the Sep
tember term of the County Court.
Rutland proposes to celebrate the APP
preaching 4th Of July by grand Firemcn
Muster. Prizes 10 the amount of 5000. 90
are offered
Rev II. NJ Grout has rendered his rc-ig
nation AZ pastor Of the Second Congregation
al Church at West Rutland. which has beer
accepted by the church Mr.. Grout is g3in.
to West Springfield Mass,
Rev. R. 5 Howard of Rutland closed hi
public services as Rector of that Parish oi
Thursday, of last week.
PERsoNAL.-Rcv VIM. :. Smart former
IN the popular Chaplain Of the Fourteenth
Regiment finds il difficult t. yet away iron
Benson. that hc may take better place ii
Albany, his church refusing 70 dismiss hin
or to refer the question u Il council.
The Congregational church IF Ecn-1n ha
presented Rev, Mr.. Knapp. missionary 4
Turkey. with their communion service
which had been in use by that church ~iNt
years. Mr. Knapp has been member Cd
that church thirty years.
\ series of temperance meetings has he.
commenced in Rutland, to De held >ahhat
evenings. once in two weeks. The frs; o1.
was addressed by Rev w. W Atwater. ,
Xerrcnnce.