Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
Inspection and Parade of the Mont.
pelier Fire Department.


pelier Fire Department.
There will be grand Inspection and Pa
rade of the Montpelier Fire Department next
Tuesday. The following will be the
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Montpelier Band
Engine Company No. l, IS Winooski," 40
men-none less than 60 years old. This ma
chine is the first one used in town, and is SO
years old. Daniel Baldwin, the Oldest sur
viving Foreman, will take charge of the
Company.
Engine Company No. ., .' Torrent" 40
men. Edwin Nj Guernsey, Foreman.
Engine Company No. 3, :. Young Amer
lea. - 80 bows Gustavus Lawrence, Fore
man
Engine Company No. 4, - Montpelier, .
90 men Freeman Bixby, Foreman.
Engine Company No. 5, g Capitol 60
men. George Clark, Foreman.
Hook and Ladder Company, 80 men. L.
B. Huntington, Foreman.
Engine Company No. / will be composed
principally of men who belonged to the com
pany fifty years ago Carriages will be fur
nished for such of the company are not
able to walk.
in the procession.
After the procession has passed through
some of the principal streets, the power OF
the several engines will be tested in throwing
a horizontal stream, as we'll as the amount
of water each can throw per minute.
/ An effort is being made TO secure the pres
ence of new patent fire cxtinguisher, which
/ is now making quite sensation in other
places, and if the agent can possibly be here
| Tuesday it will be exhibited and its wonder
! full power shown
/ The Inspection and Parade Will be under
the direction of Samuel Wells, ESD, Chief
/ Engineer of the Fire Department.
4 The cornerstone of the new Congregations
al Church in Montpelier VIII be laid, with
appropriate ceremonies, Tuesday next at half
past ten o'clock. \ NJ. Rev. Mr.. Mix anC
Prof Buckham Of Burlington, and Other
clergymen from abroad viii be present. The
following Will be the order of exercises
l. Anthem.
>. Scriptures, Rev. Mr.. Smith.
B. Chant and Responses Prot. Buck
ham.
/ l. LAYING the Cornerstone
) PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Mix.
G. Address by Rev. Mr.. Lord.
:. Hymn.
VERMONT MEDICAL SocIETY.-The semi
annual session of the VI Medical Society vii
be holden at Burlington, on the 2sth and 29tl
of next month The following is the orde
of business
lst-Praycr.
2d-Reading proceedings of the last meet
3d-Reccption of delegates from other 50
cietics.
4th-Rcport of President Of Board Of Coun
Reading Of paper upon utrine dis
placements, by Prof. Perkins, of Burlingto
Medical College. and discussion Of same sui
icct In the evening, address by the Vie
President, Or. II. u. lIolton, Of Putney.
SECOND DAY.
miscellaneous business
2d-Reading and discussion Of voluntee
communications.
3d-Vcrbal communications on epidemic
and interesting case. and discussion of I'll
same.
As it Is expected that the meeting. occurl
ing at the time Of the commencement of Bur
lington Medical College, viii be UNUSUAL
interesting a full attendance is earnestly r
qucsted The railroads give tickets for hal
fare.
Our SUrPLEMENT.-The pressure Of adver
tisements compes US to issue 2 supplement
this week. We thus give our advertiser
? patrons full space to publish their business
and at the same time give our readers ahor
four additional columns Of reading matter
. We dislike to crowd the columns of the FREI
MAN with advertisements. and by keeping u
our full amount of editorial and misccllaneol
reading matter mean to make our papC
better for our subscribers. and therefore
better medium through which advertisers ca
reach TIC public
Delegates to the State Convention