Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-04-17
A club has been organized in Springfield

A club has been organized in Springfield
for the support of a reading room.
There has been new Mail Route estab-
lished, connecting South Windham with
West Townshend, which forms connecting
link in the route North and South and opens
now direct line between Cape Horn and
Bafhns Bay.
| Springfield is about to adopt the graded
school system, and the three districts of
the village have been united for that purpose.
! Rev. A. S. Barton. recently of Saxtons
River, was installed over the Congregational
Church in Townshend, on the 18th inst.
Mr., II. p. Farr, of Westminster, has a
valuab BILE full blood Durham bull, seventeen
months old, weighing 1874 lbs.
We learn that move is on foot in Brattle
boro for the establishment Of a Young Men 5
! Christian Association. Such an institution
properly conducted cannot fail to be produc
tive of much good.
Rev Mr. Sherwin, for some time past
pastor of the Baptist Church III Brattleboro,
| has dissolved his connection with that society
! He has received and accepted call from the
Baptist church at Dover,'N ii.
The donations of f. W Bancroft, of New
York City, towards charging and repairing
the CONGREGATIONAL Church in Grafton amount
I to over $3.50. Mr.. Bancroft is prosper
Gus merchant.
The people of Bellows Falls are awake ON
the temperance question. Two persons were
arraigned last week Cor violating the liquor
law. The Good Templars are prospecting
and accessions are being received ut every
meeting.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Windsor County Mutual Fire lmsur-
ance Company has laid an assessment of q
per cent. on all premium notes. More than
half Of this was caused by the recent fire in
Woodstock.
The burglars have been making a raid on
the village of Bellows Falls and sue
ceeded in stealing considerable property.
The house Of \. B. Arms was entered. and
$40 taken from his room. They also en-
tered the house of l.. u. Hurd and stole
about eighty dollars. They made attempts
at several other houses but with poor sue
cess. There is no clcw to the robbers.
The railroad meeting in Pomfrct, on Satur-
dav was "a. very enthusiastic and important
one. and one which must influence favorablv
many heretofore doubtful minds in that town.
Thomas Middleton Esq. and !. II. Muir
dock. Esq. were present and ably addressed
the meeting.
The curry comb shop of II. NJ. Rugglc- at
Poultncv was burned on Thursday loss
about $1,000. uninsured.
ORLEANS COUNTY
1t is reported that Rev J. H. Woodland
desires t. sever hls connection with his
Church al lrasburgh, and has called coun-
ell of Churches To- decide the matter There
is a strong feeling on the part of the Church
that he should remain.
The Congregational Church in Glover hay,
resolved to celebrate the fifticth anniversary
Of their organization. which occurs the l2tl
Of July-thc present year.
4 male infant child was found under ;
bridge near Irasburgh village, few dayr
since by some boys who were fishing Med
| zeal examination was had and the opinion
given that the child had lived Measure:
, are being taken to find the guilty parties.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A raid was made on Friday of last wccl
: upon the several groggcric~ in Rutland
which resulted in the capture of consider
r able quantity of beer. cider. whi>kcv. an,
r othet liquor.
p WEST RrrIANp.-Thc marble mill @
I Mcssrs sheldon X SlaSon which was destroy
1 ed by fire two months since. has been re
built and i now again in running order
MISCELLANEOUS.
r Major David T. Corbin has been appoiute'
, United States District Attorney for Noutl
: Carolina. Mai Corbn received his acadcm
zeal education at the High School in Buring
ton, and graduated from Dartmouth CoIlcg
c in 1859. He was appointed captain of Go
> c. Third Vermont Regiment, was severed.
5 wounded at the battle Of Savage Station. an.
; afterwards was appointed to a MAJORITY ii
b the Veteran Reserve Corps wherein he SerY
ed up to the time Of his present appointment
n OBrrrAKY.-We learn from the Co5uie
+ that Mr.. John Mckcagh, formerly chic
n clerk of the Rutland and Washington rail
d road, died at Memphis, Tenn, March 18th
at the age Of 43 years He removed two o
E three years since to Memphis, and was pro
q prietor OF the Eldorado Billiard Saloon j
r that city. He leaves wife and four ehiI
drcn
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