Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-23

give general satisfaction to press and people
At all events let us have one short-h hand re
porter
For the Freeman.
Mr. EDITOR: In the last FREEMAN, / noticed
an editorial mention of my church in Mont
pelier, by the name of Unitarian. Allow
me to state, for the information of many O
your readers, that this is a misnomor. 1t is
not anywhere recognized in the Constitution
or the Records of the Society, which wa:
founded as an 9 Independent Religious Soece
ty,' and has never acknowledge any denomi-
national allegiance or any exclusive den0mi-
national Fellowship. 1t is in sympathy with
both the Unitarian and the Universalist
bodies
Though some of the circumstances of its
origin have made the Unitarian name some
what familiar in popular speech as title of
my church, | should earnestly prefer that
it should be generally known as Independent,
and at least in print should be always refer
red to by that, or by its proper corporate
name, ''the Church of the Messiah" PeO-
pie will take the liberty to use what names
they choose, in common speech but | can
at least express my own decided preference,
and take pains that no misrepresentation about
our ecclesiastical position be created or per-
petuated Yours,
CHARLES \. ALLEN.
September 81.
We quite willing to allow Mr.. Allen
to "define his position in this matter and
while his hand is in, we would meekly
suggest that the organist of the - Church of
the Messiah - receive clerical attention for
having led unw;ttingly into so gross an
error, by stating in his public advertisement
that his school would be held in the vestry
of tho . Unitarian Church The Pastor
will find the advertisement of his organist
in our village daily.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The citizens of vergennes have united in
forming town Lyceum. The organization
was perfected Tuesday night.
a terrible misfortune recently befell Henry
Hyde, of Monkton. who had his hands cut
off IN a moving machine.
Christopher Dowdell, of Granville, was
stabbed on the night of Aug %. by Hiram
Morse, neighbor with whom he had an al
tercation The wound was not fatal
Bears have been killing sheep and calves
in Salisbury, and hunters are trying TO kill
them
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The town of Dorset has voted to sell its
Lebanon Springs r. r. stock and bonds at
par. meeting in Manchester was called
on the 18th, for similar purpose.
On Tuesday last, Mr. Stephen Utley, of
Manchester, was thrown from load of slabs
on which he was riding, the wagon passing
over him, breaking one of his ribs and other
wise njuriug him.
The contributions in the Bennington Cen
ter parish to the board Of Foreign Missions,
for the financial year Just closed, amount to
1925 90 which fact speaks well for that
church and congregation.
On Monday John Smith, son Of Jonas
Smith of Bennington, employee in the
factory of Sessions & Bundy at East Man
chester fell upon a circular saw which struck
him in the right groin, and cutting through
into the cavity of the bowels, tore out and
mangled them in the most shocking manner.
1t is not probable that ne can survive. He
was young man of good character and in
dustrious habits, highly esteemed in the com
in which nc lived. His age was
nineteen years
Upwards of ninety students are in attend
ance at the present term ut Burr II Burton
Seminary
Rev Z. Il. Hubert, pastor Of the Baptist
Church at Factory Point, has terminated his
labOrs with that society.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Young Mems Christian Association o.
St. Johnsbury, are getting up course Of
popular lectures for the winter.
The express train on the Passumsic road
is to be kept on till after the Caledonia
County Fair-abont Oct. /.
II. B. Davis of St. Johnsbury has nice
Tom Thumb pears, grown from seed raised
this year.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
FELL DERD-A few days since, VIM.
Brumpton, of Burlington, while on his way
to Boston, with his daughter, fell dead in
the aisle of the car He was '76 years of
age.
The Directors of the Central Railroad
the Freight Depot at Richmond, of rs feet
in length. The old freight depot is to be
moved back about 30 feet to give moro room
for trains to accommodate the increasing
business of the place.
Transaction of Richmond market this week
comprised of $50 tubs of butter at sc to 40
cents, 400 boxes of cheese at IL to IA cents ;
ond about 90 fat hose, Averaging 400 pounds
each at cents per pound.
RAILROAD AcCIDENT.-A few days ago as
a freight train was nearing Milton, on the
Vermont Central Railroad, about five clock
the conductor, Charles Patch lost his foot
ing in stepping rom one car to another, fell
on tbs tract and was instantly killed His
body was cut in two and his entraiIs scattered
along the tract .
ESSEX COUNTY.
The custom house at Island Pond, in July,
received SIC ,945, 73, and in August, S13,-
638.0l, in gold, l31, 42S pounds of wool
being among the importations for the two
months.
On the night Of the 5th, the drug store Of
Geo S Robinson of Island Pond, was en-
tered and about $500 in scrip and coppers
taken from the money drawer.-On the same
night Russian sea captain and wife ar
rived on the Portland train at 9:l5 and
stopped at the Island Pond hotel. Before 10
girls-all doing well Five freight conduc-
tors on the Portland end of the Grand Trunk
Railroad were discharged last week for con-
veying passengers without fare
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There was not much stir in St. Adams
butter market to-day. The ruling price was