Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-06-03

PERsoNAL.--JeremiahF French, Esq of Bur-
lington, who has been spending the winter
in Florida and Georgia., reached home
Wednesday evening. He looks much i'm
loyal people in sentiment at the South, are
the blacks, and the Northern emigrants. In
his opinion, SO long as the black man has a
ballot in the South, tho government has a
security against rebellion, for the most igno-
rant negro has a reverence for and devoted
attachment to the Stars and Stripes. Gen.
Meade and Gen. Candy rule the FESTIVE sup
porters of the " lost cause - with firm
hand, and have shut up the Kuk Klux Khan.
Times.
ESCAPED FROM THE Reform SCfiooL.-Four
boys went to house in Richmond, recently,
asking for food, and saying they had travelled
all night. Being suspicious they had escaped
from the Reform School at Waterbury, their
entertainer telegraphed there and got orders
to detain them till sent for.
The steamer Montreal Capt. Henry Mayo,
has commenced running the Day Line, leav-
ing Central wharf, Burlington, for w hite-
hall, at 80 AN.
Rev. John A. Hicks, d. D., who has been
spending the last four months in Savannah,
Ga, for the benefit of his health, has Just
returned to Burlington.
The Times says that Horace Greeley is to
lecture in the City Hall, Burlington, on
Wednesday evening. June 10th.
Grafulla's New York Seventh Regiment
Band will furnish the music the coming COM
mencement of the University of Vermont.
The steamer OIuer Basconr, which has
been running opposition through Lake Cham
plain, has been compelled. by the Govern
! he, oGt >; lal,.o 70, jod
with the life boats and life preservers, re-
/ quired by law.
The train from Burlington to Essex juno
! ton ran off misplaced switch at Essex
Junction, Saturday evening and did not get
the passengers so DELAYED were Gov. Page
and Supt. Merrill of the Rutland Road.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Union County Convention of Essex
county, is to be held at Guildhall on TIurs-
day, June 2Sth, for the nomination of county
officers.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The town of Fairfield, at a meeting bel q
recently, decided by vote of l52 for and IL
against, not to accept the - Enabling Act
for the Lamoille Valley Railroad
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Charles c. Dodge was thrown from hi.
wagon at Morrisville, week before last, and
had his face Iand head severely bruised and
cut.
Two little girls of Patrick Kelley of Hyde
park, lately fell from the high beams of his
barn, a distance of eighteen feet, striking on
the naked floor, falling together, one under
the other. The one who fell under was
! severely hurt, but, strange to say, had nc
| bones broken, while the other received but a
very trifling injury.
A son of Peter Pelkie, of Belvidere, while
| squirrel hunting one day last week, fell from
tree and broke his shoulder and arm so
badly that his life is despaIred of.
Sheriff Dwinell recently arrested Joseph
Merit, of Stowe, and S. W. Brown, OF
Hydepark, lad only thirteen years of age,
on charge of stealing a horse, harness and
gig in Canada. In default of $500 bail they
were committed to the county Jail.
Watervlle has completed its assent to the
bonding of the sn by large majority.
ORANGE COUNTY
Four persons died in Bradford, Sunday
May 9th. and their funerals were attende
on the follwing Tuesday
The sixtv-second anniversary of the Barre
Baptist Association Will be held at the Bap
fist church, in Vershire, Vermont, commenc
ing Wednesday, June 10th, at 10 O'Clock An
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Vermont Home
opathic Medical Society will be held at the
; Memphremagog House, Newport, June 10Th
and Ilth. \ preliminary meeting will be
held on Tuesday evening. the 9th inst. Dele
gates from other homeopathic medical socie-
ties arc invited to ttend.
WINDHAM COUNTY