Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-08

/ The Amherst Glee Club,-ccmposed of
students of the college, who take this meth
cd of travelling about the country and pay
ing their expenses-will give concert at
/ Village Hall, next Saturday evening. The
programme includes college songs and glees.
The entertainment will be a novel one, and
will, we trust, be well patronized. Mr.. Clar-
ence Pitkin, of this village, student in
Amherst College, is member of the Club.
We print elsewhere the call for the Dis
trict Convention at Rutland, August 9th,
and also the apportionment of delegates.
Every town should see that it is represented
by full delegation at the convention.
/ GRADUATED.-JamesF F. Batchelder of YER
mont, was one of the class which graduated
at West Point Monday, and who received
their diplomas at the hands of Gen Grant
Accountable. George Robinson, in the
employ of John w. Clark, carriage manu-
facturer, of this place, had the middle finger
Of his right hand taken off at the first joint,
last Saturday, while working sticking ma =
chine
DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNyENTIoN.- The
Democratic State Convention is to be held at
Montpelier on Friday, July 18th, at IL
o'clock, 4. NJ, for the nomination of State
officers.
The Express train on he Passumpsc rail-
road commences running on Monday, June
29th
Rev. Mr.. Lord is expected to occupy his
desk next Sabbath He arrived in New
York last week. His health is said to be
fully restored, although he is much thinner
than when he went abroad.
The spire of the new Congregational
church is Just completed. 1t is of wood,
covered with slate, and the point is IGO feet
from the ground.
Yesterday the country in this vicinity was
with heavy rain, which was very
much needed, although it interfered some
what with the operations Of the haymakers.
Rev. I. b. Taylor, pastor of the Methodist
Church in this village, has, we learn, re-
signed his position as pastor, and his resigna-
ton has been accepted by the Presiding
Elder. Mr.. Taylor's Society voted last Sab
bath not to concur in this action, but will,
at Mr.. Taylor's request, recon
slider this vote. Mr.. T. expects to close
his labors here on the Goth inst. He goes
TO Indianapolis TO preach and take the edi-
t'rial control Of a monthly magazine pub
iished there. Mr. Taylor has, since the COM
mcncement Of his pastorate here, been a
diligent and outspoken advocate of what he
believed right, and an earnest laborer against
what he bell eyed wrong, and the good wishes
Of his peopIe will go with him to his new
sphere Of action.
The particularly the day portion
Of it-passed off quietly in this village on
saturday The wise precaution of the viii
age Fothcrs in prohibiting the sale and use
Of cheap fire works gave our citizens day
free from the intolerable nuisance of explod-
ing torpedoes, squibs, serpcnts and fire crack
ers. If they Will next year follow up the
good work by preventing anvil firing, bell
ringing, tin pan drumming and unearthly
screeching in the wee small hours of the
morning Of the Fourth, they Will receive the
thanks Of all well-disposed citizens of this
burgh.
For amusements, the menagerie made its
appearance according to progra nine, and, ac-
cording to latest accounts, some portions of it
are still 4" stalled on the exhibition
ground 1t drew crowd, but didn't sue
eeed in drawing all of itself to Stowe for
an exhibition on Monday For drinks, Bah
cock and Brown refreshed the thirsty crowd
with the best and purest Of ice cold soda water,
lemonade, root beer, etc. Babcock's lemon
ade with the strawberries in it was fully as
delicious as the Students . lemonade with
a stick in it and safer by far, for it didn't
intoxieatc. We scarcely regret to add that
there viii no be another Fourth of July for
a year