Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

ANOTHER MUSICAL CONVENTION. The Cen
trail Vermont Musical Convention. of whose
success last year we still have pleasant
memories, is expected to hold a four days
session with us again this season, beginning
Feb It'll Mrs W. n. Oliver, who came
here a stranger a year ago, and at once
gained the warm commentator Of those who
heard her, will appear again as soprano
solist and she may be assured of a cordial
greeting at the outset. Mr.. b. ID. Hopkins
of St. Adams is counted on to equal himself /;
and with this, our people can well afford to
be content. Our own tOwnsmen, Messrs.
II. D. Hopkins, and A. j. Phillips, and IL.
c.. Eddy will give their strong support; while
a larger chorus than that Of last season is
expected.
The Convention is to meet for tCork; and
will study in addition to the choruses of the
Jubilee Chorus Book, r and the glees of
q The Greeting" Memberships cantata,
% As the hart pants"
Let our townspeople show by their interest
in this Convention that they properly esti-
mate high culture in any direction, and are
disposed TO encourge the development of
home talent.
BURGLARY AT WATERBURY. On Wednes-
day night last daring attempt was made to
rob the Waterbury National Bank, but the
robbers only succeeded in blowing open the
outer safe, and were unable to get at the
contents of the inner safe or the steel chest,
in which were the funds of the bank and
bonds to the amount Of some 500 900.
Suspicion at once rested on three men who
were known to have gotten off the ten O'Clock
down train at Waterbury, but who did not
70 10 a hotel for the night. No traces Of
these men could be found on Thursday but
Thursday evening two strangers called at the
Pavilion in this village for supper,
preparatory to taking the night train for
New York
Suspicious were aroused by their appear
anee, and Mr.. y. P. Squires, Of Claremont,
the efficient and shrewd detective instru-
mental in ferreting out and capturing the
Handlon gang, was informed Of the facts,
and at once started to " work up > the case.
Finding they had purchased tickets for New
York and taken sleeping car, Mr.. Squires
took the same train, and before he reached
White River junction satisfied himself that
he was on the right track. After the train
had passed White River Junction, Mr..
Squires, assisted by officers L. A. Drew and
y. B. Flanagan, of Burlington, who were
en- route to attend the execution at Windsor,
went to the sleeping car and aroused the
suspected parties from their slumber. They
were sorely put out at being disturbed, but
dared not offer resistance in the face Of so
formidable n force against them. They re
fused to answer any questions concerning
their whereabouts for the past two d avs and
were therefore arrested on suspicion, hand
cufed and committed to the prison al Wind
sor for the night Their persons were
searched and a revolver found upon each.
Their clothes were full Of hay seed, which
they claimed was owing to their having rode
on load of hay the previous day.
The next evening the. prisoners were
brought to Montpelier, and on Saturday
taken to Waterbury, where examination
was had before JUS ice Geo. II. Lease The
examination continued through two days,
and finally resulted in the supposed burglars
being bound up in $4,000 bonds for trial a
the March term of our county court. Fail
ing to secure bail, they have been lodged in
Jail.
The men gave their names as William
Davis and Charles Barton Of New York, but
steadily refused to give any account Of their
whereabouts or movements on Wednesday or
Thursday. One of them at least was identi-
fed rs getting off the cars at Waterbury
Wednesday night. The excitement during
the examination was intense, and although
the evidence Of the prisoners guilt does not
appear to have been very conclusive, there
was little doubt in the public mind at Wa
terbury that Davis and Barton knew much
more of the burglary than they cared to tell
If guilty, doubtless other evidence viii come
to light before their trial in March, and viii
certainly be needed to convict them.
ALMOST A FIRE.-Tuesday evening the
Methodist church building in this village
caught fire while an evening meeting was
being held therein, and for few moments
the excitement was more intense and burning
than the fire itself The fire caught near the
furnace used for heating the building, and
had made some progress ere it was discovered.
The damage was not extensive by fire, but
the tearing up of floors and partitions, and
the free of water, will necesstate quite
bill Of repairs. The engines were prompt
~ on the ground, but their services were not
needed
Mrs. Minerva Abbott, wife of Dea. Jonas
Abbott of Worcester, had both bones in her
right arm broken recently, by slipping on
the icy floor of back room. She was 9TH
erwise bruised considerably.
NoRTHFIELD Miss NINA GREGORY was
favored with large audience at her d" bene-
fit = on Tuesday evening, the 18th, and the
audience were favored with one of her inim-
liable entertainments, which they appre-
ciated, evidenced BY their frequent and
hearty applause.
The Methodist festival quite success,
both in point of numbers and amount of re-
eeipts, which last, over and above all ex-
penses, were SI35. The Mortified Cornet
Band were present, and did much by their
music to make the evening pass off pleas
antly.
An interesting and extensive revival of
religion is now in progress in the NJ. E.
Church in this village. This result has been
brought about by the labors of the evaDgel-
ist, Rev. Mr.. Nichols of Boston, and the