Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-08


declared se1ni-annual dividend of per
cent, payable at sight. This bank is as
stable as the everlasting hills, and just about
as old It is the ontgrowth of the first bank
chartered in Montpelier, and its financial
direction and mana cement has been trans
United down in an almost unbrOken chain
among the descendants of those first inter
ested in banking here. 1t has always COM
manded the confidence of the community,
and been widely and favorably known
throughout the State and the entire nation.
James r Langdon, Col. Jewett, Geo. c.
Shepard, and others, have been and now are
its towers of strength, which no financial
crisis Of stringency in the money market
could shake OF effect. We are pleased to
see this Bank IS coming up town." into
the egant and cOmm0diou5 quarters pro-
videi Tor it iu Mr. Langdon's fine new block
This block is an ornament to and the pride
Of oar village. 1t is SUBJ antially and
thoroughly built, and richly finished and
furnished. And yet everything is arranged
and planned with reference 80 convenience,
comfort and security, rather than to show.
We don expect the public and those having
business transactions at this Eank will now
be any more readily or satisfactorily accom-
modated than they have been at the old
building but the present surroundings will
impart an easy cheerfulness and refined
zion to bo hroi1oea If pnfa disa0t,pt
IN and money-lolning that was hardly to
be expected in the former rooms Its annual
meeting for the choice of directors will be
holden next week Tuesday, and OF course
the present board will be unanimously re-
elected.
MONTPELIER AND RUTLAND RAILR1AD.-
The meeting to be ho!iea at Rochester on
Tuesday, the 18th inst, to take into consid-
Grafton the building Of railroad bstween
Montpelier and Rutland, must call out a
good attendance from the towns interested
along the prop)scl lie, The charter au-
th0rize5 the construction of q railroad, oil
any desired guage, from che Vermont Contra
road in Montpelier OF Mlddlesex, or both
through Berlin, Mddle;ex, Moretown, Wait
field, Warren, Granville, Goshen, Hancock
Rochester, Stockbridge Pittsfeld, Sherburne
Mendon, Chittenden. Pittsford and Brandon
or such of them as may be selected,
Rutland with the right to construct
branch from Rochester, Pittzfeld, or Sher
burne, through Rochester, Pittsfeld, Sher
burne and Bethel, or such as may be selected
to connect with the Central road at Bethe
or Royalton.
LEcIURE.-Thc lecture committee are IN
able to determine whether Hepworth is t
lecture this wee Or not. When it become
settled the pubic will have notice by circu
lars. TREASURER.
Bishop Simpson viii lecture in Trinit
Hail, Thursday evening, January 10th, 1873
SubjecJ; - Past. Present and Future of gu
Country; the subject OF the lecture havin
been changed at his own request.
A. L. CARLrox
THE BETHANY CHURCH SOCIETY meetin
was held Monday evening as per adjourn
ment. Tho rental Of the pew5 for the pres
ent year was fxet at per cent of the al
praised Val1e. 4 committee consisting of )
A. Page, joseph Poland, J. I. Thurston, A
J. Howe, and Charles a Reed was AL
pointed to solicit subscriptions to be used il
meeting the necessary expenses above VIVA
the rental of the pews would bricg into tn
treasury.
The annual meeting of the Sunday -scho
Society of Trinity Church, on Thursday e7
ming last, elected the following officers f
q tie year ensuing: Superintendent, Prof. J.
W. Coke; Assistant Superintendent, P. L
hinkIey; Secretary, Robert j. uargir
Treasurer, Robert Hargin Librarian, Jam
Lawton Assistant Librarian, Geo. "
Boutwell,. The school parts regretfully wi
Prof. Bush, who has served so efficiently Il
past year as superintendent, but, well of
cered for tue future, enters the new ye
with hopeful prospects, AID with renew,
devotion to BIBIE STUDY.
s. RELIABLE INsURANCE.-Col A. q. Brown
general Insurance Agent, Montpelier, who
advertisement can be refsrred to at any tin
IN the columns of the Freeman, having il
sued quite number in the Peoples Com
q pany, which was o5igel to q down undo
the pressure of the Boston fire, has wit
drawn their policii and supplied his Gu
toners who held them, with other Dol eli
81 IN sound companies at ms own expense. II
insured cannot complain Of sach an agent