Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02


lay, January 9th, Gen. Stephen Thomas
presiding. There was fair attendance,
about two-thirds Of the Posts being repre-
scnted
In the course of the forenoon's proceed
ings, Gen. Thomas delivered brief but
patriotic and eloquent address, which WAS
well received. The annual per capita tax
was fixed at last years rates-tifty cents.
The following officers were elected for
the year ensuing:
senior VIZ Waies BFattlehoro
aztr
Medical Medical director Charles P Thayer. burlington.
horoi Il b. Savage. waitsheld; 2. p. Ripley, Vest
:, Dslssatss to National Encampment kitterdse
Alternates Fred i. smith. Montpelier: Levi &.
King sley. Rutland.
The new Commander, Col. L. S. Peck.
in a brief speech of thanks, modcstly and
suitably acknowledged the honor conferred
upon him, and promised to devote his
best encrg les to advance the interests of
the ordor
Resolutions Of thanks were passed to
the retiring Commander, Gen. Thomas ;
the Central Vermont railroad, and Post
Brooks. after which the meeting adjourn
cd
In the evening II supper was given ut
the Central Iouse,by Gen. Thomas, to the
veterans present.
The day express going south last Friday
was delayed three hours on account Of the
breaking of the crank shaft on the engine
" James NJ. Foss.' The up express was
delayed also about an hour by this acct
dent.
Another case of derailment occurred on
the Central yesterday morning. The
sleeping coach from Springfield, Mass, on
the night express was thrown from the
iron near South Royalton. and run some
two miles before the engineer could be
signalled, when it was stopped, with its
trucks badly damaged. The car was kept
near the rails by the Miller coupling. 1t
took about five hours to get the track clear
SO the train could proceed.
The same morning an accident occurred
to mixed train bound north on the Rut-
land Division. The train had attached to
it passenger coach, and when between
North Clarendon and Rutland, the cars
left the track from running oyer broken
rail. One man, ii. Todd, hotel keeper at
Cuttingsv lille was seriously hurt The pas.
scnger coach did not go down the cmbank-
mcnt.
Gospel meetings arc appointed to be
held 1T Montgomery Center, February 4tl
to 18th; East Berkshire, February 9th tc
18th; West Berkshire February 11th &c
18th.
NORrHFIELD rllmor that ID. f.
Avcrill has sold his farm proves, to say
the least, premature.
There is likely to be hot strife over re-
building our Grammar School House.
Sharp preliminary skirmishing was had a
the first meeting last Wednesday. The
tug of war" comes again at the adjourned
meeting next Wednesday.
4 good audience at the Unitarian Church
Sunday evenin. last, had the pleasure O
listening to the Misses Bridgman. They
showed most clearly that they were pos
sessed of rare powers, us readers or speak
ers The chief point in the address of thu
elder sister was that the only hope Of thu
Temperance reform lies in woman, anC
that for her to labor effectively, She mus
have the ballot The contribution in aid
of the sisters, was. from its mcagerness
shameful, A.
RoxEuRY.-Wc learn that the " Sunni
House " and livery stable, formerly ownc,
bv Thomas Warner, have been purchased
bv Erastus Spaulding, who intends t
make the Hotel iirst-class house.
Eliza Reed. u workman employed b,
Luke Tarbell, while At work drawing lum
Der, was caught between his heavily-load
ed sled and n tree, breaking both bones o
his leg Just below the knee, and dlslocat
ing the knee. DIR. Fis>c dressed the limb
and it is doing we'll
The Good Templar, lodge number
about one hundred and twenty-five and i
in prosperous condition. We wish then
rs GOOD success in the future rs they hay
had in the past.
Martin Mansfield received II Sigh
wound while unloading cattle from tn
cars at this place II few days ago.
There is considerable sickness in tn
village anil vicinity, Keeping the Do"to
quite busy.
will be a Unto
oyster supper at the Town Hall in Wol
cestcr, on Thursday evening, Feb. lOtl
the proceeds of which will be for tn
benefit Of the Congregational! Church an
Society, and to which all are invited
Bill. 81 per couple.
SrowE.-Mr Wal3ridgc has common;
cd Il series Of sermons on Commo
Sense Rcligion.' His subject last Sunda
was Common SENSE.
We are glad to be able to report tn
DIR. Idc is really getting better, and it
hopcl that he will soon be able to atten
to his business again.
CuELSEA.-The annual convention
Orange County temperance society will |
held ut Chelsea, Feb. 9th.
. At the late term of Orange County cou
Il tramp. $50 called) by the name of Clair
was sentenced to the State prison for Il
term of six months, and to pay the cost
prosecution, for the crime of breaking in
a dwelling house and stealing somcthin
to eat.
BKookFIELD.-Thc oyster supper Civ