Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

BANK ROBEERY-The rational bank of
Commerce, at New London, Ct. WAS en-
tered on Tuesday right or Wednesday
morning of last week, and greenbacks and
national bank notes amounting to S2l,5lO
were taken. The robber had packed in II
tin box all the bills receivable and sccuri-
ties of the bank amounting to S500,00) or
more, but left them on the floor of the
vault George G. Packer, one Of the tel
took the money, which he restored. He is
held for trial
Plymouth CuUECI.-The great Alvi-
sorry Council met yesterday, the 18Th in
Brooklyn. DR.. Bacon, Gov. nm@lcy of
Maine and Gen. Bates of Illinois were
chosen modcralors. The boly will get to
celebrating by Thursday.
Meantime the Church has given Bowen
till the 2lst to prove the assertions he has
made. having rejected his proposition to
submit his proofs to three disinterested
men, prominent in tine Congregational
Church, who should hear the facts and
| keep the names of the women secret.
The Vermont Churches invited to the
| Plymouth Church Advisory Council, are
the Winoos&i Avenue congregational
Church of Burlington; Windsor First
Church; Rutland First Church; St. Johns
bury South Church; Montpelier First
Church; Middlebury First Church; st. AL
bans First Church.
The Wnes' Rome special says the Pope
has made remarkable exception to Il rule
never before broken. grantinga dispersal
ton for the celebration ola marriage there
the 9th of February between the daughter
Of sculptor Story, Protestant, and u Cath
Ole Commentators. Pcruzzi, Il brother of
the Svndic of Florence. Some of the eX
treme | ltramOntancs are highly di>pleas
cd at the Popc's concession.
The other day, one of those sharpers
who play on the pride of fools, wrote to
modest NJ. c.. desiring a sketch of his life,
that he might publish it in a forthcoming
book, called The Lives Of Distinguished
Statesmen" or works to that effect, and
the NJ c. REPLIED when | shall have
become 50 distinguished that the world de
mandS my biography, it will! be written
without efforts on my part, or solicitation
on yours
Beginning with the present month, the
pav-c:,r on the Central Vermont Railroad
g., l.
from the pav-rolls, -accompanicd by alb
stracts, will be forwarded to the various
and proper agents bv express. All alb
stracts must be returned to the pav-mas-
tiers office immediately on obtaining the
requisite signatures, and unclaimed pay
checks. at the expiration of thirty days
from the date Of their receipt.
The Dominion Government has issued an
order to prevent the employees in the pub
lie DEPARTMENT ut Ottawa from heating the
tea and coffee for their lunch by the use oil
the public gas in the departmental build
inrs. The Democrats in our Congress
should now enact a law making it 4 pun
i-hablc offence for any person TO light ::
cirar from the flames Of L gas burner il
any of the public buildings in Washington
We make this suggestion in view Of III,
nirrardlv policy of economy adopted by
the majority party in Congres>--Eo>ion
G1oic.
Rev. DIR. Richie of Edinburgh, examin
nr a student. said: And YOU attended
the class of mathematical" Yes
, .IIow many sides has a circlc3' : Two,
said the student. = what are they" The
2 student answered. An inside and Al