Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-09

WHLIAMsTowN.-I is so ve.y hot it al
most requires an effort to breathe Sun
day was the hottest day of the season, the
thermometer standing at 1907 in the shade
Inc ground is calling loudly for rain,
grass is drying up and dying, and the dus,
Is terrible. More than half the farmers
are done having. and quite number have
commenced harvesting, the grain rpening
earlier on account of the drouth
None have gone to the Centennial from
here yet, though quite number intend te
go later in the season.
There was quite a crowd 1t the picnic
held in Nathan Halls woods, last Satur-
day. Several Of the school districts Joined
together for that purpose. and Il good time
was had
Rev Mr.. Wight OF Barre preached in
the Methodist house Sunday, he having
exchanged with Rev. Peter Merrill
WORCESTER Post Hall, No. 80, e. A
r.. was organized with the names of thir-
tv honor;,bly discharged veterans on it
charter, on Thursday evening, August Sd
L. }. Colicy Of Brooks Pos, Montpelier
installed the following comrades as officers
of the Post for ihn Year ending Decem-
Der, 1876:
John Z "i7on. r',' ,,l'nan Ter; :, {, lswA7hnrs
SENIOR Ice ItISt tfIIIiidLutr. y O. Stone JUHlo
y Metcnn tnaT!aln; + 3 tHnner 1!tissE e the pay
-eAnt Major: X L. IarrsonQ quarter Master sergeant
After the installation services anl tho
transaction of necessary business. the
Post adjourned to the dining-room of tn,
Worcester House, where mine host Bliss
showed his blisttul countcnauce to the very
best advantage Here the comrades with
their Invited guest, sal down 10 4 stump
tuous meal. II all were no, " filled with
bliss. they certainly had an opportunity '1
fill themselves with substantial and deli
cate viand,. which they proceeded to do
and tie party broke up in good spirits.
The members of Hall Post, No. So G.
A. L.. Were last Sabbath called to the sad
duty Of following the remains of one o
their charter members to the grave. Com
rade Il. l.. Hall. late OF Company { Firs
Vermont Cavalry, died very suddenly
while at work in the hav-licld, in More
Town, last Friday, the ith instant. HI,
body was brought home, and his fu
neral was attended at his late residence il
Worcester, on Sunday afternoon. Th
remains We're then escorted TO Wrights
vile Cemetery. IN MildleseX, where III,
beautiful and impressive burial service o
The Order was read by the Chaplin of til,
Post
DEONNING GAIA IKoPHE.-Person
from Crown Point report 4 sad c:ltls 70
phe, which occurred on a pond west o
that place. Sandy afternoon. \ party o
thirteen persons We're out brrrying. See
inc the shower coming up in the afternoon
they took 4 >cow with 4 sill to cross tn,
pond to a place Of shelter; but befor,
reaching tn" opposite shore, when abou
three TO |, from it, die Scow WAS struck b,
The 81 Iah and cap-ized and ten of the par
". iucluling two women and several chill
dren, were drowned.
NEW MAIL RoUrE> The new po>ta
route bill. now before the Senate, e>tlb
fishes the following new mail routes il
this State. From Benson To Benson
Landing Montpelier to Berlin; Montpe
Fer to Calais Dandy to Dandy Four Cor
ncrS C"-teton to East IIubbardton
Northlie.d to East Roxbury; Hancock t,
Granville; Bristol to Lincoln; Bristol t,
New Haven Mills: Bristol to South Starks
horo Poutnev VIA East PoulInev 10 Mid
GlctoWn Springs: Cuiting>villc. vi;
Shrewsbury 10 North Shrewsbury; HYDE
/ Vile to West Cnstleton, Cnmbrid report
VIA Athens. To Westminster, West GrrI
on to Grutun Pond: Boil onville to Rye
yttc; Frlchvile to South Reading; Wards
bpru' to South Ward>h,ro Pcrkin>vill
u Wr:trhcr,t,ld Center; .Jrtfrrsonvilic vi
Watrrvlly. to BrIvilrrc: Yves. Eno,burr
/ to Bordvillc; Troy to jay; Cambridgr t
! North Cambridge; st. Adams to Mort
( Fairfax. -. Adams To 81 Adams BAY
/ E.l~t Georgia Via Gcurgi. and Gcoryi,
Plain To West Georgia; from Middlcbur
to Wcybridye Lower Falls.
In an upper room of the town h.l @
the town OF Bautz-n. in Germany, Il ht:.y
wooden chest has stood for time imnc
mortal. which Wa supposed 10 contain ~
lcr~ + no great value. \ short time AZ
some inqusitivr person pried the chr-