The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-17

,,, Man Of steady, industrious habits, as an
.,nreptice TO the printing business.
The selections to be found ON the
onter pages of the TRANscR1PT are made
with care and will well repay perusal.
No other weekly paper IN the State
ayes greater variety of choice read
mo matter than ours, while in the de-
rortment of late news from the army
and current events we strive to keep
our readers well posted. Our market
reports are prepared with care, and are
worth more than the subscription price
Of the paper TO every business man.
The Rev. d. W. Dayton, of st.
Adams, is preaching on Sunday eve
nings a series Of Temperance discours-
Is at the Methodist Chapel, which are
calculated to be of great public ben
eft. and which, we trust, will produce
much and lasting good III our vicinity.
We have recently had the pleasure
Of visit from Mr.. Luther o. Greene,
formerly fellow-workman with us in
the printing business, who is publisher
Of the Jcrmont Standard and Postmas-
ter at Woodstock Mr. Greene is a
native Of st. Adams, and has many
friends and relatives in this vicinity,
who viii rejoice in his continued pros
peity
The habit of fast driving in our
streets by fast men is becoming too
frequent. Fast men seem to be on
the rampage of late; and the police
men ought to check their speed and
enforce the village bylaw, which pro-
yides that if any person shall be guilty
of fast driving or trotting his horse or
horses in the streets within the limits
Of the village, he shall forfeit and pay
. penalty Of three dollars.
The funeral Of Capt Alonzo Reu-
ben Hurlbut, Co. A, 9th Vermont In
j fantry, took place at St. Adams, June
4 10Th, the Rev D. W. Dayton preach
ing the funeral sermon. The deceased
was at the date of his death in the 2gth
81 year Of his age.
The Town Of st. Adams, at the
q Town meeting held June II, 1864, en-
u powered the selectmen to engage not
to exceed 30 men to apply on the quo
ia OF the Town, and to borrow not tc
exceed $4,000, to pay to recruits when
mustered into service.
The Ladies Aid Society of st. Al.
pans hold weekly meetings in the base
inent OF the Congregational Church
NJ Saturday afternoon, and labor in.
dustriously to alleviate the suffering OF
our sex and wounded soldier BOYS.
-hecent contributions to the Chris.
ian Commission from Sheldon to the
amount of $3.50, through the Rev
j. b. Iolman; from Fairfield TO the
mount Of $4,000 through the Hon
harmon Northrop, and from st. AL
D' W .he amount Of $500, have
-" maze aud forwarded in aid O
pur SICK and wounded soldiers TIL,
mount raised chiefly through the so
'i'a'ion OF Charles Wyman, Esq.
hnd forwarded from st. Adams within
lew weeks past, has exceeded 81,
hundred dollars.
The ladies of st. Luke's Church
.I Adams, design holding a festival a
academy Hall, June 3Oth.
a temperance League has been
0'nea IN Franklin and is in coot
NhS order.
Lieut. Col. Henry, 10th Vernon
o'eil'' reported wounded, had JUS
promoted to be Colonel vice jew
lsSiSned, and Major Charles Gu,
"'''ier to be Lieut.. Col. vice Henri,
Promoted,
zen held officers of Vermont regi
40 nave been killed and wounde,
"faht crossed the Rapidan. Thi
Io'd'nary fatality among the off
- attributed to the excellence O
'e rebel sAarpshooters.
=" Is sad that most of the rebe
p'Hooters use recently importe,
ll'worth gun which is found superi
ANYTHING in use by the Uniol
10 ihe rebels pay, it is reported
I hundred dollars apiece for thes
ihere will be a masonic celebra
!" at Stowe, on st. Johns da,
'ne 24th, at which time II is said N
ished. " anu iui
III.