The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-08-05

xrArTED at this Office, an intelligent
-, Mon Of steady, industrious habits, AZ an
o~r'nt,ee to the printing business.
The Fire Wardens of st. Adams
& VILLAGE have recently issued notice,
,.orninp our citizens against fires. The
rootipp out Of fire in the village
IS ,;rbt endanger the whole Of the thickly
81 bn;lt norton. Fire seems to be tho
& ronrh in its work everywhere IN this
"a yoar Of drouth. 1t sweeps whole villa
',oe when it has chance. An ounce OF
nravention is, now as of old, worth
81 more than pound of cure. The
n oort;on Of the Fire Wardens is timely
y and we trust, it viii be needed before
# is too late. In this connection we
a can not omit again to remark that the
sabsence Of full supply Of water in
Hour village for use in the event OF
lire seems remarkable indeed; and the
tact does not seem to excite even
8lipple Of apprehension on the minds
Of our village authorities
We are desipd 10 state that an adj
ssourned meeting Will be held at the
,asementoftbe Congregational Church
Mon Friday evening next, at Z II o'clock,
10 take into consideration the disposal
Of the fund obtained at the festival,
4 recently held at Academy Hall, in
81 Joint aid Of the Christian and Sanitary
& Commissions.
4 The dedication Of St Mary's
church, st. Adams, viii be had on
ID Sunday next. Two Bishops and a
large number of Clergy are expected
& to be present 4 choir from Boston
will take part in the services, morning
"a and evening, and the Rev. George a.
3 Hamilton, Of Charlestown, Mass, form
crly stationed in St Adams, is expect
ed to preach after Vespers. Bishop
Il Mcfarland viii deliver a discourse in
81 the morning agreeably to the an
nouneement in our advertising col
ID umns
The Central Army Committee al
st. Adams, through Henry NJ. Stevens
Esq its chairman, have received and
Il forwarded to the Christian Commits
sion, two barrels Of articles for the
# Union Soldiers, which friends at Swan.
ton Centre and East Swanton through
~ Henry L. Brainerd, Esq, have pre-
q pared and contributed for their "ait
and comfort
Capt William NJ. Beeman, of Co
III b, LIST Vermont Cavalry, who was TAX
en- prisoner in Virginia nearly a yeai
ago, and has been ever since confined
IN Libby Prison, Richmond, has latel,
been sent to Macon, Georgia Recon
advces from him give gratifying as
surances of improved health since hi
transfer to his new quarters. Capt
beeman Is a brave and plucky officer
and has many old and tried friends il
ihis county who will be pleased with
the intelligence that he continues il
|s good health and spirits.
The notice Of the Collector of til,
Ihird Collection District in this State
VIII be found in our Advertising col
umnS to day, and will not escape tn
attention OF "all whomit may concern.
81 In the neurology of Dartmouth
college for the past year we notice tn
name OF Abner Morton, of the elias
II u 1903, who died at the advanced ag
oi % years at Monroe, Michigan. Nj
siorton was the first editor that eve
"o'e the editorial quill at st. Adams
una lew numbers of the "Champlail
"fFo'7er, still extant, indicate tina
'u' Morton was a man of decide,
"0ln'y and literary elegance.
81 The drouth has affected the south
VI" part of the State SO that the ord
ii n"ry crops have obtained not NOR
nan two-thirds of their ordinar
n growth at this season
We are glad to learn that contrt
"uuons to the st. Adams Public Ii
''ary have recently been made whicl
are OF a valuable description. Mr.,
onlith' widow of the late Rev. Worth
s'oh smith, ID. d., has presente
4 nearly forty bound volumes of religion
newspapers such as the New York on
se'oer and Vermont Chronicle. Re,
= " Skinner has presented several e,
veieht works of reference, and Bradle
Dariow' Esq, has presented severa
CONGRESSIONAL documents of more G
Jess interest and value. We are ola
20 know that the public library is gair
ing IN public estimation. and tb,
many persons in town constantly ava