The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-08-19

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Al the Town Meeting held Au
mn 18th at the Town Hall, st Adams,
NJ r. F. Stevens acting as chairman
and Mr. Cassius d. Farrar, Town Clerk,
msecretary, it was resolved to pay a
boanty Of $1,000 to each recruit for
free wears. who should be mustered
ION its quota under the last call OF
the President
.A tax of three hundred and fifty
cent on the dollar on the grand list,
was also voted.
Persons paying said tax before Sep
sember 9TH are to be allowed an abate-
mett Of per cent.
sItfbeing made to appear that there
we're errors in the enrolment list upon
which an assessment Of AZ men was
made, a committee, consisting of
Messrs. Victor Atwood, Hiram b
Sorles and Orange Adams, was APP
pointed to investigate the subject and
confer with the Governor in regard to
hasing the matter rectihed.
Tn meeting was largely attended
and its action was harmonious and
patnotic
sAiter voting that a weekly report of
then success in recruiting should for
thsf be published every Satur-
day IN the St. Adams daily Messenger,
the meeting adjourned.
IA spirited war meeting was held
atSt Adams, at Academy Hall, on
theSsening Of August 10Th, at which
Rev:D W Dayton made long and
patxptc address.
-0ur village was startled last Sat
ur&y morning by the occurrence of
anosler fatal railroad accident in our
midst As the mail train was APP
proachng the station house in St
Albans the fire box of the engine
"Roxbury' which was attached to the
train, was accidentally injured SO that
the stam escaped rapidly and COM
! pleteh cnyeloped the engine and ten
der The fireman and engineer in
charge OF the engine jumped from the
engine while the train was in motion
me fWmer escaped all harm, and the
'nss pglneer, Mr.. James Harring-
"n' ~ backwards, it is thought, un-
aee- cars and was instantly severed
mW His body was found in the
fearq the train, but life was wholly
l ex6Aa
| Harrington was young man
a0Oog Rwenty years Of age and his pa
rem reside at Mortified to whom
'nls sq lden accident will prove last
ing e1ef' MIR. Harringtons funeral
was held at Mortified.
Hon hon stoddard B Colby, of Mont
pene. was sworn in August 18th as
CO. OF the treasury, in place of L.
l.enden' resigned Mr.. Colby
ed to Montpelier Friday last on
ieaVe OF absence, and will not
Nv. 'he active duties of his Office
a1'u e first of September.
regret to see the valedictory
coward Esq. of the Lamoille
''er' who retires from the edi-
lnks, and has disposed of his
49, % Mr. Charles b. Morse, of
49, toward has printed a wide
paper and has labored with zeal
n'y to make it acceptable to
PIE of Lamoille county. His
ss'' pr We doubt not, will aim to
the character which the Ne,os-
as established.
49,. '"o urand Isle County Union
NM 'Un at North Hero, August IS
.m;1 men, Esq, North Hero was
.- ''u Tor Senator and Giles II.
49, ESQ., of Isle La Motto for
NJ uei Wells, Esq, Of Montpelier,
s&omocrahc nominee for Con-
'u L. r. Wright, Esq, of Mid
presidential elector for the
ongressional district.
bronson Merritt, of Georgia,
n'iy sold his farm near the
W "nari commonly known as
pit Torrey farm" to Rev.
Fay D. d., of st, Adams, for