The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-13

|, Burlington on Tuesday, May L.
Riots good for that day only.
The yestry of ST. Luke's church,
Albans, are making arrangements
which St. Luke's Church shall be
.rroted and upholstered during the
present summer
The new and spacious hall in
,ror,isops block, Chnmplain Street
has been appropriately called "Alusic
Hall and will be used for concert and
tancing purposes ~
The new dining-rooms for ladies
Ind gentlemen which Mrs. NJ Il.
Hatch has established i'll Morrison's
block. Champlain Street, were formally
inaugurated on yesterday. Mrs Hatch
vill also keepa confectionery, fruit and
Ice cream saloon at the same place
which Will undoubtedly prove attract
i've and convenient
Gov Smith and the Secretary of
Civil and Military Affairs have gone
b. Washington to make suitable pro
Vision for the sick and wounded Yer
mont soldiers.
Second Lieut. i. S. Stranahan and
Quartermaster-Sergt Herbert Brain
erd, both Of St. Adams, have recently
A been promoted-the former to be First
u Lieutenant, and the latter to be Quar-
telmaster Of the First Vermont Cayal-
~ Regiment
n The custom Of smokers standing
BON our village sidewalks and 3uf-
4 fling their cigars or pipes where ladies
pass and repass, Is one more "honored
6n the breach than the observance. E"
THE habit Of obstructing great tho
Aroughf&res by thoughtless or ignorant
talkers and smokers, so that persons
3fnd difficulty in moving along, has be-
come well nigh intolerable, especially
on pleasant evenings
Among other promotions we no
slce that Of Charles H. Reynolds, form
erly post master at St Adams, who
has recently received the appoint
ment Ct quarter-master of the 10th
Vermcnt regiment
The army contractors are said to
be forwarding from St Adams to
Washington, about forty cavalry hor-
ses daily.
"A call for Peoples National Con-
Mention, to be held at Cleveland May
''lst has been published II is sup
posed to be instigated by friends in
the interest Of John c. Fremont
We are requested to state that
bishop Hopkins viii visit the parishes
n Berkshire and Montgomery on Sun
gay next; Enosburgh, May Is, at 3 p.
M-' Fairfax, May II, at 3 P. NJ; Fair
reld' May Is, at 3 P. NJ; Highgate,
play 49, at P. NJ; and sheldon on
Sunday, May %.
The draft will take place May 70
klor all deficient towns in Vermont.
-lhe Burlington Times says Lieut..
Vol A. w. Preston has been Amounted
Colonel of the LIST Vermont cavalry.
wee Sawyer resigned.
Major. Stephen NJ. Pingree of Beth
el has been commissioned Lieut. Colo
mel and Capt John E. Pratt of Ben
Ning'on' Major of the 4th regiment.
Major John S. Tyler of Brattle-
ooro has been promoted to the Lieut.
IoIoneley OF the ID regiment. Capt.
a ., Tracy of Vergennes succeeds to
the Majority.
~lhe through cattle trains over the
eimoht Central railroad will soon
1,op over Sunday at Roxbury, instead
:, starting from Rouse's Point early
monday Morning: and the side tracks,
~ at Roxbury, necessary for that
purpose, are now being laid
Ool A. b. Jewett, of the 10th Yer
.uOnt regiment, has resigned on ac-
N'un' OF continued i'll health, and
,eached his home in Swanton on the
pOh ut. Lieut.. Col. w. w. Henry
"~' command of the regiment The
0Dcefs OF the command, at meeting
'uoSequently held, adopted resolutions
pressing their high appreciation OF
eOl Jewett and their regret at his leay-
ing the service.
oome remarkably well executed
,ounterfeit Fifties on the Bradford
@i'A We're put in circulation at Bur.
ns'on the Odd Of April, by a strange,
'"' mas not since been seen.