The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-16

as- SPECIAL NOTICE Letters lor MAILS must
~ promptly at the advertised hour Of closing.
po ]" H. n BARBER, Post Master.
90 .bans April 8. 1864. 5-tf.
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The next annual session Of the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of Yer
mont will be held at st. Adams on the
FIRST Wednesday of October, 1864, at
O'Clock, A. NJ, which will probably
bo fully attended by representatives
hom the thirteen subordinate chapters
Of the State.
The great irregularities in the
running of mail trains recently is at
trbutable, probably, to the rains and
the increase Of passengers going to
and coming from the Springfield and
White River Junction Fairs.
As the Steamboat express train
on Saturday last was crossing the tres
tle work near Charcoal creek, in Swan
ton, passenger car was thrown from
the track and turned nearly upside
down. Fortunately there were but
few passengers and but few of these
we're injured.
Judge Bridges has recently pur-
chased the house and lot lately owned
and occupied by Mr. George A. Pease.
Mr.. William Driscon, who was in
iured at Potters Hotel, Cooks Corners,
by being brutally assaulted with an
axe, fingered until the It'll inst, when
he died. His remains were brought to
St. Adams where bis funeral was had
on Sunday last
-Theaddress before the agricultural
fair at East Berkshire next week, viii
be delivered by the Hon. Homer T..
Royce on the afternoon Of the second
day of the fair, and will undoubtedly
attract large circle Of hearers
The advertisement in another coll
umn of Van Amburgh's Menagerie
will not escape attention The nam
moth tent will be open afternoon and
evening at the time specified in the
notice The Menagerie VIII visit High
gate on Wednesday next, and St Al
bans on Thursday September 22d.
Notwithstanding the great increase in
the expenses Of the caravan this year.
the rate Of admission remains at
twenty-five cents
1t is said that rare specimens are in
Guided in this great collection which
good children will insist they have an
lnahenable right to behold no matter
how often they have 'seen the ele-
phant" For list of animals, birds
and other curiosities of this Egypt
ian Caravan" we would refer to the
Illustrated advertisement.
This caravan is accompanied by a
band Of musicians whose performan-
ces will add greatly to the attractions
OF the exhibition.
From the tenor Of the commanda-
lions Of this Geological collection in
several highly respectable newspapers,
we are satisfied that it is, perhaps, the
best movable one in the country.
Wmie IN New York city last winter it
attracted large crowds of delighted Wis
+tofs' and on the present tour through
this State it has attracted thousands
OF spectators Of all ages who were
pleased with the novelties it contains.
AShas been properly remarked: "There
Is more than a more monetary graft
neanon to be derived from visit to
al exhibition of this character. which
commends itself to the attention of
.he educated and refined even more
iorelbly than TO the mere amusement
seeking mass.
A grand entire into the village OF
o'' Adams will be made on Thursday
morning which no one, we presume,
having the power will fail to see. The
attractions of this menagerie are so
ly set forth in the advertisement and
displayed in the pictorial placards
aOout the county that the caravan will
'au together, no doubt, a large crowd
VI visitors, AS something is to be
'earn' from this exhibition, something
- DC gained beyond mere amusement,
we commend it cordially to the patron
age Of our readers.
On Wednesday, the 7th inst, Mr..
Onaries Z. Wilson, of ST. Adams Point,
Snot an eagle, its wings measuring,
"hen expanded, seven feet and six
inches 4
Mi g. Porter Brainerd is about ia
Duiid a brick dwelling-house in st.