The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-11-18

rumored' has designated Thursday,
Nov 24th, as day of Thanksgiving.
The First Vermont Cavalry are to,
be mustered out of service ON Friday,
Nov 18th, at Burlington.
The Reporter for the Daily Mes
sengcr represents Mr. Henry g. Edison
as testifying that he was acquainted
with the State Of Vermont" We have
taken the liberty to add the words
"the laws" of the State of Vermont,
presuming that would better CORES
pond with what was actually deposed
at Montreal.
We understand that Rev. A. j.
Samson, will deliver at Highgate on
Sunday November goth, at o'clock
2. NJ. discourse on the occasion of
the funeral of the late Benjamin Har-
ris Wooster, only son of the Rev. Ben
jamin Wooster, late of Fairfield. Mr.
Wooster died at Fort Pickens, Florida,
2Sth September 1864, of chronic diar-
rhea, in the 53rd year of his age
We are requested to state. that
there will be a special communication
of Champlain Chapter No. l, at Ma
sons Hall st. Adams, on Saturday
evening Nov. 18th, at o'clock for the
dispatch of business.
Mr. Martin Corliss, member of
the st. Adams cavalry company who
was accidentally injured in the drill at
Parsonsyille, is gradually getting bet
ter.
The st. Adams cavalry company is
called out on Saturday, Nov. 10th, at
2 p NJ, for inspection and drill The
company now numbers nearly one
hundred men.
- "Resolred, That no person shall
expose for sale within the limits of the
Corporation of Pittsburgh, wood on
a wagon or sleigh or any vehicle, until
after the same shall have been
measured by the corporation wood
measurer. under a penalty of 81 for
each offence -Piatts5Ugh By-Lqws
We respectfully call public attention
to the action of the Trustees Of the vii
lage of Pittsburgh. The shameful
imposition practised in this vicinity
by wood sellers has become proverbial.
To lie like the telegraph to gouge
like express companies and to cheat
like dry wood pedlers are significant
phrases which need no explanation in
large towns where such luxuries are
tolerated
The Board Of Managers of the
Vermont Historical Society have de-
terlnined to hold their winter special
meeting at Woodstock and the sum
mer special meeting at Bennington,
August 10th, 1865, on the anniversary
of the Battle of Bennington.
Mr.. John Kearney, brakeman on
the Vt. Central and Sullivan railroads,
fell between the cars on the 18th inst,
and injured his leg near the ankle
joint. 1t is barely possible that ampu-
tation may be unnecessary.
John S Adams, Esq, Secretary
of the Board of Education, will ac-
cept our thanks for copy of the
eighth annual report Of the Vermont
Board of Education with the report of
the Secretary made to the Board, Sep
TENDER, 1864" PIP. 165, to which we
may refer hereafter.
l. NJ. 0. X. 1854 Yl-We are
often surprised at the fence decora-
tons that we meet with in the course
of our daily rounds, and it is source
of wonder who does it. Any man who
owns or rents board fence goes to
his peaceful couch at night, leaving
J
Of milky-hued white-wash
stain or spot upon it-and arises in
the morning to find it a second edition
of Josephs coat, glistening with all
the hues of the rainbow, But that
which puzzles him most is the cabalis-
tic letters, 81 NJ 0. K.-1S64-Y! Y"
which meet his eye at every turn. He
scratches his puzzled head and Won
ders what that means. Has any one
seen the man? If SO, trot him out,
and let us know what this 81 NJ 0.
K-1S64 VT VI" means. Go to
any drug store grocers, or respecta-
bic dealers, and call for Pinkerton's
Wahoo and Calisaya Btters, and sat
isfy yourself
business Dirrfturu.