The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-01-06

Il ,,,v. JANUARY q, 1908.
Wall and Post-Onicc Arrangements
od ancr November 18th, 1864, tho Mai
Vn H. due at 81. Adams at $3.50 T.. NJ not III
ran ram 10 be opened and delivered the same
II night Ill NIL arrives ut 81. Adams at
m and closes at ESQ ?. IN.
., z Vorl Mail arrives at 6.l5 a. m, and closes
ga. M. and 6.3O 7. ~: do.
NN1rfbern Way Mail arrives at Up. M, and closes
soa A. Way Mail arrives at $50 P. m, and
ioes,.c hours from $50 a. m. to p. m.
0sice open on Sundays from a. m. to am.,.
"A from u m to 1880 =. m.
md I0'" - " II. \. BARBER, Postmaster
c, Adams. Nov IA, 1864.
The ecclesiastical council called by
Il ,be First Congregational Church in
n (, Adams, with the view to the set
.ment of the Rev. John Q. Bittinger,
,r,s organized Dec, Goth, 1864, by the
4 .boice Of the Rev. Calvin B. Cady, of
,lburch. as moderator, and the Rev.
rlbridge Mix of Burlington, as Scribe.
4 Tho examination Of the Pastor elect
WAS highly creditable to himself and
satisfactory to the council. The fol-
living is the order of exercises of
;r.iallation which occurred on Friday,
\ Dec 3Oth:
Invocation and the reading of the
4 scriptures by the Rev George f.
Wright Of Bakersfield; Introductory
kpnver by the Rev. i. c. Comings, Of
ETar6eld; sermon by the Rev Daniel
1 Moves D. d., of Dartmouth Col
4 lege: installing prayer by the modera-
4 tor charge to the pastor by the Rev.
s,Iohn B. Perry, of Swanton; right
hand of fellowship by the Rev. George
fB Tolman, of Sheldon; charge to the
Eqeople by Professor NJ. il. Buckman,
4 of Burlington; concluding prayer by
HE Rev. A. S. Barton, of Georgia, and
henediction by the Pastor
~ The vocal and instrumental music
|Nas Of high order of excellence, and
/ H. exercises were Of an unusually in
iresting and impressive character. 1t
Is hoped that the relation thus estab-
shed, will prove to be lasting bless
|ing, both to the pastor and people of
81, Adams
81 In dissolying the relation of Rev.
Y John @ Bittinger, to the church in
lamouth, Me, with a view to his re-
Snoyal TO st. Adams, VT, the Council
bay:
n In coming to this conclusion, the
d Council would take occasion to ex-
press their high regard for brother
Bttinger as a man and Christian,
sand their confidence in his fidelity as
minister; and their sense of the loss
& which the ministerial association and
he Church Of this country sustain in
\ bis removal, and their wish that in
3 Pie new field on which he expects to
Pnter he may ENJOY large measure Of
Success and happiness. "
"a -On Saturday last, Dec. 3lth, the
hlllha company of st. Adams were
#oganlzed under the call and direction
ofJ D. Soule, general recruiting agent.
lhe following commissioned officers
\ vere duly elected
Geo II. Kittredge, Captain Wm.
h- Ford, LIST Lieut. Hiram Anderson,
va Lieut..
AT the meeting of the stockhold-
"rs Of the Union Bank, Swanton, hold
en- January 3rd 1865, a dividend of 4
per cent for the last six months was
declared and the old board of Direct
0Fs reelected, viz Joseph Blake, Os-
car A. Burton, Henry H. Reynolds,
william L. Sowles, A. c. Butler, Mo
ses Catlin and Norman A. Lasel.
Joseph Blake was reelected Presi-
fdent and Norman A. Lasell, Cashier
AT meeting of the stockholders
on the St. Adams Bank holden Janu-
%ary 3d. 1865, the following Board of
& directors was reelected Hiram b.
\ oowles, John Gregory Smith, Silas p.
carpenter, Horatio n. Barber, Jasper
Hand, Worthington c. Smith and
Bradley Barlow.
AT d subsequent meeting of the Di-
lec'ors, Hiram B. Sowles was elected
President, John G. Smith Vice Presi-
dent Bradley Barlow Cashier and Cv.
rus n. Bishop Teller.
4 onenh sherman has appointed
S cue following gentlemen as Deputy
DDelihs Neri w. Holemes, West
& o''A'nlre Theodore b. Marvin,
P',''on James p Place, Highgate
pu'alm Corliss, Richford H. H
lawson, Montgomery. The following
rrp'ln'ments were made by the
'un'y Court Bradley Barlow, Coun-
y treasurer and Henry E. Seymour
IUur' Auditor Joseph II. Brainerd