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

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The trustees of said corporation
shall have the power to direct the ex-
penditure of the highway taxes asses
sed upon the polls and ratable estate
within said village, to- be assessed to
them by the selectmen Of the said town
of st. Adams, and may lay out, alter,
maintain and discontinue. any street
lane or walk in said village and APP
praise and settle the damages therefor
causing their proceeding to be record
ed in the town clerks Office in said
town Prorided that any person ag-
| grieved by their proceeding shall have
like opportunity for applying to the
county court for the county of Frank
lin to obtain redress, rs is or may be
/ allowed by law to those aggrieyed with
the proceedings of selectmen in SINH
lar cases.
The Annual Session of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge Of Vermont will
be held at Burlington January 1ltb.
The Rutland and Burlington, Vermont
Central, Vermont Valley and Pas
sumpsic Railroads will carry persons
attending for fare one way.
The entertainment given by the
ladies of st. Lukes Church at Acad-
envy Hall ON the evening of Dec. IS,
was well attended Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather The old
folks table, the gipsey tents, the ex-
cellent music and the feast of fat
things which was bountifufly spread
and the odd costumes of some Of the
ladies rendered the occasion one Of
interest and mirth. The proceeds, we
understand, amounted to over $4,000.
Capt. William NJ. Beeman, of
Company B. First Vermont Cavalry.
has reached at last his home in St. Al
bans greatly to the qualification of
large circle OF friends. Capt Beaman's
experience as a prisoner among the
rebels has been long and severe He
was captured I'M Virginia Oct 18th
1868 and was incarcerated in Libby
Prison, Richmond from Oct 1863 to
7th May, 1864, was taken thence to
Macon, Georgia, where he arrived 18th
May and stayed until 2Sth July when
he was sent by cars to Charleston, S.
C. He escaped from the cars 29th
July, was pursued by blood hounds
and was recaptmed. He arrived at
Charleston Aug. I'd, 1864 and was un-
der fire two months, was taken thence
to Columbia,S. c. and paroled Dec. 8;
arrived at Annapolis, 18th Dec. and at
st. Adams Dec 2Sth
Capt. Beeman is very i'll and in
critical condition the result of the
most barbarons treatment which he
received at the hands Of the rebels.
His life may be said to be trembling
in the balance and it is doubtful
whether this brave and patriotic OIL
Ger will ever regain his health and
strength, even ii his life is spared
"The Fairfax Railroad Company"
was chartered by the last Legislature
for the purpose Of building n railroad
from Fairfax Village to Georgia to
connect with the Vermont and Canada
Railroad, for the transportation Of
persons and property by steam or
horse power. Five years are allowed
for the commencement Of the CON
struction of said road and $4,000 must
in that time be expended and ten
years are allowed to complete and put
the road in operation otherwise
the act becomes void. The capital
stock is $4,000 and is to be divided
into shares of $50 each The compa-
ny to organize when $4,000 of its
capital stock are subscribed for. HON.
er f. Hubbell, James M, Hotchkiss,
Asa S. Cove, Samuel n. Cant and
James H. Farnsworth of Fairfax,
Henry Stowell and Chauncey Warner
of Cambridge, Emerson o. Stafford of
Fletcher and Samuel Merriam Of
johnson, are commissioners for OPEN
ing books of subscription for the stock
of said company at Fairfax and at such
other places as said commissioners
shall direct, on fifteen days notice
published in some newspaper printed
in Franklin County
The Company has the right to sell,
lease or otherwise dispose Of the road
to the Vermont and Canada Railroad
company, and has the right further to
extend said road from Fairfax village
to the Great Falls in said Fairfax at
any time after the completion of the
road from Georgia to Fairfax VIII
age.
The towns of Fairfax, Georgia, Cam
bridge, Fletcher and Wateryille are
authorized to raise by tax on the grand
list of each town a sum not exceeding