The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12
THE TRANSCRIPT.
ST. ALBANS.
IrridaS.Jan. >. 1900

The wiseacres who have been pre-
letting a mild and open winter, have
w. fine past few days had the bitter
,,orience of standing face to face
"a, his ice-armored lordship. Dur
inc the coolest Of the past few days,
n Adams, the thermometer stood
70 degrees below zero. At Hunt
r.iowp. c. f., on the 9th inst, the
,.ercnrv is said to have fell to 40 de-
-,oes below rather chilly.
we understand an effort is being
made TO organize a Good Templar
LODGE in ST. Adams.
Mr. Clark Barr, whose restaurant
n Morrison Block, Lake street, has
,ioced upon our table a keg of oysters
rbicb after fair and impartial trial,
M. can pronounce inferior TO none we
lave vet had the pleasure Of sitting
lawn TO this season. Mr.. Barr keeps
,bs best of oysters on hand, and viii
he found ready at all reasonable hours,
10 serve them up in a style suitable to
Me- most fastidious taste.
The Vermont National Bank Of
St Adams is the name of a new bank
irr institution recently organized in
tlis village, with paid in capital of
100000. The board of Directors con-
IS. Of the following gentlemen. j.
Gregory Smith, Bradley Barlow, H. \.
Barber. A. O. Brainerd. w c. Smith
james SAKE and d. r. Bailey. W C.
Smith. President, and Bradley Barlow,
Cashier Its banking room is under
g5ing completion under the Weldon
House, where it expects to commence
operation as soon as its currency Is
received from The Government
At a meeting Of the stockholders
q tho National Union Bank of Swan
ton, Vt, holden at their Banking
House in Swanton on the 9th inst,
tie following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: President, Wm. l..
S1vles Vice President, Joseph Blake;
Cashier Y. A. Lasell Directors, Vim.
Sovles Joseph Blake. IL H. Rey-
nolds, Fletcher Tarbell, C. II. Billiard,
E. l. Sowles and Orrin Dorinan Jo-
seph Blake Esq, was elected and de-
cLined the Office Of President OF the
new association, for the reason that
he had occupied that responsible POI
siton il the Union Bank for fourteen
syears, and his health had become
somewhat impaired by its arduous
\ lntiss. Hon. II. H. Reynolds in nom
mauuS Mr.. Blake spoke in a feeling
8mauner Of the uniform courtesy ex-
tended TO the board of directors Of
Tue Union Rank by its late President
ani attributed the success Of the in
iution in a great measure to the
snaichful care he has extended over it.
n l-co Old association made a dividend
-four per cent. in July last, and has
n surplus fund sufficiently large to
nake dividend OF over two per cent,
u tins time, besides other perquisites,
Il Nhich passes into the hands of the
n.v association. The old association
sFoted to convert itself into a National
Plank in June last, since which time
N has made but few loans and its cir
EQUATION Is now very small. 1t will
continue business to limited extent
Nonul the currency Of the National
|abank IS received, which cannot be Sc
cured until about the LIST OF June next.
n ne shares of the bank are $50 each,
..and s. premium is offered for each
share.
AT the meeting of the stockholders
soi the St Adams Bank ON the 9th
- the following directors were
flecled for the ensuing year. H. B.
seoNies' }. G. Smith, b. Barlow, w. c.
'Hl,'h' ). /. Carpenter, II. n. Barber,
auu James SAKE. II. b. Sowles, Pres
~ent; g. Barlow, Cashier, and c. n.
Dshop Teller. A statement of the
present financial condition of tho
punk showed that the fears expressed
81 a run on the bank, is without
9OStifable cause.
"A county temperance convention
called to meet at Sheldon on Tues
p'y the 2sd of this month.
Lieut.. Col. Chester k. Leach, First
spment Vermont Militia, has been
s''shed to the command of the First
&. regiment Vermont Militia.
new Nathan Bishop, for 20 years
81 '''or OF the Termom Chronicle is to
now associated in the editorsb;n If