The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-09-20

surrounded by n native forest" 1t
has been christened Lake Dillon"
after Mr.. Thomas Dillon, the hardy
pioneer who settled near that charm.
ing locality.
There has recently been discovered
on Mr. Huntington's farm in Bolton,
and in a grove few rods Immediately
West of his summer mansion a miner
al spring which promises to be Of great
value. 1t has not thus far been ana
lyzed, but to the taste and smell it APP
pears to possess all the properties Of a
good sulphur spring. If scientific
analysis by some such skilful chemists
as Dr. T. Sterry Hunt or Dir. A. A.
Hayes should disclose valuable cura-
tive properties, Mr.. Huntington's
property would be sensibly enhanced
in value.
The Vermont Central Railroad
Company's managers and Trustees are
lessees Of the Stanstead, Shefrord, and
Chambly Railroad, as heretofore stat
ed. 1t proves to be profitable feed
er to the Vermont Central Line, and
is now under their sole control. If
finished to Stanstead according to the
original purpose, freight and passen-
ger traffic might be diverted to the
Passumpsic road. An indifference to-
wards completing the road to Stan
stead having become chronic, the Leg
islative Council and Assembly of Ca
NADIA in August, 1866, Incorporated
the Waterloo, Magog, and Stanstead
Railway Company, authorizing said
Company 'to constructs Railroad from
Waterloo, the present termination of
the Stanstead Shefford, and Chambly
Railroad in the County of Shefford, in
the general direction OF Stukely, Boil
ton, and Magog, to connect with the
Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers
Railroad at the Province line in the
township Of Stanstead" OF this Com
pany the directors designated in the
chart are the Hon. Charles ID. Day, of
Magog, James Terrier, and Lewis r..
Drummond, of Montreal, the Hon.
Lucius S. Huntington, of Waterloo,
and the Hon. Albert Knight, and
Robert Newton Hall, of Stanstead, G.
j. Bridges, Ralph Merry, David Russ
Wood, Esquires, of Montreal. These
gentlemen are influential and enter
prising business men, and will I'M
doubtedly commence this railway pro-
ject at the most opportune time. Its
completion in view of the magnitude
of the interests involved is simply a
question Of time, and when finished
will be of great public utility and con-
venience, andprovea profitable invest
ment to its stockholders.
During the time | have been in the
new Dominion of Canada it has been
my good fortune to hear more or less
about Canadian politics. In fact, the
country is just now in political fer
ment preparatory to an election for
the House of Commons and the local
Parliament. Writs have been issued
and n proclamation from the Queen
summoning parliament to meet on the
Gath of September, 1867 has been Of
fcially published, but the significant
cause ''for the despatch of business" is
not included in the late proclamation,
and Parliament does not, in fact, ever
assemble until those cabalistic words
are appended to the royal summons.
Parties are now arranged against one
another with more or less animosity:
but it is not easy to learn what present
political issues are at stake. The con-
test seems to be a continuation of old
party and personal combinations which
existed before Confederation became
fixed fact.
In regard to the present Consul
General of the United States, il is,
pleasant to hear that the present in
cumbent General Averill is deservedly
popular in Montreal, and that there is
quite change of public sentiment in
regard to the United States since his
accession to Office. 1t is not pleasant
to think that the administration of the
late Consul General Giddings, and
Consul General John f. Potter wero
not i'll all respects as effective during
the rebellion as they might have been.
The present Consul General is gen
tleman of fortune of liberal tastes and
culture, and among the aristocracy of
Canada has received a welcome such
as refined gentlemen receive the world
over General Ayerill has won golden
opinions from all, by his address and
high-toned character, and the effect
ppolnaa1 t,t,on tba Gooiatv nf Mnptro