The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-09

VIII mold it's twenty second Annual
Far at the Fair Grounds, st. Johns
bury, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. "a, 25 and &c, 1867.
IssEx COUNTY.
Micah Baker Il respected citizen of
Concord, died on the 25th ult., of apo
plexy, aged 81 years.
During a thunder shower on the
24th ult., while Mr.. Dimond Stone.
with two hired men, were unloading
hay, the barn, situated about mile
south of this village, was struck by
lightning, shivering a rafter into frag-
ments, and passing thence down post
into the ground. The three men and
the horse were thrown from their feet
and severely stunned, but not serious
~ injured. Caicdonian.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The Democrats of this County have
put the following ticket in nomina-
ton: Senator-Giles Harrington, Al
burgh; Assistant Judges - Rawson
Hall, Isle La Motto, Abel Brown,
Grand Isle; Judge ofProbate- Heman
W. Allen,. North Hero; States Attor-
ney-John NJ. Hawrican, North Hero
Sheriff-W. w. Rockwell, Alburgh;
High Bailiff Chas. b. Russell, North
Hero.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The following items we clip from the
Hyde Park Ne,csdealcr, now edited by
our friend Col. E. Is. Sawyer, who
makes very readable paper:
Calvin Whiting is building a neat
farm house, on the Crowell hill, about
a mile from johnson, on the HYDE
Park road. He is using the Plastic
Slate for roof, and says it costs him
only trihe more than shingles.
and thinks it will last always.
VIM. W. Deleno, of Morristown. had
his farm house and shed, with nearly
all their contents, destroyed by fire on
the night of the Sth ult. The house
was the same built by the late Hon.
Jonathan Bridge, on the old Bridge
farm. Loss about $4,000 Insurance
5000.
c. c. Morse, Esq, late editor of this
sheet, is now in Illinois, on a visit with
bis friends, whence he writes us of the
favorable prospects of the crops in
that State
ORANGE COUNTY.
A party Of seven or eight from West
Randolph, went fishing last week, and
caught in one day twelve hundred and
ifty-seven trout, weighing over fifty
pounds.
Bradford is to have check list of
voters this fall
Recently son of Edward Prichard,
Esq, OF Bradford, aged 10 years, was
drowned in Waits River.
A little son of Hiram Luce, Of West
Randolph, sell down cellar one day
last week into barrel of soap, and it
so strangled him that he died thirty
six hours after 1t is supposed that
the soap got into his lungs and caused
his death He was three years ofage.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr.. H. W. Mcconnell, of Glover.
was killed on the 2Sth ult., in conse-
quence Of having load Of hay pass
over him. He was standing in front
of the team, when the horse started
and run, the wheels passing over the
lower part Of his bowels, injuring him
so that he died in a short time.
Mr.. Donahue, British consul at New
Orleans, with his family, is spending
the summer at Willoughby Lake, fish
ing aud enjoying its unparalleled
scenery.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Master Charlie Blair, while bathing
in the Winooski, just above Montpel-
Ter, found sword which evidently
must have seen service in the Revolu-
tionary War 1t is of the Continental
pattern, and has every indication of
having rested at the bottom of the
river for half a century.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The receipts of the fair held by the
ladies of the Episcopal Church in
Brattleboro, on Wednesday evening of
last week, amounted to about $l100.
On the farm of John L. Stearns, at
Dummerston, stands sweet apple
tree supposed to be nearly one hun
dred years old, which bore fruit last
year, and measures, eight inches from
the ground, eleuea feet eight inches in
circumference, and four feet from the
ground measures the same.
The amount invested in government
bonds in Wilmington is $43, 200
The Rutland & Burlington railroad
company are building new substan-
tial bridge across the canal near the
dam at Bellows Falls