The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-06-21

OF the Catholic church in Bennington,
was together with his wife, refused
admlttauce by Rev. Mr. Ryan, the pas
tor, and when they attempted to crowd
into the door by him the infuriated
clergyman gave the woman black
eye and severe cut in the forehead.
The matter is now before the Courts
CALEDONIA COUNTY
COL Barron Moulton, Of st. Johns
bury, lost valuable COW last week by
the disease known as "milk fever.
The Caledonia Conference of Con-
gregotional churches had its annual
meeting at East Burke, June IL and
II.
ESSEX COUNTY
Mr.. Holmes Wiley, of Greensboro,
has sold his farm to Mr.. Jed Hyde, Of
Georgia, for $4,000; and Mr. Wiley
has purchased Mr.. Nathan Fields
farm near Greensboro village, for
S22OO
4 few days since, near West Charles
ton, Inspectors Smith and Hall seized
from young Bonett, son of Luther
Bonett, of Waterford, a very good
team, with nine gallons of whiskey,
which the young man was trying to
smuggle.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The Finnegan murder case was dis
posed Of in the Lamoille County Court
by the acquittal of Mcdowell and his
SON
Lamoille G ,unty Court has an adul-
terry case that promises to excite more
interest than the trial for murder.
Catamounts have left their marks in
the sheep-fold of Mr. Eaton, on West
hill in Morristown.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A flock of 1873 sheep belonging to
Thomas Sanders, Esq, Of Brookfeld,
yielded, on May 1st, 5000 lbs. of wool.
Among these were the rams Green
Mountain, Jr., shearing % lbs, and
Silver Mine shearing u lbs. and OF.
All thorough bred Merinos Good
yield for so large a flock.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Two ladies, the wife and daughter
Of Mr.. james S. Willis, of Mendon,
while standing in the door of their
residence, were struck and killed by
lighting, during a severe thunder
storm, about noon on the 18th inst.
Amos W. Warren, formerly of Rut
land, is now employed in the Office of
the Chicago q Northwestern Il. r. at
Chicago.
Fire companies from Fitchburg and
Holyoke, Mass, Salem, n. Y, and
Waterbury, Burlington, Montpelier a
Brattlcboro, have signided their inten-
ton to be present at Rutland on the
4th.
A young man named Martin, aged
II years, son of Mr.. Isaac Martin, Of
Benson, was drowned at West Haven
on Sunday of last week.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr.. V. S. Spaulding, of Bridgewat-
er, sheared tins spring Is lbs. . OF. OF
wool from u two years old grade buck.
Estimated weight OF buck, after shorn,
% pounds.
Charles Washburn, OF Reading,
sheared % II pounds of wool from
his two years cd buck, May 3Oth,
1867, on ordinary keeping. Weight
of sheep after shorn l0O - lbs.
Rev. DR.. Clement has resigned the
pastorate OF tn e Congregational
Church in this village ana the council
OF Ministers, IN session here yesterday
voted TO dissolve the connection be-
tween the pastor and MS people. We
regret exceedingly to lose DR. Clement
AS pastor, citizen and nelghbor, ht
is greatly beloved by our people OF al
E denominations, and their prayers ano
klndest wishes viii go with hin
through hfe. - Hoodstoce Standard.
f Rev. Chas Hubbard, OF Franklin
Vt, has accepted an invitation from
a the Baptist Society, Of Chester, to be
e come their pastor for a year, com
. mencing immediately.
Mr.. A. $. Hayward, Photographic
artist, OF Chester, has sent us Drancl
S from one OF his crab apple trees, OF
6 which nature has performed smgu
/, lar and wonderful freak. The tre'
. from which it was cut dropped III
i blossoms some ten days ago, ana II
their stead, as usual, mad nulnerou
>, weil-deyeloped apples. And though
as we have said, no blossom whateYe
e has existed on the tree for the past Tel
J. days, stnnge to say, on Iuesaa.
r morning last, MIR. Hayward discovered
- a fine specimen OF the white tube ros
opening its petals III fork OF one o
@ tho branches thereof, and by yester