The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
cHrTrENDEN COUNTY.

was about $1,000, on which there was
n light insurance.
Messrs jed. p. Clark e. Co., of Bur
lington, have just imported from Ant
werp, Holland, 1000 boxes of German
window glass.
Each of the fire companies in Bur-
lington, and the Hook & Ladder Co.,
has received check of $50 from
Shedd & Walker, in acknowledge
ment of their services at the fire in the
rear OF Union Block, last April.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, Of St. Johnsbury, have opened
reading room.
The Lyndon Union of the Goth ult
says:
Sylvanus Jenkins, of this town, faith
er of the Albert Jenkins who was re-
Gently convicted Of manslaughter, died
at hls residence Friday, the 10Th ult.,
aged II years. His mind was greatly
exercised during the trial of his son at
st. Johnsbury, and Immediately after
Its conclusion his friends persuaded
him and his wife to go to Maine to
visit some relatives They took the
stage at this place for Island Pond
and when they arrived at the Pond,
after a rough and wearisome ride, Mr.
Jenkins was unable to stand, having
an attack of apoplexy during the ride
He was brought home the next day on
a bed and failed gradually up to the
time of his death. Mr.. Jenkins was a
man highly respected and esteemed
by his townsmen and loved by his
family
Mr. Horace Hurlbut, of st. Johns
bury, sheared sixty-seven sheep in one
day.
The ST Johnsbury Caledonian says
that the wool market in that region
is not very active, though it is said
wool is now reaching the cities as fast
as it is wanted by the manufacturers.
Some Of our country manufacturers
are paying 40 cents for common, and
they say they will not, or can not, pay
more"
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Memphremagog House is rapid
ly filing up with summer resorters.
The number Of arrivals week before
last, was $50
The Union County Convention of
Orleans County is to be held at Iras-
burgh, on Wednesday, August 14th.
The Convention is to be composed of
three delegates from each town in the
county
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Willard Squires, a young man en-
ployed as breakman on the Rensselaer,
& Saratoga Railroad, was instantly
killed by having his head crushed be-
tween the 'dead wood" Of freight cars
which he was Stacking in the yard, at
Rutland, recently.
The number of pupils in attendance
at Ripley Female College, Poultneyt
during the last year was 1874; at Cas-
Teton Seminary, $50.
L. G.. futile, of East Dorset, in
forms US that on Friday afternoon
last, be caught with the Fly, sixteen
pounds aud nine ounces Of brook trout
in three hours and fifty minutes
Without question the Fishing Cup be-
longs to Tuttle-H Herald
wNDHAM COUNTY.
At the term Of the Circuit Court at
Windsor, X Haskins, Esq, of Brattle'
boro, was duly admitted as Counsel
lor Attorney, Proctor and Solicitor Of
tho United States Courts for the Dis
tnct Of Vermont.
The visitors at Mr.. Bridgman's trout
ponds have become SO numerous Oh
: Sundays that he talks of settling 6
minister at that place. So says the
Bellows Falls Times.
l.. Wilbur, of Putney, has two
years old grade Durham heifer which
weighs ITO lbs.
Rev. L. c. Dickinson, the Presiding
! Elder of the Springfield District, is
about moving to Bellows Falls.
Rev Charles S. Hale, of Arlington
has been invited and has accepted the
rectorship of Emmanuel Church, Bel
lows Falls, and will commence his du
ties on the first of October.
7 WINDSOR COUNTY.
George o. Henry, Esq, formerly o
Bellows Falls, has bought the Spring
4 field House at Springfield, and vii
! Immediately repair and fit up the
same.
On Thursday evening last, Hon On
slow Stearns and his engineer arrived
{ in town for the purpose of examining
the routes surveyed for our proposed
railroad, and in company with severa
, of the directors and Mr. Engineer Do
J ten spent the day in examining the
ground hereabouts and on to Quee