The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-10-11

u. Ieslueu UhllJy-IOuf years on the
farm where he died, and was uniyor-
sally esteemed for his goodness Of
heart and uprightness of department
The iron foundry and machine shop
Of Mr. Thomas Ross, Of Middlebury
is to be removed to Rutland in the
Spring.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
There was another explosion at
Bennington Powder Mill on Wcdnes-
day, oct. 2, but no person was injured,
and the damage to the mill will not
exceed 5000
The Rev NIyron A. Johnson, Of
Chicopee, Mass, has become the rec
tor of st. Peters Church, Brattleboro
cmTTENDEN COUNTY.
Andrew j Howard for some years
Deputy County Clerk, has been APP
pointed clerk Of Chittenden County, in
place Of j. S. Adams, resigned
David Sprague, of Huntington, has
caught three bears in his trap during
the present season. The last one was
on exhibition at the North Village,
Oct. 2 MS weight was 30 pounds,
and he was shot in the trap by VIM.
Johns.
Charles A. Eldredge has purchased
Horace Mathews house on Pearl
Street, for $4,000 and the furniture
for $500
Oscar f. Blinn, of Ausable, n. Y,
has purchased j S Adams farm in
Burlington, for $ll, 500
Arson Reese, highly respectable
citizen of North Ferrisburgh, commit
ted suicide Friday by drowning in a
well He was found standing upright
with the water barely covering his
head Financial difficulties are sup
posed to be the cause
ESSEN COUNTY.
at Island Pond ON the 22d nit,
Officer Stone seized two casks of wine
which were found concealed under the
platform in the rear of VIM. Cheney S
store On the oath officer Baker
seized over $500 worth, As 1-2 dozen
pairs of kid gloves which passenger
was endeayoring to smuggle in a va
lise
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The starch factory and clapboard
mill of Charles A. White, at Eden
Mills, were entirely destroyed by fire
on Saturday night last. Loss $4,000;
insurance, $500.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland Herald of the 4th inst,
says.
Messrs Smith & Pierce, OF Claren-
DON left here on Tuesday last for
Mansfield Ohio, with a flock of 80
ewes and 35 bucks of the pure Span
ish meripo blood Included in their
flock is the celebrated stock buck Gen
Lee, and also the stock bucks ''Gruffy
and Gold Drop" owned by Mr.. Fish,
with several of their progeny, also
bucks from the fiocks of Messrs. Kinds
& Sanford, stock from Hammond
Green Mountain, lot of ewes bred
by Dyer and Seneca Townshend, with
numerous animals of their own raising.
The sheep taken out by Messrs. Smith
q Pierce contain some of the best
Spanish merino blood yet developed
in Vermont, and will afford the farm
ers of Ohio an opportunity to avail
themselves of its invaluable qualities
for diifusion among their focks.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Ludlow Gazette says that nine
teen families are making preparations
to remove from Proctorsville and Vi
cinity, to Kansas.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
In Vernon with population OF 700,
there are ten persons whose united
. ages amount to S55 years, averaging
50 l2 years each.
On the Sd inst, Kew n. Mighill was
installed pastor of the Centre Congre-
gational Church of Brattleboro. The
sermon was preached by Prof. ). H.
Seelye, of Amherst.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Miss Anna Dickinson will lecture IN
, Montpelier sometime during the SEES
sion of the Legislature.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
D of Montpelier, had l7,743 policies IL
y force, Aug. 1st, 1867, insuring 49,
!. O2O,O42. Premium notes IN force
g $s29, 997 81. Surplus fund well in
!. vested, $40, 44l II. The average losses
s for seventeen years haye been 1899 AZ