The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-01-18
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ADDISON COUNTY.

victor Wright of Niddleburv, VI.
has sold II ewes TO western part,
for $12,000-one thousand dollars
each Edwin Stowel of the same place
sold ram lamb for $4,000; and i.
Hammond sold ram lamb for ST 600.
another gentleman sold q yearlng ram
for 81 600 that he purchased year
ago for $50 The sheep were all
thorough bred Hammond sheep. and
choice animals.
Or the 18th inst Mr.. & Mrs. Dupal 4
Stewart, of Middlebury, celebrated D.
their tin wedding They were pre-
scented with large number OF tin ar
ticles.
The annual meeting Of the Addison
County Agricultural Society will be
held at Middlebury on the 23d inst
BENNINGTON COUNTY
Col Andrew Potter is about open.
ing law Office in Bennington
The knitting Factory of II. &. Brad
ford, at Bennington, was DESTROYED
by fire on the evening of the 9th inst.
Loss 10000; insured. The flo orig
mated from the explosion Of Kero-
sene lamp. The Messrs. b. intend to
rebuild immediofnlv
Mr. job Stafford, OF Bennington.
made 1865 pounds Of butter from the
milk Of nine COWS, from the 25th Of
May to the first Of january These
COWS also furnished milk for the fami
y, and fattened nine calves. The but
ter was sold at an average price Of IS
cents per pound, yielding the hand
some sum Of $74I75.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Messrs. E. q T. Fairbanks q Co., Of
St. Johnsbury, used over two million
feet Of lumber during the year 1866
Zachary Stevens, Of Peacham, was
recently arrested at EPSON, y H., for
stealing a horse at Hooksett
CHIrIENDuN COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Cham
plain transportation Company, was
held at their Office in Burlington on
the 9th inst, and the following officers
were elected: Directors Col l.. G.
B. Cannon, O. a. Burton, A. L. Catlin,
j. NJ Dawson, V. p Noyes, Thos. A.
Knickerbocker
President-Col LeGland B. Can
non.
Vice President o. 4. Burton, Esq.
Treasurer-y. p. Noyes, Esq
Genl Sup't Hiram Tracy
+ The prospect Of having large Con
yention Of Base Ball Clubs is enconr-
aging. Some II Clubs have been
heard from and the number is expect
ed to be swelled to more than %. r.
The Convention Will assemble in Bur-
lington ON the lth Wednesday Of this
month So SAYS the Free Press
Mr. 4 W. hyde, Of Hydesyille VT,
has presented to She Chapel Of the
Vermont Episcopal Institute. at Bur
lington, an octagonal font, full sized
Of pure white marble Seven of the
faces are panellod ard the eighth IS
embellished with a raised cross The
pedestal is likewise octagonal and the
whole is finely polished
LAM0ILLE COUNTY.
The Directors Of the Lamoille Coun-
ty bank have declared a semi-annual
dividend offour per cent, free Of tax
The Ne,esdealer SAYS that Alvin Viii
kins, of Stowe, weighed on the 3lst Of
October, his steers, less than twenty
months old, and their weight was
$500 pounds; one year ago they
weighed 1898 pounds.
The NJ. e. Church at Stowe was
thoroughly reftted during the past
season.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr. H. d. Flanders, Of Newport
lately killed a pig exactly nine months
old, which weighed when dressed
425 IL pounds
The friends Of Rev Geo. Severance
have donated him $50
ORANGE COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Bradford
Scientific Association was held Jan
I'd, at which the following named per
sons were elected officers:
Dr. W. II. Carter. President; Rev
| pr;tton Nirc President. r. Farm