The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-03-20
State Items.

IN trade and puts him to the trouble of
buying again. This is very ANNOYING.
1t makes one prominent before the peo-
pie, sets people TO talking about and run
ming after him, and keeps him uncon-
fortably busy"
THE stables OF Mr.. Pattee. burlington
were destroyed by fire Tuesday evening.
The stables were surrounded by three
story blocks, which were saved only
by the ample supply of water from the
new aqueduct.
MRS. HOWE, of Castleton widow Of
the late Hon. Zimri Howe, died at her
residence at 4 O'Clock Sunday morning.
the Sth inst, at the age of n years. She
had been highly esteemed inhabitant
of this village 55 years. Two children
survive her, one the wife of Rev. Will
liam Pege of st. Louis, and John Howe.
ESD, of this place.
Mr.. JOHN CoNANT, the well known
fisherman residing hear the lake shore
in Ferrisburg, died suddenly of heart
disease, on Monday of last week.
ARTHUR CLEMENS, Esq, has been
admitted to the bar, at the present term
of Washington County Court
H. r. HORTON and James Webster.
of BrattleborO, have purchased the ba-
kerry of Edison and fuller in Rutland.
A GRADE COW, the property of Mr.. A.
F.Johnson, ofRutland, recently brought
forth three fine healthy calves, weigh
ing respectively So, 81 and 50 pounds.
They are all alive and in good condition.
REV. III. II. PEABODY was ordained
by All ecclesiastical council TO the pas
torship Of the Baptist church in BarttIe-
boro, March 4th.
EARLY last summer a young man of
Is or IL years, was married to young
lady of Is, in East Barnard. This en-
terprising couple are now the happy pa
rents ola son, who has eleven grand pa
rents and great grand parents, four of
the former and seven of the latter.
THE three listers elected in the town of
Bridgewater, weigh sO4 pounds, making
an average Of PCS pounds each Their
names are VIM. :. Southgate. Z. A.
Marsh Charles Bugbee
Mr.. JOHN LEE, of Vernon, died Feb
Is, aged 81 years. He was married near
~ 20 years. His wife survives him and
is in her 9lst year.
a MERCHANT Union Express Office
has been opened in Bellows Falls.
HIRAM BARTON, ESQ, of SALISBURY,
received at the last town meeting, his
forty-ffth consecutive election to the
office of town clerk His predecessor,
Jacob Galusha, held the office forty
years. Mr.. Galusha's predecessor, Thorn
rs Matteson, father of the late Rev Jo-
siah MattesOn, was the first town clerk.
SALISBURY was chartered, according to
Thompson s,Gazetteer of Vermont, Aug.
20, 1863 Its settlement was COM
menced about 1868, according to the
same authority.
THE Banner says: "The rails are now
being laid down again from the State
line towards North Bennington, and it
is expected connection will be resumed
by the Troy Il Boston Railroad in the
course of week or such a matter"
NEWPORT organized Grant Club on
Wednesday last, with Col James T. Al.
len, President; ID. L. Hildreth, J. w.
Sherry, Vice-Presidents ID. NJ. Camp,
Secretary. A constitution was adopted,
and resolutions endorsing Gen. Grant,
Congress and the impeachment of the
President, were adopted.
THE Roman Catholics of Bennington
have formed Father Matthew Temper
ance and Benevolent Society, which en-
braces a large portion of the congrega-
ton of that church.
DEACON JOHN TENANT, a worthy
and estimable citizen of Burlington,
died suddenly on Thursday.
AMONG the forty-eight graduates from
Georgetown, ID. c., Medical College,
which held its nineteenth commence
ment last week, is Samuel Z. Ward of
Burlington.
PETER LAMoRY, of Montpelier, II or
Is years old, has been sentenced to the
State Reform School at Waterbury, for
stealing two or three boxes of corn cakes.
SOME of the Orleans county farmers
do not like it because the County Fair
has been located for five years at Barton
village, and have called a meeting to
form a new County Agricultural Soci-
ETY..
MONTPELIER spent s., 900 last year in
laying new brick side walks, the brick
for the same being paid for by the land
owners ON the streets.
JOHN WARD, alias Jerome Lavigne,
sentenced to be hung at Windsor, Yer
mont, on Friday of next week, regards |
his approaching disgraceful death with |
great GOODNESS. He was sentenced to |
die for the murder of Mrs. Griswold at |
Williston in January, 1867.
THE Montpelier Journal says: "a
number of the young men of our town
met on Monday evening and formed
themselves into an association under the |
Dewey Library title. Their object is to
establish reading room and ultimately |
a library where the young men and
many of their elders may profitably
spend hours which are now more than
wasted. 1t has been named after and in |
compliment TO the Hon. Charles Dewey |
of Montpelier, in recognition of his
warm interest in all matters tending to |
elevate the young men, and to strength
en- their moral influence in the commu-
nifty, and is a compliment richly de-
served. Addington ID. Welch was unan-
imously elected President