The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-04-03
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says that it seems probable that the line
will connect with the Stanstead and
Shetiord Railway at West Farnham,
and passing via Sweetsburg make a di-
rect connection with the Passumpsic
River Road. The survey viii be com
menced soon.
Mr.. Noise Lefebyre, a shoemaker of
st. Johns, has lately sent to Montana
Territory 1000 pairs Of boots and shoes,
and has himself gone there to sell them.
Mr. c. NJ. Murray, Frelighsburgh, has
sold the International Hotel 10 james
Boyd, Jr., for $500. Mr.. Murray has
acquired an interestin the Albion Hotel,
Montreal and is going there to assist Mr.
L. NJ. Decker in conducting it.
The Sherbroolle gazette says: Mr.. NJ.
II. Cochrane, OF Compton, has recently
sold to Mr. James Delmy, of Quebec,
four steers, weighing 9 ,21j lbs gross, for
the sum OF eight hundred dollars. He
has also sold to Mr.. Alexander Coultry,
of 81. Ann's Market, Montreal, one pair
of Durham steers, three years old in May
next. for the sum Of two hundred and
fifty dollars; gross weight, 3,o00pounds.
The above are high grade Durhams.
The following Durham items We take
from the Richford ScatmcL.
Mr.. Z. +. Hi has sold his farm of
200 acres TO John Buchanan, for o@m0in
gold
Nt,o. F,..,.,.,, 10. l,.,.l & 4t .
Brown farm. consisting OF rs acres for
$1,000.
Mr.. Austin l.. Hin has traded his farm.
which he bought year ago, paving 81
800 therefor. Tor farm of 7j acres; get
ting -, POO TO boot. With John Braiy.
Mr.. Hiram ~eeley has rebuilt his mo-
tel which was burnt last September.
His new hotel j. three stories high, builj
Of brick. This house II q good one, and
l. credit 20 the place as wei as 10 him-
self. Mr. SCelcy has the reputation of
keeping good hotel aud his pcrscver-
ancc in rebuilding it, Notwithstanding
the severity of the weather deserves
mention
The Duke Of Buckingham has written
TO Lord Monck, stating that the home
government would not be justified in
mitigating the sentences OF the Rev.
Mcmahon and other Fenians. II is
stated that the duties on corn, flour. 6c..
viii be repealed
The American Life Insurance Com
panie~ viii be allowed to DO business in
Canada Oh depositing bonds of American
securities 10 the amount Of $4,000.
OBTCABY.-H Hon David Wimot. the
author Of the "Wilmot Provi-o." died
AT his residence in Towanda. Penn. on
Monday of last week, after an illness of
six days Re was about 50 years old.
Professor shepard. Of The Bangor The
ological Seminary, died al Bangor Ne.
sunday night. The deceased ranked
among The leaders Of the Orthodox Con-
gregationalists. not only in Maine but
throughout New Eugland
Oliver Lowry, a venerable citizen of
Jericho, this state, died on sunday ID
the eighty year ofhis age. In the
war of 1872, 81. Lowry served on Tie
frontier as Captain ofamilitia company.
and at the time Of the battle of PLATE
burgh was with Col Fa-sett- force
threatening the rear Of Prevosts army
Mr. Lowry the Times avs, "had been
a magistrate selee.man. membcc of the
Legislature, &c.'of Jericho. and was al
WAYS t-,,-t.j AMI -..-,.set.5I 81 ,i.,.i.,l,
bor4 Fe had , ts-f- fir l.ooi,. .,dLal
rsod nucb and ,rss 3i.tin,,,i.bo.i f,r
his iu-tiee ,..,,,r,i,oi+, ~ - ~,
in+eniaenrs
Col. Edward q. Parker Formerly of
Boston. and tho anfbor Ola vorl, con-
tanning uersorol racollectiou- Of Hon
Rufus Cboate died I'm Eew York e;f,
Monday oi,-l,t When o;en Rant-sv'as
Governor of Massachusetts C.l p.r-ar
was annoirted on his s-af aps dn,i,o,
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