The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-02-28
State Items.

''iiAf@S q HIINEY, OF lraSDurgh,
have suspended. This firm lost heavily
by the failure of the Boston Lumber Co.,
which was no doubt the cause of their
suspension.
SOME six years since, more or less.
Major Aldrich, of Newfane. left town
quietly, without publishing his future
headquarters, and no traces of him were
found orIeft; yet the body of a man fro
zen to death, was discovered in the val
ley OF the Connecticut, and presumed to
be that Of the missing man. February
9Th, 1865, to the JOY of all his friends lac
reappeared to his relatives in Boston,
alive and well.
THERE has been no rain in Waterbury
for more than eighty days.
WALToN's Jourad says: Montpelier
can boast of the best bull calfin the State.
it being the property ofO. A. Cummings.
1t is thorough bred short horn Is days
old, and weighs 305 pounds. The grand
father of this calf sold for 5000 last
Spring.
THE Jewell Steam Mill at Richmond
village was destroyed by fire between s
and o'clock February 20. Itwas recent
~ sold by the administrator of the estate
OF the late Joshua Jewell to a Mr. Brown.
The loss is reported at $4,000.
D. H. Conklin, prominent citizen Of
Bennington, died in Paris, short time
since. Mr.. c. had been absent about
one year, travelling over different por-
tons Of Europe in company with his
wife, and was intending to return home
sometime in April.
GEO. w. BRAZEE, formerly an attor-
ney in Bennington county, is about to
assume the editorial charge ofthe White
hall IN. " Times
AMONG other things that the Supreme
Court did at its recent session in Ben
nington county was the removal of the
injunction in the Troy and Boston at
tachment case; whose property is adver-
tised for sale on Thursday, by the Ben
nington and Rutland Railroad Company,
for damages committed by them under
late lease.
THE Waterbury branch of the Brattle-
boro Record has been discontinued.
Mr. Fay offers to publish paper on his
own hook if 1000 subscribers will guaran-
tee to take it.
THE Oldest inhabitant Of Vernon pass
ed away very quietly on Thursday even
ing, Feb. 18th, to a higher and nobler
life. Mr. John Lee was born in the
town of Killingly, Conn, June 10th,
l77l, and moved TO Vernon with his pa
rents when eight years old, consequent
~ at his death he was nearly 81 years of
age. Hewas married March 9th, 1885,
almost 20 years ago. His companion is
still living in her 9lst year and was able
to follow his remains to their final rest
ing place.
THERE are five lyceums in Plymouth,
all in fall bloom.
II. w. PUTNAM, of Bennington, has
been elected Director in the First Ma
tional Bank of North Bennington, rice
Calvin Park, resigned.
GENERAL WILLIAM :. HILLvER, Of
New York, has accepted an invitation
to deliver the Grafton at the Commence
ment Of the Norwich University, Yer
mont.
OK Friday night the stables of Z. 5.
Whitcomb, Of Essex, Were entered and
two sorrel colts stolen. Mr.. Whitcomb
offers a reward Of $50 for the recovery of
the horses and the arrest of the thieves.
Mrs. POLICY RAND, aged s. years,
died suddenly at the house Of her daugh-
ter Mrs Christina Child Of Hydepark,
Oh Thursday morning last. Probably
heart disease was the cause of her death.
She was the mother Of Hon. Jasper
Rand of St. Adams, and Nelson Rand,
Esq, Of Craftsbury. She had been APP
parently entirely well up TO the morn
ing of her death.
ELLIOTT. KIDDER, formerly resident
of Grafton, VT, was killed in an affray
at cambridge, Chenango county, New
York.
A REPUBLICAN UNION CONVENTION
for the First Congressional District will
be held at Rutland on Wednesday, the
18th day of March next, at o'clock m,
for the purpose of choosing two delegates
and two substitutes to represent the
First Congressional District of Vermont
in the National Republican Union Con-
vention to be held in Chicago.