The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-02-21
State Items.


pied by Messrs Willard a. Rrigbe,,
was burned to the ground on the morn
ing OF the 9Th inst. The horses. harness
g ana carriages, and a considerable
quantity OF oats We're saved, as wei ~
about half of the furniture. Mr. Stone
had an Insurance of 81. 900 on the hotel
and Messrs. Willard & Brigham s. 300
on their furniture, grain, &c.
J. PAGE of West Charle.town has sold
four two years old steers for The sm,c
little sum of $3.50.
MR. GEORGE I. BYTNGToN, of the last
class Of Andover, has accepted a call
from the Congregational Church and
society in Benson, VT Salary $1,000
and parsonage.
WINDSOR county has had eight Lieu
tenant Governors: Joseph Marsh. b. Car
penter, Paul Spooner, Peter Olcutt. Paul
Brigham, Aaron Leland, and Julius
Convers
Nindham county has had three Lieu
tenant Governors: Jonathan Hunt. Mack
Richards, and Watstil Ramsey.
THE farmers of Stamford are talking
about building cheese-factory.
Mrs. SARAH TIrrENY. the Oldest per
son in Bennington, died on the sth inst.
Her age was % years
WoLcoTr has voted 81, 900 for The
Lamoille Valley Railroad.
AMOS HINES of Lincoln. aged % years.
left his home two weeks ago and has not
been heard from since. Stout built,
dark complexion: when last seen he
wore dark cap. 1t is feared he was
temporarily insane, or has perished
Information is desired by p L. Bristol,
Esq, one Of the select-men of Lincoln.
The first company of Vermont sharp
shooters was in 81 battles.
OK Wednesday, 5th inst, Mrs. Keys,
Of Putney, an aged lady, and mother Of
Mrs. Z. Mason, was so badly burned by
/ her clothes taking fire, that she survived
only few hours.
THE dwelling-houSe of Mr.. Allen
Dudley at the foot of the mountain in
Windsor, was destroyed by fire on the
9Th inst Loss 5000; insurance 5000.
JOSEPH LEWIS Of North Springfield,
recently sold a yearling colt which he
raised, weighing 500 pounds.
&c. SPAULDING, of Proctorsville, has
taken the contract for building the new
Jail at Woodstock, and is busy at work
getting his material on the ground
GEORGE THoRNDIKE of Waterbury,
lad Of IS years Of age, was fatally in
jured on Tuesday, the 4th inst, while
coasting. Having fallen from his sled,
he was run over by an iron sled follow
ing him, which smashed his skull, broke
his collar bone and dislocated his shout
der No hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
THE Episcopal Society in Chester
have extended a call to Rev 4. B. Flan-
ders to become their rector the ensuing
year.
THE Nergenncs Icrmoatcr says: The
old Mackenzie homestead, in Waltham
was accidentally destroyed by fire ON
Friday afternoon last, about 4 o'clock.
Most of the furniture of the family re-
siding in the house was destroyed. The
house has been standing SONS sixty
years, and was occupied by a Mr.. Duclot;
his daughter being sick at the time was
conveyed TO a house near by and well
cared for by Dr. Day.
THE agents sales of liquor in Rutland
County since May Isl of last year, aver
age one gallon per day for each agent, or
an average ofless than one-third ola gill
per month for each inhabitant in the
county.
CAPT II. L. SHIELDS OF Troy, but
Bennington's Summer townsman, has
turned author, and is now engaged in
writing a book Of his "reminiscences Of
the Mexican war.
By the premature discharge ola blast,
Charles Trudoa and Frank Rubin, quar-
ryine limestone for the kilns in Viii
ting, Vt, were recently blown ten feet
into the air, their eye9ight destroyed
forever, and it is hardly possible their
lives viii be saved.
EX-Gov. HoLBKOoK has been appoint
cd Professor of the Department Of Ag-
riculture in the Cornell University,
Ithaca, \. Y.
JAMES T. NICHOLS, of Sudbury, died
Feb. 1, aged 65 years. He had three
sons in the Union Army, to wit: :. ;.
Nichols, @. NJ. Of the 18th Kansas Cav
airy: VIM. T. Nichols, Col. Of the 14th
Vermont, and Maj. Henry J. Nichols of
Texas.
REV. J. o. SKINNER of Montpelier has
been appointed agent for Vermont of the
United States Convention of Universe
lists.
THE annual session of the Vermont
State Convention of Universalists Will be
held at South Stafford, August 26th and
9th.
THE Post Office at Sandusly, VT, has
been changed to East Granville, VT,
and d. Tarbell appointed Postmaster.
HE NrreenueiG UU@cttt IttOiuS but
fact that Asher Gates, venerable citizen
of Halifax, eighty years of age, walked
to Greenfield ON Thursday of last week,
distance of some nineteen or twenty
miles. He had not been there before for
forty years, and could hardly realize the
changes that had taken place. On Fri
day morning fortifying his stomach with
two cents worth of crackers, he trudged
off on his homeward journey.
THE Express says: Customs officer
Bisbee, of this place, seized twenty-one
head of fat cattle, en- route to market by
cans. Richard Kimpton of Stanstead
was the owner, having a few days since
purchased them of T. Lee Terrill, of
Stanstead, but evidently having forgot
ten the amount paid for them, entered
them at the custom house for less than
half cost, an oversight that led to the