Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-09
Vermont Daily Transcript.
ST. ALBANS, VT:
THURSDAY, july 8, 1868.
Local Items.

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lccted, may always be found on the first
page,
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copicS of our daily paper can do so at
Mcrriiicld's and Bakers bookstores, as
well rs Of curriers', and at the Office.
Copies Of our weekly paper may also he
had at these places.
MIR. RICE, one of the proprietors of
the st. Adams House. has our thanks
for copies of San Francisco, CAL, and
Kansas papers.
ROBBERY IN SwANroN.-Tho ticket
Office in Swanton, on the Montreal and
Vermont Junction railroad, was forcibly
entered last night, il is supposed 10y
parties acquainted in Swanton, and the
office robbed, We are unable to state
the amount taken The satchcl OF IA
gentleman residing in Massachusetts,
was also found, and about ten dollars
worth of its contents distracted. n
bottle in the satchcl, not labeled poi
aun, ~ was consideration sly avoided.
AMONG the officers of the Soldiers and
Sailors Convention, were Lieut.. f.. o.
Cole of Bennington and r. Il. Kennedy,
also Ncrmonter.
TIE POTTER CAsE.-Wc learn from
the Times that Chas. II. Potter and his
brother we're brought up for cXamina-
ton before Justice Hollenbcck, Tues
day, but the counsel for the State not
being ready, the hearing was adjourned
for enc week.
CoMpLETED.-The spirc of the new
CONGREGATIONAL Church in Montpelier
j. just completed. II is of wool covered
with slate, and the point is one humid
red and sixty icet from the ground.
SNAKY.-Thc editor of the Newport
Etprcss is sure there are huge reptiles
in Lake Memphrcmagog, and now it is
certified that Willoughby lake is also the
residence of the cloven-tongued gentry
An exchange says that John =. Hew-
lett, of that vicinity, had fearful strug-
Gle with large water snake few days
ago, and the snake finally got around
Hewlett's neck and strangled him. lie
leaves widow and nine children.
RUTLAND COUNTY. The Republicans
OF this County met in convention at
Rutland on Wednesday, and nominated
Mcssrs. Capen Leonard, Ira G. Allen
and Merrill Clark for Senators and II
G. Wood for States Attorney The
rest of the ticket is the same rs last year
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Commence
ment will begin Sunday, July 18th, ant
Baccalaurate Discourse will be preached
by President Smith. The address be
fore the Theological Society will be de
livercd by Prof. f.. a. Park, of Andovel
Seminary. The address before the Phi
Beta Kappa Society will be delivered
by Hon. James Barrett of Woodstock
Judge of our Supreme Court. Befor,
the United Literary Societies, Edwin
p. Whipple, Esq, of Boston, will dc
liver the annual address, and Chas. c
Van Zandt, of Newport, r. L., will re
cite the poem.
Dodsworths Band, of New York
will furnish the music.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.-
The Democratic state Committee hav
issued the following call:
The Democrats Of Vermont are re
quested to meet in convention, at Mont
pelier, on Friday, July II, at II o'clocl
a. NJ, to nominate candidates for Gov
crnor, Lieutcnant-Govern and Stat
Treasurer Signed by II. b. Smith
Geo. w. Aiken, Hiram Atkins, j. NJ
Weeks, G.. III. Simonds, Democrat
State Committee.
AT HoME.-The Mon 'pelier Journo
OF Wednesday says
1t was announced from the desk n
Village Hall last Sabbath, that Mr.. Lor
had safely arrived in New York-tha
his health was fully restored and tina
he designed to be with his people, to nc
minister the Sacrament of the Lord
Supper, next Sabbath, July 10Th.
will doubtless be an occasion of niue
interest.
PArENTs.-On the 30th ult., patent
were issued to the following Vernon
ers:
n. b. Douglass of Cornwall, for in
provement in hay leaders.
Homer Lewis of Bennington, for in
prOvement in spirit levels.
Horace p. Gale of Washington, f'