Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-01
State Items,
ADDISON COUNTY.

Twenty five persons were received by !
the NJ. +. Church at Middlcbury on the !
18th inst.
An independent hose company has
been organized in Vergcnnes, with n
G. Norton ~ foreman.
the 18th aged SO years.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
II. {. Root has gone on pleasure trip
to Washington andthe South.
The female operatives in the finish !
ing room of Messrs. Booth & VALENTINES
factory presented the ovcrsecr, Mr.. Bow
ley, with an elegant gold ring one Gay
last week.
The property Of II certain farmer, resi-
dent of Bennington, has been attached
on breach OF promise suie.
4 gravel train over the Lebanon spri-
ngs Railroad run off the track just below
the State line one day last week, where
by six or seven dump cars were badly
mixed up.
1t is said that the machine shops of
the Lebanon Springs and Bennington Il
Rutland Railroads have been located by
the new Company at No. Bennington,
and that one million brick have been
ordered for their construction.
The Father Matthew Temperance So
ciety of Bennington celebrates st. Pat
ricll's Day.
The boy Gunshanan, who was severe
ly crushed at the Bennington Manu-
featuring Company's mill some weeks
since, has had relapse and is not eX
pected to recover.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
In the University of Vermont there
are 81 students; of which 81 are profess
sors ofreligion. Five conversions in the
past year, are reported.
A hopeful mission has been established
in Winooski by the rector of st. Faults,
Burlington.
\ Nelocipede race took place on
Thursday evening, at Floral Hall, Bur-
lington, on the grounds of the Chitten-
den County Agricultural Society. The
conditions of the race were that the con-
testants should ride Tor drive) four times
around the hall, the whole distance be-
ing about half mile, the party per-
forming the feat in the shortest space
of time to receive a silver cup awarded
by Goodale & Co. The gentlemen en-
tering for the honors ofthe race, and the
time made by them respectively, is as
follows:
George w. Manley, DAB I
Reuben Mcneil. 2:2s
Fay l.. Taft, 2:40
Charles Tenant, 1886
II. l.. LOOMS, DAP
A. futile, (time not taken).
At the conclusion Of the race the cup
was awarded to Mr.. Mcneil.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Eli sha French, nearly 100 years old
died on the Bradford poor farm re-
Gently.
, The Rev. IL. c. Kinney, of New York
4 has accepted call to become Rector OF
Grace Church (EpiscopaD at Randolph
E an Il entered upon his duties on the DIST
ult.
Orange Fullington, of Thetford, re-
Gently sold pair of steers-one years
A old in March, the other years old mex
I June-raised by himself, for $500. Theil
weight, after having been driven
i miles, was i ,220 lbs.
Orange County produces eXcellen
4 stock, and Thetford il up with the best
Il an d we think ahead on steers.
Chas. Fletcher, of Nershire, ha
o bought at auction the farm, saw mil
and grist mill owned by Mrs. Cynthi,
!. Bartholomew.
O Geo. Osgoods young team, while h
J. was loading lumber at Camps Mills, il
e East Randolph took flight and run int
y the sleigh of Mr.. Gale, of Barre, severe
= ly iniuring Mrs. Gale and breaking tn
d sleigh, and otherwise injuring Mrs
ID Gale and little girl.
y WINDHAM COUNTY.
Il Benz. Snow, Jr., of Bellows Falls ha
= sold his paper-mill and machinery q
= Bartonsville, to the Union Paper Com
pany of Springfield, Mass, for ST.. 00(
., The gross receipts of a recent Baptis
festival in Brattleboro amounted to abou
5000.