Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-06
State Itens.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
George Wilcox, formerly OF Middle
bury, died in Arkansaw, Pepin Co.,
Wis, on the 2nd ut. aged 90 years.
Lincoln Mountain, in the town of
Lincoln, is 1856 feet in height above
the ocean.
The total expenditure for the town of
Middlebuly the past year was 30
g.. The amount paid into the treasury
for sales of liquor S2,G02.S9.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
The Hoosac Valley Mills at Rownal
manufactured $4,000 yards Of cashmere
in the "a working days of February.
w. T.. Garfield of Pownal, has sold
his house and lot in that place to Joseph
w. Wright for 81 800.
Fifty new freight cars have been adj
ded to the rolling stock of the Benning-
ton & Rutland Railroad, and fifty more
will be in few days.
Seth Hopkins, of Salem, n. Y, shot
in SYNDICATE Il few days since, brown
eagle which measured six feet and
st ven inches from tip to tip.
Mrs. Betscy Brownell died in Benning-
ton on the 10Th ult., aged 81 years.
George Clair, announced to give
dramatic readings at Bennington last
week, failed to put in an appearance,
kce ling n large audience waiting for a
couple of hours, which the Banner
characterizes as dishonorablc on the
part Of George.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Harvlan Paddock has purchased the
Michael Bray place, west Of Fairbanks
Village, Is acres and buildings. Price
81, 700 John Clark has also sold his
house south of the wood sheds in Fair
banks Village, to ID. Hunter. Price
1000.
Miss Sally Sheldon, of Lyndon, hand
ed the editor of the Union a deed given
to one of her MISREPRESENTATION Shell
den-dated at Cranston, r. l., April 4,
1871.
Recently, Amasa Bemis & Sons, OF
Lyndonville, sent to market a yoke of
oxen weighing 4,150lbs, and yoke of
three year olds which weighed 1870.
The Howlands, in the same neighbour
hood, sent pair of oxen weighing 1850.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
Hiram Center has sold his home farm
of 90 acres in Grand Isle to Serene q.
Macomber, for $4,000; also Al acres to
the same for $4,000; also So acres to
n orman Gordon $3,0S0.
At the recent term of the County
Court in the case of Francis Mcdonald
charged with the murder of his wife, al
Alburgh Springs, on the 1st of October
last, grand jury indicted hin for man.
slaughter. Mcdonald, on being brought
to the bar, pleaded mot guilty." and
through his counsel, announced that 1t
was unprepared for trial-so his cas(
goes over to the August term.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mrs. Betsey l.. Mack, died in Barton
Feb. oath, aged 6 years.
Judson Wood has sold his farm nea
North Derby to Mr.. Goodall, of Brown
ington, for $4,000.
p. T.. a,dwin has exchanged his re
sidence at North Troy, with Hollis +
Pettingill for his farm in Morgan, pay
ing difference of 81 800.
Customs officer Kimball recent,
seized from Albert Hunt of Barton,
team of horses, and twenty gallons o
brandy.
While crossing the river at Barton
Landing on the Dist, valuable youn
horse owned by Lewis Dudley. stcppe
into crcvice in the ice and broke hi
leg.
II. p. Colburn has sold his farm i
Albany to Luther G. Dow for S., 00(
taking team of horses valued ut $500 i
part payment.
j. f. Davis of South Troy, has sol
his house and shoe shop to Louis Bos
! of Perlinsville, for 81 800.
, RUTLAND COUNTY.
e The history of the town of Wells hs
been written by Hiland f.. Paul, an