Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-05-10

L ialnliClU suffered INC lnOSl Ol any
town in the Northern part of the state
from the frcshet, in bridges being swept
off, and damages to roads, will cost the
town from -, 900 to 50. 900.
\ man named Chambcrlin died sud
denly at Lyndon on Saturday last. He
was at woik the day before his death.
and ii is thought he. was poisoned by
the chemicals which he used in his
trade, that of silver-plating. His wife
had just gone To Boston for medical
! treatment.
The annual meeting of the Conn.
Valley Musical Association will be held
at st. Johnsbury, May 25.s, beginning
on Tuesday, and closing Friday even
ing, with a concert. Mr.. G.. NJ. Wyman,
of Keene, is to be the conductor, and
Mr.. III. |. Proctor, of st. lAlbans, Plan
ist. The Peace Jubilee choruses
are procured for the use of the Conven-
tiou. The conventions at st Johnsbury
have always been enjoyable and sue
cessfuf occasions.
Charles Hall, of Lyndon, has nearly
completed the grade on the new road
from the Caswell place to the depot.
When it is open for travel, the meancst
mud hole in town is played out.
st. Johnsbury is to build, the present
season, new brick block, 151 feet in
length and 60 feet depth, three stories
high, to cost in the vicinity of $685. 900.
Instead of being built by joint stock
company, the several sections
are taken and built by individuals.
The architect is Mr.. George Roper, Jr.,
of Boston, formerly of Bennington.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Louis Muir, otherwise known as "Peg
Leg" was, on complaint of States At
torney Roberts, arraigned before Justice
Hollenbeck, Friday, charged with viz
la ion of the prohibitory law, and upon
conviction, fined SO and costs of prose
culion.
Rev. Samuel Fish, of Hinesburgh,
has been recalled to the Baptist Church
at Halifax, VT.
Rev. Silas F. Dean, formerly of Char
dotte, has accepted call to the pasto-
rate of the Baptist Church at Salisbury,
N. II.
ORANGE COUNTY.
j. Kendall, of Stanford, killed calf
recently, II months old, that dressed
357 lbs, and sold out for $50.
VIM. Stephenson, has sold his house
to DR.. j. Ii. Jones, of the same place,
for the sum of S., 100, and has bought of
Daniel johnson his house, on High
Street, for $500. Mr.. johnson goes to
Manchester, N. H., whc:e he has open
Bradford for II years, and always took
an.active part in the business, and an
interest in the prosperity of that place.
Messrs. Brown 4 Cummings, of Thet-
ford, who manufacture straw-board and
paper, use very ingenious invention,
patented by S. G. Rogers, by which
they dry the sheets of straw board as
fast az made. They use nearly 300 tons
of straw annually in their business.
| RUTLAND COUNTY.
Fairhaven was chartered October q.
1873. by Vermont, to Ebenezer Allen
and rs others.
The slate mills at Fairhaven are all in
operation.
The National Bank of Fairhaven
will erect fine brick building this sen
son.
The new slate quarries are being
opened, and some of them are very
promising.
The County Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association have APP
pointed a convention of churches and
associations at Wallingford for the 18th
and 10th inst.
The following officers for Rutland
Lodge, No. rs, |. o. of G. r., for Aug.
LIST, were installed last Wednesday eve
ming, by Lodge Deputy Jas. X. Me
Lean: f G Mason, W CT; Miss Mary
Slocum, w V II; Chester Parmenter,
w :; G n Woodhousc, w + S; Miss
Mary Murray, w Y; Rev. f Mills, w G.;
James Rack, w NJ Miss Mary + At
wood, w G; w W Washburne, w O
G.; Miss Jennie Perkins, w A S. Miss
Mary Parsons, w ID NJ; Miss Rogene S
Pattie, r. II S; Mrs, w ID Goodnow, l.
Fl S.