Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-05-03

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, on the Sd inst, aged % years and nine
: months. She was formerly of Wey
| bridge.
The salary of the postmaster at Yer
gennes is 1890.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Population, 1860, IS, 436 Garnd List
1868, $500, 1926.
Norman G. Hard has bought Elisha
Lyman's hotel, in East Arlington, pay
ing therefor $4,000.
The West Rlyert Cheese Factory
commenced making cheese on the 10Th
ult. They are now making about 200
pounds per day.
The contract for carrying the nails
between Bennington and Brattleboro
has been awarded to r.. II Upper and
John Robinson, on their bid of 81 200.
The damage to the Lebanon Springs
railroad by the recent freshet was not SO
serious as at first apprehendcd, two or
three days sutficing to repair the breaks.
Bennington suffered largely by the
great freshet last week, and it was esti-
mated that $4,000 will be required to
| repair the damages to roads, bridges, &c.
GALE donna COUNTY.
Population, 1860, 81, 7Os; Grand List,
1868, S77,O55.14.
a short time since son and and
daughter of +. l.. Jewctt, of Danville,
were each cutting with an axe, and an-
other son of his reached for stick of
wood SO that his left hand caught under
the weapon of the little girl, cutting it
nearly off.
A. Winter, of Wheelock, has pur-
chased the hotel, in st. Johnsbury Cen
tire, Of MIR. Bennett, for 81 800.
Amasa Harris, of Lyndonville, sent to
market recently, pair of oxen weigh
ing 564O lbs the largest pair sent from
this town for many years. Campbell
offered him 5000 for them at the depot,
but Harris refused the Offer
The st. Johnsbury Cdlcdonian is in
formed that there is farmer in that
vicinity who has all his last years but
ter on hand--between one and two tons
for which he was offered last winter SO
cents per pound. He asked So, and
keeps his butter, which will soon be fit
for wagon grease.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Free Prees says: The latest veloci-
pede development is that related by a
young gentleman, who shall be name
less, who reports that his intended faith
er-in-law mistook him for velocipede
the other evening, ana propelled him
through the hall and down the front
steps with his foot.
Bishop Bissell visited the Vermont
Episcopal Institute, at Rock Point, in
BrlingtOn ,on the 2Sth inst and confirm
ed class of nine, composed of pupils of
the school.
Edgar A. Morton has been elected w.
c. IT,, and Mrs. E. A. Morton. W.T.,
rthe ensuing quarter of Crystal Spring
Lodge No SO, of I. o. of Il. n. of Col
chester.
ESSEX COUNTY
Population. 1860, 5,7S6; Grand List,
1868, SS3, 494 ,93.
On the 23rd ult., while some bows
were playing ball near the engine house
at Island Pond, Michael Silk, lad -
years of age, in attempting to cross the
track, was struck by an engine, break
ing his skull and left arm, and crushing
one foot. He can't live.
L.MOILLE COUNTY.
Population, 1860, 1891 Grand List,
2S6S, 1874 1894.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Population, 1850, 25,455; Grand List,
1868, $50, 424,S7.
Hon. James Hutchinson Jr., of Brain
tree, has sold his farm to j. p. Cleve.
land, Jr., and is about to remove to
West Randolph.
r.. w. Chamberlin, of Newbury, has
purchased the Vermont House, of Hub
bard Wright. and intends to repair it |
thoroughly and refurnish it in good |
style for the accommodation of summer
visitors.
Mr.. VIM. Cox died at West Fairlee on |
the 18th inst, aged 81 years. His faith
er was one of the illustrious patriots
who threw the tea overheard in Boston
harbor.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Population, 1862 1881 Grand List,
1868, Sol $1,000.