Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-12
State ItenS.
ADDISON COUNTY.


four to six feet deep.
Walter w. Sherman ESD, of Watham,
recently sold a calf six weeks old, that
weighed two hundred and twenty six
pounds.
~ the annual school meeting i'm Mid
dlebury tax of 300 cents on the dollar
was voted for building purposes, current
expenses and interest ON debt This is
in additionto IL tax of 60 cents on the
dollar for town expenses.
BENNlNG TON COUNTY.
Tenement houses are scarce in Ben
nington, md the pastor of the Episcopal
church is compelled TO re. idc in neigh
boring village because he cannot find II
suitable re sidcnce there.
The Hoosac Valley Mills in Pownal,
manufactured 5000 yards of cashmere
in March,
Mr.. DIN Scott, of Bloomington, has been
offered S25 per day, to superintend the
building of Il new powder mandatory,
to be erected by Smith & Rand of New
burg.
The Troy Press is responsible for Tie
following Bennington story:
We were told very amusing story,
yesterday, and the best of joke is its
truth. Two men, last summer, were
taking social drink in saloon in this
village let us call them A and b. Is
had been drinking pretty hard for some
hn tn 4<n l.,
that if he did not desist he would have
the dclrium tremens. Presently they
went out, and just as they reached the
sidewalk a oor crazy old man, known
rs "Crazy Moon,N came along with a
snake in dangling from his mouth-an
amusement he INDUCED in as often as
he found small snake. b was horri
| fled, being stranger in town, and
exclaimed 10 A : "Sce that man with
snake in his MOUTH 81 don't see any
snake )" said b, with long face. "The
deuce you don't" said b, and appealed to
several others who had followed them
out IF the saloon. They all saw hejolle,
and so could not see the snake. "Why,
his mouth as plain as day. No, they
couldn't see any snake, and b became
white with terror, and took the first
| train for home; where he lay sick for
several days. 1t was long time before
he drank any more liquor.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The canker rash has prevailed to a
considerable extent in Barnet.
Rev. T.. A. Titus preached his farewell
Sermon to his people at the Nj. E. Church
in st Johnsbury, on the 4th.
b. Clar, of \ onroe, n. H., has rented
the hotel owned by the Caledonia Manu-
featuring company, near the depot in
Barnet, and Seth Ford has closed the
one kept by him on the hill.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Walter Buck was arrested at
Island Point few days since by Sheriff
Morrill,, for breach of promise, on COM
hearing was had before Justice Grow,
ANA he was obliged TO give bail in the
sum of $500, for appearance at court.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Vermont House in Bradford was
sold at auction on Monday and bid
of by John ID. Aldrich at $500. He
afterwards sold the same to Hubbard
Wright.
On Monday, the 9Th, the friends of
Rev. IL. n. Burton of Newbury started
a subscription fora present to their late
pastor, and Thursday morning present
ed him nearly 1925 in cash.
The town of Randolph has rescinded
its vote directing the erection of SOL
dier's monument.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Smith Cammett, of Newport, has
made and benced about 10000 spruce
shingles during the winter. Mr. G. is
n cripple, and unable to walk without
two stats, and is in his 6lst year.
Bloomington has had five months
Of continuous sleighing since snow fell
la st fall.
Mitchell Lamere of Charleston, alb
seconded Monday, March %, leaving his
wife and three children to for care
themselves.
, RUTLAND COUNTY.
e The Herald says of building in Rut
: land: House building all over town il
progressing finely. On almost every
O street new buildings are being erected
and signs of improvement are visible
: everywhere.
Prof Buckham of University is tenn
: Iorarily supplying the Congregations
pulpit in Rutland.
The new Episcopal church in Yves