Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-05-17

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Several students from Williams Col
lcve, hold Episcopal services and sun
day school in Potter 4 Barber Hall, at
pownal each Sunday morning.
The officers of Mystic Lodge, |. q. of
G. T., of Pownal, for the present quar-
ter. are: w. c. T., James T.. Partridge
/ w. V. r., Miss Annie Niles.
The Bennington Band paid Dir. f.. y.
:. Morgan and wife, and w. T. Horro-
bin and family, of bennington. recent
ly returned from Europe, the compli-
ment of n scrcnade on : lturday evening
last.
Eugene & ok Il fireman in the employ
of the Bennington & Rutland II. r., was
instantly killed. Friday morning, in the
railroad yard at Bennington. He was
attempting 10 shaclile two engines to-
gether, when the coupling slipped upon
one Of them letting the other close up
to it, and catching the young man be-
tween them. The machines were
scarcely moving, and the accident was
seen by nfen near, who cried out, but
one of the engines was blowing off
steam, and il was some time before the
alarm was noticed. The body show I'd
no marks or bruises except one hand
was injured, and he seems to have been
squeezed to death, and might, possibly,
have been saved if he had been released
sooner. The deceased was aged about
% years, and was unmarried
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The white Durham oxen fed by A. o.
Harris of Lyndon, and recently sold to
n. X. Campbell for S420, weighed at
home 1870 lbs. Ore had 2O6 lbs, of tai
low, the other 1871 lbs. They were noble
looking cattle, the best in that town.
ID. C. Thornton Of West Barnet, has a
stallion which he brought from Boston
one year ago, which is one of the most
perfect made horse to be found in Gale
donia county. He is of the Ethan Allen
stock and has the appearance of having
his name stand along with that of DeX-
ter as being one of the fastest horses on
record.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
There are 2S5 (95 male and 100 female)
members come cted with the first Con-
gregational church in Burlington.
The Free Press says: zone of the
sweetest signs of coming summer has
come in the arrival of the Baltimore ORR
: oles, the bird of gayest plumage, and
one of the sweetest songsters of the
New England "feathered choir"
On Thursday, May 9th, Lafayette
Lodge was instituted by State Deputy
, F. H. Bascom, at Hinesburgh. The
i. following list of officers were electe
and installed for the quarter ending
Aug 1st, 1869:
Edwin l.. Douglas. w. c. II.
Kate Beecher, w. V. It.
ORANGE COUNTY.
@ Sally Ball, a town pauper of Orange
ate her supperas we'll as usual on the 4th
o inst, and few minutes after, while
washing dishes, fell to the floor and inn
4 mcdlately expired.
About two o'clock p. NJ the l1th inst,
,, the dwelling house, shed and barns of
:. Joel Bill, in Orange, formerly known
= as the jackson Tavern were entirely
destroyed by fire.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. Geo, a Mietzke, music teacher
Of RufIonH hoe OOnnnOsn0 md Sat IN
G music, two pieces, entitled "Sing to
o me, Dear One" and the other "the
: Light at Home" which the Herald
} prOnounces productions of great merit
Geo. w. Crawford, the old chief, ha.
been re-appointed Chief-Of-Police, OF
Rutland.
The Ecclesiastical Council Benson
that convened at the congregational
10 Church on Wednesday last, decided
- to dismiss Rev. Geo. p. Byington from
further acting as pastor of sale
church.
a The "Sanford House" at Castleton
10 will be opened for summer boarders
Mr.. SanbOrn will continue to keep il
for another year.
d Dr. Fl. +. Smith has been re-appointet
t. liquor agent at Castleton.
% p. $. Ryan has sold his house and lo
in Castletcn, for 81 800.
II Rev. Joseph Steele, formerly of Gas
h Teton has come into possession of $50, 90
Inv hn of al