Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-29
ORANGE COUNTY.

tlemar about IS years Of age, and was
living with his adopted daughter about
one mile North OF Thetford Centre vii
lage she was absent that evening, and
the dwelling house Wa discovered to
be on fire, and to the horror of all, his
remains were found in the ruins. He
had probably gone to bed and did not
too late to ESCAPE. Hot ashes are sup
posed to he the cause Of the fire.
Thermometer at Chelsea Oh saturday
morning last, 90 degrees below zero.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The new mineral spring is creating
great excitement in Walingford.
\ Christian association for all ages
has been organized in Castleton.
Robert Hoskin, of Healdville, who
hrs partially lost the use of his limbs,
fell from chair and fractured his hip
joint.
Mr.. Geo. Clair, of New York, the
celebrated reader and elocutionist, will
read popular selections at the Rutland
Opera House, on Tuesday evening,
| Feb. 2nd.
The towns of Benson, Uubbardton,
Ira, Middletown, She rburne, sudbury
and West Haven, do not owe the trus-
tees of the United states surplus fund.
Mrs. Melinda Chatterton, who died
rec emily, was the oldest person living
in Wallingford. She was born in that
town in March, 177l, being the first
white child born in that town. The
town was surveyed in June, ITO.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Journal thus speaks of Mr.. Lord $
lecture on :" Paris" recently delivered
in Montpelier =" Mr.. Lord requires no
laudation for having given his parish
toner's and towns people, where he is so
much respected, so fresh, entertaining
and instructive lecture, as a memento
of his absence from them last summer
1t deserves TO be placed in the front
rank, and enrolled in all he first-class
lectures of the day"
The ladies of the Church of the Mes
sah (Unitarian), held a Sociable at the
Pavilion Hotel, Jan. 2Sth.
The total debt of Marshfield, Oh the
3rd of March last, was 800.
The Grand List of Barre, for 1868, is ::
polls, SS4 dogs, 81; acres, 1888 APP
praisal of real estate, 1854 ,0S8 personal
estate. S15s, 1862; one per cent, S7,l29.50;
deductions, 70; list for State taxes,
$7,99S.5O.
The Freeman says congregational
Singing was fairly inangurated at Be
wish to be understo cd as saying this
method of psalmody had been generally
predetermined beforehand,-b choris-
ter and choir being absent from their
accustomed places, the congregation
cheertully went at and through the
music, with considerable grace and toll
cradle harmony
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Vermont Valley Railroad are
paying No. II of the first mortgage
bonds of that road.
Henry d. Briggs, Esq, of Hartford,
has purchased the Jordan Head farm in
Pomfret, for $4,70O.
Lyman Cobb has sold his interest in
the mercantile establishment of French
& Cobb, to Horace a. Parmenter, OF
Chester, and Mr.. A. Harvey, from Con-
necticut.
The railroad company have in pro.
cess Of erection, at the crossing neal
modious building, to be used by the
employees OF section No. "a for car
house.
> Norman a. Smith, Esq, of Chester
has sold the Fish " farm TO J. w
= Leach, of Pawlet, for $1,000.
e The survey fer the Railroad through
Springfield has commenced.
! The children of Springfield have
festival on the 4th of February, FIR IT,,
n benefit of the destitute children at thu
the Home in Burlington.
e wINDHAM COUNTY.
:, The total debt of Guilford on the Sd O
r March last, was 81 ,337 ,I6.
:. II. G. Ball, Of Bellows Falls, has in
u vented a new truck for railroad cars
which railroad men and mechanics de
I, eide to be the best ever constructed. B.
its arrangement the battering of tn
d ends of the rails is made impossible, an
+ no small obstruction will lift it from
the track.
# Ne,Cs and other Items.