Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-08-12
VERMONT ITEMS.

days since. took three hundred and hity-hve
trout out of one brook.
10 At Ludlow. a short time since, Al gal
Ions of bad liquor were seized, and no one
appearing to claim il, the sheriff let it run
into the gutter.
VERMONT STATE FArR.-The ninth an
/ nual Fair Of the Vermont State Agricultural
Society will this year be held at Burlington,
commencing on Tuesday, Sept. 18th, and will
continue four days.
Bass BALL C1uB.-Thc members Of the
lrasburgh Bass Ball Club met on Saturday
last, for the purpose Of choosing officers
/ preparatory to stamping the country to
| grand match some time this fall
~ The editor of the Rutidnd Courier
says the people have been picking up gold
on his premises. and thinks when the Cow
Boys get him out of the Postofice he can
fall back on his gold diggings
To- The dwelling house, sheds and two
barns belonging to Samuel Goddard of Mount
Holloy, Vt, were burnt to the ground on
Wednesday of last week Lost about $1,000,
which is insured.
- Col. f. Fairbanks has laid upon our
table four gooscberries each Of which mcasur-
ed over four inches in circumference, the
largest ono, four and a quarter. They were
raised in his garden this season. Our read
ers will get a pretty good idea Of their size
and shape by taking a smalish hens egg and
measuring it around the ends aledoHian.
T6 a Frenchman in the employ of Charles
Miller of Williston, was struck by lightning on
Tuesday of last week, as he was going home
from the bayfield,, with his ptchlork on his
shoulder, and the bolt striking the tines,
penetrated his body, killing him instantly.
Two oxen under shed, on the Town farm
in Williston, were also killed.
STRUCK BY LIGHrNGNG.-Duringa thun-
der storm on Tuesday, July 26, the barn and
shed of George S. Mitchell Of Chester, on
premises formerly owned by \. A. Putnam,
was struck by lightning and consumed, to-
gothor with some farming tools and twelve
tons of hay. Fully insured in Windsor
County Muual.-B. r. Argus.
Mr. Wadleigh of the West Concord stage
has handed us some Herds grass four feet
and ten inches, and some Blue Joint grass, siN
feet and eight inches in height. 1t was rails
cd by Messrs Burroughs and Russell OF West
Concord. In this age Of moving machines
grass has to be pretty spry to attain such an
attitude CaiedoHian
A subscriber sent MS last week few dozer
eggs in payment for 1.-THE paper 1t being
remarked that they were of unusal size, OF
, trial one proved to weigh quarter Of a pound
We want few more subscribers who viii
! pay in eggs at four cents per pound.-Hiddle
t bury Register.
70 A couple Of men residing in the Nortl
part of Grafton, named Barton and Stcarns
a few days since came to Bellows Falls for
supply of the 80 be joyful" They got it
and started homcward but were surprised
, upon their arrival there to find that it camt
, up missing. Twelve gallons, in key ant
, two jugs, mysteriously disappeared on the
road, and they were left to mourn because i
was not.
WEST RANDOLPH. This is no meagr,
place, but on the contrary, is the most i'm
portant village ON the line of the Central Rail
I road, between Windsor and Mortified. an,
according to the Statesman, is the best farm
ing town in Orange County, containing rs,
500 acres, mostly elevated land, but less 81
than the surrounding towns. The cash re
cepts at the Railroad Station for passenger
is about $500 per month, ana for freight
q $1,000, the entire freight business 5000
per month.
- White of Bradford has in his possession
relic Of the May Flower. which has bee
=, kept as an heirloom in the family since thei
! ancestors landed on the shores of Cape Cod
=, 1t is a small bucket made of cedar, the hear
q and sap alternating in the slaves. The mid
die of each stave is ingeniously dovetale
with its fellow, SO as to exhibit a beautiful
4 yariesated appearance.
Il CRors.-A look over Windbam Count
- satisfies us that this will be a good year 70
!. our farmers. The grass crop is very good
IS and that already secured is in first rate shape
y Corn viii hardly come up to the yield Of III
s few past years. Oats look unusually well
and wheat and rye arc better than an average
l. While looking over the extensive lands O
= Henry Goodnow Esq, at Whitingham Cen
l. ter, we saw the best piece Of wheat our eye
(, have looked upon this many day it ben
y remarkably stout and even, and the head
full and large--B +. Argus.
~ A Miss Gurdon. aged l6 years, EN-
ployed in the family of Daniel Collins O
., Monkton, was terribly burned on the nigh
= Of the 25th ult She retired, leaving he
candle burning by the bedside, for the pun
pose of reading letter. when she fell ASLEEP
and the bed-clothes by some means comm
= in contact with the candle took fire. soon en-
y veloping her in flames. Mr. Collins, hearin
= a noise, went up and found her crouching i
one corner, perfect sheet Of flame. She die
y at o'clock the next morning. IPoodstoc
i' Standard.
t, THE STATE AGRICULTURAL H1R.-Gol
= Banks, Of Massachusetts,, The Orator w
&c are authorized to announce that His Excelenc
n. p. BANKS, Governor of Massachusetts,, wi
i deliver the Address before the Vermont Stat
5, Agricultural Society, at Burlington, on Thurs
IS day the 18th day of September next
o Wefeel at liberty to intimate TO Gov. BANK
that he well have "a rousing audience :" II
is tolerably well know TO the Farmers of Yer
1t mont and they will be apt to gave a "mas
ID meeting reception. The Governor is "som
l. pumpkins" Of farmer himself, and Yankee
i of Vermont know t.-7imcs.
+ - We learn that the Connecticut a. Pas
10 sumpso Rivers Railroad received for the yea
y to June !, Sl92,l22; expenses $ll0,l2l
net $4,000, which pays the interest on tn
~ bonds and Sl6,O0 towards the sinking fun
l. for their ultimate redemption The las
years earnings were Sl2,52S more than tn