Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-11

was read from Mr.. Baldwin, President Of the
VT Mutual Fire Insurance Co. in which Mr..
b. AYERS the intention Of that company not to
insure property in the business portion Of
that village, unless provision is made for ox-
tnguishing fire.
"Ah Michael, you know everything; tell
me once for all what they mean by commu-
nityi' "Why. it's very simple; ! will state
case. You have fifty francs, Paul and
have nothing; you must divide between us
two. Paul takes twenty-five francs and
take twenty-five francs" but, according TO
this. have nothing left" Exactly so, and
then you Join the community
AcctDENr.-Mr. Stedman Carpenter, of
West Westminster, lost four fine cows on
Friday night of last week, besides having the
lives of others endangered. The roof of his
stable was so loaded with snow that it broke
down and fell partly on the cows, Of Which
there we're twenty, beneath. killing four of
them as above, Farmers should look well to
their roofs at this season Of the year when
the snow is so heavy upon thcm.-Phe"ir.
OSE OF THE P1cKrREts.-Mr. George
w. Priest of Ludlow, caught in the reservoir
pond in the north part Of that town. near Ty-
son Furnace, on Monday last, a pickerol
which measured three feet and eight inches in
length and weighed 20 lbs Being too
large for home consumption it was sold for
the Rutland market.-B. T. Times.
INFORMATION WANrED.--In Information is
wanted as to the whereabouts Of one Peter
Mckenzie, who left Alva in Scotland, in 1912.
and when last heard from was a boatman on
Al a !. Il IN g.
height feet 0 inches has fair complex
ion. Any information concerning him viii
be thankfully received by Peter Connel, of
Newport, Vt, or by his friends in Scotland,
as there is property left him in the latter place.
Col Hoe. the manufacturer of the light
ming printing press, is about to construct
carriage to travel over any turnpike or good
road, and to be propelled by steam. The first
is intended for himself to ride out and IN be-
tween his place of business and New York.
Il is expected that the carriage and propeliing
power will not cost more than good pair of
horses and coach, and travel over a fair road
at the rate Of wo-thirty per mile.
HEAVY VEBDrcr.-SARAH F.. SHAW has
recently recovered a verdict for S22.2j0 a.
gainst the Boston and Worcester Railroad,
for damages received by collision while
crossing the track OF the Newton Lower rails
branch road several years since MIS-. oha"
husband was killed, and She was badly inlo
cd. he case mas been tried ionr tunes. on
the first trial she obtained a verdict for Sl5.-
SIS on the second 8 5000, on the third the
jury disagreed. and now she obtains the sum
above mentioned. - Woodstock Standard
SINGULAR CofNc1uENcE-W and JAS
W Peirco OF fitchourg' and Blake Fierce OF
Huhbardston, are brothers. William was
married ApHi To- 1901 ana ms vic dIeu
Dee 3D. 1913. James was married Jan. "a
1906 and ms wiie died Jan Ist' io9o.
BAKE was married req. 10, o'' ana nus
wiie died oct l9th' 1901. Each "ie was oil
tne same age as ner usoehA' eacn o'eu on
HuAy' az ABOUT 'Ae same Houf' ana eacn was
buried on sunday 90 says inc fl'ehouiS
h''f"e'
REWARD OF FRrrrPuLNrss.-A bin is
before the Legislature of Michigan. awarding
six hundred acres Of State or swamp lands to
MIS-. Henry j. hoScrs' o. iit'aoa"assee'
saginaw county lo' giving p'I'h 10 io"l Deai-
my children on me ISL OF January la't' sald
land TO oo exempt rom assessment or taxa
uoh' during inc minority Oh Vhe chilureh.
Inc OIL rightly says "lt Is the duty OF the
state to extend ITS fostering care TO iamiiy
so extraordinary In ITS origin that the history
OF the world furnishes but few hke examples
Inc children are boy weighing 40 2oz. :;
/ : slrls' 5lo. cach' ana anotner gfi' Old foz'
1t Is sad that neither doctor nor nurse was
/ present at the extraordinary birth AN the
"oli'e branches were uounsn'ns.
~ Tobacco is a prominent probably a
chief cause of sudden deaths which happen
among men WHY: Because the heart Is "a
muscle-It is lean mcat-nnd rcts the power
to beat and pulsatc from the nerves. 1t is
Kept M continued action 10y tne stimulus OF
the blood. nen lnis terlule poison mas
worked ITS way INTO the blood the nerves and
muscles, including OF course the hcart' IL
begins to beat irtegulWly II palpliates Just
as the hand iremoes' aud folks say they have
the heart disease. After time it stops. re-
fuses to beat at all, and the foolish lover OF
tobacco dies-a victim Of auseless and loath-
some habit Boston Post,
Tur Postrtov or qur AD,,rNtsrp,rrox
The WASHINGTON corresnondent of tho pbila-
delphia Press lCol. F9rney's naner) saws,
Tho administration is inst now in a home
less situation There is no chance for the
nassogc of anv s,oci,l ad,,iristrot;or noa-