Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23
VERMONT ITEMS.

ST. johns DAY.-Charity Lodge No. 43,
Of Bradford, are making arrangements to cell
citrate the coming anniversary Of st. Johns
day, June gath, at that place, by Masonic
and Civic Levee Eminent speakers from
abroad are expected, and Brass Band and
Quartette Club will enlvon the occasion with
appropriate music. a bountiful collation. will
be served by w. II. Witt, Of the "Trotter
House." under a spacious tent erected for that
purpose. The railroads will carry for fare
one way.
to Is. c. Tracy, senior editor Of the YER
mont Chronicle. died at Windsor on the 18th
inst Mr. Tracy was one Of the oldest editors
in the State clear and forcible writer,
and one whose place it will be difficult to fill.
lie had been unable, by reason of sickness,
to attend to his duties as editor Of the Chron-
icio for several weeks previous to his death.
To Norman l.. Gowen, of Chester, and
Benjamin Stiles, Of Albany, both Of the YER
mont 9th Regiment, have died at the Marine
Hospital in Burlington. tho former on the
10Th, and the latter on the Goth inst.
The intelligent correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Reflector writes from Washington 20 that
paper as follows
cold Judge Colamer Of Vermont Is another repre-.
sentative man His piety is ofthe New England stock
lie looks like farmer and t'lksn the Senate as though
he In farmers club discoursug the best meth
cd Of raising sheep But his talks 80 full Of common
sense that when the old his feet, papers and
letters are dropped and a crowd gathers round him TO
Ia mia lint hf NIT
There is fuss about him. but his associates recognize
him the abest lawyer and soundesi thinker in the
senate Senator Fooic, Of the State is the best
presiding officer ever saw. Vermont may be proud Of
her two Senator's"
NARROW ESCAPE PROM DRowNING.-
John Montbellon, French Canadian, who
has run water cart in this village for many
years, yesterday forenoon, drove. with his
aquilerous vehicle, for the purpose Of clean
ing it, into the lake near the passenger depot
Of the r. q B. r. r. Unfortunately he soon
got beyond his depth, and his horse, which
was a white one and rather lame, met with a
watery grave. Montbel,on himself, being
rather infrm, came near being drowned /;
being fifteen minutes in the water before he
was rescued by some Of the employees Of
the Rutland Road, who were a, work near by.
He was taken ashore by them and potent re-
storatives were speedily applied with crafty
ing success. Burlington Times
ACCIDENT AT THE FALLs-A GIRL FALLS
FROM PRECPGcE 65 FEET AND LIVES
Yesterday morning girl nine years old,
named Mary Stewart, daughter of Mr.. Louis
Stewart, Of Winooski, fell from the preoipice
overhanging the river below Catin's mills, a
distance Of siriy.fve feet pcrpendicularly into
the water below The fall was partially
br ken by bushes on the way down, to which
probably she owes her escape with life. A
man who was fishing close to the spot where
she fell, at once sprang into the river and res
cued the child from drowning. She was
found to be badly bruised, but was alive this
morning. and strong hopes Of her recovery
are entertained Free Press.
Two hundred thousand slate pencils were
manufactured and put up for market in four
days last week, in Adams q Browns mill, in
Castleton. On one Of the days, eight thou
sand and two hundred were put up and boxed
for shipment Last year this concern was
closed up about the middler Of the season
This year they have all the orders they can
fill, and business constantly increasing
Rutland Herald.
~ Sergeant II. G. Bellows of Co. l. 9th
Vermont Regiment, who was severely wound
ed in the knee at the skirmish at Lees Mills,
died from his injuries at the L.. S. Marine
Hospital at Burlington on Wednesday. He
was from Wosiiord, and was the color bearer
OF his regiment.
ORDINATION ~ BERLIN.-Rey. O. S.
Senter was ordained to the work Of the Mi
nistry, as Pastor ofthe Congreg tional Church
at Berlin Corners, on Thursday, the Sth inst.