Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-02-06
VERMONT ITEMS.


VERMONT ITEMS.
/ to The numerous friends OF Rev. p. f.
Barnard and family of Wiliamstown, recently
manifested their appreciation OF his laeors,
worth and excellence, by meeting at the par
sonaQe and bringing cordial greetings and VAL
liable gifts to ts occupants The young la
dies making a deserved and special remem-
brance Of the pastors wife. Subsequently
years stock Of wood was left at the parsons
door, making substantial addition to the
already generous gifts.
The engine house Of the Vermont central
Railroad, at Burlington, was discovered on
fire about 8 o'clock Sunday morning. The
house was consumed and locomotive which
was in it was considerably damaged The
house was worth about Sl00 1t is thought
that the damage to the engine, which was a
small, yard locomotive, can be repaired Tor
+ 800 The FIRE companies turned out with
promPtness.
The Chittenden Co. Teachers Association
held its tenth semi-annual meeting at Willis
ton. ON Friday and Saturday, the 10th and
9 I7th ult a goQdly number Of the teachers
of the County were present, and their discus
sions, shared by other friends of education,
not only testified their own hearty interest
in their work, but were richly suggestive and
Instructive to all who labor for the advance
mont of the cause. The following subjects
: were discussed in the more formal addresses
delivered at the successive sessions of the As
u sociation Literature and its Uses, by
J Rev. H. p. Cutting, of Williston The
Duty and Rewards Of Scholarship by Rev.
. &C.. C.. Parker, of Waterbury Physical
:, Culture by DR.. A. c. Welch, of Willlston;
u d" Transparency of Thought" by Rev. Mr..
Abbott, Of Underhill Flats.
Lieut. II. R. Wing Of the Howard Guard,
arrived at Burlington Saturday evening, hav-
ing leave of absence for ten days. He left
g the camp of the 10Th Regiment Friday morn
T. ling. The brigade marched Tuesday morning
4 the Goth to Wof Run Shoals, on the North
o bank Of the Occoq IAN river The 18th and
n 9Th are in the advance; the other three
/ regiments being back a short distance. The
i. health Of the men is generally good and they
. are in good spirits. What the next move
= may be was not known when Lieut.. Wing
;. left.
IS Messrs. Ellis, Britton and Eaton, of Spring
n field, Vt, propose to purchase 40, 600 acres
D., of cotton lands at Port Royal, and employ
10000 emancpated negroes to work thereon
J. during the coming year, at 81 rs per da!
If esch, payable weekly. They also propose t.
e sell, on the first Of January in each year, tC
Y the negroes, any amount Of such lands from
# one half acre upwards, at cost price. and vii
II treat them in every respect as agriculture
j.. aborers in New England are treated.
Re A serious fire broke out on Tuesday even
ing last, at IL l-2 o'clock in Kilbourni
p Wooden Factory, at Fairhayen, at presen
d occupied by Ellis q Co., now engaged II
oi running contract for soldiers understands
t sc. The back part of the building was bad
); ly burned also large quantity Of raw ma
1T terial. Total loss $4,000
:. REsIoNED.-we learn that Capt. G. +
so Appleton OF the 10th regiment, has resigne
on account of ill-health. He was sick of
e.. fever for long time and came home as 500
-. as able. He recently returned to his CON
pany by whom he was very gladly welcomed
o. They will be sorry to part with him now
tn Lieut.. Herman Selgson, formerly Of Bur
ne ljngton, has been promoted to the Captainc
of company C. 9th Vermont regiment, an
Quartermaster's clerk Theodore S. Peck
Burlington, has been promoted to the Secon
Lieutenancy in the same company.
u We clip the following from the Lemoill
t. Newsdealer
~ Col. Hyde, is at home. having an honorabl
d. discharge. The decision of the Court MAJ
e. tial in his case had not been reviewed, an
It's Of course was not published but there Wa
nj SO little testimony against him, and niue
a., in his favor, that authorities felt justified
giving an honorable release from further SER
r1 ice.
n Mark Drew Of Irasburgh, had last wintt
r foriy-six sheep. He has sold from his foe
We two hundred and sixty-nine dollars wort
d. and now has thirty-eight sheep. If he ho
It, not sold his wether lambs quite as early
fe he did the sum would be somewhat increase
ne He sold 20 eve lambs for 500.
" Hiram Dodge, of Morrstown, raised 2
. turkeys, the past season, which weighed 25
pounds, or about II pounds each, when dress
u ed. He sold them for II cents per pound
a or nearly 81 so each.
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