Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-29
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pushed by some larger cattle against the end
/ OF a spruce pole that it was driven into bis
side between his ribs to the depth Of nineteen
inches. The stick was some over two incbos
| in diameter and so broken of that about tho
same length remained outside; and il required
the strength Of stout man to extract it,
Some of his neighbors advised him To have
the steer killed, whilst others and myself A.
mong them, advised otherwise Mr. h. then
called a cattle far-ier and had the wound
dressed and the orifce sewed up; but MIR.
Burnham being good farmer and anxious
that his steer should not loose hesh, fed him
rather beautifully, thereby extending his
sides so that the stitches broke out. But
notwithstanding this treatment, the steer ia
to all appearance now as vol and hearty as
he ever Communicated
SUPPosED DRowSING-G W. Stevens
informs us that on Sunday, the Oath, the body
OF a man was seen in the river near Ridleys,
North Duxbury. The current was swift and
the body was in sight for few minutes only
Most of the hair Of the head was gone, and
from that il was inferred that the body must
have been in the water for some time. We
are not aware that any body in this region is
missing.
BIaeEsr YEr.-Mr. Charles 4. Hale Of
Montpelier, has yearling buck lamb which
weighed seventeen pounds its birth. Again,
who beats Barre will have to try again.
FIRE-April 81. the steam saw-mill at
Island Pond, owned by N. S. Woodbury. Of
Portland, was burnt
Two recruits from Vermont, named Mat.
Riley, alias John Roach, and Charles Carpen-
ter, neither Of whom had been assigned to
any regiment, have recently been tried and
found guilty Of desertion by General Court
Martial at the Depot for Drafted men," at
Long Island, Boston Harbor, and sentenced
to be shot The sentence has been approved
by Major General Dix, who has appointed
Friday, the 22d inst. as the day for execu-
ton. The officer in command at Fort Warren
is charged with the execution Of the sentence.
Riley and Roach, Cf Cohoes, N Y, who
enlisted as recruits for the 9th Vermont, and
deserted after having received bounty from
the town Of Sunderland, were shot. at Fort
Warren, on Friday last. They were deliber-
ate swindlers and deseriers, and one Of them
had hia portrait in the rogues gallery Of n.
Y. city. 1t is remarkable that Of the eleven
balls fred at these men every one took effect.
+ One man received six balls and the other FIVE
Hon. George p. Marsh, our Minister to tho
Court of Italy, has forwarded a collection Of
T valuable autographs to the New York SAni-
, tary Fair. Among them is a letter from Gar
ibsldi which Mr.. Marsh highly prizes. In
letter TO Mrs. John Sherwood, through whom
the gift came, be says I" The more | think
, Of it. the more grieve to part with Garabal-
die. II | had a hundred dollars / would
send it TO buy il back with He is the hero
and saint Of our age. Ten golden eagles
, thould be the lowest bid for this golden let
, ter"
Chas w. Rich, Of ST. Adams, who has a
hay contract with the government, has ma
chine for pressing the same, which eompiesses
it so hard that it can be bored into the same
as log
a Patents issued from the United States Pat
o ent Office for the week ending April 10. 1864.
each bearing that date
H. P. Kidder Of Burlington, VI, for i'm
proved apparatus for fumigatng.
, Edward A. Smith Of St. Adams, W., for
burning lime.
Jacob B Rand Of Baskerville. n. H., IS
E sgnor to himself and Jason Smith Of Ben
nington. W., for improved soap composition.
: Mr.. and Mrs. William Atkinson Of New
i bury, celebrated the siriicih anniversary Of
their wedding few days Ago.
Some remarkably well executed counter
felt Fifies on the Bradford Bank were put in
c circulation at Burlington Saturday night by
z stranger who has not since been seen. They
' are clever imitation Of the genuine. Seve-
a raj parties were victimized Look out for
them.
Lieut., A. X Cooper Co. A, Sth Vermont,
= is to be the recipient Of an elegant sword
!. Nathan b. Miner. son Of Hon. A. L. Mi
. ner Of Manchester, has been appointed to a
cadetship at the U. S. Military Academy at
West Point.
A lew days since c. @. Lawrence Of the
y Brattleboro House. and @. r. Cushing Of The
Revere House in Brattleboro, were arraigued
before the Justice Court and fined for the H.
Legal sale Of spirituous liquors.
n Homer +. Rand, son Of Jasper Rand OF st.
d Adams, has recently been appointed Assis.
' tant Paymaster in the U. S. Navy, and has
reported to Rear Admiral Pauldipg in New
York.
The Rutland Herald ane Brandon Record
J mutually charge each other with lack Of
brains a sure sign that there is something
wrong somewhere a bad liVTf
= We understand that Edward p. Colby,
;, son of s. B. Colby, Esq, has received Nn APP
pointment to the Naval School, and had been
a discharged from the army in order to report
: for examination in August.
J.. The work upon the new hotel at Waterbury
is being vigorously prosecuted under the
direct supervision of the officers OF the com
II pany. Ii is to be built on the site Of the old
8 one that was burned few years ago, and is
4 to be very much larger and better in all re-
=, spects. The building will cost not less than
" S20, 900.
" The town of Woodstock by a vote Of 3ls
i to 1913 has voted a subscription Of twenty
i thousand dollars to the capital stock of the
X Woodstock Railroad Company.
The Veterans of the Sth regiment brought
> home $50 900, which they had Just received
from the Paymsster.
Gen. Alonzo g. Allen has been appointed
Postmaster at Granville, W.. in the place Of
= Hiram Ford removed.
q Several new copper mines have been dis
n covered in Eastern Vermont during the past
. winter, one Of the most promising of which
. lie that located about one half mile northwest
Of Norwich village, upon elevated ground on
/, the Goodall farm, and called the Windsor
- Mine. The,openings made upon the property
e disclose large veins Of the rich sulphuret Of
Of copper-and give unmistakabe evidence Of
II extensive deposits of that valuable metal
= Rev. w. II. Lords lecture before the Stu