Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-08

by three hundred Fenisns indicated purpose
= to make a raid on Canada but the vigilant U. s.
= officers at both places seized the arms, and the
Fenians who passed over the Vt. Central road on
g Friday morning. were followed, on the same day
by two companies Of u. s. troops from Boston,
John Bull can take good lesson the way to
, preserve neutrality.
e MR. EmRsOS's C0SoREr at the Unitarian
1 Church, last (Frday) evening, was just what we
B, predicted it would be--a rich musical repast The
audience was a most respectable aud appreciative
one, and all appeared highly pleased. The music
was of an elevated and refined character, and the
execution was such as to call forth the admiration
and applause Of the audience. Mr. f. was as
. sisted by Messrs Whitney. Fales Hopkins, and
Dodge and Mrs Loomis, Mis-. Watson, and Miss
West Where all did exceedingly we'll, it might
r seem inyidious 10 par,icuiarae; and viii for
hear criticism, merely ssying tnsi we hope to
see this class Of music putronized 10 the exclusion
Of that which has a tendency TO lower rather than
elevate, the standard of public morality
Gro Dixie, Of Elmore, brakeman on the Vt
Central R. r., was recently badly crushed between
two cars, and injured 80 severely that no hopes
{ are entertained Of his recovery.
THERE we're s3l divorces in Ohio last year
drunkenness being the cause Of l5 only but it is
inferred that the rum-jug had some share in the
list set down (l99) as having been caused by cru
city and neglect.
A child born at Pttsfeld, a short time since,
, has eleven grandparents living has one grand
father, two granduothers two great grandfathers,
four great grandmothers, one great great grand
g father, and one great great grandmother.
, A course of stay-at-home-epathy is recomme n
ded for those whom excessive eonvivality has
$ knocked out Of time.
!, ,, ALI Federal soldiers burigd near Salisbury N.
, c., who were Masons. arc buried in a separate in
closure, each grave having its head board bearing
the square and compass.
/ A correspondent Of the Memphis Bulletin says
that certain Masonic jewels, distracted frog the
y lodges in Atlanta when the Federal army occupied
that city were found aud redeemed in Boston.
y THE Albany Board Of Trade recommend that
the standard Of measurement for all grain aud
seeds throughout the United States shall be GENITAL
: Cor one hundred pounds) Of bushels. The pro-
e posal will be submitted to the Boards Of Trade
represented at the Detroit Convention.
AMERICAN WHEAT. shipped to England, is com
ing back, being worth more here than in England.
Not long ago, the Albanans turned an Epsco-
pal Church into theatre. Now it is advertised
that a Uniyersalist Church is TO be employed
henceforth as a vinegar mandatory. We expect
soon to hear that some Calvaastic Tabernacle
has been turned into distillery of rose water
SO goes the world
The latest etyle of bonnet has turned up at
Richmond, Ind 1t is described as consisting of
two straws, tied together with a blue ribbon on
the top Of the head aud re,l' tssel5 suspended ct
each Of the four ends of the straws. Price, sl9.
A stout but distinguished lady went to fancy
ball dressed as a shepherdess. Hermild husband,
on seeiug her thus attired, said Sarah, dear,
you look like a shepherdess who has just dined on
her flock"
The Council Bluffs Nonparsi has the follow
ing .-' Oaicial-Married, at the residence Of
Mr. Ben Jarvis, in Marshaltown Iowa, by the
Rev. Mr.. Wiley, Joe Baugh CHATS us) and Miss
Mary c. swanson CHATS more Of us).'
A miner, who lately came from Virginia City,
says that vegetation is scarce in that region
that two mullen stalks and bunch of tbistles
are called grove"
The Laconia IN, H-) Democrat chronicles the
death Of Simon Sanky, "an American citizen Of
African descent whose age is supposed to have
been l07 years. He died at the county farm,
where he had resided about eighteen years, in the
enjoyment of good health until near the time of
his death
MRs MARY ENGLISH, the oldest inhabitant of
Lawrence, Mass died at the residence of her son,
on the 10Th Of May, at ths advanced age OF l04
years, having been born in Dublin, Ireland, in
the year 1862.
On the average every morning rs, 1898 children
-9s, 1O9 boys and S7,7s4 girls-go to school in
Philadelphia. What an interesting procession
these would make il placed in line
+ NORWICH University. $4,000 has been raised
for the University by the past cadets, and Lewis
d S. Partridge is to solicit an endowment fund Of
It 100000.
It NEWFOUNDLAND, though abounding in game,
# and full of bogs and swamps has snakes, tcads,
IS frogs or reptiles of any sort, while in all the
n neighbonng provinces there are plenty Of them.
5 Perhaps St. Patrick banished them when he did
r that good thing for Ireland.
I A very patient New Yorker has been counting
= the different styles of hats that appear Broad
= way, and reports the number of varieties at l75.
. Two car loads of strawberries now arrive daily
> at Chicago from Camden, Anba and Villa Ridge,
on the Illinois Central Railroad. There is an
area of over three hundred acres of strawberries
" now ripening in those three towns, and promising
the heaviest yield that any season has afforded.
y A lager beer guzzler in Indiana took 81 glasses
e OF beer and 2 glasses of whskey in one day, and
n according to the Lafayette Journal after perform
If ing the feat he dryly remarked that "he could
have taken a great deal more, but did not feel
e particularly thirsty that day"
= PETROLEUM lubrications do not seem to be the
q right thing Ii is said that Massachusetts Com
pany have had 6000 cases OF cslicoes thrown back
y on their hands, damaged by petroleum OIL which
y was used as a lubricator the looms, and spat-
!. tered ON the cloth All the washing and bleaching
If the fabric was subjected to at the print works
failed to eradicate the petroleum, and the conse-
!, quence ID a chemical spottingn effect on the