Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-19

nell, will speak on Monday. IL appears certain
that qualified suffrage here is 70 be enacted.
SUNDAY, the 18th, was quite as severe as the
previous Sunday, though the mercury did not fall
so low by about ten degrees. BY the way, we
have letter from Brooklyn, N. Y, stating that
on the 9TH water froze by the side Of a coagrate
with fire in the CRATE, and that lady's nose was
frozen while she was asleep in bed Oh just
come up to Vermont.
NINE new slate quaries have been purchased
in Mortified, at large prices, by companies in
New York and Boston, with the view Of working
them. About one hundred men are now EN-
ployed upon these guarries. and the number Of
hands will be increased TO about five hundred the
coming spring.
THE Vermont Militia system has been adopted
by Kentucky and Kansas.
REv. J. v KNGsnuRY. late of Wihooski, Vt,
was on Friday last installed over the Cougrega-
tioual Society in Bradford, Mass.
The IIusH WITNESS -" Did you see Dennis
Mahoney steal the pig Y
'' Well, not exactly. yer homer but | met him
the day Widow Farety lost her grunter and seq !,
" llo. Denis
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" The divil ~ says he.
And that's all know about the pig yer honor
A splendid lot Of elegant and fashionable mir
rors for sale at Drew's Reeds Block--Jerry's old
stand.
Gov. SMrTH's residence in St. Adams bad a
narrow escape from destruction by fire the other
day.
GEORGE WALLACE, Of Haverhill, N. H., re-
Gently passed greenbacks altered from twos to
hities, in Vermont, and has just been arrested and
placed in the Orange County jail at Chelsea.
A young man named Howard, employed in
mill in Chester, last week was caught by hori-
zontal shaft, and all OF his clothing, except pa
per collar and boots, was torn of. lie caught a
post, and saved his life.
HoN. c. w. WILLARD has returned from the
West and resumed the editorial charge of the
Freeman.
~" Now is your time to purchase sofas A
splendid lot of them at Orew's, Reeds Block, o.
V. Bsbcock's old stand)
The FESTIVAL Of the Methodist Society Of this
village, at the Washington Hall, last (Monday)
evening, passed off very pleasantly, and we belive
prodtably. to the Society. The refreshments were
good, and the whole affair reflected much credit
on the ladies who got it up, The singing was
also good We were pleased to note the liberal
patronage extended to our Methodist friends by
the other religious denominations Of the place
The receipts of the entertainment amounted to
S211 ".
THE Western farmers complain that il costs
three bushels Of corn TO send one to market Alb !
come and dwell nearer the market Vermont for
instance
The trains Of the Vermont Central road are
hereafter to be run by telegraph, except when the
telegraph fails, and then they are to be run by
time-card II. H. Locklin is to superntend the
telegraph office at Burlington and order the trains
from station to station
Thanks to the Secretary of State for copy Of
the acts of the last session. big book Of private
corporations mainly.
DIR. II, f. STEVENS, of st. Albans, died Jan.
10, of typhoid fever. A physician OF much skill,
and good man.
The failures in the Northern states in 1865 were
$50, amounting to sl7 1926, 600 - double the
amount of 1864.
The following is the list of directors of the First
National Bank Of Montpelier;
J, A. Page, Roderick Richardson, silas Bur
bank, j. T. Thurston, Fred. +. Smith, Charles
Dewey, j. w. Ellis j. A. Page, President;
X, j Richardson, Cashier.
Thanks to Messrs. Morrill, and Woodbridge for
public documents.
The Adjutant-General Of Mississippi, has revok-
ed the order to disarm the negroes, the apprehen-
ded danger having passed over.
We stated, that Missisquoi money would be Ia
ken az par at the sale of Mr. IIubbell's goods, on
the 18th inst. BY the same authority VIC now state
that it will not be SO taken.
a BAD SHow.-At about 2 O'Clock in the
morning OF Sunday last, gang of boys from this
village broke into the house of an East Montpelier
man and attempted outrages that produced fight,
IN which the boys got the worst bruises. On
Tuesday tftir battered bodies were exhibited in
court and four of them were bound up for trial an
charges Of burglary and assault with intent %
rayish and kill Their names are Francis Graylin
Alexander Campbell, Lewis Wood, and Andrew
Gleason
SOLDIERS are advised not to sell their DISCHARGE
certificates, but TO keep them carefully, and have