Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-02-02

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five years old.
The american Farmer states that Mr. Joseph
Wright, ~ " has Just husked 200O bushels OF
ears Of corn from y acres.
hog was exhibited at Fair in Indiana, lately,
weighing LIS lbs The fact is well autheniica-
ted
Deep blowing greatly improves the productive
Of every kind of soil that is wet.
A MONSTER FARM--rhe farm Of NJ. l.. Sulli-
want of Champaign County, Illinois, consisting of
10000 acres, 23,OO0 of which are under good
fence and in active cultivation is said to be the
largest farm in the world Much OF the work is
done by machinery. lie drives his posts by horse
power cultyates his corn by machinery, bitches,
sows and plants by machinery so that all his la
borers can ride aud perform their duties. Mr.. 5
gives employment to two hundred farm hands
two hundred horses, and large number Of oxen
Or the 80 600 900 pounds of butter exported
from the country in 1866, Vermont contributed
one-third This is a strong fact but the butter
was not strong.
Mr.. d. HASKELL, Of Peacham, killed pig
Jan. 3, about nine months old that weighed when
dressed ll2 lbs
ASHLAND the estate of Henry Clay, has been
purchased for the Kentucky Agricultural College.
VERY Opp.-" Every Saturday has got into
the habit Of coming every Wednesday But no
matter it is good enough any day. For sale by
Ballou, Loyeland & Co.
TnE MoNrmIEs.- We have neither tire nor
space to do Justice to the monthlies for February
The Atlantic, Harpers, Beadle's Godeys, Pc
terson's. Demorest's. all of which have been pub
shed and can be had at Ballou LovyIand q Cos.
THE CulrrvAroR has been united with the
CouNrY GENTLEMAN, Luther Tucker & Sons,
Albany. ~ " editors and proprctors--J. j.
Thomas associate editor. This is large, com
pactly filled, and ably edited paper, and worth 10
any family much more than its price. OF course
our readers know it is devoted to agriculture,
horticulture etc $3.50 in advance per year.
Tnr young folks are delighted with the doh
dresses in Lcslies Illustrated Monthly Magazine
These are really exquisite specimens of color
printing.
THE VILLAGE HAIL QUFsuoN called ont
large corporation meeting on Monday evening,
the largest Of the kind ever held in Montpelier.
The Hall was packed full, which was really the
strongest Of all arguments that could be urged in
favor of larger hall More than two hundred
votes were given, and the proposition for a new
hall was nogatiyed by fifty majority. Under a
previous vote the bafs are TO make necessary
repairs Of the present hall. The discussion was
animated and extended to various other public
improvements, for which there seemed to be
good disposition manifested.
\ MAsoMc.-Aurora Lodge, No. %, F. and A
NJ, located at Montpelier, is differed as follows
for the current year
Truman c Phinuey. W NJ J. Monroe Pc
land s. W. Horace A. Putnam. j. W; Carlos
b Wilson, Treasurer; Austin d. Arms Secreta-
~ james l.. Peck, 5 D.. l.. b. Cross, y. ID.
Austin Paine, John WEIGH, Stewards Albert
Dewey, Tyler
JoHN STERLING, Of Lincoln, aged II years,
died from injuries received by a fall when skating.
THE Treasurer Of the town of Starksboro'
missed fifteen hundred dollars from his money box
and found it in the possession Of girl employed
in the house.
The unknown young man who was killed on
freight train at South Royaltoa few weeks since,
proves to have been Willie Mason, son of Mr. G.
Mason OF Brook6eld, Vt. He had, on the morn
ing of the accident left home with the idea Of
seeking business for the year.
ACCIDENT NsuRANcE-C ha's Bailey and j. S
spalding have been laid up by accidents but for
tunately both were insured in the Hartford Tray-
eler's Insurance Company, s. L. Howe, agent
Z Ri al -,
this company as well as in the New York Com
pany.
AccIDENT.-We regret to learn that Justice
Caldwell fell on Main Street last (Monday) eve
ming and severely injured his hip. Was he in
sured?
New FmM.-Freeman Bixby succeeds Wood,
Bixby & Co. and will continue the business at the
old stand by the name of Bixby & Co. Drugs
Paints, Oils, &c. in great variety and quantity
sufficient to supply all demands.
BIRs. GRACE DAVIS, town pauper of Whiting
ham, one Kindred and one years old the 9th
day of January.
~ LOOK HERE. l want to cell fine gothic
cottage, formerly used as Photographic Saloon,
at the Sloan General Hospital size "a by lS-I
l hlIpuBl uuAlti anu can uc luoftu anywhere easily
The lumber to build the same cost $500, and the
labor didn't. Go and see it--now near the hos
pital laundry. VIII make a fine summer residence
for hot house plants | would also be willing to
rent it for Town Hall bonds being given that
no more than six hook and ladder companies shall
be put in the cellar or more than three brigades
Of rats permitted to camp in the garrett
j. 7. DREw.
THOMAS BRowN, of CRANKY, G. E., has been
seized fon-smuggling FIVE hundred dollars worth
of cigars and opium. These articles are now in
the custom house, and Brown is in st. Adams jail
Mr. BATTE1L, of Middlebury, intends to open
good hotel in Rpton for summer visitors First
class hotels will do good business almost any
where in Vermont accessible or inaccessible
IT is reported that II. d. Farrar of Franklin
County, uses about $4,000 year in buying
stock of the farmers.
CABor Rev. S. F. Drew closed the sixth year
of his labor with the Congregational church in
this town on the first Sabbath Of this month, and
we hope and trust that bis labors have not been in
vain with the people Of his charge The wear
1865 was an eventful gear with this church, in the
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