Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-06-12
woodford, June /, 1867.

Patents issued from the United States Patent Of
fee for the week ending June 4, 1867
o C. Barnes of Stowe, for improved mop wiring
eri Virgil w. Blanchard Of Bridport, for inn
proycmont i'm stone channeling machines, r. W.
Carpenter Of Bratteboro, for tromolo attachment
for meludeons, etc.
The people of Cabot formed a ring, last Saturday
week, around Cabot ridge, and took in a black bear
which had been doing some damage to hocks in the
vicinity.
Twelve Of the sixteen packages Of liquor seized
at 81. Alhans were condemned, and poured upon
the ground, being "undt for the use ofthe town
The Episcopal Convention for 1868 is to meet a,
Montpelier
The butter mark at st. Albaps last week was
% cts.
We omitted notice Of the military on June train.
ing day. The fact Is it was apriyate affair.
fatal accident occurred at Bellows Falls, on
Sunday. At eleven o'clock. A. NJ. Clark Aldrich
and Richard McCartey were sporting with pistol
on the shore Of the Conn, river, what is known
she Patch Mccarthy held the pistol in his
hand, and pointing it the river, snapped the
lock; it chung fire. and he Immediately drew it
near to ascertain what was the difficulty, when it
discharged lodging three large buck shots in the
back Of Aldrich's head. lie lived till three o'clock
on Monday morning, when he died. He leaves a
wife and a moral behind him.
A splendidly executed counterfeit ten dollar note
on the Third National Bank of Philadelphia is in
circulation. It is in all respects perfect fac sim
ae Of the genuine issue, even to the signatures
which are executed with pen. The note is rather
dark, and the engraving, upon close inspection not
very clear, Tits, however, undoubtedly the best
counterfeit ofa National Bank note yet seem and is
well calculated to deceive. Safety only be
found in the refusal to take any note Of the same
bank of that denomination.
Among the new cadets admitted to the Military
Academy at West Point on Tuesday, were Elijah
5. Harmon and Charles A. Woodruff, of Vermont
Twenty Ave years ago Horace Deming Of Ches-
ter owned farm of one hundred acres, adjacent
TO the village, which he valued at six thousand dol
lars. When the Iutland and Burlington railroad
was built, it brought his farm between the village
and the railroad, and made a demand for some
building lots near the depot. Seven years ago he
offered bis whole place for $500. Since that time
he has sold building lots for which he has received
over $1,000, and now values his farm of about SO
acres, at double the original worth.
BAReF.-There is to be grand Union Musical
Convention at the Town Hall in Barre, commence
ing on Monday, June l7th, and continuing four
days, under the direction Of L. p, Phillips of ST.
Adams, assisted by competent musicians
A flock Of 53s sheep, belonging to Thomas San
ders, Esq., Of Brookfeld, yielded, on May LIST, 1000
lbs of wool Among these we're the rams, Green
Mountain, Jr., shearing % lbs. and Silver Nine
shcaring q lbs. and ~, All thorough bred Me
rinos. Good yield for so large flock
Mr.. llezekiah Corliss, of Richford, sheared from
a two years Old buck, on Monday last 10 10 lbs.
at wool and from one eve II 10 lbs, and from 10
others 10 lbs each The buck is Of the Atwood
breed.
W. j. Kendall Of West Windsor, on Saturday
last, sheared a merno three years old buck, the
fleece of which weighed 20 pounds and 10 ounces,
and was Of one years growth
Samuel Goodrich Of lIardwck has sold 70 Col S
s. Brigham heifer thirteen months old, that weighs
seven hundred and four pounds. She is a cross of
the Durham and Devon blood, and of dark red
color.
VERMONT FARMS. The following is a table of
the improved and unmproyed lands in farms, aud
their estimated cash value in ls60;
Improved lands. 2,S23, 1877 acres.
Unimproyod lands, l,l5l ,257 acres.
Cash value, S9i ,2sD,0l5.