Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-07-10

niziag the services Of that Company the late hrc
together with the resolutions adopted by 10.
GtoRGr CLAnK ESQ.
capt C0pum Engine Co. No. ..
MY DEAR SIR; I cannot find words suitable
TO express TO you the deep feelings Of gratitude
feel towards you and the Company you have Tn,
honor to commando for your prompt and generou
efforts In saving my property from destruction by
fire, ON the 23th inst
return to you and your Company my heartfelt
thanks
Enclosed find s25 which you will please acecp
as a slight testimonial Of my great Obligation AM
high esteem Please expeud it I'm such manner %,
IN your judgment will best conduce to the happiness
and prosperity of yonr noble Company.
With sentiments of high esteem, and wishing
every success 70 your Company / am
your grateful and very humble sev't,
Csc. C. SnErARD.
Whereas It became our privilege, while in tho
performance Of our duty June 25th, TO pro
tect the property Of Mr. Geo g, Shepard from fire
and
Wh0sos he has seen ftto make a substantial ac.
knowledgemcnt for services rendered at that time
by this Company, and
bhcrcas. such sH5sfaHtiqi recognition Of services
Is without precedence 10 the history of this comps
ny, We deem it not ont Of place To notice such nn
act otherwise than by simple vote Of thanks.
Therefore,
R,solrsd That, while we cheerfnlly and willingly
render all the assistance n our power to protect from
fire the property and lives Of the citizens vt this our
beloved village town and noighborhoo1 risking
liie and limb for the public good, yet in this nc-
acknowledgement of the receipt of the kind letter re-
celved by our foreman covering twenty-five dollars
as nm earnest Of The kindly appreciation and regard
OF Mr. Geo. G. Shepard towards this Company, we,
I as company, unanimously return 10 Mr. Shepard,
onr sincere and hearty thanks for his generous gin
I (Which mons the less acceptable from It's being
unexpected and unsought,) aud pedg. him our hear
tiest aid and support should his property again
I De in peril from the 'deYOuring element" fire.
/ Rsoired, That copy of these resolutions be for
warded to Mr.. Shepard by our foreman, aud that
they and the letter OF Mr. Shepard be entered upon
the minutes oftle Company
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! The marble for the new post office at Portland,
win be furnished by the North Middiebury Marble
Company Of Nlildiebury, W. This company is
composed largely ofBoston capitalists. Their mar
bic is Of fine grain, compact and lurable--mo silly
beautifully varegatel, although they have also
tinted and white layers The company have iust
closed their second year and have been quite sue
ccssul.
From the West comes the cry, "Farm hands
wanted The enormous crop now almost ready
for The harvest will require to properly secure IT,
more hands than can be procured at this time.
The people Of Huntington are constructing a wa
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The Illinois Legislature having Incorporated the
Mclean county cheese company with "the exclu-
siYe right to manufacture all the cheese in Mclean
county for the next ten years" Gov. Oeesby
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There are three churches in Drattleboro without
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The New York Times demonstrates that when the
Pope lifted the silver model Of the yacht Henrietta,
~ith It's freight Of $4,000 in gold, His Holiness
Lifted some 7oo pounds weights SO the nom mt ra-
pore story must have been big joke.
Iii. said th.t nd a re,ent audience eivan bv tbo
Pope. an American lady stcpped forward upon the
entrance of His Holiness. and With the peculiar ma
sal twan- of the New England States, thus spoke
GLOW dye do. Pope Plus Ninth? want to intro
duce you to my darterJme' Ills Holiness appear
cd to take the affair very good naturedlv and TO ap-
preeiae the joke, whlethe several Americans pr es-
ent were quite overwhelmed with feeling Of moru-
heaton and disgust
Tho c,r..or the deotbo ftba Arcl,lncless Matilda
aanced to the heir of the Italian throne. has trans
pred She was smoking cigarette in her parlor,
and when some one came in she hastily nut it be-
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The postmaster at Waterbury denies the report
that his son had been arrested for rihing letters
saying that he has no son. neither has there been
aay o7e arrested in his oHice'
A cheosc f,ctory M Brook6eld Is making from
400 10 GOO lbs. of cheese per dav. They CHARGE
about two cents per h. for. making and as factory
cheese brings as much in excess o f other cheese,
the farmer actually gets his cheese made for moth
ing an arrangement which farmers wives are
very naturally in love with.