Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-01

! ne hepuDllcan nominations IN windsor
County are as follows: Senator's, VIM. II
Walker, Ludlow, f. w. Anderson, Bethel
Albert Brown, Springfield. Assistant Judges,
j. s. Marcy, Royalton; G. French, Proctors.
vile. States Attorney, Samuel Il. Pingreo,
Hartford Sheriff, $. w. Stimson, Ludlow.
Judge Of Probate, for District of Hartford
John Porter, Hartford Judge of Probate,
for District of Windsor-Wm. Rounds Of
Chester.
Mr.. o. II. Watson, Of Topsham, recent
y sold Massachusetts, man four year old
horse, weighing 1000 lbs. for 500. Mr. Il.
Gorham, Jr, of Wilmington, has recently
sold four year old colt for 1920 He was
sixteen and half hands high, aud weighed
eleven hundred and ten pounds. A. r. Way,
Of Hardwick, purchased five years old horse
about year ago for $3.50, and sold him a
few days since for 900 He was proved
to be " threatened with speed"
The appointments for the exercises be.
fore the several literary societies at the COM
ing commencement of the University of YER
mont are as follows Phi Beta Kappa. Or
ator, Hon. james w Patterson, Z. $. Sena-
tor from New Hampshire Society for Re.
ligous Inquiry, Orator, Rev John Newman.
ID. d., President of Ripley Female College.
Poultney Alumni Association, Orator, Hon.
John o. Jameson, Chicago, III. Poet, Capt.
Geo. f. Hunting, T. S. \. Columbia, 5. c.
Hon. Lewis Mcacham. Of New Haven.
died suddenly at Chicago, H., last Tuesday.
while on visit to that city The remains
were brought to New Haven for intermcnt,
and the funeral was attended from that place
on Sunday. Mr. Meacham was brother of
the late Hon. James Meacham' member Of
congress from thus district ana had himself
been entrusted with high public trusts by the
c''izens OF ms town ana county
Levi Meadcr, Esq, Of Nergenncs, died
at his residence ON Friday last. He had
been ON the decline for some time, with that
fatal disease, consumption. Last iill h' went
to Brazil and returned only few weeks
since without material benefit, and soon fell "a
victim to the fell destroyer He was buried
with Masonic honors, on Sunday. Mr.. Mead
er was young lawyer Of great promise, and
nau already aiI'lhe1 some reputation 10 nir
profession. lie was S'a'e Attorney Tor
nearly Two years pe'of' MS oea'n'
Newport Is to have direct communication
with Montreal. The railroad interesting the
Grand Trunk at 81, Johns, and extending
| from that place 10 Waterloo, is to be extend
ed to Magog' at the outlet of Lake Memphre-
magog. The distance is twenty miles, and
the grading Is to be Immediately put under
contract, and this with the new steamer on
the Lake, will make pleasant route to Mon
ireal for travellers going up the valley Or from
inc Nhlte Mountains Inc ROAD VIII be
hhiShed IN season Tor the travel OF next year.
-rhe Newport Express says that huge
serpent has been seen lately at three several
times in Lake Memphremagog Some gem
tlemen. sitting in the piazza Of the Memphre-
magog House saw a great commotion in the
water near the lake bridge, and beneath the
foam discovered a huge, black, ridged, UNI
dulating mass, moving in a suake-like man.
ner' and then disappearing. II is asserted
by numerous fishermen and Others that the
" snaik' has been seen many times before
and now two correspondents unite in the tes-
timony.