Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-26

fat COW stolen from the pasture. Legal pro.
ceedings are not rosorted TO, FOR the roeues
swear one another clear and threaten revenge.
- The Congregational Sunday School in
Essex celebrated their semi.centonuia ami
yersary on Friday last In the morning a
sermon was preached by the pastor to the
children, from Psalms 81, II i" Come, ye,
hearken unto me | will teach you the fear
of the Lord The text being the same that
was used for this purpose fifty years ago by
Rev Mr.. Morgan, then the Congregational
Minister of Essex.
The Brattloboro Record saws that John
. Brooks, for some years in the employ of W.
+. Richardson, meat dealer Of that place, was
detected recently with the funds of his om-
ployer in his possession, and it is supposed
that he has been robbng Mr. Richardson sys-
tcmatically and deliberately for long time
The amount taken altogether has been in our
hearing yariously estimated at from $4,000
to $1,000
- On Wednesday the 10Th inst, Mr. Jo-
siah Davis of Westminster completed his
eighty-ninth year. aud about fifty Of his friends
and neighbors assembled at his dwelling
house to offer their congratulations and good
wishes and bringing their refreshments with
them, they formed a very agreeable tea-party,
highly gratifying to both Mr.. and Mrs. Davis,
aud their guests. Mr.. Davis is very fond Of
little children, and some little girls made him
a crown Of oak leaves.
Applications will be made to the next
session Of the legislature as follows. To
make new County out Of parts Of Wndham,
| Windsor and Bennington counties To make
two hali-shires of Orange County, one at
Bradford and one at West Randolph. For a
railroad from West Rutland to Pittsford.
For a revival and extension Of the charter of
the Bank Of Poultney. For steam Ferry
between st. Adams and Plattsburgh, stopping
at the islands in the Lake For a city char
Ter for Rutland
- Buyers commenced paying 81 cents for
butter, but prices soon run up to 40 cents
and several extra lots were sold for two or
three cents more. Nine hundred and fifty
seven tubs were shipped. There were 200
boxes Of cheese shipped, all ofwhich came from
the East Berkshire factory. The price paid
was fifteen cents per pound There was CON
/ aAANAhNAN ANAh- ~ Nil' AlNf PUN buHlutN~s--
About 300 hogs, we learn, took their leave
for the city markets. AhJq,g transcript,
dug. Is.
Mr. H. j. Wright, Of Weybridgc, has
recently made an addition 10 his herd Of short
horns, by purchasing the entire herd of the
original importerg Mr. james FGlington of
Erwin, Union county, Ohio, consisting of ono
yearlng bull. whose weight is 300 pounds
and fifteen cows and heiiers, among which is
COW that weighs $40 pounds, and two one.
year old heiiers that weigh over 300 pounds
each. The bull cost the sum Of one thousand
dollars. Mr.. Wright is the owner of over
40 head of short horns-the best herd in the
State, as he will prove, as he intends to ex-
hibit them at the coming State Fair at Bur-
lington.
During the sixty-eight years of its exis.
tence, Middlebury College has educated ,l2C
young men, Nearly one-half of these hav,
become preachers of the Gospel, some Of them
in our most important cities, and over thirty
Of them have engaged in the foreign mission.
airy work She has raised a host of Educators
Among these have been eight Presidents o
colleges and sixty-three Professors in colleges
and theological seminaries. Her sons are
found upon the bench, at the bar, at the TO-
rum, and in the Senate and the chair of State
They adorn the healing art and shed lustrC
upon all the walks of life.
The Rutland Herald says that the friends
of Mrs. Calvin Bruce of South Wallingford
became satisfied yesterday afternoon that she
was really dead and consigned her remains to
the grave This case has created great deal
of excitement and wonder in the neghbor.
hood, and has we learn been quite harrow.
ing to the feelings Of the relatives, who have
thus been kept nearly week in anxious sus-
pense. Those who have lost near and dear
friends know too well the terrible weight with
, which these sad bereayements fall upon them
but when we add the suspense. anxiety, doub
and complexity which has attended the east
of Mrs Bruce. the affection comes with fal
more than its usual force, and the family have
the sympathy of the entire community il
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