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

Dustin Shaw Of Weybridge was arrested
on Wednesday for stealing a COW of Mr.. j.
Il. Wright. lie was bound up to the County
Court in the sum Of 500, in default of which
he was lodged in Jail at Middlcbury by sheriff
Trip.
E. f. Kellogg, Of Jamaica, while at
Brattleboro on business the other. day, was
assaulted and Knocked down by II. H. Pierce,
Of Guilford who, being drunk. mistook his
man. lie settled the matter for $50 and
costs. A costly drunk.
- Information is wanted ia regard to
" The VERMONT Soldiers Assistance Associa-
tion,' whose advertisement last winter ap.
peared in so many papers, and whose gifts 81
were to have been distributed some time
ago.
The Rutland Herald says Of the approach
ing State Fair at Burlington I'VE trust
farmers will wake up, as we expect to wit.
ness, in the coming exhibition at Burlington
the best agricultural show ever made N the
State"
About nine O'Clock on Wednesday eve.
ming, the residence Of Joseph johnson Of Men.
don was totally destroyed by fire, with the
greater portion Of lis contents. The fire orig.
mated from Mrs. Johnson's accidentally drop.
ping a kerosene lamp.
- The new Oakes Ames aud the Adiron.
dack had a trial Of speed, yesterday, between
Port Kent and Burlington making the trir
in twcnty-ninc minutes. The Ames came il
about three lengths ahead, but the Adiron
tack is unwilling to give it up So"
The will Of the late Thaddeus Steven
gives $1,000 TO the Juvenile Library Asso
citation of Peacham Academy, and $500. Ia
the trustees ofthe Peacham grave yard wher,
his parents are buried the interest only tc
be used, we presume.
"A blood calf belonging to Moses Holder
I Of Middlesex weighing 300 lbs, tumblod Of
/ Middlesex Narrows, the other day, and Gll
ing 60 feet struck upon the rocks at the bot
tom, whore it was found, strange to say. com
paratiyely unhurt. Il was drawn up and /
now iriskiug as we'll as ever.
TUESDAY night as Richard O'Neil, watch
man for l.. Barnes Il Co., at Burlington. wa
helping the railroad men get an engine on tn,
/ track near the Vt. Central Depot, he was SCI
yerely hurt,by the sudden flying out of raj
which was in use as a lever; it struck him OF
the leg and one hand
In consequence Of the largely increasing
business Of the " Central II. r. the Mana
gers have just added TO their present equip
ment five new locomotives. They have ais,
closed arrangements for two hundred and Eft,
new freight ears to be completed and in thu
line by the LIST day of Oct. next
We regret to learn that Malancy an,
Chapel, the two men scalded by the acciden
tai escape Of steam from the supply pipe o
the Engine Of the River Queen on Monday
are in a critical condition and little hopes ar,
entertained Of their recovery. SO says tn,
st. Adams Transcript
The Newport Express give. the follow
ing account Of good haul -: Last Saur
day. Geo. G. Lewis, custom officer at Nortl
Troy, seized at Richford a team belonging t.
German peddler aud his stock consisting
Of about s400 in furs. $500 ia clothing am
$500 in silks aud dres. goods
- Mr.. Lucius Wait, son of y. d. Wait O
Highgate, a student Of Harvard College re
ceutly footed it home from vacation; rout
and time as follows He came by Nashua
White Mountains, St. Johnsbury and Hyde
park, distance 3s7 miles, in thrteeudays
an average Of nearly 80 miles per day.
VIM McIndoe, of the Windsor Jo,,rna
has in his garden a tomato. nearly ripe, meas
uring in circumference, one way, scyentee
inches. \ common saucer measures tn
largest way, eighteen inches so that this to
mato is somewhat larger round than saucer
If any one has a larger one. We would lik
to see it.
On Tuesday night last the house of MI
Cain, Of Bristol, was broken into and robbie
Of s4j .W. r. Peake's house was entere
and an opera glass stolen, Three othc
houses, those Of Messrs Barlow, Neeihau
and Norton were rummaged, but nothing O
any value taken.
Mr. Henry Robinson, of South Hero
has been in possession Of white robin II
was haying in his orchard, and it was fright
ened out Of its nest in an apple tree and wa
captured. Its eyes were pink, and it wa
nearsighted. OF course it was an albno.-
1t became great pet and would sing tn
notes of the robin with peculiar sweetness.
"A bet has recently been made betwee
L. A Putfer, Of Dummerston, and j.
Shipman. Of the same town, under the follow
ing conditions; If Grant and Colfx al
elected, Shipman finds and wheels barrel {
good alabe apples to Brattleboro and Pu
: fer has the pay. If Seymour aud Blair al
elected, Pufer wheels the apples and Shipma
has the pay,
The Free Press says The pride of OF
lake, the Adirondack, we understand, is b
no means inclined to yield the palm for spec
to the new steamer, Oakes Amas, and prob.
bly, trip across the lake side by side, or
= nearly 50 as may be, will be needed to sett
the question. 1t wouldn't be surprising
: some such trial came off shortly.
~ In Peru there is family, living und
one roof, whose united ages are as follow
Mrs. Stiles retaining her mental and physic
faculties to a good degree
Mrs Sarah stiles, lo2 year,.
MrF X stiles, her son, 60
Mr. Samuel stiles, his son, q
Dwight stiles, son oi samuel
Aggregate, i9g years
The Vermont Historical Society closed
two days session at Rutland yesterday, Az
dresses were made by Hon. Hiland Hall, &c
John w. Phelps, Hon. Hamdem Cults Able
d. Hager, Henry Clark, Henry Hall, Luth,
4 l.. butcher, aud Rev. Pliny II. White. Va
liable contributions to the society's collection
/ were received and the meeting was among III
most successful that has been held.
Oliver Clement Frenchman residiI