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

lively, were married IN Middlebury last week
49, At the late Fair Of the Unitarian Society
Of Brattleboro, the sum of 5000 was taken.
Ex-chief engineer Ballou has presented the
Burlington fire department with small can
non for firing salutes.
Rev. II. A. 2. Torrey, of Vergcnnes,
has accepted the chair of intellectual and
Moral Philosophy in Burlington college.
The Connecticut and Passumpsic II. r..
Company has declared another semi-annual
dividend Of three per cent, payable now.
Within The past week VIM. Batchelder,
Esq, Of Castleton, has sold some 10000
pounds Of wool at good prices
AT Mortified a pure white swallow can
be seen flying over that village any evening
with large flock of his colored friends
- William Taylor, who has been confined
in Jail at lrasburgh for gambling, has been
pardoned by the Governor.
- Henry Thompson's house, in SALISBURY,
was burned last week loss $500, without in
surance
On the 10th burglars ransackod several
buildings in Vergennes but found little prop
orty Of value.
There was quite a snow-storm ON Mount
Anthony Bennington, on Wednesday Of last
week
or the torty-three returned soldiers re-
siding in Jay, 80 support Grant and Colfax.
They will vote as they fought, for the Union
The honorary degree Of Master of Arts
was bestowed last week upon Rev. Geo. II.
Bailey Of Newport by Middlebury College.
The Momphremagog House at Newport,
had 800 visitors last week. The house is
crowded beyond any former season
during the same month, a lady and four
Of her daughters an living in Stowe. gave
birth to promising heirs
- Rev. Pliny II. White of Coventry has
& been elected member Of the board Of trus-
tees Of Middlebury College.
Mr. 5. H. Herrick, Of Burlington was
seriously injured last evening by being thrown
from his carriage.
Rev Father Parmalee will preach his
sixtieth annual sermon at Westiord on Mon.
4 day, the 3lst inst. instead Of the Doth. as We
had it,
i - BY the accidental oyertunug of a car
riage at Rutland on Tuesday, the wife and
daughter of Hon. s. NJ Dorr were seriously
injured
49, Herbert l.. Chase Of Jay. oldest son OF
4 Abel Chase while out fishing was drowned in
I the branch a, Porter. Tanncry, on Saturday
Aug 10.
Tho ladies Of the Congregational Society
At Manchester cleared $500 at their recent Fes-
tiyal, aud will expend it towards repairing
the Church edi6ee.
"A fancy dress and masquerade ball--th,
6rst Of the kind ever held in Bennington
was held At the Mt Anthony House on Mon.
day evening.
- The address before the Rutland County
q Agricultural Society is TO be delivered by
Colonel C. II. Joyce, Of Rutland. October
lst
- Chester Kingsly, Of Rutland has paid
$4,000 for Daniel Verder's lot in the burnt
district, in Rutland, which would not bring
5000 twenty years ago.
- Rcy Father Parnalee will preach hi,
sixtioth annual sermon at Westiord, on Mon
day the 29th instant, where his first sermon
was preached after his ordination
Mrs, Peter Barton Of Vergennes wa.
recently arrested for violating the ProhibitorJ
Of payment was sent to Jail.
Hon. John A. jameson, Judge Of tn,
Superior Court at Chicago H., is stopping
for few days at his fathers, Thomas Jane
son, Esq, in Irasburgh.
One Of the old residents of Swantcn say
his memory does not 60 back to period wher
the water was as low in the Missisquoi Rive
as at the present time.
An application is to be made to the leg
stature, at the next session. for the formation
Of new county, cut out Of parts Of Windham
Windsor and Bennington counties
49, Hugh H. Henry of Chester has been fol
the 18th time elected president Of the Yer
mont Valley Railroad. He is probably tn,
Oldest railroad president in New England.
A valuable horse belonging TO r. J
Witherell, Of Barton became frightened las
Saturday aud ran into another team, injurins
itself so that it died in a short time
Alden |. Warren and his hired man. o
Eden, saw panther last week in their sheel
fold. He seized aud carried away a. shee
e. in broad daylight before their eyes"
The U. 5. District Court will be in ses
sion on Monday and Tuesday next from 8 \
NJ, until p. NJ, for the purpose Of grantn
naturalization papers.
Mr.. J. Q. Lamb of this village has il
his garden stalk of western corn iourtee
feet tall. Two ears have started eight fee
from the ground. Who beats
- By an arrangement entered into by tn
business men of Windsor the stores an'
shops will all be closed at s o'clock each eve
ming, except Saturdays, after Sept. LIST.
While cutting grass with a moving ma
chine, Isaiah Austin, Of Chelsea, got his LET
hand caught in the cogs, and it was so injure
that anputation was necessary.
Edgar Coolidge, of Andover, killed a
eagle recently, weighing nine pounds an
measuring six feet and seven inches iron
tip to tip of his wings
Mr.. j. s. Saunders, of Windsor, she
himself through the head on Tuesday last
while sitting at the breakfast table. lnsanit
was the cause Of the suicide
In his remarks to the citizens of s.
Johnsbury last week, Ex-Gov. Washbur
81 gave the year 1870 as the one in which tn
road should be completed from Portland
Swanton
Mr.. j. G. futile, of Panton planted HI
corn NAY IL hlter MhlVh very uiH"'Vi"p'
weather was experienced; nevertheless on tn
9th of August he picked his seed corn, and
is of excellent quality
III Hiram Linsley, of Benson dug from iou
and half pounds of seed, three bushels an
FIVE pounds of potatoes, and from single ey
grew two and three-iourths pounds, of tn
white rose variety.
Mr.. Henry A. Morrill,, native of Dan
vile, and still quite young man, has bee
nominated as the Republican candidate fc
Congress from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Congre
sional district.
Hon Gaorge Edmunds United State