Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-08

drowned at st. Johnsbury on Wednesday last
Among the appropriations in the River
and Harbor Bill just passed by the House j.
one Of $500 for the harbor of Burlington
The long bridge Of the Troy and Ben.
nington Railroad lately burned, has been re.
built and trains now make their regular con.
nections between Troy and Manchester
jas. i. Batchcldcr, of Vermont, was one
Of the class which graduated at West Point
on the 18th ult., and who received their di.
| ploma at the hands Of Gen. Grant.
Rutland has just had its treasury rcplon.
tishcd by four more fines for the violation OF
the liquor law, amounting in the aggregate
to S6S29.
AT Brattleboro last week Friday Geo
$. Cowlcs Of Hatfield Mass, hung himself
lie was man Of 26 years, partially insane
from fracture Of the skull some years ago
and travelling with friend for his health
John Gardner, an employee on the
Woodstock Railroad just hired in Montreal
was killed at st. Adams in jumping ON board
u train while in motion, on Monday night
last
The venerable mother of the Hon Asa
o. Adds died at Brattlcboro, Saturday after.
noon, at the advanced age Of " years. Her
remains arrived in st. Albans last evening
and her funeral will take place to-day from
st. Luke's church
Gen j w. Phelps aud j X. Converse
have issued addresses to the people of Yer
mont on behalf Of some $500 freedmen who
have applied for passage to Liberia, and pro
posing that contributions for their aid be made
in the churches after July I.
There was quite an accident at Sab
bath school celebration in Lincoln ON th'
Fourth. 4 cannon exploded in the faces oil
six persons, the oldest young man Of TWEEN
( ty-iour. II is doubtful whether two Of then
will recover, and the others were badly burned
The gun was careessy managed.
--Iweuty-one ear loads of fat hog. passed
/ through St. Adams on Wednesday, ON Nh,
way TO Boston from the west. As each cal
consists Of two apartments, one above III,
other and about 30 hog could be accommo
dated on each floor we Judge, there must hay,
been about two thousand hogs on the p cars
There were G,S25 tubs orbutter shipped
from st. Abans depot during the month oil
June. At 80 lbs. TO the tub there would b.
3ll $50 lbs. There were also shipped dur
Ing the same time ,322 boxes Mi4i-Quo
water, and 304 of Vermont Spring water
49, Gov Page has presented the Butlan,
: Fire Department with 5000, M view of thoii
usefulness, their hardships, and the recen
service at the fire on his own premises Tn,
Governor estimates that they saved as mucl
for him as he now presents to them
The Republican Convention for Franklin
county nominated the following ticket Sen
aiors Bradley Barlow, Henry A. Burt, W
K. Hutchinson judges, w. c. Stevens, j r
/ Whitney judge Of probate, Myron W. Bai
ley, States attorney, Willard Harrington
sheriff, j F. Place
Tho dweller, around Chipman'- Hill, IL
Middlebury, who are building a road up tina
mountain propose TO celebrate the 4th by
picnic on the Hill, for which each family
by itself, or clubbing with its neighbor, is t,
provide what it wishes and spread its clotl
up yonder wherever it pleases.'
Bishop Bissel has entered upon tn
work Of his Diocese in good earnest. W,
hear Of hi. recently administering the Apps
tolic rite of Confirmation to classes in Bur
lington and Jericho, and on the 10Th inst.
he has an appointment for similar purpos,
in Middlebury.
| The United States Senate through tn,
influence of Senator Edmunds, has just passoC
a bill, granting to Lois Clark, of Milton
s757 which was due her father-a Reyou
tionary soldiers a pension from the 4th Of
March 1881 to the day Of his death, jun
13. 1897.
As jerome Austin of South Starksboro
was recently sharpening scythe at steam
grindstone in Fiske's lathing mill IN end o
the instrument got entangled in the betting
and flying around with great velocity Gu
clear through the body, at the breast. II,
stood for a moment before he fell. and ther
clapping his hands to his sides and exclaiming
'"l have terrible pains, expired
- The Water Witch from Mortified, wa
the only engine from abroad at St. Alban
on the Fourth The prize Of 500 wa
awarded this Co. by courtesy, without a trial
Subsequently an informal trial resulted "a
follows Washington No. /, (St Adams
l5l fl. l. inches Water Witch, North
field $50 #. V, c. X. r. No. ,, (St. Adams
1856 #.
$500 The store Of O. W. Bullock of Nliltoi
was broken open on Tuesday morning, b.
prying the front door open. The burglar
opened the money drawer and carried Of
about sl2 in change Two boys were sleep
ing in the store, who were awoke by the noise
when the burglars made hasty retreat. Tn
store Of Messrs. Ladd & Clark was ais
broken into the same night by forcing ope
a window, and the sum of IS or $40 in none
taken
The Middlebury Register says that il
Shoreham Sunday night, of last week, a part
Of roughs tarred and feathered Mrs Fishe
who was suspected of poisoning the Decel
family, broke in her windows, damaged fur
niture 20 the amount Of two or three hundre
dollars and threatened further violence to he
person if she did not leave town within tire
days. We understand that this disgracefu
affair took place with the knowledge and cor
sent of some who claim to be respectable an
law abiding people
George Orr, collector of the town O
Pawlet, was robbed Of twenty-five hundre
dollars of the town money on Wednesda
last, while on his way to Poultney bank II
? says he met a man who seized his horse b
the bit. Another came up behind, and thre'
a sack over him, and drew him out of tn
wagon. He soon lost his consciousness, tn
bag being filled with ohloroform After a
hour he recovered, but robbers and none
were gone No robbers have been found, an
some are increduous as to the truth of tn
story Mr. Orr is a one-armed soldier