Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

i feet, two Of them having bones broken, and
the third severely cut and bruised.
AT ST. Adams yesterday Sept. 22)
prices for butter ranged from 40c to 45c.
Dor h., according to qualityNi Several lots,
4 however, sold for Acc. and 47c The amount
shipped was not far from 1000 tubs.
Eleven arrests were made within the
past week by U. S. Marshal Henry and Dep.
uty Marshals Flanagan and Rand Ten we're
for violation Of the internal revenue law or
for smuggling all of which gave bail, and
one, Joel ellison Of Bethel, for passing count
crit money, failed to give bail, and was COM
mi,tcd to jail All these parties were indct-
cd at the late Term Of the U. $. Circuit Court.
At Poultney on Wednesday of last week, at
4 II o'clock M, deer of the largest size was
seen coming down the valley from the north
at the height Of his speed his antlers thrown
H back aud his tongue thrust out He took a
crcuitous route south of the village crossed
the Poultney River, crossed the railroad. and
made tracks for one of the mountains border
ing the east side Of the village He is sup
posed to have been persued by hunters.
Our Barre correspondent reports that
Perrin Bancroft has a stalk of corn thirteen
feet high, lacking ono inch.
AT the Circuit Court Of the United
States TO be held at Rutland on Saturday,
4 October 3rd, no business will be transacted
until Monday October 9TH at one p. NJ
The Farmers and Mechanics Club Of
Brandon, will hold their fifth annual Fair
q Wednesday and Thursday, Sep. 23rd and oath.
President Angel, Of the U. V. NJ. will deliy.
or the address on the second day.
The Freshman class Of Middlebury mum.
bers fifteen.
M David Lovctt, Of Middlebury lost $50
81 in Chicago last week by the confidence game.
and holds as security four brass counterfoits
Of ego pieces.
-Chsuncy X Williams, Henry CLARK, and
Barnes Frisbee have called a meeting at Rut-
land on the 29h inst, to organize a County
Historical Society for that place.
800 One Of the Messrs Kingsland of Reese
vile has leased a water privilege at the Falls
in Vergenncs, and intends establishing nail
factory and rolling mill.
vi - The first annual Fair Of the Lemon Fair
4 Valley Agricultural Association, of Orwell
and Sudbury, will be held at Sudbury, on
Tuesday, September 20
DIR. Goldsmith, Of Rutland, sold last
saturday four bushels Of the Ros, potato for
1890.
The severe rain Of Saturday the 18th
inst, produced heavy freshets in Pittsfold,
8Sberburne aud Mendon, doing considerable
&damage, Six bridges between Pittsfcld
4and North Sherburnc were swept of.
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, Mr. Spen-
Ecer G. Smith, Of Clarendon, had fifteen sheep
billed by some unknown dog or dogs.
- Last Friday John Moore, Of Dorset,
administered a horse whipping to his neigh
Dor Ira Batchelder. Both are men upwards
hi 10 years Of age.
An ancient Indian grave yard has been
Recently discovered near Marlboro Point on
the Potomac River, in which tribe Of Indi-
ans Of giant stature were buried hundreds Of
sears ago.
The biggest pumpkin Of the year in
france has just been crowned. 1t was grown
n the valley of the Loire weighed 1926 lbs,
snd was sold to Paris fruiterer tor 300
Francs.
The wooden manufacturers are just now
Doing good business, there being a ready
Remand for all the best style Of goods, aud
prices are fair compared with the raw mater
Last week gentleman going from Brat
tleboro to Dummerston, having considerable
money in his possession. was called upon to
halt " by two men in a wagon behind him
Failing to comply, they fired pistol at him,
The ball going through his hat and grazing
bis head but by putting speed to his horse he
escaped.
Marshal Harrington, II years old, of
: Nottingham was recently shot accidentally,
and killed, by jackson Hull, another boy
Daniel Curtis recently disappeared from
lyndon, having fed ththcr after stealing
$4,000 worth of bonds from his cousin, Amos
Curtis, of Stanstead p Q.
Miss A. NJ. Heminway is again prosecu-
hing the publication Of the State Gazetteer in
nOnthly parts, having suspended during the
WAR. Volume H.. comprising the counties oil
Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange and
SOrlesns, is now in press.
Bears are troubling sheep and calves in
Salisbury
Yesterday Thursday Richard Hurley
&of st. Adams, was killed by having his skull
broken with stone in a drunken row.
P The hotels at Manchester have been un,
8usually tull this season, and the Journal well
asks: a If Manchester can fill her hotels with
summer guests from New York, with the
4present miserable railroad iacili,ies, what may
fhe expect when we are put in direct commu
Aicatou with that city by .yO or three traini
paiy, via the Lebanon Springs and Harlem
Railroads"
MIR Shelby, of Chittenden, recent,
caught in a steel trap, an eagle, which haC
been making depredations upon his lambs
measuring seven feet and three inches from
PIP to tip of wings
This week the first lot of shawls will b.
FINISHED up and shipped to New York from
the new factory of the Bennington Manufac
turing Company,
The West Rupert cheese factory is nov
manufacturing the milk of about 400 cows.
George A. Hartshorn has sold the North
teld House to Mr. Fales, late of Woodstock
The master mechanic of the Vernon
Central Railroad has discharged three engin
&sers-two for drinking and one for careles
running.
- The next annual meeting of the Yer
mont Historical Society will be held, it is un
derstood, at Montpelier, Oct. 20, 1868, an
that an address upon Judge Colamer will b
pronounced by the Hon. james Barrett
The annual meeting of the Vernon
Medical Society will be held at Montpelier
4on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. IA and Il
Ihe subject for discussion is Typhoid Dysen
4fery, on which DIR. o. f. Fassett, of st. Al
bans will read a paper The usual railroa
arrangements will be made
The Banner says the West Ruper
#eheese factory is now manufacturing the mil
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