Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-02-05
NONE MATYERS.

Co., Chicago are Vemonters. to wit; Dodge
w and Abijah Keith, formerly Of Montpelier, and
a son of Josiah Wood, Esq. of Barre. Their
loss is reported at $50, 600 with insurance of $780,
600, but we hope it will turn out much better for
them
The Burlington Times says that Stoughtons
fight at Garnetts Hill is referred to by Meade and
others as the fight at Godngs farm. and thinks
a. the weight of testimony is in its favor Not
by long shot. Stoughton's fight at Garnetts
Hill was on June ~ whereas fighting at and near
Godng's farm took place on the 2Sth also. Though
the fighting Of two days may be described gener-
ally as at Godngs farm, yet It does not follow
that Stoughton did not fight CALAMITY at Garnett's
HILL on the 9th. Garneus Hill, the first Of the
fight, was denied by the Times. Confession and /
rcparation is its duty; and that is more respecta-
bic than its attempt to back up the bunder by |
pettifoggery.
Sir Curtis NJ Lamson of London recently made |
present of $1,000 to his native place, New Haven
Mills, Vt, for the erection of a school-house.
Patents issued Jan. 2s. 1868; w. T. Nichols, |
Rutland, for Improvement in hay rakes and load /
ers also in hay stackers; G. o. Luce Brandon, |
for Improvement in horse rakes; j. II. Wheeler,
Addison, for Improvement in match boxes; Lu- {
man p. Norton, Bennington, for apparatus for
cleaning clay.
little boy named Carey. at Brattleboro, had
one leg broken last week, while coasting in the
highway. by running into a team A little girl in
Putney, daughter of j. F. Hindman, was recently
badly injured, while coasting in similar manner,
by being run over by double team.
Mr. Sydney Jones and Ed. Chase of West
Townshend, shot wild cat on the 18th instant,
which weighed 10 l2 lbs.
The Rutland papers agree that the recent de-
structiye fire it that place, involving loss Of
500 900. was the work of rum. -Four men, who
were carousing in the workshop Of Mr.. ellison, set
fire to some combustible material and then ran off
with little effort to extinguish the flames, and
without giving an alarm. They have been ar
rested.
Miss Elnora blanchard Of Gloyer-a lady Of
twenty summcrs-took rifle with a q inch barrel,
few days since and fred at a hen thirty rods
distant and broke its leg the first shot. She then
fired at another and put bullet plump through
its body Two birds at two Shots at thirty rods,
is good shooting.
rosy couple, just married at Bennington, are
&c and 65.
Water is so scarce at St Adams that ice is haul
ed three miles to be melted for laundry purposes.
w. II. Goodnow has been appointed postmast-
er at Fayetteville in place of Amherst Morse, re-
signed.
At Mortified there is at present more than usu-
al religious interest.
Six or eight persons connected with Rev. Mr..
Carpenters parish at Berlin, have recently express
sed hope in the Saviour.
At Waterbury a still greater number Of young
people are beginning life OF prayer.
Special religious interest exists at Wells River,
Rev w. S. Palmer, pastor. Some hopeful con-
versions have occurred among which several
heads of families, including some of the business
and professional men. Christians are quckned
and unbelevers are thoughtful, and the interest
appears to be deep and widespread while more
good fruits looked for, in faith and hope.
Special religious interest exists in the Congre-
gational church and society at st. Johnsbury Cen
ter There have been some hopeful conversions,
and others are inquiring.
e Rev. Mr. Taylor delivered an able aud eloquent
e Lecture in his church on last Sabbath, and will
P deliver the third on tomorrow (Sab.) at O'Clock
: p. NJ SUBJECT -" The Attributes of God as
t they are displayed in His Word, Works and
Providences."
The number Of horses in Vermont is 80, 222
valued at 81, 500, All. There were 10000 NOR,
= horses in the state before the war.
h They have very contemplate rogues in Burling
g, ton Some of them have been stealing wood an,
s chickens from the home for destitute children
: which is meaner than picking the pennies from tn
n eyes of the dead
It The construction of the road-bed of the Wood
IS stock railroad has been let to Ralph Jones & Co.
of Canada.
d Mrs. Gibson OF Londonderry, aged 80, has don
e her Homework, taken care of two cows, and mad
al four hundred yards OF CLOTH her work for 1867
,r VALUABLE House. Km1ED.-On Saturday, Mr.
m b. p. Young of Montpelier let horse, valued a
$780, to iona Davis to go in his stage team t
lie Cabot. After reaching Cabot the horse fe
re with hay and oats, and was found dead on Sunda
at morning. We have been informed that three ply
scians and a farrier Mr.. Whitney, examined III
p contents Of the horses stomach and dec ded tia
70 he had been poisoned As there are two lines Q
n stages to Cabot running in opposition, this alfa
il is likely to excite good deal Of feeling.
IN Capt Harrington, of the mail stage to Cabot,
al clearly out of the poisoning case. He was
lie Montpelier at the time, and for days before an
e. after the event and has moreover offered to joi
with Mr., Young in paying literally for the sci
70 vices of detectives to work up the case.
Rev Mr. Taylor delivered his third lecture
ne the Methodist Church yesterday the I'd inst,
q, good lecture full house and attentive an
Is interested audience consisting of ali denomin'
~. tons. His next lecture will be next Sabbath a
IN ternoon at bis church at , =. NJ precisely. Sui
OF ject, The necessity of Divine Revelation"
~ c. b Streeer of Brattleboro has Bible pun
r. chased by of his ancestors in 1884 and Their,
4 fore at least three hundred aud thirty -four year
as old, though the date Of publication is unknown.
at The fret day Of February was the most briliar
is. OF the season, bright and calm with mild temperl
wv ture; and the barometer seems to promise su,
err cesson of such days.
BARRE GRANIrE.-New York is to have ne