Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-01-08
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No water has run from llucsburgh pond ~
three weeks, something never before known.
We are happy to learn, from the burlington
Times. that Judge Wilson tented the claim Of the
receivers of the Central Railroad to be exempt
from responsibility as common carriers. 1t was
Mass court tina, decided the other way.
ALBERT Holt, Of MarsbGcd sold Levi Mallory
fourteen turkeys, (oue-halr hens,) that weighed |
2ls - lbs, one hen-turkey weighing 1G l2 lbs
All dressed weight.
Hon A. Is. Gardner narrowly escaped death /
from a locomotive at Troy on the 3lst ult lie
was thrown upon the cow-catcher, but fortunately
was held upon it by a by-stander until the locomo-
tive was stopped
Judge Prout held hisco in Bennington Coun-
ty, aud the Banner says that his prompttude, ac-
curacy and courtesy will make him a popular
Judge.
Sundry Of The Vermont newspapers are DOMINIC
new coats OF improving the od--the Rutland
Herald Bruleboro Phoenix, Bellows Falls Times.
Others win follow suit.
The st. Adams Transcript j, to be enlarged.
The churches in Bristol are enjoying a thorough
and extensive work of grace. Between sixty and
seventy of all classes are already INDUCING hope.
The Frec-Wiu Bapu.ts are pressing earnestly
the work of raising funds for their new Institution
to bc located 40 Lyndon. Il is stated that the
people Of Waterbury have subscribed some SILL
o01
A new house of worship is to be erected at
huntington.
On Saturday morning Dec 2sth, the village of
West Hartford was seriously threatened with an-
other d-ugr.
z p. Cleveland Georgia, VI. rcjoiccs in a
fourteen months porkcr weighing 6o2 lbs Hope
it d.duot cost him halt dollar pound to raise
that pork.
A youth Of Tlydcpark stole a $1,000 bond from
his father, sold it, and started ON the journey Of
life on his own hoos-anl what be hooked He
got as far as Waterbury, when he was arrested
The Vermont state Agricultural Society held
It's auulgI meeting at the Court House in Middle
bury on Wednesday, Jan. lst Hon John Gregg
ry OF Mortified presiding, and elected the follow
ing oniccrs:-
PRFspENr.-John Gregory Nortbfeld
NtCE-fRrsrDENTs. Henry Reyes, Newbury
Henry G. Root, Bennington; Henry S. Morse,
Shelturnc VIM K. Sanford, Orwell
TEEAsuErR.-.loseph w. Colburn Springfield.
SEcEErARN.-Heu Clark Rutland
nmECroEs -Edwln Hammoud Nliddlebury
Elijah Cleayeland, Coventry; George Campbell,
Westminster lienvE Hayward, Rutland: WIN.
q Brown, Fairhaycn; y. b. Stafford, White Riv-
cr functions Henry B. Kent, Dorset Crosby
Miller Pomireti Lawrence Brainard, r., St. All
bans; David Goodell, Brathuboro; PiltW. Hyde,
lydeville; J.. $. Stoncwell Cornwall; James A.
Shedd Burlington; Henry Chase, Lyndon; Geo.
A Merrill, Rutland $ c. Iloyoke, ST. Abans
G Horace Hubbard, Springfield.
The case of Fox, charged with murder in Or
ange County, has been continued to the next term
Of the court
1t is claimed that the invention Of circular saws
originated in Nliddlebury.
CHELSEA. Nicholas Gilman was recently kick
ed by horse, and had his wrist broken Mrs.
Hannah Atwood in going down cellar fell and
fractured her thigh bone in the hip The ak of
Ed. NJ. Smith glanced aside when he was chopping
wood, making an ugly wound in his leg
We see it stated that Elan Potter of Cincinnati
Ohio, and formerly Of White River Junction W.,
is also among the missing by the terrible disaster
the Lake Shore road. Mr. Potter was young
lawyer, and was on his way home, whittier he had
been called by the illness of his mother, who was
not expected to live.
The Burlington Free Press notices the building
at shelburu Harbor OF new, first class steamer
for passenger and freight transportation, and says
or course, surmises numerous as TO exactly
what this enterprise means-the most plausible
one being that ihc boat is intended no, for an
opposition line through the lake, hut, in fact, for
an opposition to the Vermont d Canada Road, by
carrying passengers and freight between the Rut-
, land road and Pittsburgh
2 For violation OF the liquor law Andrew Yclmire
of Rutland has been fined 500 and costs.
young man from Burke, took a five hundred
hog to Island Pond expecting to get len cents per
pound for it, but the market being low he sold it
for nine cents, and to make up the deficiency. the
= same day went to specializing in buffalo robes lie
purchased three ordinary buffalo robes, of Bartlett
p Robinson, paying about SlOl for the lot, in tn,
, following manner: He bought two paving 81.
i apiece, bat when he loaded up to 20 home, hap
d pened TO slip a third one into his sleigh lie Ina,
d been gone but few minutes when the owner
i missed it, got out a search warrant took an office
an went in pursuit overtaking him just as he ar
rived at home. The officer presented the case Il
It him in glowing coors, when he said it would tax
e just S to buy the extra robe and $50 to paw TO
S, the bother aud expense of looking il up. On thi
basis the matter at once settled and the none
T. paid over.
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