Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-06-02
STATE MATTERS.

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"A farm laborer's wife in Sutton has in.
herited 100000.
Smith 4 Mulrenan lost their papcr.mil
at Milton, Friday night, by fire.
The annual Windham county Baptis
Sunday school convention will be held at
Wilmington, on Wednesday, june o.
Some one either carelessly or wantonly
set the woods on fire on Wantastiquot noun.
tain opposite Brattoboro, on Sunday. The
fire was seen to be spreading, when a gang of
" Lunoys from the state hospital in that
village, went over and succeeded in putting
it out. The wood on the mountain belongs
to the hospital, and It's destruction wouldhay
been quite loss.
The Young Mems Christian Association
rooms at Brattleboro arc open on Sunday.
Geo. Hammond, of Middlebury, recently
dug up in his garden an old Spanish coin,
dated l73l-but little worn.
Il. NJ. Macombcr, Of Ferrishurgh, is at
tempting to grow peaches somewhat exton-
siyely.
Hon. Geo W. Grandey Of yorgcnncs,
preached in the Baptist church in Addison on
the 10Th inst
The oil-lever is breaking out in Middle.
bury-unmistakablo signs Of oil having been
found ON the premises Of II. A. Sheldon.
-Hailstones half the size Of robins eggs
fell in Weybrdge on Sunday, the 10th inst,
and covered the ground to the depth Of near
ly an inch.
We aretold that millions Of grasshoppers
appeared in Bridport previous to the late
rainy season. They were very small and il
was hoped that the cold storm would eiFectu-
ally aunihilatc them.
Tho numberof listed dogs in Middlcbury
is Sd.
"A daring attempt was made to throw the
Rutland train of the track in dangerous
place near Burlington, on Sunday morning
last, but the timely discovery Of the obstruc-
ton prevented afcarlul accident. The fends
are not known.
Tho st. Albau- butter market was quite
active on Tuesday Shipment, 1910 tubs.
Prices ranged from 80 to 40 cents
Tho editor Of the Rutland Heraid feast
cd on new potatoes on the DIST inst, the gift
Of John Duffy, gardener Of Gov. Page.
&C. c. Thurbur, Of Burke, recently found,
under o stone on his farm, over 800 in silver
halves and quarters 1t seems to have once
been done up in cloth Most Of the pieces
bore date ls20-3l.
An unoccupied house was burned in Al
bany early Sunday morning, supposed to have
taken from burning brush. A house was
burned on the same spot about thirty years
since, and two children burnt in 1.-THE
mother, having disabled herself for life in at
tempting to save them, died but few weeks
since
s. Richardson, of Albany, on the DIST
inst killed an eagle which measured sever
/ feet and three inches from tip TO tip Of wings
[ He gave it to friend Earle, Of the Standard
who is having il stuffed So look out fol
spread-eagle
Two men in Coventry planted 1872 bush
els Of potatoes in four days, on the Kiddel
farm
In a faternal rum-fght the other day
in Glover, two brothers sadly disfgurcd each
others earthly tabernacle
John Whittier, of Walden, has one sheep
native breed, which two years ago raise,
triplots, all ewes this spring the old an,
three young sheep produced nine lambs
alive and well at last accounts.
II NJ. Doane, hotel keeper at Ncwpor
Center, was brought before Justice Connel
on the 18th inst, aud fined $50 and costs, 70
selling rum contrary to law. This is his sec
ond dne within four months
Mr.. Bixby Of Danville, on May l4th
sugared of 10 pounds Of sugar, which i
thought to be the latest of the season.
On the Jonathan Haines' farm in Wal
den is now beautiful growth of naples whiel
has produced several pounds ofsugar. Abou
twenty years since this land raised an abund
ant crop Of wheat An encouragement 70
farmers to transplant sugar naples on al
roadsides or spare grounds.
Geo Simonds, of Wheelock, on last Fri
day, shot iish-hawk that measured feet
inches from tip to tip ofwings. He had
live pickerel in his claws that weighed fiteel
ounces.
Tho graves Of soldiers at Derby Cente
viii be suitably decorated on Saturday mex
by Post No. G. A. r., accompanied by ap
proprato ceremonies Grafton by Hon. b
II. Steele.
Out of eighteen farmers in Newport, il
district No. r. thrteenwere obliged to bul
hay to finish wintoring their stock
B Dimmick has sustained Sabbat
school on the mountain in the east part o
Mendon, for nearly ten years.
Post No. II, G.. A. r., at East Hard
wick, will comply with the general order t
decorate the grave Of soldiers, and suitabl
services will be held both at Hardwick an,
Greensboro on Saturday next
"A little daughter Of James Palmer, o
/. Holland, recently died suddenly in cramp
and commissions, supposed to be caused b.
some poisonous substance eaten with sorre
Ono day last week, Willie Brewster, @
Irasburgh a lad sixteen years old harrowe
with span Of horses eleven acres of ground
f and after putting up his team went one mil
, through mud and wateron foot after the cow
drove them home and MIXED nine Of then
, A pretty good days work for boy.
, Recently large quantity of rocks be
came detached from the mountain on tn
east side of the lake, in Westmore, and j
their course downward uprooted trees, crush
ed smaller stones to powder, cut trees of /
inches diameter entirely off, and finally stoI
ped in the bottom Of the lake. 1t has COS
I the town FIVE days work to remove one stou
; that lodged in the highway.
There sscarcely men enough in the tow
Of Stannard to fill the town and district of
ees women should have their rights here.
Geo. Ransom, of Stannard recent
J caught five hen-hawks in a steel trap on tn
top of a stub, and strange to say none Of thel
measured over fourteen feet from tip to til
There were 2l5 tubs of butter sold
the Richmond market last Monday, at price
ranging from 80 to 81 cents per pound ais
2lO boxes of cheese at from 6 to l6 cents pc
pound.
--Dugald Stewart, Esq, of Middlebur.
State Auditor, is at Washington busy wit
the authorities, settling up the war claims