Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-21
STATE MATTERS.

Vermont has fewer foreigners than any
other State in the Union.
There is a great want Of tenement houses
at Bellows Falls. Rents are high and no
manufacturing project can prosper there till
more tenement houses are built os there are
now no places for the operatives to live.
"A. s. Earle, brakeman on the Vermont
Central railroad, was killed on Saturday morn
ing, being knocked from the cars by the
bridge near Gassett's station
John d. Horne alias J. b. Heath, has
been arrested at Chester, for bigamy and
committed to Jail at Woodstock. The first
wife appeared and caused the arrest. Much
excitement prevails, as the second wife is a
very respectable young lady Of Chester.
"A New York paper says Solomon w.
Jewett, the well known Vermont sheep breed
err has been kept some six months in Ludlow
street jail, in this city on a petty suit for
debt Such proceedings are a disgrace to
civilization"
L. W. Stockwell, Of Barton, was recent
y fined sl5 and costs for abusing his wife.
He says she is a spiritst
Gov. Durkee, of Utah, was formerly a
resident Of Barton. He was a clerk and af-
forwards went into trade.
The new grist mill at Craftsbury, built
at an expense Of sll 800 is doing large
amount Of custom grinding
Nelson Lyman, Of Glover, on the second
day Of April shot ten crows at one shot, and
on the next day killed five more at single
shot. He has right to crac after these ex-
ploits
DR.. Goodall, Of Greensboro, had quite ana
exploit the other day. While visiting pa
tient the road thawed so that he had to load
his horse on to sled and draw him to the
main road by hand
-Chas. s. Leonard, Of Glover, has gone
into the woods some three or four miles to
sugar He intends to sugar till the first of
July, and then go to haying
During the week ending April 4th, but
two mails were received at the Greensboro
post office, aud one Of them was brought three
miles by man on foot.
--Messrs Ingalls, and Bean, of Greens
boro, who some eight months ago had several
horses seized by the custom officers at New
port, and sold, have lately received decision
in their favor from the treasury department
at Washington, and an order for the refund
ing Of the money, some 1850.
The Stamford says that almost every
house in lrasburgh possesses new baby.
Il. II. Bisbee has been removed from the
deputy collectorship at Newport
The town Of Sutton, with less than 1000
population, has fifty persons over 70 years Of
age, nineteen Of whom are over so, and three
over 90. There are also two brothers whose
average weight for several years has been oy-
er 300 lbs. each, aud often over $50.
William Hurlbut, Of Cornwall died last
week Of literal starvation, having eaten moth
ing save what was forced into his stomach for
nearly year, from the fear tina; he should
become town pauper, although worth about
$4,000, and bachelor, 70 years old, at that.
joel Parker family in Mortified, have
got into avery confrmedhabitof living Mr..
Parker is inhis Goth and hiswife in her Tooth
year, and their 1--WE children are between So
and 6s years old.
Josiah Pendar Of Derby, in crossing the
railroad bridge at Newport on Tuesday even
ing last, being led by rum, fell into the lake.
His cries brought help, and he was "roped
out with no little difficulty.
While Marshall K. Currier, Of Albany.
was at work in his sugar place on Saturday,
the ID inst, be cut himself severely with an
axe, making cash nearly four inches in
length just inside the knee pan He was n
mile from home, but managed TO get there,
though weak from loss Of blood
On the 9th inst, Geo. Blood, the late
proprietor of the Union House at East
Charleston, was brought before Justice Dol
loft on complaint Of selling liquor contrary to
law, and was fined $40 and costs, amounting
to s2497
The roads in the vicinity of Center Der.
by have been for the past ten days and still
are impossible for teams Two gentlemen
walked five miles to attend the Baptist church
last Sunday week.
Recently, Charles, son of Rev. o. f.
jenkins, Of Derby, about ID years old, cut
himself badly with an axe entirely seyering
the heel cord of his right foot The accident
occurred in a squabble with his brother
Several farmers in Irasburgh, who have
to buy hay, are obliged, on account Of the al
most impossible state of the roads, to draw it
on handsleds, some of them several miles, to
keep their stock alive.
Eighteen teams from Lowell passed
through lrasburgh on the 9th inst, from Bar
ton Landing loaded with corn.
Some jobbers recently got themselves in
to a nice little scrape at the Mills in Norton,
by cutting scale marks off the logs SO as to
have them scaled over. One man paid S675.-
90 for getting caught at the trick.
The supply of butter in the St. Adams
market on Tuesday was abundant, and prices
were lower than for several weeks, good
article selling for from 80 to 43 cents, the
best lots bringing only the latter figures.
The shipment was 1895 tubs.
Thirteen carloads of hogs passed through
St. Adams on Tuesday, from St. Johns, en-
route for Boston, Mass
Thirteen cars were attached to the South
ern train which left St. Adams on Tuesday
evening, the greater portion Of which were
loaded with Canadian emigrants.
Rev j. II. Woodward, of Trasburgh,
who has been in Washington, has returned
home. The Standard learns that he did not
go after an office, and says: " How he must
have appeared to the Westinghouse"
On Saturday last, Mr.. Isaac Lille of
Pownal trapped blue eagle measuring s
feet from tip to tip of wings.
j. l.. Sanders, of Albany, has a three
years old heifer-came in this spring-irom
which he makes over pound Of butter daily,
besides furnishing milk for his family
"A mammoth hotel enterprise is on foot,
which if carried out will give to Bennington
hotel accommodations fully equal to any town
of its size in the country
Mr., Cyrus Jennings, of Brandon sold
80 barrels of the celebrated Early Rose last
week. and So barrels the week before.
1t has been impossible to cross the noun
tain from Rpton to Hancock with teams, for
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