Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-31
STATE MATTERS.


Thursday. lie had bought it to relieve pain,
but 1t IS thought that depressed spirits from
incorporate habits caused suicide.
"A man up in East Middlebury has been
sued for his pay by the undertaken who fur
nlshed the collins for his father and mother
eight years ago A grave debt
Several sugar houses in Coventry have
been crushed by the snow and last Thursday
about two-thirds Of the roof Of the barn be-
longing to Wheelers tavern fell in, and the
gable end fell out
Quite reformation has taken place on
"South Hill" Coventry, where several per-
sons who have smoked and chewcd for many
years, have entirely abandoned the use Of the
weed, and find themselves altogether healthier
and happier by the change.
Mrs. james Rice Of Greensboro. am old
lady rs years old, has woven over two hun.
dred yards Of cloth, carpeting, &C., since last
tall besides doing a good deal Of house work.
she can walk four miles u day without diff
Guilty
-Myron T. Marshall of Clarendon, while
crossing the railroad track with his wife and
child, on Monday last, was struck by pass
ing train and so severely injured that his life
is dcspaired of. The wife and child were in
siantly killed.
The Executive Committee Of the United
States Agricultural Society has awarded o.
large silver medal to Carlos Pierce, ESD, Of
/ Derby, for his bigox, named GENERAL Grant a"
recently on exhibition at Washington, and
now ON che way to the Presidents farm near
ST. Louis.
The sale Of Intoxicating liquors By the
town agent of Cambridge for the past year
amounted 10 nearly $1,000. aud after paying
AN expense. nctted the town the Handsome
revenue Of fire oe1ts
Owing to the storm, transactions in but
ter at ST. Adams on Tuesday were very light
the shipment being only III tubs Spring
made butter commanded the highe-, price
the figures ranging from As TO 80 cents. Win
ter aud fall lots brought from 40 to 40 cents
&C. w. Clark of Bratleboro, Grand Mas.
ter Of the Odd Fellows Of Vermont, in obedi-
euce to q vote of the Grand Lodge of the
United States, in September 1865, has issued
a proclamation for day Of Thanksgiving to
be observed by all the members Of the order
in this State on the 18th day Of April next
the scmi-ccntennial anniversary Of the organi-
cation Of the order in the United States.
Tho following schedule Of prices was
agreed upon at the recent meeting Of the
listers of Orleans county Three years old
colts, S45.00 two years old, $1,000 year
lings $1,000 Oxen, 81 feet $4,000 three
years old steers, handy $4,000 two years
DID, $1,000 yearliugs $500 COWS, $50
sheep, $500 bees per swarm $500 hog,
/ per hundred, $500; railroad shares, $4,000;
hay per ton, $40 wool per pound, % cts.
The following basis of appraisal was
agreed upon at a meeting Of the Listers Of
Windsor County, March H.
Oxen, 81 feet girth, sl35,00 Steers, 3
years old, Zone pair) $4,000. Cattle, ,
years Old $4,000 Cattle, year old, $1,000
Cows $4,000 Sheep, sl75. Sheep, Blood
$500 Colts years old, $4,000 Colts,
, years old, $1,000 Colts, ! year Old,
/ s2500. Swine, per cwt., $500 Hay per
ton, $1,000. Wool per pound, 30cts Corn
per bushel, sl0O Oats per bushel 6Oets
- Mrs. Ira Peach Of Troy was seriously
injured in her spine recently, in crossing a
pitch-hole in the road.
-T The mail train on the Vermont Central
Railroad that arrived at Bellows Falls Thurs
day afternoon, March 4th, contained three
o''1i'' anu wv 'u'''"i P'''''' ''''5' anu
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S c. Corey Of Crahsbury, has made
the past year 2, 500 lbs. Of butter from ID
COWS nc ieeu' n,gn ""u se'' ''s p'y
Inc mouse OF henry otooaara IN err
non WIN barn ana sheds was burned oatur-
gay hight' no insurance, Inc nro was caus-
ca oy the upso''ng o, Aegos5 enc 'a'nl, Nnlcn
set the carpet ana hr9' o'ouuaru oio,nlng
On 1ra. shS was SO severely purneu 'ua' sne
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Nr, heury Cco1 Jas. week S ave, once H,
III TWO - coIuS OIL 700, "oSu 'oI - W.
j "e,' a.; -, rv' hot ,'' h.ro don', ,n;to
do that e.peeiallv when working by the dav.
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IN .m , ,at' , 80 a arr;.ao boll ,
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more SURPRISED on finding her gold watch conc
On tbo norn;ro Of Inc I'm rs Cborlo.
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feared injured him fatally.
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;.. W. i,L tLa, ra,,st bayo lain colJ
s ,,ac, " $50" wy ''' - $3.50
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Inc ne r ci y's'eeuny anou X osn ,
sent 10 ihe senate Ior continuation 'lie n"il'