Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-06-16
STATE MATTERS.


the recent frost and cold weather.
The dwelling house and barn of Thomas
Mcdowell, Of Sheffield, with their entire con-
tents, were burned on the afternoon ofThurs.
day, the 3D. inst
One Osgood, siage-driver between
Sheffield and Lyndon, suddenly dccamped on
Monday last with $500 entrusted to him by
Mr.. Taylor, Of Whoelock. On Wednesday
he was arrested in Barton, and 5000 Of the
money recovered.
A MIR. Tracy, Of Bloomington recently
received a horned frog from brother in Tex
AK, done up in'wrapping-paper and sent in a
sealed tin box. OF course it had nothing to
cat. He says he has known them kept in
trunk months, without food.
The Wheeock Mineral Spring House
will be opened for the reception Of boardcrs
and company about the 10Th Of the present
month The onterprising proprietor has
spared no pains in fitting it up in first class
style. A coach will run daily TO and from
| Lyndon, for the accommodation Of those who
may wish TO avail themselves Of the advan-
tages Of the mineral waters connected with
this establishment
The three societies inStowe, at the close
Of the service on Sunday last met and march
ed together to the old burying-ground to
deck the graves Of their deceased soldiers. e.
After singing a National Hymn, and an I'M
pressiyo prayer and remarks by Rev Mr.
/ Ford, the ladies, who had most tastciully pre-
pared wrcaihs, crosses ETC. camo forward
and placed the same on the graves Of the fall
len heroes.
AT st. Adams yesterday (the sthl the
butter quotations were 81 and 81 cents, with
"a few extra choice lots at 80 cents. The to-
tai shipment was 97l tubs. The shipment
of cheese was u boxes. Sold at 1910 20
cents.
There was sold and shipped from the
Richmond market last Monday 200 tubs Of
butter, at prices ranging from 30 to 81 cents
per pound Also 300 boxes of cheese, which
brought from II to 20 cents per pound
n. Jones, of Wiuhall, killed bear in
that town one day last week He also saw
two cubs, but they escaped.
--Dea. Sanderson, the Essex iorger, writes
from Detroit 10 constable futile Of Essex,
whom he eluied after arrest, that it will be
Of " no use to follow him. for before this let
ter reaches Essex he viii be many hundred
miles away" He hopes to return sometime
and pay up all his debts
The railroad depot at Wlliston, with
ail its contents, was entirely consumed by fire
on Wednesday evening last. Several hun.
dred dollars worth Of property, belonging to
individuals, was lost, aud about 5000 in mon.
ey belonging TO the company. The fire is
supposed to have caught from passing en-
ginc.
The Court of Chancery has ordered Mr.
Willard to decd the Newbury Seminary prop
crty back 70 the Trustees Of Ncwbury Semi
nary, and that they cannot use it for any
thing
The silver half aud quarter dollars fouu,
under a stone In East Burke, a few days ago
are believed to have been buried there boy PA
Curran who hung himself there about 4
years ago.
"A young lad named Mcclure was de.
tectcd in the act Of robbing the money draw
. er Of c. r. Sanford store, in Bennington
one day last week He will undoubtedly be
sent to the State Reform School at Waterbu.
ry.
Morgan Farral, of Pownal, was arrested
Faonob Sascs were nroved 5gaipst Him 10 finn
him five hundred dollars, but he promised ne
r to sell any more, SO they let him Of with eft,
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aLynn, u,hen t5o cb;ld returned from school
sho vent into the cellar and pieked mn am
a eat a piece Of bread and butter that had bee
4 sprinkled with arsenic and left for rats.
n john and Michael Mack, of New Haven
> have been committed to Middebury Jail 70
stealing wood from George Walker Of tina
IS place. They went for wool and got shorn.
u -Cnmbridee claims to be the banner tow
d of America for the production of maple sugar
l. In the spring of 1869, there were 1870 ma
l. pie trees tapped, yielding the amount Of 2ll
n $50 pounds Of sugar, which at the curren
Il rates would give the sugar makers Of tina
IT town the sum OF s-o'oo@' ,
Mr.. Alexander Fisher OF fa~held' ma