Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-24
STATE MATTERS.


the soldiers and sailors charity fund.- under
the direction Of Post No. Z. G.. A. r.. will
be delivered by Maj. Gen. Fitzpatrick at the
Town Hall in Springfield, Tuesday evening.
March l6. Subieci--" Sherman's March TO
the Sea-"
Cen. Allen, of Granville reports that
the snow ia The roads Of that town is over I
feet deep.
Tho farmers in Brandon are preparing
TO turn Che coming sugar season to the best
possible account
Brandon is one Of the most thriving
towns in Vermont The business Of the
tradesmcn is found to be unexpectedly large.
in making out returns for income showing
some handsome gains for lSGS-one man re.
turning over $4,000 Cor tax.
j G. Dow Of Albany, has soil his work.
ing oNen-6 years old--to q Massachusetts,
man, for the sum of $500; weight, 1900
glrth, feet The difference in weight be.
tween the two oxen is only "a pounds
David GiIiies of Coventry, has sent oil
fourteen carloads Of ship timber from fifty
TO scy.niy-dye feet long emit on the Guild
Farm 600 Barton river
The Derby academy is in a Aourshing
condition, there being about one hundred pu-
nils I'm attendance me FIRST weok
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"' dwelling house of Ira Russell Jr,
oi montgomery was burned ON wednesday
last, with all ln contents Insured for ST.
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ALVIN Coll OF Richiordi has killed 50
foxes the past winter.
Barbara, daughter Of William Raideu,
aged three year, and eleven months, died re-
Gently ia Albany of diptheria. This is the
last one Of ten children which have died With
ia four years Seven of the number died Of
diptheria; six in one week about three years
ago
On Wednesday last Geo. Hadlock was
arrested at No. Troy, on am action to recover
money won in gambling; but while the officer
was taking dinner, the victim fed across the
line into Canada aud escaped.
In Westdeld Que day last week the stage
got stuck ia the snow, and the driver was
obliged TO take the horse out Of the sleigh
and call for help and they had to draw the
sleigh half mile by hand with a lady pas.
scnger weighing nearly two hundred, some
baggage and Uncle Sans mall A stout
young man had hold OF the shafts and pulled,
'ne driver went behind ana pushed the high
" Af rAANtFNI went llIMAIl Aul ItA tue morse
'le nla' 5g'e'''', ulIol,'u 'ne "nole' aud sgy-
- +. III guy
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80 o0!''u o' Matches Oh inc Ordinary
wy sun '''J o'''t .'ey 'u
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bonr.J,lj 60 bar" or5 on ' ta -, ron '1
Had it occurred few minutes later there
would have been another mysterious case
Of fire.
-rhe horse barn Of Hardy Norton, Of
| Moretowh, broke down from the weight Of
snow on it, about dark Wednesday evening of
last week. \ horse ia 1t at the time escaped
without injury.
"A meeting is to be held at Town Hall,
Mortified Saturday afternoon next, at .
O'Clock, to form Farmers and Mechanics
Club Over 100 names are signed to thecall.
and those among the most intelligent and IN
huenual men 10 the town.
A. Z. Rankin, Secretary Of the Board of
Education will lecture in the Town Hail,
u MowIsyille, Friday evening Mar ~.
Prank, son of NJ D. Willard, Of East
Montpelier, Killed crows at one shot the
other day. and four at another.
Tho next session Of the Methodist Conie-
renee for Vermont is to be held at Waterbu-
ny, commencing the 18th Of April next.
The horse of Jonas Abbott, Of Worces-
| ter, took fright from the cars as he was driv-
ing from MiddesaX to Montpelier, and the
| Deacon had his right shoulder dislocated.
The small pox runs riot in Orange.
THE time for fine ro1smntion Of the hin.
of the 81. Adams State bank expires May ..
F,ir6el1,s town mestip,, brote nm in
fight. the other day. the much mootei rail-
road question causing the bad blood
Captain Samuel Root. a highly respected
ana promiucn citizen of Bratteboro for more
than halt century died ON Monday last,
! lsed =" years Ior many years ne mas oeeh
President of the Bratteboro Bank
At a late town meeting in Bradford, the
Seoatmen were instructed to erect monu-
ment TO the memory of fallen soldiers of the
late war at an expense not exceeding $500.
Rutland is the headquarters of a
country choral society. formed to practice for
participation in the Boston peace Jubilee.
Mrs II Mills Of Middleburv. was
recenty onerated unon for dropsy by Dr. G.
/ AK, oc Rntland and hirtyys;r nonnds
Of Tys,er renewed The oncrot;on however
cost her l;s She dv;n, in fpnr 5avs of1cr il
nv GU
nc -l''O'l' mus &,'u C Tai,i' III G'o'o''
wan pon'',5s' T"nou ~ ~ O"i'iis' "i'u r p,1u
P'eu py MI no, no.nyu'.'s' was pu,'u "u,s I
Jay morning, lo'" instant u''"oeu "a W SIu
III, wv nI'9eS' ouo ~ w., "I -
ms pel''r oar' anu goouS "o'' H'so O',''U
The snow IN W OOutOrd Is SIX feet deep,