Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07
STATE MATTERS.

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workmen were engaged therein, and seriously
though not fatally injured three of the mum
Der.
Rev Edward 7. Fairbanks has been de.
liyeriug lectures at st. Johnsbury Centre on
Egypt and the Egyptians
The Missisquoi Bay Ferry Company, in
corporatcd at the last session OF the Logisla.
ture to maintain ferry between Swanton and
Alburgh, has been duly organized Hon
Giles Harrington is President and Chas. y
Mead, Treasurer, and sufficient stock has beer
subscribed to enable the Directors to max,
the necessary arrangements for the coming
season.
AT the annual meeting Of st. Pauls Par.
ish Of Burlington held on Monday, the pro.
priety Of erecting monument to the memory
Of the late Bishop Hopkins was agitatcd.
A new Methodist Episcopal parsonage
has been erected in st. Adams
-Nlutilated bills of the issue Of the Mor.
chants National Bank Of Burlington, to the
amount Of $3.50, were received last week for
redemption These bin. were in the saline
safe with the package of st. Johnsbury Nae
tioual Bank bills whose recovery from tho
wreck of the steamer W. Il. Garter was mo-
ticed by us yesterday
John H. Fngg, Of Bennington, will en-
ter on Thursday upon the discharge of his
duties as principal legislative CLERK Of the
Senate in place of Col. Henry Ware, who
was Gov Andrews private Secretary.
A cable telegram bring. the intelligence
Of the death Of Geo Folsom, at Rome, Oh
Saturday. Mr. Folsom was q resident Of
New York but had fine summer residcnc,
and considerable other real estate at Butle.
boro whore he spent his summers.
Mr. and Mrs Larkiu G. Mead, Jr., ar,
registered among the Paris arrivals at th.
banking house Of Drexel, Hauo- Co.
Barton has 50 persons, each one of
which is over 10 years Of age
The piles are being driven for a new
bridge from Newport TO West Derby Tbi.
bridge takes the place Of the Old one, and
crosses the lake just east of,he railroad bridge
The railroad company furnished iho land, dz
the approaches and pay one-haif the expenses
Of the bridge
AHiI t'fNHi'Ntn 40 tNN A'Al llHEN"H I N7'
Office, costing about $500, have recently
been made at the persistent request Of Post
Master Bigclow.
"A cattle train ran into the rear end Of "a
freight train Monday night. near Woodstock.
smashing M the engine and DAMAGING two or
three cars. 40 one was seriously Injured
though the engineer and fireman made a mar
row escape by jumping from their machine
This occurrence delayed the carly morning
train going north over Che Central nearly
iourhours.
Deer are becoming quite plenty iu E.-cx
county They have been driven from the
dense forests of Canada aud New Hampshire
by the wolves which hayo made their appear
ance 10 several places
-Suuiay morning the roof Of the carriag.
house belonging to Drew, Hotel at North
Derby fell in with a great weight of snow
Several carriages were considerably injured
but two large coaches were SO situated as g
hold up great portion Of the weight and
saved mucn damage
The time Tor the reception Of bids iol
mail contracts in Vermont expired In Wash
lng'on yesterday afternoon feriey thlnk,
1t Will take about three weeks to look them
over ana make max, the awards TO the lowest oil'
uef' "H'cn WIN ly"Ne h'ne "e,As iH ""''n 70
prepare a''r S'"u oDl ,e''''S 81 "c-el''nCe 10
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'ne new service win Oe put III operation.
Tho Shrewsbury murder case which has
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