Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-12-01
STATE MATTERS.


MIR. Judson IIurd Of Addison recently
found hugo puf.ball On his farm which
measured four feet in circumference.
Jonathan Page Of Charleston, has Just
finished the grinding Of about 20, 7jG bushels
OF potatoes, making about 80 tons Of starch.
The members of Post Bailey" G.. a.
H., at North Troy, presented each Of the war
widows in that place with fine large turkey
for Thanksgiving.
Turkey roosts and hen yards were freely
visited by thieves the night before Thanks.
giving, in Bennington. One man lost be-
tween thirty and forty fine turkeys
b. W. Eastwoods dry goods store in
Poultncy was burgarizod on Monday eve.
ming, Nov. y, and a considerable quantity Of
goods purloined
Tho docket for the December term Of
Caledonia County Court shows one hundred
and thirty-six law cases and seventeen chan
Gerry cases. Term commences December Eth.
The town Of Topsham held a town meet
ing the 18th aud voted to raise IS cents on
the dollar, to pay for repairing roads and
bridges. The roads in town have cost this
year 100 cents ON the dollar Of the Grand
List
"A ierocious animal of some kind is
making havoc among the sheep in Bradford.
Edwin and Joseph Bliss have had 40 or 30
killed Several OF them were partly eaton
mp. Hiram kimball and John Sawyer have
each had several killed
"A town meeting in Sharon on Saturday
voted to raise 80 cents on the dollar. or about
$1,000, in the aggregate, to pay for repairing
the damage done by the late treshet to the
highways and bridges Of that town.
Mr. William Willoughby Of ThetCord
committed suicide Monday morning the 22d
inst, by hanging himself in his hor,c-barn,
in ht Of insanity. Mr.. Willoughby was 6s
years old, A man Of property aud much re-
specteI
The barn Of Elijah Mead Of Rutland.
was burned to the ground with lbs contents.
last Sunday afternoon, Nov DIST. about four
o'clock Ii was undoubtedly the work Of an
inconlary.
"A Mr. o. P. Clay Of Chester, livery
stable keeper, recently lost a valuable horse
buggy and all equipments, valued at about
SlOO. It seems that Boston runner hired
the team for one week, and has not been heard
from since
by the burning Of the cheese house
granery, &C., Of Mr. Ames, Of Dorset last
ek,---origin Of the fire uuknown-l0O0
lbs. Of cheese was lost, CTS bushels Of oats
40 cords wood besides large amount Of
dairy and farming tools, lumber, &c.
AT the recent auction sale Of the pews oil
the Methodist church. in Westfeld four bach
elors bought a pow together, to be owned
jointly until one Of the four gets married
Then the other three are to leave the pew in
bis possession.
Mr. Carlos Pierce has sold his entire
herd Of full-bloodol Dutch stock to Mr.
Thomas Baker, Of Barton The herd com.
prised five cows, three hcifers and two bull
calves Mr. Baker has large dairy farm
and he has decided to keep none but Tia,
Dutch cows, and has now over forty head
about half of them pure blood.
The Bennington Bquaer says that az
evening train from the north, on Monday, th,
22d, caused beef to take sudden rise, tn,
locomotive, while under a high rate Of speed
striking nine head of cattle, belonging to
ChampIain Noyes, near the Fairbanks
Crossing, and so badly injuriug them tina
all had to be killed.
"A son Of VIM. Stiles, Bloomfield, age,
ten years, recently went into the saw mill o
Messrs Perkins Cato to call some OF the
workmen to dinner He caught one Of hi
feet In q belt aud was thrown down through
hola in tho 0oor had his stul hroton ON,