Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-10
State Matters.

tfaNcllnR, put very ttte Duttef was brought
to market at Sc. Adams on Tuesday. Prices
the same as last week, 80 to 45 cents. 4
prime article Of fall is quick at the latter
price.
-Nlessrs. Riddle and Sumner, Of Sears.
burgh, drew two loads last week with a small
pair of cattle, of $4,000 feet Of logs, notwith-
standing the driited condition Of the roads
The cattle do not weigh over 1900 or $500
lbs
John G. Baldwin of New York city has
recently added ten thousand dollars to his
previous donation Of So 800, making s22,.
800 for the endowment Of a Prolcssorship in
Middebury College.
The highest land in Vermont is a part
of Mansfield Mountain, calledth chin, in the
town Of Underhill, and is 1889 feet above
the ocean.
Patrick II. Ryan OF Fairfax, was ar
ranged before Justice Wells on Friday last
found guilty Of violating the prohibitory law,
and a penalty mposedof s4i, including costs.
VIM. Doe Of South Newbury now in his
76 year, has carried the mail to the depot
for the past twenty-six years, during which
time he has failed only three times
The Probate SQUIRT for the district Of
Bradford rotates between Bradford, East
Corinth, Newbury and West FarIoe
Orange Fulington of Thetford, recently
sold a pair Of four year old steers for 500.
They weighed 1920 pounds.
David W. Rogers has sold his farm in
Dandy to Charles II. Cougdon for $1,000,
included in which sale is large portion Of
the fine stock Of Mr. Rogers.
AT an adjourned meeting Of the Con-
nectiout River Valley Agricultural Assoeia-
ton, held at White River Junction on the
18th, it was decided to hold the next fair at
Bratteboro, some time in September.
Henry Church Of Gassctts Station, has
killed - foxes the present winter
Bella Rice Of Weathersfed, recently
found in mill log which he was saving, a
steel hoe imbedded in the wood about four
inches from the surface. He learned upon
inquiring that it had been driven into the
tree some thirty years previous, and the wood
had grown over it as stated,
The people Of Brandon are rejoicing in
the transformation Of the " Old Seminary
into first class graded public school, under
the supervision Of its efficient principal, Mr..
Cilley.
The Vermont Central railroad is build
ing a great number Of freight, passenger
drawing-room and sleeping cars, at the rate
Of rather more than one day.
During the last storm two feet Of snow
/ fell at Newport, and the full depth on the
level is at least five feet
AT Woodstock there has fallen l07 inch.
es-nearly nine feet-of snow the past season,
and at present there is over four feet on a
/ level.
Seth Hopkins, a lad l6 years Of age
shot in Sandgate, on last week Monday, a 6n,
specimen Of the American brown eagle, which
measured feet and inches from tip to tip
and weighed $ pounds. He shot him while
on the wing.
Five hunlrod and seventeen cars Of lum
Der were shipped from Newport station dur
ing the year 1868, being an increase Of ia
cars over the business Of 1867.
A horse barn and shed belonging to c
r. Drown, at Newport Centre, fell in on tn,
I'D ult., from the weight Of snow on the
buildings. Mr. browns daughters lively,
and fifteen years old, were in the building
feeding a lamb when it fell, but miracuously
escaped unhurt Part Of the boards wer,
stripped of, and the two girls extricated
The total expenditures for the town o
Mddlebury the past year was S5,274,66
The liquor sales amounted to ssS,675,90
The amount paid into the treasury for sale'
s2,002,s9 Money making, ifnot an ad
vance otherwise.
Mrs. Abiah Blake, Of Charleston, widow
/ of Charles Blake, who lost his life in tho re
bellion, was waited upon a few evenings sine,
by large number of her friends, old an,
young, and made the recipient Of a Wilcol
q Gibbs sewing machine worth $50.
j. j Burdick & Co.'S store was burned
on the night Of the 10th, at Lowell 1t il
supposed that the fire took from the stoycpipe
Albert Hunt of Barton, had gallon
Of brandy, 20 gallons Of whiskey and hi
team, seized on Thursday last, for smuggling
st. Adams reports surplus Of Sl,23!
Of assets over liabilities, and gets along with
a tax of 20 cents for next year; the estimat
ed expenses for 1869 being for town officer
$500 for the poor and poor house, $4,000
current expenses, $4,000.
In consequence Of the great depth o
snow, communication between the seyera
towns in Grand Isle county isnearly suspend
ed
While crossing the river Barton Land
ing on the DIST, valuable young hors
owned by Lewis Dudley, stepped into a GREY
ice in the ice and broke his leg.
Twenty births and fifteen death
in Coventry in 1868.
Mrs McGinness, aged 60 years, broke
both arms by falling down stairs on Tuesday
in Rutland.
Rutland rejoices in restaurant at whicl
no intoxicating drinks are vended.
Rutland had its periodical fire last Tues
day morning, when small building attached
to Harris machine shop and foundry, on Fur
mace street, burned. Loss $500,
The history of the town of Wells ha
been written by Hiland L. Paul, and viii
soon be issued from the press of futile Co,
Rutland.
A son of L. L. Gould of West Rutland
fell from the back of chair on which he ha'
} climbed, one day last week, and broke hi
leg
The March term Of the Rutland Count
Court commences its session next Tuesday
Among the cases set down for trial by jur.
are those of the Shrewsbury murderers an
the Rutland incendiaries.
Snow. is six feet deep in Moretown.
Lincoln Mountain, in the town of Lin
coin, is 1856 feet in height above the ocean
"A team owned by Joseph Battell of Rip
ton, was severely injured at East Middlebur
the other day, in consequence Of the sled
which they were attached sliding over a
embankment and dragging the horses with il
.-Asahel Severance of Middebury, ha
received patent for an improved rock drill