Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-01-13
State Matters.

hnnufeu Vi thc populatlOni anu Hulte re-
markabe exemption from motality
In Jericho Dec. 29th, the house and
she'd belonging TO Reuben Lee, and occupied
by Billings Hatch, were burned there was
no insurance, but most Of the property in the
house was saved. The FIRE was caused BY
smoking hams in barrel in a woodshed.
john Cove aud George Varney Of Lin.
coin, on the 22d ult. tracked for two miles
and finally freed and killed, u lynx, which
measured three feet in length.
Butter sold at st. Adams on Tuesday
about the same as last week Fall butter sold
at from 40 to 10 cents, and Winter for 30
cents The amount shipped was 247 tubs.
There was also shipped Il boxes Of Cheese.
William Bowley, of Newport, has killed
ffty-six foxes within three months, bringing
down, sometimes, a, many as three or four in
day.
Albany is to have a daily mail on and
after New Years by order Of the p q. de-
partment-to be run to aud from Barton
Landing station.
"A cat, which had faithfully done the
housing Of family for twcnty-lour years,
died recently at Bradford She was small,
lively, and very intelligent Maltese, and had
been the mother Of many generations
The number Of deaths in Greensboro
during the year 1868, was twenty, or about
0l0 per cent Of the population The aver
age age was - years The oldest was %
years and the youngest . months Seven
were upwards Of 20 years Of age, and five
under Z years.
Nineteen deaths occurred in Bridport
during the year 1868 Eight Of these per-
sons were 70 years Of age or over. Two sis
tiers were aged respectively 93 and 9G years.
The whole average was 81 years The re-
lgious interest here continues aud increases
The young and the middlo-aged, aud very
many children, are turning to the Lord
Rev. $. II. Hall, in the report Of the
State Geological Survey, speaks of the re.
sources Of Orleans and adjoining counties as
follows -" The towns in the central part Of
Orleans county, and in Caledonia and the
eastern portion Of Washington counties, lie
mostly in the calcareous mica slate region.
and are unsurpassed, perhaps for excellence
Of soil, by any other portion Of New England
These lands will be rich when western prai-
res have become poor"
The boot aud shoe stores in Burlington
have mutually arranged to close their stores
at hali-past seven O'Clock during the winter.
except on Saturday and Monday evenings
Last week Tuesday an old man, named
Arnold Briggs, citizen Of Starksboro, while
walking from Bristol to Lincoln, was run ov-
er by loaded team and instantly killed. tie
was 80 years Of age.
Clarence Ruper, a boy about ten years
Of age, was found near his fathers house in
New Haven, with frghtfu wound On his
face aud head It is opposed that he was
Knocked down by horses and irampled upon
Government bonds amounting to $4,000.
which Mr.. Phlo Jewett Of Weybridge, buried
in ashSs for safety, and which were bleachcd
into almost worthless paper, last fall, have
been recognized by the Treasury department,
and the money refunded.
The Vermont Life Insurance Company
of Burlington organized Jan lst. by the cleo
ton Of the following officers for the ensuing
year:
Hon. r. S Tan, President.
Rodney ;. Wires, Vice President. and
Warren Gibbs, Secretary.
The store of j Babcock 4 Co., of New
port, narrowly escaped being burned last
week, the fire catching from lantern in some
kerosene oil which a clerk was drawing at
the time A patent fire extinguishor did the
work
Charles Ilersey, who robbed Patrick
Breshnehan Of a watch at Factory Point, on
the 29th ult., was arrested at Glens Falls, y.
Y, on Saturday last, and committed to Jail
for trial
-The.mill pond by Gallup's mill, in
Charleston, broke away through muskrat
hole in the dam on the 2Sth ult, and ran dry.
The breach has been stopped.
William Sharp who lives on the West
ern Reserve, fell between the cars Of gravel
train between st. Adams and Swanton We'd
nesday morning after having been repeatedly
cautioned, and one leg and one hand were
badly crushed
g. W Bradley, Of Sunderland, recently
killed two hogs, one year old, which weighed
together nearly 1000 lbs. Hugh Canary of
the same town, killed one, one year old, which
weighed 625 lbs.
"A deaf mute, Of West Rupert, is Great
ing quite havoc among the skunks in that
neighborhood, having killed the past season
II, from which he has taken quite guam
tity of oil,-valuable for medicinal purposes
Alpha Allyn is writing the history of
the town Of Charleston for Miss lIeminways
Gazetteer.
"A. d. Newcomb, ofDerby Center, has a
pair Of closely matched colts, three years old
next June which now weigh Dogs lbs For
style and close resemblance they are hard to
beat.
There are now seventeen lodges of Good
Templars in Orleans county in running and
working order.
j. p. Tyler, of Charleston, recently on
his 10th birthday, walked two miles and cut,
split and piled up one cord Of four foot wood
in half day.
They have pleasant way of doing some
things in Bennington. The operatives at the
mill of the Bennington Manufacturing Com
pany had New Years social entertainment
and dance-the Company giving 500 towards
the entertainment. The proceeds of another
social dance were given to a blind man.
Rum made great row at dance in
Woodford the other night. Strange this ar.
tcle must always be introducedju when and
where it ought not to be--though it might
be difficult to find time and place exactly
appropriate.
-Amasa Thompson shot a wild cat in
Pownal last Saturday which weighed "a lbs.
The towns on the line of the proposed
West River r. r. are making start for
building the same. Jamaica held a town
meeting on the Goth ult., and voted to bond
the town. There was but little opposition.
Mr.. Il. w. Perry, of Hartland, slaugh-
tered on January LIST calf 7 months and a
half old, which dressed 42S pounds.
Mr.. John Tenney of Waterbury, died
on the 9th inst, from injuries received on the
3lst ult., by being run over by double team
driven by a young lad in the employ of Quin-
cy Green.