Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
STATE MATTERS.

been seriously dccimated from this cause.
Col. Eaton, Of Barton, has a Dutch calf,
five weeks old, and brought up on skim milk
that weighs 2Oi pounds.
james llggings had leg broken Mon.
day morning at Essex Junction, while scuflling.
Allen Blanchard Of Mendon on Sunday
last, captured black bear, weighing about
four hundred pounds. Bruin, in his eager
ness to obtain the food necessary to maintain
so large bear, indiscrcetly ran himself un-
der the log dcad-lall set by Mr. Blanchard,
and was dead when found.
In the Richmond market on Monday.
100 tubs of butter were sold, the prices paid
ranging from 30 to 81 cents per pound. The
amount Of cheese sold was about 100 boxes.
On the 18th inst, Sidney Mead, of Mid.
dlebury, while engaged in blowing, discovered
a huge bear making tracks from his pas
ture to a neighboriug mountain, and on count
ing his sheep found that Bruin had appropri.
ated two Of them to his own use
"A boy named Young, at work in the
steam mill at South Barton, was killed last
Tuesday. He was standing near the engine
when the governor belt broke, and before the
engine could be stopped the speed became 50
great as to throw pully to pieces, some Of
which hit the boy upon the head
1t is estimated that there have been
5000 bushels Of corn brought into the town
of Lowell this spring, to carry the stock
through 10 grass-making serious drain up
on the capital Of the town.
"A very large bear has been seen several
days in succession 10 come out Of the woods
in the south part of Chittenden.
The market in St. Adams on Tuesday
was quite active, though the shipment, $40
tubs, did not reach the figures of the previous
week. The rulingprice was 30 cents, though
a few choice lots brought their owners 36 and
81 cents per pound.
"A lodge Of Good Templars was instituted
at Isle La Motto on Monday evening last. and
the officers installed by District Deputy w.
A. Cooper. The charter members number
about 80
Capt. w. H. IL. Ken6eid, of Hydepark,
has been appointed Assistant Assessor for
Lamoillc county, vice Ileman A. Waterman,
rem0red
Thomas Stevens, Of Waterville, on Sun
day last fell from the head-scaiiold Of his
barn, striking on a wagon wheel, received in.
juries Of such dangerous nature that he is
not expected to live
The Messrs IIibbard, of Troy, are do
ing quite business in the boot and shoe line
turning out eighteen cases of boots per week.
The jewelry and watch repairing shop
adjoining S. NJ West 4 Sons store, in Ar
lington, was entered on the night Of the 10th
inst, and number Of watches taken, among
them were several valuable ones No clue
has yet been found to the guilty party.
-Wm. Hawks, Of Bennington, caught
brook trout on Saturday morning weighing
two pounds and thirteen ounces 1t was sew.
enteen inches long.
"A father and SON. belonging in Westfeld
lately visited Newport-became intoxicated
and fought until they were shut up for the
night and fined.
MIR. Daniel Lawrence, Of Albany, has a
young horse, five years old this spring, that
weighs l465 lbs.
There has been $4,000 worth of corn
brought into Crahsbury and fed to the stock
during the past winter.
The 9th day of May, there was drift
of new snow on the Westield and Montgome
ry road over foot deep, and under that the
old snow was of an unknown depth
IN. f. Ball, Of West Derby, has beer
visited of late by sheep-killing dog. II,
has had eleven lambs killed, and seven lamb,
and three or four sheep 50 badly bitten thai
he will probably lose them.
DR. Geo. A. Human attended four per
sons in Morgan and Charleston last week
whose united ages were 1888 years.
"A W Hagar, Of Woodford, trapped q
monster bear one day last week
The funeral of Eugene Cook, who wa,
crushed between two engines at Bennington
on Friday, took place on Saturday Afternoon
at the Episcopal church, He was to he mar
ried on the 9th inst, to adaughter of Sheriff
Lyman Powers, an admirable young lady
who has been insane ever since the news Of
Mr.. Cooks death reached her.
A writ of ejectment was recently ISSUED
against one Longeryan, of St. Johnsbury.-
Longervan's wife refused to vacate and wher
the sheriff's posse undertook to clear tn,
house she made for them with scalding water
For time she was mistress of the situation
and the demoralized enforcers Of the law die
not rally until her hot water was all gone
when they put her out.
Three boys escaped from the Reform
School at Waterbury, last Friday night, one
of them being Samuel Come, who reached hi
home in West Braintree the next night.
-Cambridgeport had a bit of an elope
ment recently. A married man started Of
with young woman, but when be got as ia
as Bellows Falls he was confronted by hi
wife and an officer. After some defiant talk
he concluded to return home with his yigilan
, wife, prefering that to trip to Fayetteville
Jail.
! The Ludlow Wooden Mills employ owe
two hundred hands.
There have been made in Weatkersfel
the past year, over eight thousand barrels 0
lime, of which Charles Amsden made sevel
thousand.
+ 1T is estimated that not less than 300
bushels of corn have been brought into West
field this season to feed to cattle and horses
Smith & Mulrenan of Saratoga, n. Y
f have chartered the paper mill Of Lyman Bur
E CESS at Milton, and are enlarging the business
The Passumpsic railroad has purchase
the Memphremagog House at Newport, an
will keep it in first class style.
The cruel and unnatural conduct of tn
wife of Charles Robbins, of Ludlow, towar
her little child, has excited the Indignation c
all the neighbors. Some time since, in a I
! of passion, She stamped on and broke the arr
of the poor child, as it was playing on tn
floor, so that the little bruised creature actr
ally crawled under the bed to hide from il
n mothers violence.
a "A boringmachine to be used in prospec
ing for quarres is soon to be brought int
# use at Hydeville. 1t cuts circle like III
5 rim of a wheel, to the depth of hundreds {
n feet leaving the inner portion undisturbe'
. At any depth a segment of the core can b
i lifted out, showing the rock formations an
J.. saving thousands of dollars, otherwise sper