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


the other six feet and six inches.
49, The Weldon House, st. Adams, the
largest and best appointed hotel in Vermont,
has been leased for a term of years by Walter
Mcdonald, for an annual rental Of $4,000.
They have large Farmers Club in
Rochester, and one Of the best results of
it is, they are in pursuit Of thoroughbred
stock for the use Of their community.
Nelson Gay, of Gaysville, employs in
his factory about forty hands, in the inanufac.
turc of an excellent qality of ladies sackings
of various fancy patterns. Mr.. Greenbank
manufactures flannel and gives employment
to about soyenty-dve operatives.
- The May term Of the Windsor County
Court will commence on Tuesday next, the
25th inst.
"A raid on the store-room Of the Express
Company in Burlington was made on Satur.
day evening last, some six or eight packages
Of liquor was con6scated, having reason TO
believe that it was owned by parties who
would use 1t contrary to the provisions of the
prohibtory law. Ii was mostly consigned to
parties living there though it was in some
instances directed to plattsburgh or elsewhere,
ito be left at Burlington until called for"
An injunction has been served on Hale
4 Co., the proprietors Of the Passumpsie
House, st. Johnsbury, to restrain them from
enlarging their hotel. The proposed enlarge
ment would extend too close to the street line
to suit the city fathers and property own
ers on the street. and hence the injunction.
-Lucius Reed, a one-armed veteran SOL.
der, hired team at the stable of II. r. Ide,
in st. Johnsbury, May lst, ostensibly to 20
to Concord. Not returning at the stated
time, Ido concluded he had been done for. -
and started in search Of his property, which.
after several days, be found in Bradford,
where the thief had left it, prior to his depar-
ture for parts unknown.
Geo. W. Fisher, of Red Village tLyu-
dom committed suicide at Lyndon las Tues
day evening, by hanging himself in his cham.
Der.
The annual parade of the St. Adams fire
department takes place next Wednesday or
Thursday weather permitting.
"A man by the name of Alger, living on
Rice Hill, st. Adams, committed suicide on
Thursday by hanging himself He had been
sick for some time past, and had met with
numerous misfortunes in regard to money
matters.
The directors of the Farhaven and Lake
Shore railroad held meeting short time
since, and voted to proceed, as soon as practi-
cable, to survey the road.
Mr.. Daniel Gale, well known as the form.
er landlord Of the Fort William Henry Hotel,
Lake George has taken possession of the
Mount Mansfield Hotel, situated at the base
Of the celebrated Mount Mansfield, in the
pleasant village of Stowe. Gale will be i'm
mensely popular, and have hosts of friends to
sec him wherever he goes.
The number Of different scholars in the
schools Of st. Adams, in 1868, was CSC.
The number Of arrivals at the American
Hotel in Burlington for the past two weeks
was Sol
Last Sunday three Frenchmen broke in
to freight car, in the rear of the railroad
depot at Rutland, opened a case of boots
and each fitted himself to a new pair leaving
their old ones instead. Chiefof Police Craw.
ford soon got upon their track and Jailed
them The third one is still at large.
"A row occurred at billiard room in
Milton on Saturday last, during which an To-
nocent spectator was dangerously stabbed
1t will cost about s 500 to repair the
bridge at Enosburgh Falls, which was dam.
aged by the late food.
The editor Of the Ludlow Gazette has
received, from Mr.. Stephen Bailey of Caven.
dish, anapple two years old, perfectly sound
and quite palatabe" What is the Kind and
how preserved
Between Friday night and Monday
morning at nine o'clock, Al barges, laden
with lumber, arrived at Burlington, mostly
from Ottawa. The amount brought by them
was in the neighborhood of FIVE million feet
The grand list of Rutland is completed
and foots up s4S,292 Last year it was
s4O,745 and the year previous s3l 900
The number Of polls is2, 1877, and the number
Of dogs 800. The Herald says 90 The poll,
are supposed to be taken more accurately thar
the dogs, as only those purps too large fol
a bureau drawer could be found by the lister
the day they were round"
A grand concert IS to be given on We'd
nesday evening, at st. Albans in which Mrs.
Barry, formerly Mrs. Cary, Mr.. A. j. Phil.
/ fps, and Col. G w. Hindes are to take part
The exercises attending the decoration
of soldiers graves will be observed next Sun
day, at Burlington, at 2 p. NJ. A process
sion will form at the Common, aud march Il
Green Mount Cemetery, where an address;
will be delivered by Chaplain Dayton, of thu
old I'd regiment.