Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-06-30

W i'S wit put investigation mas proved
that vegetable, and not human, decay caused
the recent horrible odors
Landlord Barron Of the White River
Junction house is about to open a new hotel,
newly furnished throughout, near the prospec-
tive terminus of the White Mountain railroad.
in the direction of Mt. Washington.
WIN. II. Cobb, of Middlebury, was near.
ly crushed by falling building last Tuesday,
and is paralyzed below his hips for life.
Two young Now Havcners tried to sell
merchant in Vergcnncs quantity Of wool
at low price, few mornings since, under
circumstances which led him TO think it was
stolen, and they are both in Jail.
st. Johns Day was celebrated in Bur
lington, under the auspices Of the st. jean
Baptlste Society, with procession Of about
four hundred, an address, &c.
--Anson Parker, Of Londonderry, lately
took an elm tree root from the bank Of the
river which measured forty-two and one-half
feet in length, with diameter in the largest
place Of thrce-eighths of an inch.
Alfred Tatro and Thomas Gilbar. BOYS
in the employ Of G. A. Cramton, Enosburgh,
have caught this season in single steele
trap thirty-six woodchucks.
"A. Newton, Clarendon, had Early
Rose potatoes for dinner june 23d. They
were planted May lst ia the fields without
any particular cultivation.
Out Of a Bridport flock of 40 sheep, II
were killed outright the other day by two
vicious dogs and most of the reminder were
bitten. The owners of the dogs paid 81
head for the whole flock.
The Danvile people are to celebrate the
Fourth on Saturday, the Sd. The Peacham
band is engaged for the occasion.
AT the semi-annual election Of officers
Of Post No. ., G. A. Il. (Danyilo) last Sat.
urday, the following were elected Ezra II.
Brown, commander Archibald L. ellis,
senior vice commander VIM. n. West, jun.
Tor vice commander; j. S. Tlton, adiutant :;
g.. b. Harris, quartermaster Abel Hart
son, sergeant major Charles Adams, quarter
master sergeant.
The Californian says few Of the farm
ers in that region commenced haying the
week ending the Goth. 1t does not be-
lieve the crop will be an average one, by
reason Of the severe drought Of last summer.
Ludlow has mineral spring and
company to run it. DR.. jackson has anay-
zed the water and pronounces it powerful
tonic.
-Obed Whippe and wife, of Woodstock,
celebrated their golden wedding the 18th,
when all their surviving children were
present. About eighty were present APP
propriate presents were made and the party
| ura euetr.l &, l,t,,t,gt1 .,,1l.tsa..
erected for that purpose.
AS some workmen we're repairing dam
near the mouth of the Quechee in Hartland,
the body of a male child, day or two old
apparently, was found floating in the water
among the rubbish that had come down from
up stream. 1t had been in the water long
time and was allowed to 60 over the dam
down stream.
June Och Mr. q Mrs. A. Harlow, Of Hart
land, celebrated their golden wedding. A large
number wore present and the Hartland brass
band dscoursod acceptable music.
About forty of the neighbors of Maj.
Joel Page Of Westminster assembled at his
house one night last month to witness the
blooming Of the celebrated plant Night
Blooming Cereus. The flower began to open
in the evening, and by midnight was in the
full bloom Of glory, forming a splendid at
traction. The flower was ten inches in diam
eter, five inches deep, Of great beauty, and
formed very interesting exhibition.
Julius o. Frost, of Vernon, had a new
house, worth $4,000, burned on tae 9TH inst.
1t was all finished but hanging the last door,
and the agent was on his way to insure it,
He lost house on the same ground last
year.
Jacob Estey & Co., of Brattleboro, are
now emplo ing about l70 workmen in their;
manufacture Of cottage organs.
"A man in Troy set some traps for crows
in the field, and caught two sheep by the
noses, which so efectually closed their organs
Of speech that the poor frightened creatures
could not give notice of their unpleasant po-
sition. Theywere fortunately discovered and
relieved without serious damage
Mr.. Charles Atkins, Of Waterbury, re-
Gently sold a calf which weighed III pounds
at its birth.
Tho foundation of the new Town Hall
building in Bridport, will soon be completed
and the carpenters be set at work The Viii
lage School district will occupy the first floor
for school rooms.
Three of the District Clerks in the town
of Lincoln failed to comply with the require
ments of the law in keeping and filing their
school registers in 1868.
Some time since, Henry Il. Thurston, in
connection with others, purchased property
in Sunderland, and ran an extensive steam
lumber mill there He was supposed to be
making money but misfortune overlook him.
A fire destroyed his mill few days after his
insurance expired, and then transaction
came out in which it was claimed he had
forged the name Of Massachusetts, party for
81 800. Recently Sheriff Powers, of Ben
nington county, arrested Thurston at Chica-
go, ILL.,, and brought him back to Vermont.
-Sheburne Falls has a citizen who claims
to be the champion horse-swapper. lie is
40 years of age, and has traded horses over
600 times
The Teachers Institute for Orleans
county will be held at Derby, July 9th and
9th.
Deacon Levi Kingsley, the oldest man
in Montgomery, died in that town on the Goth
inst. He moved to Montgomery from Wood
stock in 1906. He was quite vigorous in his
old age, and until recently could read fine
print without spectacles. He was 80 years
old.
The Newport Express tells the following
story A. White, of Bloomington, while
cutting hemlock tree, for wood, last winter,
found embodied in it a four ounce bottle, of
French glass. The tree was nearly all sound
- II a 4 a L
half century.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Harlow, of Hare
land, celebrated their golden wedding on
June 9th
j. o. Frost, of Vernon, had a new
house, worth $4,000, burned on the 18th
inst 1t was finished all but hanging the
last door, and the agent was on his way to
insure it. He lost house on the same
ground last year.
r l. Rritton If Windaor reoentlv