Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-01-27
State Matters.

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Windsor county has 16, 1856 polls, 1O4
dogs, 500 owing the United States
surplus fund, besides an aggregate Of $780,
32343 Of town debts.
--Wndham county reports 1884 polls,
1870 dogs, SAL ,603.5S owing the United
States surplus fund, besides the debt of its
several towns, the aggregate of which amounts
to s9S,725.79.
The amount Of butter shipped to-day is
631 tubs. Prices about the same as last
week--grass made, 40 and A. cents winter
butter, 30 and 35 cents--M. Adams Tran
script, Jan. 49,
"A free evening school for adults has been
opened in Burlington.
Snow to the depth of five feet and five
inches has fallen in some portions of Vermont
the present winter.
--Fredonia Marsh of Greensboro, unfor-
tunately had his leg badly broken last week
while at work with a saving machine.
John Crowley was arrested at Rutland
on Friday, on suspicion of having set fire to
the grocery store in which be is partner, last
Monday night
The number Of deaths in Glover the past
year was only eleven, with population Of
nearly 1900 Two were males, aged 70 and
si-9 females, four Of them being 6s, 20, 81
aud "a, and two were aged As and 49, and
one was Is.
--Ichabod Hunter ofAlbany, the last year
sold las dozen of eggs, the product Of oigh-
teen hens-besides which they provided him
with what he wanted in his family lie also
raised "a chickens and sold seventeen of them.
The total amount Of cash realized from eggs
and chickens was 81.
--Pownal, noted for prevalent drunkenness
in years gone by, is now the banner town of
Vermont for temperance. Three successful
lodges of Good Tcmplars, numbering over
four hundred members, have been instituted
there.
The Boston Trareller says, q" We saw
yesterday on fremont street, tico potatoes of
the variety known as the Breezees King Of
the Early" the price of which are fifty dol
lars each. They were raised from seed in
Vermont. What need Of going West to make
money farming, when one hill ofpotatoes will
produce over $1,000 here in New England"
Washington county has 11,730 polls,
sS7 dogs, and s52, s44.s9 owing the United
States surplus fund besides the debts Of its
several towns the aggregate of which amounts
to s43,909.3l.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Works, of
Mount Holley, on the llth inst, caught fire
through defect in the chimney, and was
totally destroyed Most Of the furniture was
saved.
Orange county has 1876 polls, $40
dogs, and SAC, 97S04 owing the United States
surplus fund, besides the debt of its several
towns, the aggregate Of which amounts to
s1O2, 4070l.
--Rogues ia Rutland have taken to steal
ing buffalos and cushions from sleghs.
The Bennington and Rutland Railroad
takes lease Of the Lebanon Springs road,
and will in due season run in close connection
with the Harlem Railroad, making an all
rail line from New York TO Montreal without
change Of cars. The local trains will COM
mence running Immediately.
The dwelling house, horse barn, etc, of
Cyrus Allen, in Richmond, were burned Tues
day night at about II O'Clock. A part of the
clothing in the house was saved Provisions
enough to last his family year were burned
in the dwelling The FIRE is supposed to have
been owing to the eareessness OF a man smok
ing in the wood shed. Mr. Allen was in
sured in the Vermont Mutual
Mitchell Hunt of Troy, since October
Goth has killed GA foxes.
The next annual course of lectures in the
Medical Department Of the University Of
Vermont and State Agricultural College will
commence on the first Thursday Of March
next, and continue sixteen weeks All infor-
nation desired can be procured by addressing
DR.. S. w. Thaycr, Dean of Medical Faculty,
Burlington.
On Wednesday last the village Of st.
Adams held its annual corporation meeting
The Indebtedness of the village above suppo-
sable assets was estimated at sl3,00000. \
tax Of 30 per cent was voted toward paying
old indebtedness, and another Of 100 per
cent. to meet appropriations and current ex
penses.
Only one hundred tubs of butter were
sold, at Richmond, during the past week -
The farmers have none on hand. Cheese is
very scarce. Hay is selling there at SIS pei
ton, and potatoes at 90 cents per bushel.
The Danville Star says Mrs. Phebc
Harris of Danville, eighty years old, com
pleted a bed spread on her last birthday, Of
an elegant pattern.
The number of taxable acres in Addison
county is 420,905. The appraisal of rea
estate is 6,295, 266. The appraisal of per
sonal estate is 81 ,633,34l. One per cent. O
the grand list is els, 2s6.07.
The number Of taxable acres in Benning
ton county is 365,693 The appraisal of rea
estate is s4,352, 1876. The appraisal of per
sonal estate is $3.50, $50. One per cent. Of
the grand list is s53,427.25.
The number Of taxable acres in Caledon
ia county is 340,S59. The appraisal of rea
estate is s4,942, 1855. The appraisal of per
sonal estate is S1,72s,659. One per cent
of the grand list is s66,7l5,l4.
The number of taxable acres in Esse,
county is 253, $40 The appraisal of rea
estate is 81, l66, 224.
The appraisal of personal estate in Frank
lin county is l,133,l36. One per cent o
the grand list is 500, 724.74. The numbe
of taxable acres is 346,3l6. The Appraisal
Of real estate is S4,93933
The number of taxable acres in Gran,
Isle county is 1864. The appraisal of rea
estate is s783,272. The appraisal of per
sonal estate is sl79,64l. One per cent, o
the grand list is S9,629.l3.
Tho number of taxable acres in Lamoill
county is 247 1881. The appraisal of rea
estate is s2,3l9,771. The appraisal of per
sonal estate is s4S9,723. One per cent o
the grand list is s29,09404.
The number of taxable acres in Orang
county is 394,09s The appraisal of rea
estate is 81, 463,508.
The number of taxable acres in Orlean
county is 3S2,746. The appraisal of rea
estate is s4,173,474. The appraisal of per
sonal estate is 81 ,0l6,256. One per cent. O
the grand list is s51 1877 80.
The number of taxable acres In Wash