Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-06-23
STATE MATTERS.

Rock and Piper, the Salisbury burglars,
were arrested by Constable Fits last week
and lodged in jail Rock was brouph. be-
fore Salisbury Justice and bound up in the
sum Of 1000 Piper was up at Middlobury
before Justice Henry c. Soper, Of Bristol, and
bound up in the sum Of $4,000 In default
of bail both were committed
The Bennington county grand jury have
represented the jails Of that county as in
dcplorablo condition for want Of cleanliness,
ventilation and security and shame and
disgrace to the county"
Fish culture is receiving great attention
in Bennington county, and Joseph lockwood
Is stocking all the rivers with trout.
Il. b. Badger, Of Barton. has sued San
ford Owen for slanderous words Spoken
Damages laid at $4,000.
The people of st. Johnsbury at special
village meeting have directed thevilaee trus-
tees to cause dissolution of the Injunction
restraining the proprietors of the Passumpsic
House from making q proposed enlargement
to their hotel
Great indignation was aroused the other
day among the good people Of Woodford, BY
the report that dead infant had been found
in the river, sewed up in a sack Before GO
ing to extremes, however, with the supposed
guilty one, the Mortified crew concluded to
open the sack, when they found a--stiaHed
Dn@lrat, which had been scwed up and left
for bait on the river bank
By the spreading Of the rails, three pas
senger cars, tender and baggage car were
thrown from the track the other day IN Pow
nal and rolled over on the side. No passen-
gers were seriously injured, but a good many
bruised. One lady had her hair caught back
Of the seat and enough pulled out to make a
good-sizod waterfall
Very heavy freight trains are now run
ming over the Lebanon Springs railroad, tax
ing the rolling stock Of the company to the
utmost
Widow Lydia Mallory, who was seventy
/ three years old on Friday, on that day walked
I to Pownal village and carried a large pail Of
butter The distance is about three miles.
Two female operatiyes--Miss Wallace
and Miss Barber had their fingers badly
smashed a few days ago while tending peg
splitting machine ia Arlington.
"A huge bonfire viii be kiudled on the
highest point Of Cames Hump on the cyeu-
ing Of July 3D.. A party Of worhmcn are cu-
gagged in completing the road on the west side
Of the mountain, which was commenced last
year, and it is expected it will be ready for
travel as carly as July 4th
The extra train on the Pasumpsic rail-
road commenced running last Monday The
employees Of this road at Lyndonyille, are
about to establish Library Association
Mrs Elizabeth l.. Carlton widow Of
Simeon Thomas Of Woodstock committed
suicide Friday morning by taking strichnine
She has Of late been very respondent
The Swanton soldiers monument will be
dedicated with imposing ceremonies on the
4th day Of July next 1t contains the names
Of 10 martyrs.
The amount Of butter shipped from St.
Adams on the 18th, was about 900 tubs-70
tubs less than lastweek Prices ranged from
Doc. to 3jc., according to quality
A child died in st. Johnsbury last week
from eating pie-plant (rhubard)
"A female child, about 6 months old, was
found on the door steps Of Miss Mary Pike,
Of West Rutland. on the night Of Tuesday
last No clue has been found a. to the per-
son who left it,
"A great convention, in the interest of
the Portland q Rutland Railroad, to be ad-
dressed by Hon. John A. Poor, Of Portland
Gen. Washburn, and others, is to be held at
Rutland on Thursday, the 9th inst.
The Vermont State SpirituaIist Assoc-
alton will hold a Quarterly Mass Convention
at Cady's Falls, in Morristown on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, Tune 25th. Goth, and
9th Arrangements have been made with
Railroad and stage lines, to return free, all
those attending the convention who pay full
fare one way. Board can be had at the Hotel
for Sl.00 per day, and at private houses for
less.
On Wednesday young Frenchman,
about 20 years of age, by the name Of Kirby,
while at work handling wood in the railroad
wood-shed at Bethel, was covered up with
cord wood falling on him. He was taken out
senseess, aud partially revived, but died in
about two hours, probably from internal inju-
lies. He resided at Waterbury.
-Myron Clement, under sentence Of $40
and costs for larceny, fell out " of Hyde
Park jail on the night of the 9th, through a
hole that he had made by saving off two
window rods with a case knife furnished him
from the outside.
-Alouzo Snow Of East Montpelier, has
raised rhubarb stalk which measures 10 in
ches long, seven inches in circumference, aud
weighs one and three-iourth lbs without the
leaf.
Calais has 20 inhabitants over so years
old over 90 and between S. aud 80.
Lyman Dagget is the oldest of the number
he being over o. years Of age, and the oldest
settler in Washington County, having resided
in Calais for 80 years.
Oscar Wright, Of Rehtord, recently
sheared eleven and one-half pounds Of wool
from one of our common native sheep.
"Wednesday afternoon, while several
4 children were at play in a row boat on Otter
; Creek, in Vergennes, lad of twelve years,
sou of Mr.. Higgins, lost his balance, fell into
the river and was drowned, His body was
soon after recovered.
"A son of H. Newtou's, of Barton, aged l3
years, broke his leg last Saturday, He was
twtching logs with horse when the log few
around and broke his leg He was a cripple
before.
A. j. Keith and d. Y. Clark, on Friday
last, caught, in one Of the streams near Jay
Peak, POI trout in four hours. They were
of good size, some weighing half a pound.
On the 10Th inst, VIM Curtis and fam
lily, who live on Moulton Hill, in Greensboro,
near the highest cultivated land in the State,
had maple sugar cooled on snow, plenty Of
which then remained in the woods near by.
AS Mr.. John Brooks and others were
returning from Burbanks sugar place on
West Hill, in Coventry, last Saturday, they
saw some distance ahead what at first appear
ed to be large dog, but upon nearer APP
proach it proved to be moderate sized bear
behind a root eating woodohuck, which he
had secured for his supper. Brooks approach
ed within six feet of him when he gave a
suort, left his supper unfnshedand proceeded
up the hill as fast as he could go, a little
more scared than those who saw him.