Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-07-28
STATE MATTERS.

Albans the Goth, was ~ tubs. Prices iro''
80 to "a cents.
Mr. Depison Boycc Of Foyston, who was
&c sun.struck" last summer but who had re-
covered from the same, was again stricken
down while at work last Monday, lVth' and
serious doubts are entertained Of his recovery.
Moretown has now one Of the best town
halls in the county having just expended
Isl 900 to good advantage in repairing IT,
Mr.. Dan. Boyco Of Foyston, has the
present season, realized something over SOW
for strawberries grown on nine square RODS oil
land.
The Silver Wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Washburn Of Randolph, occurred
on the 18th instant There were about one
hundred Of their relatives and friends present
to enjoy the festivities Of the occasion.
Mr. Sorrell of Fcrrisburgh who had a
horse stolen three years ago, has just reco'-
cred it.
4 young man by the name Of Robert i.
Thomas of Salisbury, has caught by trapping
since last October one mink twelve foxes
fny-fve skunks, thirty woodchucks, and eght
raccoous, all primo fur shooting crows Owls
hawks, &c. without number
Lieut. Gen, W r. sherman spent por-
tions of Monday and Tuesday of last week ia
Windsor, ON his way to Dartmouth College
Commencement, aud was the guest of Hon.
VIM. NJ. Eyarts, at whose residence he was
serenadod Monday evening by the llartland
| Band. to which he replied in a humersome
| little speech Mr.. Eyarts also briefly adj
dressed tho crowd.
Tho Field Marble Company Of East Dor
set, have Just completed a marble building
front to 60 to Chicago, it being the first front
! uf Vermont marble ever erected in that city.
The amount Of marble shipped from East
Dorset will average twenty car loads per
week. The number of laborars employed In
the quarrics and mills is about one hundred
and fifty.
The following are among the recent APP
pointments of Post Masters in this state f.
II. Campbell Chippeuhook Springs, Rutland
County; Jacob Richards, Wcsmore, Orleans
County j W. Reed, Green River Wind
ham County j NJ Poor, North Danvile
Caledonia County.
A tailor in the employ of John Bissonott,
of Richmond stole a quantity Of clothing
= the value of 5000 from that gentleman OF
= Tuesday evening The tailor at once fled
t but was apprehendcd at WilIi,ton the follow
ing day, and the goods recovered and the THE
bound up
A miraculous escape occurred IN Hun
< tington last week Mr. Saudiord Ross, O
T. that place, while engaged in moving, discoy
- cred a hand rake standing in front Of hi
machine, and, lifting the cutter, reached down
to remove the rake, when he discovered wha
y appeared to be a human object just in front %
d him lie carried the blades over, and upo
It turning around, saw his own son, a youth q
80 four years asleep in the grass who bat 70
the proyidential occurrence OF the rake bcn
visible, must have met with @ horrible death
n In Salem, on the 18th, about midnight
a two burglars entered the house Of William
B. MITCHELL and awakened the family when IN
robbers each drew q revolver aud iniorme
them that if any alarm was given or rCsis
Is lance made they would be instantly killed
Is They then demanded $500 which had bee
- sent to Mr.. Mitchell a few days before, b.
10 BY his son IN New Hampshire but on bcin
satisfied that Mitchell had disposed of tn
{ money, by paying debt, they left The rol
d bers were tracked to Canada and an Office
is after them.
Fairly in August there will be a musicl
festival at Lyndonyille 20 continue seyer'
" days 1t has the charm Of novelty, as It vi
Is be held in the grove, and those in attendant
q may camp out if they SO elect Miss Mar
which Mr.. George l. Root has 80 to must
and the Grove Song viii undoubtedly b
j come quite popular. Every care has bee
l. taken to provide for the accommodation
y visitors, and ali who participate will, no doub
;. enjoy three days Of harmony and plcasur
!. The grove is to be Illuminated with Chime
lanterns each evening.
ie Tho princess Of Mcttenich, the other da
q. submitted to her husband Jrossmaker's hi
of 10000 francs He paid it, Then 81
" brought out amil!iners bill Of 1880 frame
. " My dean" said the prince, as he opened b
ID purse again, " have noticed that in propo
We ton as your bounets diminish in size tho pri
no Of them increases One of these morning. y
shall have the milliuer bringing in nothii
It but the bin"
'V London has an anti-shopping- on-Satu
&c day-aiternoon association of 400 ladies
no fashion. The object is to give the trade 70
at a half holiday.
on Stones placed in the cannon at West Poir
Il the other day, by naughty boys cane yei
near hitting Mrs. Gov. Hoffman when the s
Oh lutte was fred.
an The atrocities committed by the Spa
lat ards in Cuba are horrible One captain
of volunteers boasts of having himself murder
more than 200 defencelcss victims
49, Tom, asked an old " ten-per-cont. wb
~ he wanted to accumulate so much money fo
le' Says he, you can't take it with you when y,
all die and if you could it would melt
St. Chicago has company for distiing
pie cohol and extracting soap grease from ci
a garbage, Each barrel Of swill will produ
three pounds ofgrease and four gallons Of pre-
spirits.
u 1t is on modifying fact that every amen
gro ment to the Irish church bill, proposed by
ew archbishop or bishop in the House of Lore
M had for its object the procuring Of more nc
we ey for the clergy. Never were Jewish b
I'd discounters grcedier over the body ola ban
"N rupt nobleman.
)re e,oo,;o,,, h.,.,lou ~. III.
n lacctlous DuIBlaI at leffc laute, In
he having penetrated to at old maids sleepi
'ur apartments, dressed up the face of the sic,
ing ancient in ferocious side whiskers, a
/ placed mems clothes on the chair in place
- her own, without waking her. The yictr
nu horror upon looking in the glass in the MOI
n.y. ing cannot be imagined.
to 1t is said that a cup of coffee is S,
- barometer if you allow the sugar to drop
ior the bottom Of the cup, and watch the bubb
No rise without disturbing the coffee. Ifthe b.
. bles collect in the middle, the weather will
a'' fine if they adhere to the cup, forming ril
it will be rainy and if the bubbles separ
ep- without assuming any fixed position, chan
in able weather may be expected,
hat "A juror was excluded from the panel
Or a murder trial at New York, the other d
ala who said he had conscientious scruples as
~ the death penalty, but if he were satisfied 4
ry- the prisoner was guilty he would declare j
md so. WithOut rpfarnnon 10 fha mimi oh,nont